Dr.

Harriet Thompson
9977 Deer Trail
Plymouth, IN 46563
ht6cd7cc@westpost.net
574-707-0130
Objective
To secure a position on a college faculty
Education
Capella University PhD
Education Leadership
Specialization: Special Education Leadership
Indiana University South Bend MS+
Secondary Education, Special Education, School Administration
Indiana University South Bend BS+
Elementary/Middle School Education
Positions Held
Chief Administrator of Academic Services
Maconaquah School Corporation
Current Position : Student Services: Special Education, High Ability, ENL, Title
I-V, ARRA Funds, Expulsion Officer, Curriculum Development, Program Development
, New Teacher Licensing & Mentoring Program, Staff Development, Staff Evaluation
s, New Staff Orientation, Budgets, Text Book Adoptions, Home Bound Services Moni
tor and Provisions, Placement Monitoring, Student Teachers, Local & State Report
s, IEP Training & Case Conference Coordinator
Director of Education/Principal
Midwest Academy
Position: Accrediting Director and Principal, Staff Hiring and Training, Ongoing
Staff Development, Curriculum Development, Text Book Adoption, Curriculum Mappi
ng, Budget Development and Management, State Reports, Local Reports, Program De
velopment, State Testing Management,
Special Education Teacher/Itinerant Support Personnel
La Porte Special Education Cooperative
Position Teacher: Grades 6-8 ED Teacher-All Subjects-IEPs Case Management
Position Itinerant: District Wide support of Students (ED) K-12, Teachers and Ad
ministration, Liaison with the Dorothy Crawley Juvenile Facility, IEPs, Case Man
agement, Home Bound Coordination of Services and Instruction
Teacher
Joint Services in Special Education
Position: Year 1: Maternity Leave-grades 6-8, Homebound Instruction-all disabili
ties
Position: Year 2: Special education teacher in 1-12, residential setting, all di
sabilities, all subjects, IEPs, Case Management, Charting, Record Maintenance, L
iaison with home schools

Owner/Operator
Harriets Closet/ Kids Korner
Position: Owner/Operator: Opening, Staffing, Merchandising, Marketing, Budget,
Accounting, Customer Service, all other aspects of retails ownership.
Teacher- Reading, English, Language Arts
Knox Community School Corporation
Position: teacher grades 7-8, At-Risk Coordinator, Yearbook, Newspaper, Drama Sp
onsor, Asst. JV Softball Coach
Dissertation
The Role of School Administrators in Special Education Decisions
Advisor: Dr. Kathy Mondell, Capella University
Published: ProQuest UMI
June 2010
Presentations
New Teacher Retention (30 hours annually 2007-2010)
Maconaquah School Corporation
Becoming a Professional Educator
Your First Year as a Teacher/Administrator
Special Educator Professional Development- (32 hours annually 2007-2010)
Maconaquah School Corporation
Expectations and Best Practices in Special Education
Midwest Academy- (30 hours annually 2004-2007)
Expectations and Best Practices in Special Education
Brain Based Learning in the Classroom
At Risk Students in the Classroom- A Literary Approach
National Middle School Association Convention New Orleans 1998
Research Experience
College, Professional and Dissertation related research
Dissertation- The Role of the Principal in Special Education Decisions and Progr
amming
Licensures
Elementary/Middle School/Special Education Expires 2014
Building Level Administrator- All Buildings PK-12 Expires 2014
District Level- Special Education Director PK-12 Expires 2014
Superintendent License- expected- July 2010