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Alma Lepe

Placerville

Summary

Dynamic Pre-School Special Education Teacher with a track record of enhancing student learning at Elk Grove Unified School and Sacramento City Unified School District. Leveraged emotional support and evidence-based assessment skills to foster inclusive environments, achieving significant behavioral improvements. Excelled in parent-teacher collaboration, ensuring comprehensive educational strategies tailored to individual needs. Provided before and after school reading intervention to students from first-sixth grade using the SIPPS curriculum.

Special Education Teacher equipped with positive attitude and patience vital to teaching children with special needs as well as students in the general education setting. Extensive experience creating innovative lesson plans and comfortable learning environments individualized to the students present level and the assisting the student to reach the next level of reading comprehension.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Pre-School Special Education Teacher

Sacramento City Unified School District
10.2023 - Current
  • Participated in professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in special education, enhancing the quality of instruction provided to students.
  • Assessed student progress through ongoing observations, data collection, and analysis, ensuring timely modifications to instruction as needed.
  • Collaborated with related service providers to ensure consistency of support for students across all areas of development.
  • Utilized various assessment tools to evaluate student performance and inform instructional planning, ensuring individualized support for every learner.
  • Incorporated sensory strategies into daily routines to promote self-regulation and increase focus during instructional time.
  • Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
  • Prepared, scheduled and led IEPs to provide right help to meet child's present needs.
  • Administered, interpreted and reported student evaluations to parents and guardians.
  • Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
  • Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
  • Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
  • Redirected poor behavior using positive reinforcement method, resulting in decrease in tantrums in classroom.
  • Developed and taught engaging and developmentally appropriate lesson plans to differentiate needs for learners.
  • Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
  • Supported students'' emotional well-being by creating a safe and nurturing classroom atmosphere where they felt comfortable expressing themselves openly.
  • Served as a resource for colleagues seeking guidance on effective strategies for working with preschool-aged children with special needs, contributing to overall school improvement efforts.

Pre-School Special Education Teacher

Elk Grove Unified School District
06.2014 - 06.2018
  • Participated in professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in special education, enhancing the quality of instruction provided to students.
  • Established positive relationships with parents through regular communication and involvement in the educational process, fostering a strong home-school connection.
  • Coordinated with school administrators and support staff to provide comprehensive services that addressed the whole child''s developmental needs-academically, socially, emotionally, and physically.
  • Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
  • Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
  • Developed and taught engaging and developmentally appropriate lesson plans to differentiate needs for learners.
  • Developed positive relationships with colleagues and students within classroom to implement full-inclusion model.
  • Developed data-taking mechanisms and analysis to drive instruction and monitor student progress.
  • Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
  • Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.

Education

Pre-School Special Education Credential - Credential Program

California State University Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
08-2013

Skills

  • Emotional regulation support
  • Classroom organization
  • Parent-teacher collaboration
  • Positive reinforcement
  • Early childhood education
  • Assessment strategies
  • Special education
  • IEP implementation
  • Autism spectrum
  • Individual education plans ieps
  • Team collaboration
  • Classroom management
  • Collaborative teamwork
  • Relationship building
  • Emotional support
  • Lesson planning
  • Parent communications
  • Positive role model
  • Parent communication
  • Behavior intervention plans
  • Verbal and nonverbal communication
  • Student support
  • Small group instruction
  • Data collection
  • Instructional strategies
  • Group and individual instruction
  • Behavior modifications
  • Mobility assistance
  • Behavior modification
  • Life skills instruction
  • Child development
  • Skills development
  • Scheduling proficiency
  • Disability assessment testing
  • Learning style assessments
  • Progress evaluations
  • IEP and BIP implementation
  • Evidence-based assessment
  • Paraprofessional oversight
  • Excellent classroom management
  • Teamwork
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • IEP development
  • Multitasking
  • Reliability
  • Excellent communication
  • Active listening

Teacher of The Year 2018

I was honored by ABC 10 as Teacher of the Year while working for Elk Grove Unified School District.  I was humbled and privileged to have been chosen to represent the area of education that has so much challenges and much more rewards with due diligences all can learn and be part of our entire learning community and become productive citizens of our beautiful world.

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Pre-School Special Education Teacher

Sacramento City Unified School District
10.2023 - Current

Pre-School Special Education Teacher

Elk Grove Unified School District
06.2014 - 06.2018

Pre-School Special Education Credential - Credential Program

California State University Sacramento

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