Miranda Pruitt
HICKORY,NC
Summary
Resilient Special Education Teacher familiar with challenges associated with teaching special needs children. Remains positive under times of stress or conflict. Works well with classroom teachers to develop accommodations and special techniques for mainstream classroom inclusion. Dynamic professional with a proven track record in adaptive learning and data-driven decision making, honed across roles at Burke County Public Schools and Frye Regional Medical Center. Thorough team contributor with strong organizational capabilities. Experienced in handling numerous projects at once while ensuring accuracy. Effective at prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
EC Teacher
Burke County Public Schools
08.2022 - Current
- Exhibited flexibility in scheduling, worked with different levels of staff and handled variety of middle school situations.
- Delivered information to parents about student by in-person meetings, written communications and telephone calls.
- Demonstrated skills to develop, supervise, plan and teach curriculum best suited to young children.
- Helped parents to understand early childhood behavior and development.
- Implemented behavior modification techniques to improve student social and academic performance.
- Helped students with special needs integrate into general classroom environments by advocating for individual requirements and helping teachers solve problems.
- Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
- Monitored student performance to evaluate effectiveness of instructional strategies.
- Facilitated small group instruction to address individual learning needs.
- Collaborated with other educators to develop instructional strategies.
Data Manager
Burke County Public Schools
08.2012 - 04.2022
- Entered and reviewed student/staff/school documents to compile resources for identifying and correcting data allocation issues.
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Managed filing system, entered data and completed other clerical tasks.
- Completed forms, monthly and annual reports, logs, and records to quickly handle all documentation for human resources.
- Organized logistics and materials for various meetings.
- Managed paper and electronic filing systems by routing various documents, taking messages and managing incoming and outgoing mail.
- Continually sought methods for improving daily operations, communications with parents/school staff, recordkeeping, and data entry for increased efficiency.
Registered Nurse
Frye Regional Medical Center
08.1995 - 12.2003
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
Education
No Degree - Special Education
#T.E.A.C.H. - Online Courses
Raleigh, NC05-2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Hickory, NC05-1997
Skills
- Adaptive learning
- Scheduling
- Data-driven decision making
- Progress monitoring
- IEP implementation
- Team collaboration
- First aid and CPR
- Student records management
- Multitasking and organization
- Classroom management
- Effective communication
- Task prioritization
Timeline
EC Teacher
Burke County Public Schools
08.2022 - Current
Data Manager
Burke County Public Schools
08.2012 - 04.2022
Registered Nurse
Frye Regional Medical Center
08.1995 - 12.2003
No Degree - Special Education
#T.E.A.C.H. - Online Courses
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lenoir-Rhyne College
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