T Padgett Resume 2016
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Theresa Padgett is an educational leader with over 20 years of experience mentoring educators and designing programs to enhance student success. She has a proven track record of aligning behavioral management, relationship building, and academics. Currently, she is the Assistant Director for Curriculum and Instruction at Wake Acceleration Academy, where she supervises teachers, ensures compliance, and oversees personalized learning plans. Previously, she held several roles within the Wake County School System, including coordinating teacher for alternative programs and high school team leader, where she developed intervention plans and monitored special education compliance. Padgett has a master's degree in special education and administrative licensure, and has extensive training in areas such as multi-tiered systems of
T Padgett Resume 2016
- 1. Aligning Educational Organizations to Best Serve the Needs of Students THERESA PADGETT, M.ED. 1309 Prat Court, Raleigh, NC 27606 919-802-1842 padgettteri@yahoo.com EDUCATIONAL LEADER Mentoring Educators, Leading Teams and Designing Programs to Enhance Student Success Visionary and student-focused coordinating teacher with more than 20 years of proven success in aligning behavioral management, relationship building, and academics to enhance student success. Adept at resolving conflicts and fostering collaboration between educators and parents to improve the engagement and performance of all students across diverse populations. Able to leverage superior communication and analytic skills to deliver training, develop programs, and institute new policies and procedures. Demonstrated success in mentoring and training educators as well as designing programming to address changing populations. Poised for next level success as an assistant principal or senior-level administrator with a history of consistently exceeding organizational objectives. CAREER HISTORY Wake Acceleration Academy | June 2016 Present Assistant Director for Curriculum and Instruction Supervise, evaluate and mentor a group of highly qualified teachers to support students in their quest for a high school diploma. Ensuring the Content Coaches (teachers), Life Coach (social worker) and Career Coach maintain their caseloads. Manage and coordinate all on site testing including but not limited to; Naviance, Accucess, EOCs, ACT for our graduate candidates. Coordinate professional development for the staff. Ensure that all staff are up to date with Human Resource requirements. Monitor special education compliance. Facilitate the Graduation Committee and Ceremony. Customization of the digital learning as needed. Oversee the personalized learning plans for the graduate candidates. Support model fidelity through collaboration with the Assistant Director of Program Management and Operations as well as Chicago based staff. Wake County School System | 2007 May, 2016 Wake County School System, Cary, NC | August 2011 Present Intervention Services, Cary, NC | August 2013 Present Coordinating Teacher for Alternative Programs - Collaborate with a team of intervention specialists that focus on strong core instruction, structured behavioral responses and a Multi-Tiered System of Supports for students. Work specifically with the Alternative Programs for the District, including Alternative Schools and Alternative Learning Centers. Facilitate monthly PLT meetings and trainings for the Alternative Learning Centers. Member of Core Team for the implementation of Response to Intervention-behavior (RTI-b) for the district, as well as the district MTSS team. Develop and provide professional development for schools. Instituted a new transportation process to route students to Alternative Programs from secondary schools. Provide behavioral consultation to schools as requested. Collaborate with Student Due Process regarding data collection. Trainer for Life Space Crisis Intervention in collaboration with Special Education Services. District Grad Point Coordinator, facilitating professional development for teachers, supporting schools on an individual basis and collaborating with the regional sales manager to best serve our district needs regarding online learning. COLLABORATION WITHIN DISTRICT TEAMS BEHAVIORAL AND ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONS DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKINGRELATIONSHIP BUILDING SPAN OF EXPERTISE Multi Tiered Systems of Support | IEP Implementation | Positive Behavior Support | Curriculum Development | Standards & Best Practices | Relationship Nurturing | Training & Mentorship | Program Evaluation Conflict Resolution | Learning Disabilities | After School Programs | Classroom Management Emotional & Behavioral Disorders | Intervention Planning | Life Space Crisis Int. | Wiki Management | Alternative Learning
- 2. THERESA PADGETTPAGE 2 Longview School , Raleigh, NC | July 2012 June 2013 High School Team Leader/Alternative Learning Centers Coordinator Managed eight teachers, both regular education and special education, as well as the students in the districts public separate high school. Wrote the high school schedule based on student graduation needs. Monitored compliance for all high school special education records, as well as facilitating Individual Educational Plan (IEP) meetings. Divided and monitored caseloads among the special education staff. Trained staff on use of EASi IEP program. Developed and implemented a point and level system for the school, as well as individual behavior intervention plans for students. Served as Special Education Chairperson for the school. Athens Drive HS, Raleigh, NC | August 2011 June 2012 Alternative Learning Center Teacher/District Coordinator Designed, implemented, and facilitate the Alternative Learning Centers (ALC) in all middle and high schools for the 16th largest school district in the nation. Programing goals are to decrease suspensions, increase graduation rates/grades, and develop relationships with disengaged students. Awarded grant of over $4000.00 to train and implement 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens for the program. Facilitate monthly Professional Learning Team (PLT) meetings with the Alternative Learning Center teachers, providing trainings as needed. Developed and monitor data collection tool (google doc) for the ALC programs and report the data to the School Board. Implemented and ran the Alternative Learning Center at Athens Drive High School. Facilitated the placement team and meetings, maintained daily contact with parents and staff, provided direct instruction as needed, and maintained academic/behavioral records for all the students that accessed the program. Human Resources, Cary, NC | December 2010-June 2011 Beginning Teacher Support Program Coordinating Teacher for Special Programs Supported and mentored 100% of the special education beginning teachers that were referred to the program. Coordinated yearlong trainings for the beginning teachers by collaborating with other teams within the Wake County School System. Designed and monitored a Wiki for the beginning special education teachers. Provided individual plans for several beginning teachers regarding classroom management, organizational issues, and caseload management. Special Education Services Cary, NC | July 2010 December 2010 School Based Coordinating Teacher, Western Area Worked with and supported six middle and high schools regarding compliance and training on a new IEP system for the school district. Monitored compliance at multiple schools as needed as well as conducted special education audits. Developed systems and protocols for the district Continuous Improvement Plan. Longview School, Raleigh, NC | August 2007 June 2010 Consultant for Wake County Public Separate School- Served as the district liaison for all the secondary schools, providing behavioral intervention plans and worked with school teams to review referrals for acceptance. Mentor teacher since 2000. Managed text book budget. School Improvement Chair coordinated monthly meetings, monitored school wide data and arranged staff development within the allotted budget. Rock Hill Independent School District | 2006 - 2007 Northwestern HS, Rock Hill, SC Special Education Teacher- Modified Curriculum for students identified as intellectually disabled (mild) to emotionally disabled. Implemented a reading program for the special needs population. Developed a behavior modification program for the school that targeted repeat long-term suspended students. Wake County School System | 1995 - 2006 Longview Public Separate School, Raleigh, NC Consultant/Special Education Teacher Taught all levels of English, Civics and Economics, Algebra 2 and Geometry to students with severe emotional disabilities. Nominated Teacher of the Year by my peers in the year 2001. Lead the Curriculum Quality Improvement Team. Served as English Department Chair, attended Assistant Principal of Instruction Meetings. Co-Lead Teacher for the Night School Program for Long-term suspended special education students until 2003.
- 3. THERESA PADGETTPAGE 3 EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSURE, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC MASTERS OF ART, SPECIAL EDUCATION, LEARNING DISABILITIES AND BEHAVIOR DISORDERS, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT + TRAINING OASIS || Policies Governing Special Education || EVAAS || PD360 Administrative Training || Blackboard || EASi 504/ IEP/ RtI Crucial Conversations || CRISIS Intervention Team Training || Strategic Observations || Facilitative Leadership || Mentor Training Practicum in the Supervision of Novice Teachers || David Langford Quality Learning || Framework for Understanding Poverty Cooperative Discipline || Marzanos Classroom Instruction that Works || Baldridge Principles and Quality Tools Certified Trainer-Life Space Crisis Intervention || Applied Control Theory || Project CRISS || Corrective Reading (SRA) High Five Professional Learning Community Series