Whitney B.

Brauchla
5707 Highway 7– Minneapolis, MN 55416 – 612-XXX-XXXX
Brauchlaw@district112.org

Passionate educator focused on the success of all learners by means of collaboration and
innovation seeking special education coordinator position.

“The passion that Mrs. Brauchla has for student achievement and doing what is best for kids is
apparent in everything that she does. She consistently goes above and beyond to ensure that all
due process is followed to support educators, families, and students.”
– Mrs. Beth Holm, Principal

Administrative Experience
Eastern Carver County Public Schools
2017-18 school year
Special Education Director Internship
 Assisted in updating and ensuring compliance related to due process for onsite MDE monitoring
 Assisted with building level course scheduling and IEP management
 Provided coaching support and mentorship to new teacher related to district and building level
processes and procedures
 Participated in district level committee meetings related to finance, special education leadership,
parent involvement, school board, and inclusive communities
 Attended regional directors committee, southwest metro, and 504 regional area meetings
 Assisted with the hiring process for a variety of positions (supervisor, principal, paraprofessional,
related service, teacher)

Administrative Accomplishments
Special Education Director Internship
 Proposed and led special education small group “Bright Brigade”
 Co-planned and facilitated professional development in the areas of technology, aligning general
and special education services, personalized learning, and supporting all learners in the classroom
at summer academy, the personalized learning summit, parent night, new teacher workshop and
secondary professional development days
 Demonstrated strong problem solving skills by proposing speech language pathologist building
allocations taking into consideration child count and building needs
 Facilitated speech meetings

Professional Experience
Chaska Middle School East, Chaska, MN
August 2014-Present
Middle School Speech Language Pathologist
 Provided articulation, language, and social skills services to students in the general education and
special education setting
 Team taught in remedial reading and social skills special education classrooms
 Participated in summer writing grants: standards writing (2015) and related service resource
guidance (2016)
 Served on building leadership team, intervention team, child study team, crisis team, PBIS team
 Whitney B. Brauchla

St. Davids Center, Minnetonka, MN

June 2012- July 2014
Nonprofit Speech Language Pathologist
 Conducted assessments and intervention in the following areas: social language, expressive and
receptive language, fluency, preverbal skills, and articulation.
 Worked as a part of the Autism Day Treatment program (setting 4) providing services with a team
of mental health specialists, occupational therapists and paraprofessionals.
 Developed phonological classroom curriculum and course, created programming for better
speech and hearing month

Professional Accomplishments
 Collaboration: Abundant experience working as a part of multidisciplinary team with special
education teachers, general education teachers, supervisors, mental health specialists as well as
occupational therapists and paraprofessionals.

 Development: Created speech language pathologist resource guide as a part of a writing grant-
Eastern Carvery County (2016), assisted with electronic medical record development for St.
Davids Center (2014), co-created and implemented phonological awareness enrichment courses
(2012-2013)

 Research: Action research project on the relationship between duration of service and age of
initial qualification (2018). Completed group study focused on an Asperger’s Syndrome pilot
program. Presented research at a national ASHA convention in Philadelphia (2010)

Other Experiences
 District mentor (2017-2018)
 Yearbook advisor (2016-present)
 Check and Connect mentor (2014-present)
 Achieve (after school programming) teacher (2015-2017)
 CEA treasurer (2015-2017)

Education
 Minnesota State University Mankato – Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership – June 2018

 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire – Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and disorders

– May 2012

 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire – Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences and

Disorders– May 2010

References
 Available upon request