1. Dawn Chastain
11/7/2015
Dear Human Resource,
I had the pleasure to work for Adams District 14 as a paraprofessional. It wasn’t until after I started
working in 2001 school year that I realized I had found my calling. After working six years with the
district and at my special education teachers’ suggestions, I knew I needed to become a teacher. On
December 11th, I completed my course work in student teaching in the field of Special Education and an
endorsement in Culturally Linguistic Diverse. I am interesting in a position within the district and have
attached my resume. It is my goal to give back to this community.
I appreciate your time and hope you will consider my application for employment once more.
Sincerely,
Dawn Chastain
Free the children’s potential, and you will transform them into the world!
DAWN CHASTAIN
5364 EAST 97TH PLACE, THORNTON, CO. 80229
(720) 620-9789 ▪ ▪ dchastai@msudenver.edu

2. Objectives
Seeking a learning specialist position in your school where I can utilize my culturally linguistic diverse
endorsement to enhance family involvement, explicit instruction, and diverse teaching to create and
increase multi-tiered achievement.
Education
Metropolitan State University of Denver Graduation December 11, 2015
▪ Special Education/ Culturally Linguistic Diverse endorsement Cumulative GPA 3.61
Provost's Honor Roll Honors Society
Student Teaching Experience
Westerly Creek Elementary/ Center Program for Autism (3rd – 5th) Tracy Shellooe
 Modified instruction for students
 Collaborated daily with classroom teachers and administration
 Implemented educational program rethink designed for students with autism
 Created visual aids to foster communication
 Created behavior and crisis plan for students
 Implemented programs to enhance student growth
o Second Step
o A-Z Reading
o Writing Without Tears
o Let’s talk about Social Studies
o Everyday Mathematics
o Attainments Early Literacy Skills Builder
o Picture Exchange Communication System
(PECS)
o Pragmatic Language Executive
Functioning (PLEX)
o Discrete Trial Training
 Analyzed data collected to create data-based decision on managing behaviors to increase academic
achievement.
o Duration, Latency, Antecedent/ Behavior/ Consequence (ABC), Frequency, and Peer comparison
o Functional Behavior Assessment
o Collaborating with team on data-based interventions to increase academic success.
o Task analysis
Testing Experience
 Woodcock Johnson III
 DIBELS
 Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA 2)
 Teacher made assessment
 Aimsweb curriculum-based reading assessments
 The Wide Range Achievement Test
DAWN CHASTAIN
5364 EAST 97TH PLACE, THORNTON, CO. 80229
(720) 620-9789 ▪ dchastai@msudenver.edu

3. FieldExperience
Significant Support Needs/ Emotional and Behavioral Disorder
Adams City High School Fletcher Miller Mount Saint Vincent’s Home
Para ProfessionalExperience
Special Educational/ Behavioral Paraprofessional ▪ 2001 – 2015
Adams County School District 14 ▪ 5291 East 60th Avenue, Commerce City, CO. 80022
 Organized and guided the implementation of behavioral framework district wide
 Created and trained parents on how to use visual behavioral devices in alternative settings.
 Translated (Spanish) to enhance parent communication.
 Coordinated the opportunity for students with significant support needs to attend their senior prom
with peers.
 Attended Colorado Department of Education professional development.
 Created and implemented lessons for preschool, grades 1st-4th, significant support needs, and
transition.
 Mentored students/ provided after school tutoring/ Proctored for high risk testing
 Worked with students in homebound and Physical Therapist services, and meeting medical needs of
students.
 Taught students with down syndrome, on the autism spectrum, blind, mute, deaf, cerebral palsy,
traumatic brain injury, spina bifida, specific learning disability, obsessive compulsive disorder,
bipolar, schizophrenia, emotional and behavior disorder, and medically fragile.