Brett A. Crawford

13130 Fry Rd. #1434

Cypress, TX 77433

978 804 4539

Objective:

To garner meaningful employment with the possibility of advancement in a learning institution where dedication toward improvement is highly valued, using my strong supervisory & communication skills, excellent writing ability, and educational background.

Experience:

Easter Seals of New Hampshire Robert B. Jolicoeur School

2003 – 2009 Manchester, NH

Coordinator/Lead Teacher & Special Olympics Director

• Direct supervisor of 30+ teachers/teacher assistants

• Manage day-to-day school operations (scheduling, hiring, crisis response, etc.)

• Edit/finalize quarterly reports sent to financially responsible school districts

• Ensure safety and maintenance of school building/agency vehicles used to transport students and develop cost-efficient ways to improve such services

• Guide teachers and teacher assistants through short-term and long-term crises stemming from students’ emotional/behavioral disabilities

• Develop and oversee vocational and community-based opportunities

• Facilitate the dissemination of information between school and residential programs

• Provide supervision to teachers to develop unit plans to address state frameworks

• Write employee evaluations and recommend salary increases

• Form teacher assistants’ professional development plans and provide necessary trainings

• Lead educational, behavioral, and transition meetings attended by state/school district personnel, collaterals, parents/guardians, etc.

• Created, coach, and oversee Jolicoeur School’s Special Olympics program

N.H. Certified Social Studies Educator

• Developed and implemented over 100 Individual Education Plans (IEPs)

• Provided structure & academic programming addressing state frameworks for emotionally/behaviorally/academically challenged students

• Managed the functioning of Jolicouer School Student Council

• Formed functional behavior assessments in order to apply behavior plans that resulted in dramatic academic and social skill improvements

• Crafted interactive unit plans geared to engage students in varying environments

• Consulted constantly with case managers, clinicians, residential instructors, coordinators, state workers, and parents about student progress and needed areas of improvement

• Trained teacher assistants to employ Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS)

Brett Crawford cont.

New England Service Station & Automotive Repair Association (NESSARA)

2001 – 2003 Billerica, MA

Director of Marketing & Membership

• Collaborated with state/federal government agencies to update members of amendments in rules

• Communicated with lawmakers to ensure members’ voice was heard

• Increased membership 125% during tenure

• Actively recruited businesses to advertise in association’s monthly magazine

• Oversaw the creation of agency’s website

• Planned successful coordinated fundraising efforts

• Conversed regularly with membership to see how association could better serve its needs

• Tracked legislation at the state and federal level that may have impacted members daily functioning (e.g. environmental laws, tax increases, OSHA regulations)

Education/Training:

University of Massachusetts, B.A. Political Science, 2001 Lowell, MA

• Graduated Cum Laude – 3.46 GPA (3.8 GPA in Political Science)

• Recipient of the Excellence in Academic Achievement Award in Political Science

• Three term student senator

• Member of Model United Nations Team

University of New Hampshire Manchester, NH

• Earned credits toward M.A. in Public Administration

Additional Trainings/Certifications

• Certified Texas Social Studies Educator (8-12)

• Certified N.H. Social Studies Educator (5-12)

• Member of the National Council for the Social Studies

• Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)

• Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS)

• CPR and First-Aid

• Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)

• Various supervisor trainings

• New Hampshire State Individual Education Plan (IEP) trainings

• Trained to utilize various special education assessments