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Sara E. Philipson <br /> 6508 Beaver Valley Dr. <br /> Mebane,NC 27302 <br /> Home: (919)304-3626 <br /> Cell: (607)351-3324 <br /> sphilipson kchccs.kl1nc.us <br /> CERTIFICATION <br /> North Carolina Professional Certification Birth through Kindergarten <br /> North Carolina Professional Certification Elementary Education(Grades K-6) <br /> TEACHING EXPERIENCE <br /> Pre-K Special Education Teacher <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools,Chapel Hill,NC <br /> August 2012-Present <br /> • Responsible for Individualized Education Plans(IEP)for students with special needs in the <br /> Chapel Hill/Carrboro community,work with students in their preschool classrooms,one-on-one, <br /> and in small group settings to meet their IEP goals. <br /> • Develop and maintain data collection on students'goals. <br /> • Collaborate with occupational therapists and speech therapists to serve children with special <br /> needs,to write quarterly progress notes,and to create new IEPs for students. <br /> • Consult with and provide suggestions and ideas to classroom teachers to help them work with <br /> students in their class who have special needs and to create an environment to help students <br /> succeed. <br /> • Member of Pre-K Positive Behavior Intervention and Support(PBIS)Team,trained all Pre-K <br /> employees on PBIS and evaluated the use of PBIS in the Pre-K classrooms. <br /> • Assisted in training classroom teachers on writing IEPs and taking data for IEP goals. <br /> Blended Classroom Teacher <br /> Chapel Hill—Carrboro City Schools Pre-K Head Start,Chapel Hill,NC <br /> August 2005—August 2012 <br /> • Developed and implemented daily and unit lesson plans for a blended Pre-K classroom, <br /> maintained records and reports on each child,took data daily to assess students'growth. <br /> • Responsible for Individualized Education Plans for students with special needs,worked with <br /> students one-on-one,in small groups,and in whole class settings to meet their educational <br /> goals,and recorded data on goals. <br /> • Collaborated with occupational therapists and speech therapists to serve children with special <br /> needs in the classroom setting,to write quarterly progress notes,and to create new IEPs for <br /> students. <br /> • Collaborated with Teacher Assistants. <br /> • Communicated with parents daily regarding children's activities,behavior,and progress,and <br /> responded to parents' concerns. <br /> • Member of Pre-K Positive Behavior Intervention and Support(PBIS)Team,trained all Pre-K <br /> employees on PBIS and evaluated the use of PBIS in the Pre-K classrooms. <br /> Substitute Teacher <br /> North Tonawanda School District,North Tonawanda,NY <br /> September 2004—June 2005 <br /> • Filled in for teachers Pre-K through 5th grade <br /> • Implemented lesson plans <br /> • Created and implemented lesson plans for two long-term subbing positions <br /> • Managed the classroom <br />