Mechelle Batties

1234 Masters Blvd.

Anywhere, TX 11234

batties@private.com
(555) 555-5555

PROFESSIONAL GOAL
To secure a position in Educational Administration either at the building level
as a principal, assistant principal, or as a director at the district level
overseeing Special Education.
Teacher Certification and Licenses
Principal, Grades (EC-12)
Professional Development and Appraisal System
(PDAS) Instructional Leadership Development (ILD)
Educational Diagnostician,
Grades (EC-12) Elementary SelfContained, Grades (1-8) Generic
Special Education, Grades (PK-12)
Professional Experience
Educational Diagnostician, Fort Bend ISD, Sugar Land, TX Jan. 2005present

Conduct evaluations and other professional activities consistent with

the requirements of laws, rules and regulations, and local district
policies and procedures
Compile and interpret students test results, along with information
from teachers and parents, to diagnose conditions, and to help
assess eligibility for special services.
Develop individualized education plans in collaboration with
teachers, and other staff members
Keep accurate and detailed records of assessments, evaluations,
and related proceedings (e.g., admission, review, and
dismissal/individualized education program (ARD/IEP) meetings,
parent/guardian communications and notifications).
Review the relationship between a students disability and behavior
that is the subject of disciplinary action
Lay the ground-work for consensus decision-making, cultivate an
atmosphere of openness to opposing viewpoints, overcome
challenging topics and return the tone to one of compromise,
collaboration, and flexibility

Special Education Teacher, Fort Bend ISD, Sugar Land, TX August

2003-December 2005

Taught passionately in K-5 resource room

Designed, planned and implemented math, reading, writing, science,

and social skills lessons for small groups of varying skill levels based
on Common Core State Standards
Collaborated regularly with general education teachers about modified
lesson plans and accommodations for students
Planned, prepared, and facilitated IEP meetings with parents and other
professionals

Special Education Teacher, Corpus Christi ISD, Corpus Christi, TX

August 1998-July 2003

Taught students with emotional and behavioral disorders

Taught community-based instruction routinely, on a regularly scheduled
basis
Assessed students using Brigance Diagnostic Comprehensive Inventory
of Basic Skills-R
Created individual Behavior Intervention Plans with
appropriate rewards and consequences
Participated actively in faculty meetings, job-alike meetings, and
curriculum workshops
Designed, planned and implemented various grade levels and
multiple subject areas based on Common Core State Standards
Cultivated relationships with parents, teachers and coordinators
of child/student performance

Professional Leadership Experience

Department Chair, provide staff support and instructional

leadership, advising, assessing, and problem-solving
Master Teacher, assist with classroom set-up, model effective behavior
intervention techniques, provide support and encouragement to new
Behavior Intervention teachers
Supervise paraprofessionals by communicating with them,
modeling for them, planning, scheduling, and managing their
work, and providing instructional support
New Diagnostician Mentor, support, encourage, and assist, review
evaluations
Assist school administrators with cultivating a need for
program and curricular interventions with stakeholders
through data-informed and results driven conversations
Lay the ground-work for consensus decision-making, cultivate an
atmosphere of openness to opposing viewpoints, overcome
challenging topics and return the tone to one of compromise,
collaboration, and flexibility

Education
University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX, December
2015 Educational Leadership- Principal
Certification Only; GPA- 3.9 ILD Certification,
PDAS Certification
Master of Arts in Education- Educational Leadership, expected December
2016

Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi, TX,

December 1997 Master of Science, Special
Education; GPA- 3.5
Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi, TX,
May 1997 Bachelor of Science,
Psychology; GPA- 3.5
Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX, July 1994
Associate in Applied Science, Mental Health Associate; GPA- 3.6