Mindy Andrus
Bennington
Summary
Organized special education teacher successful at providing classroom and emotional structure for special needs children required to flourish in academic setting. Certified and licensed in Nebraska with focus on individual needs of special education students. Coordinates well with classroom teachers with supportive strategies for behavior management and lesson accommodations for students.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Teacher
Bennington Public Schools
08.2017 - Current
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Coordinated regular meetings to share and analyze student performance data and success plans with colleagues and parents.
Middle School Special Education Teacher
St. Patrick's Catholic School
05.2013 - 05.2017
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Maintained accurate and complete student records to prepare reports on children and activities.
- Arranged for special accommodations during examinations to lengthen test times and read instructions aloud.
Special Education Teacher
Underwood Community Schools
08.2007 - 05.2009
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Monitored and led activities with preschool level students
Middle School Special Education Teacher
Stanton Community Schools
08.2002 - 05.2007
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
Education
No Degree - Reading/Writing Endorsment
Doane University
Crete, NebraskaBachelor of Arts - Education
Wayne State College
Wayne, NE05-2022
Master of Arts - Curriculum And Instruction
Doane University
Crete, NE05-2010
Skills
- IEP implementation
- Emotional support
- Transition planning
- Progress monitoring
- Student advocacy
- IEP and BIP implementation
- Motivating students
- Excellent classroom management
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Group and individual instruction
- Non-violent crisis intervention
- Student records management
- Paraprofessional oversight
- Trained in CPI
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
Timeline
Special Education Teacher
Bennington Public Schools
08.2017 - Current
Middle School Special Education Teacher
St. Patrick's Catholic School
05.2013 - 05.2017
Special Education Teacher
Underwood Community Schools
08.2007 - 05.2009
Middle School Special Education Teacher
Stanton Community Schools
08.2002 - 05.2007
No Degree - Reading/Writing Endorsment
Doane University
Bachelor of Arts - Education
Wayne State College
Master of Arts - Curriculum And Instruction
Doane University
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