MELANIE BAERG

HIGHLIGHTS Demonstrated leadership abilities as Student Services Coordinator, School Based Team chair, and District Partner for several provincial organizations Experience and training with various assessment tools including cognitive, achievement, social, emotional and behavioural assessments Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with support staff, teachers, parents, district personnel, school community members and professionals from outside agencies Strong understanding of Ministry of Education guidelines and procedures for students with additional needs Extensive knowledge of school-wide positive behavior support, differentiated instruction strategies and inclusive education, with teaching experience at elementary, middle and secondary levels Experienced at establishing positive rapport and working effectively with children and youth in individual, small group and classroom settings SUMMARY OF EMPLOYMENT TEACHING Learning Resource Teacher, September 2008 Present Queen Charlotte Secondary School, Queen Charlotte, BC Resource Teacher, Provincial Resource Program, September 2006 June 2008 AD Rundle Middle School, Chilliwack, BC Resource & Classroom Teacher, September 2000 June 2006 Rosedale Middle School, Chilliwack, BC Temporary Learning Support Teacher, January June 2000 Maple Ridge Elementary, Maple Ridge, BC Teacher on Call, May December 1999 Mission, Maple Ridge and Surrey School Districts, BC Key Responsibilities: Teaching assignments have included Communications 11/12, Social Studies 8, 9, and 10, English, 8, 9 and 10, in addition to planning, monitoring and reporting on progress of students on adapted programs in Family Studies 12, BC First Nations 12, and of students on modified programs in all subject areas Collaboration with community members, school administrators, the Principal of Aboriginal Education, teachers and support staff to implement the school and community pilot program for suicide and substance abuse prevention, Canoe Journey, Lifes Journey at Queen Charlotte Secondary School School Based Team chair and case manager for all students with additional learning needs including high and low incidence, gifted and those not identified by the Ministry of Education Collaboration with support staff, teachers, school district psychologists, speech and language pathologists, administrators, occupational and physiotherapists, and outside agencies to meet students needs Management of all aspects of school-based student services including Level A and B assessments, educational resources, acquiring and coordinating accommodations on provincial exams for qualified students, IEP writing and coordination, service referrals & support and direction for Education Assistants including coordination of schedules Participation in the development, implementation and maintenance of school-wide positive behavior support at Rosedale Middle School and AD Rundle Middle School

ADMINISTRATION Student Services Coordinator, September 2010 Present School District 50 Haida Gwaii, Queen Charlotte, BC Key Responsibilities: Oversee and implement practices in student services delivery that meet Ministry of Education criteria Coordinate and implement provincial services for students with additional needs as District Partner for Special Education Technology-BC (SET-BC), the Provincial Outreach Programs for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Autism (POPFASD and POPARD) Support Learning Assistance Teachers and school administrators with student services delivery YOUTH WORK Career Advisor, Hatzic Secondary School, Mission, BC, November 1996 June 1998 Key Responsibilities: Assisted students with career planning, scholarships, post-secondary applications and work experience placements Managed and acquired career education resources and coordinated presentations from outside agencies Taught lessons on job search skills, resume writing, cover letters and interview skills Youth Career Facilitator, Surrey Family Services, Surrey, BC, July 1995 Nov 1996 Key Responsibilities: Coordinated work experience placements and facilitated group life skills and employability to youth ages 15 to 19 SUMMARY OF EDUCATION Master of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, May 2009 present School and Applied Psychology On-line Program 600 practicum hours in Academic, Cognitive, Social, Emotional and Behavioral Assessment and Interventions completed in School District 50 Haida Gwaii Entering final internship year in September 2011 Papers and presentations completed: o The Importance of Assumptions in Multiple Regression: A Briefing Paper, June 2011 o Research Proposal: The Effects of a Coaching Intervention on the Homework Completion and Grades of Students with AD/HD, April 2011 o Comprehensive Intervention Plan for Childhood Anxiety and Depression, April 2011 o Critical Review: The Effects of Coaching on Mathematics Homework Completion and Accuracy of High School Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, March 2011 o Critical Review: Relationships Between Academics and Problem Behavior in the Transition from Middle School to High School, February 2011 o Journal Article Review: Differential Effects of a Tier Two Behavior Intervention Based on Function of Problem Behavior, Paper and Powerpoint Presentation, February 2011 o Counseling in a Rural Community: The Development of a Personal Theory, December 2010 o A Comparison of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and Existential Psychotherapy, November 2010 o Review of the Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales, November 2010 o Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales, Powerpoint Presentation, November 2010 o Multiple Relationships of a School Psychologist in a Rural Community, August 2010 o Effective Supervision, Powerpoint Presentation, July 2010 o Interventions for Tic Disorders and Comorbid Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, June 2010 o School Success for All Learners: A School-wide Approach, Powerpoint Presentation, June 2010 o Review of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition: Canadian, Paper and Powerpoint Presentation, March 2010

o Improving Educational Outcomes for Aboriginal Students in Canada, March 2010 o Article Review: Self-Regulated Strategy Development for Written Expression with Students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, February 2010 o Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in the News: Analysis of a Newspaper Article, January 2010 o The Relationship Between Cannabis and the Endocannabinoid System, November 2009 o Eating Disorders, Powerpoint Presentation, November 2009 o Dealing with Adolescent Cannabis Dependence, November 2009 o The History of the Discrepancy Model and the Emergence of Response to Intervention, August 2009 o William James and Student Behavior: Past and Present, July 2009 o The Practical Uses and Advantages of Oral Reading Fluency Assessment, June 2009 o Confidence in Both Worlds: School, Community and the Healthy Development of First Nations Children and Youth, Paper and Powerpoint Presentation, June 2009 o A Test Review of KeyMath-Revised/Updated Canadian Norms: A Diagnostic Inventory of Essential Mathematics, Paper and Powerpoint Presentation, June 2006 o The Assessment and Use Multiple Intelligences in Educational Settings, June 2009 o The Value of Curriculum Based Measurement in the Assessment of Writing, June 2009 Special Education Diploma, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, May 2003 Included courses in Autism, Functional Behavior Analyses, Gifted Education, Inclusion and Level B Assessment Professional Development Program, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, August 1999 Practicum in Grade 7 elementary classes with Learning Disabilities concentration Bachelor of Arts, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, April 1995 Major in Communication, Minor in Psychology Media Studies Diploma, University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC, December 1993 Concentration in journalism and public relations Grade Twelve Dogwood Diploma, Mission Secondary School, Mission, BC, June 1989 Graduated with honors PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ASSOCIATIONS BC Council for Administrators of Special Education, Member, Vancouver, BC, 2010 Present Provincial Outreach Program for Autism Related Disorders, District Partner, Queen Charlotte, BC, 2010 Present Provincial Outreach Program for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, District Partner, Queen Charlotte, BC, 2010 Present Special Education Technology BC, District Partner, Queen Charlotte, BC, 2010 - Present Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, POPFASD, SD#33, Chilliwack, BC, November 2007 Differentiated Instruction featuring Dr. Mel Levine, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 2007 Autism Spectrum Disorders (Level 2-ABA), POPARD, SD#33, Chilliwack, BC, June 2007 Visual Supports (Make and Take), POPARD, SD#33, Chilliwack, BC, May 2007 Cross Currents Special Education Conference, Vancouver, BC, March 2007 Educational Care Conference, Dr. Mel Levine, Phoenix, Arizona, February 2007 Advanced Decoding Strategies (REWARDS Program), SD#33, Chilliwack, BC, February 2005 Autism Spectrum Disorders (Level 1), POPARD, SD#33, Chilliwack, BC, January 2005 Making Connections Conference (EBS), TW Branun & Associates, Vancouver, BC, November 2001 Introduction to Effective Behaviour Support, SD#43, Coquitlam, BC, October 2001