OBJECTIVE: To assist students with educational and personal needs by developing, recommending, and providing the appropriate services to facilitate their growth.

EDUCATION: Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167
                            M.Ed. Special Education Rehabilitation / Multihandicapped Deaf-Blind (3.85)

                     Russell Sage College, Troy, NY 12180
                            B.S. Special Education / Elementary Education (3.66 Cum Laude)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Teacher, Developmentally Delayed Program
C.A.S.E. Collaborative, Concord, MA 01742

Currently teaching a class of elementary school aged children with developmental delays. Taught middle school aged children with moderate and severe special needs during previous semesters. 

• Created Augmentative Communication Systems for students.
• Developed and implemented student behavioral plans.
• Started a community component to the classroom program.
• Coordinated integration and reverse integration efforts.
• Taught a beginning sign language course to Lincoln school students and staff. Assisted the music teacher in school concerts by teaching the children songs to perform using sign language.
• Supervised student teachers from Lesley, Fitchburg State and Simmons Colleges.
• Transistioned the class from one serving students with developmental delays to one specializing in PDD.
• Developed the current C.A.S.E. Collaborative MS Word I.E.P. Template.
• Currently in the process of writing a C.A.S.E. classroom section for the Smith School Homepage.
• Recommended software purchases to the Lincoln Special Education Director.
• Developed a classroom brochure describing the program.
• Created an educational software review, by organizing reviews of a variety of software packages including academic areas, reference, language, edutainment, and desk top publishing.

Assistant Supervisor, C.A.S.E. Collaborative Summer School 
C.A.S.E. Collaborative, Concord, MA 01742 

On sight assistant supervisor for the C.A.S.E. Collaborative summer school program consisting of 12 classrooms and corresponding staff.  

• Assisted in the interviewing, hiring and supervision of the professional and paraprofessional staff members.
• Coordinated and reviewed all summer progress reports.
• Arranged all summer school assemblies.
• Coordinated the move of equipment and supplies to the summer school setting.
• Liaison between the summer school program and off sight administrators.

Teacher, Deaf/Blind Program 
Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA 02172 

Taught students age nine through nineteen with multiple disabilities including dual sensory impairments, cerebral palsy, cognitive delays, and neurological disorders. Used a variety of augmentative communication and computer devices to facilitate growth in communication skills. 

• With colleagues wrote a functional academic curriculum and unit based curriculum.
• Extensive experience working with a behavioral psychologist writing, implementing and keeping records on student behavioral plans.
• Adapted toys and equipment to facilitate use by children and adolescents with physical disabilities.
• Planned and coordinated recreation programs in the residential setting.
• Trained in Crisis Prevention and Physical Intervention procedures.
• Houseparent for two residences of Perkins staff and students.

Supervisor, Deaf/Blind Summer School 
Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA 02172 

Supervised Perkins deaf/blind summer school programs for Moulton and Eliot cottages.  

• Supervision of the professional and ancillary staffs, covering three shifts daily Monday through Sunday.
• Planned and organized program fieldtrips.
• Planned and ran inservice training for new staff.
• Supervised medication distribution and record keeping in the cottage.
• Ran weekly staff meetings.
• Scheduled and co-chaired meeting regarding behavioral programming and interventions with school social worker and behavioral psychologist.
• Kept track of purchases and budget issues.

Teacher, Fourth Grade  
Sand Lake Elementary School, Averill Park, NY 12018 

Taught a classroom of 29 fourth grade students.  

• Taught all content areas including: reading, math, social studies, science, language arts, and spelling.
• Taught basic and logo programming and word processing skills.
• Organized and held a Fourth Grade Science Fair.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: 

The Council for Exceptional Children, National Coalition on Deaf-Blindness, Japan Society of Boston, Massachusetts Teacher's Association 

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS: 

Sign Language (Advanced), Computers (PC, MAC, Microsoft Office, HTML, Internet), Designing Augmentative Communication Systems, Adapting toys and equipment, Trained in CPPI (Crisis Prevention Physical Intervention). 

ON LINE INFORMATION:  

Personal Homepage at:  darnorb.com 

REFERENCES FURNISHED UPON REQUEST FROM: 
 

Darlene S. Ohlenbusch

9 Whispering Pines Drive

Andover,  MA 01810

Email: darlene@ohlenbusch.com