special education paraprofessional

paraprofessional

teacher

tutor

elementary school teacher

Cobb County School District (CCSD)

A typical work day at was to diligently work to prepare my ESL and French student to reach their language and educational goals. 
 The Cobb County School District prepared me to manage and differentiate assessments for student growth and strive to meet the needs of all 21st learners. 
  During my 20 years of experience I have increased my ability  to serve my students and  their families as an educator who is committed to executing excellent curriculum based activities. As an ESL Administrator I was afforded the opportunity to coordinate with department leaders to produce quality academic portfolios, administer annual assessments,and review graduation requirements for ESL and French students. My co-worker were professional, creative, and supportive to our school's ESL and foreign language departments. We worked well today to meet the needs, celebrate the differences, and remain committed to meeting state standards and school goals. 
  The hardest part and the most enjoyable part of my job was teaching students in grades 9-12, and  the joy of being able to prepare a variety of standard based curriculum for second language learners. As a French teacher, it was relatively important to meet all students needs on individual levels and support their language skills. As an ESL teacher,  my vision was to enrich student language abilities, celebrate and support their own cultural background, and create meaningful experiences in the learning environment.

My job entailed many different responsibilities. Typically, a day consisted of treatment team meetings with data and individualized education plan reviews. I was responsible for supervising classroom teachers, their teaching, classroom management and records. I facilitated individualized education program meetings and helped with the development of these educational records. 

As a Lead Teacher for HAVEN Academy, I worked with some of the most experienced professionals in my field. I grew professionally and personally as a result of my experience. There were numerous opportunities for professional development, including Teacher Mentor endorsement, which I attained. In addition, I had the opportunity to work closely with colleagues in the development of the Model Autism Classroom training, which is the model of teaching, classroom environment, and behavior management used by the Autism/ Dual Disabilities strand of the HAVEN Program for which I worked. 

For me, the most enjoyabe part of my job was individualized education plan development and hands on experience in the classroom with the students and the teachers. It was important to me, as a person with a supervisory role, to stay connected to the classroom and the experiences I had as classroom teacher. I believe that this connection enabled me to have successful working relationships with the teachers I supervised. Working with the students whenever I had a chance enabled me to maintain my classroom teaching skills and my passion for teaching.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Unfortunately there isn’t a best part to being employed with CCSD. Be advised that CCSD transportation system uses a deception tactic during training . Starting process drive time hours, you’ll be placed w trainer and possibly trainee new hire. To begin on first day of road driving, once you began to settle with training the switch happens where you’ll then be placed on bus built in 2003 or older. These buses are extremely worn on the inside and not maintained on appearance. FYI if you complete training, this will be your bus category for at least 2/3 years without consideration to upgrade. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of consideration that successfully supports drivers in resolving student behavior without repeated violations and complaints before the approach to action is considered 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Environment with transportation drivers are work family. Unfortunately in isolated parts of administration ,in house , the atmosphere demonstrates false pleasantry.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Challenging and most often times overwhelming

My job as a director is set up in a way that allows me to job share with one other director. Together we oversee the after school program that provides care for students. As a director I work directly with teachers and children helping them with the day to day issues that happen in a typical day. I enjoy serving as a resource person when problems or concerns arise both for teachers and parents. I work closely with parents from the initial marketing of our program to taking perspective families on pre-enrollment tours of our programs. I help with referrals when teachers and parents have concerns about a child's development. As director I am able to plan and implement teacher and parent training opportunities. I am also responsible for some of the business related tasks that must be attended to when you run a business for example billing, payroll, licensing and attending to the ordering of supplies.

The favorite aspect of my job is working directly with young children and helping them grow in their preschool years. Observing them as they learn and grasp new concepts that are the foundation of education. At the end of each day I still love working with young children, teachers and parents.

Being a bus monitor with CCSD was both rewarding and difficult. I worked with special needs students, aiding the bus driver with getting the students on and off the bus safely, securing them in appropriate devices - car seats, wheel chairs, harnesses, star seats - and maintaining control of students during the ride. I enjoyed getting to know the students. The majority were very sweet and loving. I also assisted the bus driver in keeping the bus clean and sanitary for all riders by sweeping daily and disinfecting weekly.

The health insurance was great and very affordable. Health insurance is the reason I applied to the position. We could accrue vacation and sick leave and had 3 other days we could be off during the school year, and of course, we had summers off.

The difficulty was the $8.47/hour pay and the hours. The last few months I worked, I was getting up at 3:30 a.m. to be ready to clock in at 5:10. We picked up our first student at 5:30. We had 12 students, ranging in age from 5 to 20 years, that we bussed to the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf in Clarkston. The run was fun and rewarding, but the hours were brutal, especially in the winter time.

I work for a great school system. There are 9 coworkers of which surprisingly we all get along very well. My manager is very fair, always jumps in to help whenever needed and adhers strickly "by the book" so there is no guess work on our part. We know exactly what has to be done each day, Menus and jobs are always listed when we get to work so we can begin immediately. We are all expected to pitch in and help another when we are finished with our own job. At serving time, I am one of the cashiers which I enjoy the most. I get an opportunity to interact with not only the children but also other school personnel. Our day ends with cleaning the serving lines, floors, and all pots and pans in the kitchen. This is probably the hardest part of day but it is done in a very timely manner and we are finished almost on the dot every day!

A typical  working day in ASP, we get to work about 15 mins before children arrive for roll call. Each teacher has a grade they addend to and take care of until they go home. First we have snack then outside, if weather is good. There are different actives the children can do. We have homework time, art actives, playing outside, and going to the computer lab for games. When the weather is not suitable to go out side there are board games, paying in the gym, sometimes we watch a movie, or even have a dance party. When it's time for a child to go home they are called over the walky-talky and they make their way to the front of the building. Where the child is greeted by their parent or guardian.   

I hardest part of the job would be makeing sure all the teachers are doing their job and doing it well. No one is on the phone or not payment attention. This isn't social hour. 

I love children. They are the brightest light in the world. Seeing their faces light up when they've learned something new is the best.

Unfortunately, Special Education has an exceptional amount of underlying gray area in a legal sense. The laws are complicated and not clear. This leads to many exceptions to the rule. Support is lacking for employees in Special Education, which has become the most disheartening. The system has become political and litigious often loosing sight of the staff and students.Years ago when I entered this field it was rewarding, especially when a student was successful. I have given my all and I am looking forward to doing the same thing, preferably on a more direct and personal level with needy families with children who are in need of resources.

 At this time I am very fortunate to be working with a teacher who recognizes and appreciates my strengths. We are able to discuss issues and we have a healthy working environment

I have taught altogether for 19 years. There was never a "typical" day at work, but the days were always full of challenges and accomplishments, I learned that I was capable of finding good in every student and the more positive I was the more my students progressed. I also learned that the more motivated I was about my teaching the more motivated my students were at learning. I always got along with management and co-workers by being helpful, cooperative, and working as a team player. The hardest part of my job was the amount of time (willingly) spent to make sure all of my students were progressing and engaged in the learning process. The most enjoyable part was planning and implementing lessons that were challenging, enjoyable, and successful for all.

Cobb County School District is an interesting place to work. I'd like to say that management, those at the South Cobb facility in Marietta, are looking out for their drivers, but I would be lying. Those people are "unpleasant" to say the least, and South Cobb, as it is known, has the reputation as being the most horrible place to go to or to deal with. Heaven forbid if a driver gets into an accident or is accused of something by someone, no worries, South Cobb is there to "punish you" in anyway possible. "The bus driver is always in the wrong" is the motto they live by. 

But my coworkers, the other bus drivers and my Field Coordinator, are excellent and make going to work worthwhile. The hours aren't great, the pay for what you have to put up with isn't all that great, but my co-workers are fantastic.

If you're retired, it's a great place. If you're not, well, it's a place to do some time until you find something better to do.

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