Morgan Ticknor: Special Education Case Manager/Inclusion Teacher/Teacher Mentor/Principal Intern in Austin, TX

Special Education Case Manager/Inclusion Teacher Accountability for monitoring special education programs, educating students and implementing individualized education plans for case load of 20+ students. • Collaborated with cross-functional partners to develop strategic action plans for special education students by negotiating priorities and establishing clear goals. English Department Teacher Mentor Served in mentorship capacity within English department. Monitored development and progress of teachers to improve instructional strategies and maximize student success. • Successfully increased writing scores from beginning of year as a result of conducting and facilitating training for English I teachers to learn writing strategies. • Built and maintained high-performing team and achieved 3% performance gains on state assessments. Principal Intern Provided leadership, including maintaining school-wide focus on high standards of student achievement, maintaining curriculum standards, managing process for analyzing data to increase student achievement and attendance, and supporting new teachers through Induction. Coached and mentored teachers and performed teacher evaluations. • Achieved higher teacher retention and teacher satisfaction rates, better teaching ability, and higher student learning success rate by redesigning supports used to prepare new teachers for school year.

Varsity Soccer Coach | Ninth Grade English Teacher | Ninth Grade Pre-AP English Teacher | Ninth Grade Inclusion English Teacher Fulfilled multiple roles during career at LBJ High School. Planned and conducted activities for a balanced program of instruction and demonstration, providing students with opportunities to observe, questions, and investigate concepts. Established clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and provided crisis intervention, as needed. Demonstrated effective instruction and positive behavioral support. Served as Varsity Soccer Coach and organized fundraisers for girls’ soccer program. • Raised literacy scores to unprecedented levels through development and implementation of new curriculum and received only Literacy Campus Distinction award within all of Austin Independent School District High Schools. • Collaborated with parents, administrators, social workers, testing specialist, and a variety of other professionals, to develop individualized education programs designed to promote students’ educational, physical, and social / emotional development. • Grew girls’ soccer program from 60 to 100+ players and added a third team with a new coach as a result of redesigning and implementing new system for organizing program.