Jill Lewis

• G.T. Cunningham Elementary, District Primary Autism/CORE Programs
• Grades 1 - 7
• Support students in grades one to seven to develop and enhance their communication, regulation, social, and foundational academic skills.
• Collaboration with District therapists and community professionals to develop individualized education plans for each student, ensuring optimal progress and successful outcomes.
• Consultation and goal setting with Augmentative and Alternative Speech Language Pathologists to design successful communication systems for nonverbal students.
• Develop strong relationships with students and their families through consistent communication, such as goal setting, Individual Education Plan reviews and regular parent conferences.
• Design and implement individualized regulation strategies based on observation and data collection, resulting in improved self-regulation and classroom participation among students.
• Evaluate student progress regularly through a variety of formative assessments and testing tools, adjusting teaching strategies as needed for improved outcomes.
• Support students in developing emotional and social skills by designing and implementing positive behaviour support plans.
• Increase overall student achievement by utilizing differentiated instructional methods tailored to individual learning needs through modified and adapted curricular outcomes.
• Support special education inclusion efforts by adapting lessons and working closely with specialists to meet individual student needs.
• Incorporate technology into lesson planning to create engaging, multi-dimensional lessons.
• Build a team of support staff with outstanding comprehensive knowledge and skill sets.
• Help students develop functional life skills by fostering independence, healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and increased self-confidence.

• General Wolfe Elementary - Grade 6/7
• Enrolling teacher
• Evaluated student progress regularly through formative assessments, adjusting teaching strategies as needed for improved outcomes

• G.T. Cunningham Elementary
• Grade 1, resource, and teacher preparation coverage.

• Sir Matthew Begbie Elementary,
• Grades k/2/3 resource teacher

• General Wolfe Elementary
• Grade 3 teacher and resource/ESL/PE preparation coverage

• Renfrew Elementary
• District Intermediate Life Skills teacher

Covered kindergarten to high school vacancies

Taught preschool to school-aged children who are hearing challenged and fitted with cochlear implants to enhance audio and speech development.

• Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance funded skills development project for underemployed adults

Designed, built, supervised and taught in a private preschool for neuro-typical and neuro-diverse students.

Taught multi-challenged and multi-aged students communication, emotional and social skill sets using a variety of educational applications, including applied behavioural analysis.