Patricia Ventura has over 25 years of experience in special education. She has held various roles including special education coordinator, consultant, and executive director of student support services. She is proficient in English and Spanish and certified in special education, educational diagnostics, and ESL.

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Curriculum Vita
Resume
Patricia Ventura
Home
417 S. Jefferson Davis Pkwy.
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 232-5171
pventura@uno.edu
Education
Degrees Year Institution Major
M.Ed. 1994 University of New Orleans Special Education
B.A. 1992 University of New Orleans Political Science/Anthropology
Bilingual
English: proficient in reading, writing, speaking, and listening
Spanish: proficient in reading, writing, speaking, and listening (native language)
Areas of K-12 Certification
Special Education: Mild/Moderate Disabilities, Grades 1-12
Educational Diagnostician
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Employment
July 2015 – Present Special Education Consultant (self-employed, full-time). P.V. Education
Consulting. New Orleans, LA. Provide a comprehensive service portfolio to
agencies, public charter schools and districts.
December 2012 – July 2015 Executive Director of Student Support Services. New Beginnings Schools
Foundation. New Orleans, LA
Oversaw special education, response to intervention, health services, homebound
services, attendance/truancy, ADA Section 504 student services, and instruction for
English language learners (ELL). Additionally, managed all related/external
provider services (vendors).
June 2011 – December 2012 Special Education Specialist – Charter Oversight. The Recovery School District
(RSD), Portfolio Division– Office of School Performance (OSP). New Orleans, LA
a.) Authored the 2011 - 2012 RSD Special Education Type 5 Charter Schools
Oversight reports.
b.) Collaborated with the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) to
develop the special education portion of RSD annual review process for
Type 5 charter schools.

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c.) Collected and reviewed monthly Type 5 charter schools Intensive
Corrective Action Plan (ICAP) activities and provided feedback to charters.
d.) Reported Type 5 charter schools ICAP findings to LDOE on a
quarterly basis.
e.) Provided ICAP technical support and managed external consulting group’s
(TIERS) support activities offered/provided to Type 5 charter schools.
f.) Collected and reviewed requested student specific documentation; submit
to LDOE, Legal Services, for impending class action lawsuit.
g.) Collaborated across departments (Finance and Services) to devise a formula
that distributes special education funds - from the Special Education
Reserve - more equitably. Standing RSD project.
h.) Developed Type 5 charter school special education resource primer.
i.) Addressed Type 5 charter school parent complaints as needed.
j.) Contributed in the development of Louisiana Charter School Performance
Compact (Types 2, 4, and 5 Charter Schools. special education related
activities as tasked) as it related to the Organizational Special Education
Framework.
k.) Lead the development of 2011 – 12 RSD Type 5 charter schools special
education extension and renewal oversight system, to include data
collection instrumentation (i.e. RSD Special Education File Review
Rubric – spreadsheet) and analysis tools.
l.) Analyzed data and reported results for 2011 - 2012 RSD special education
Type 5 charter schools’ extension and renewal process.
Other Charter School Experience
2010 – 2011 Special Education Coordinator. New Orleans College Prep Academies (NOCP). New Orleans, LA.
Oversaw all aspects of special education monitoring, compliance, and reporting (internal and
external). Conducted professional development activities and provided technical assistance.
Administered all aspects of SER.
College Teaching Experience
2010 – 2011 Adjunct Instructor. Xavier University of Louisiana. New Orleans
Undergraduate evening students in special education course: Introduction to Exceptional Children
(spring semesters) and Developmental Psychology (fall semesters).
2000 – 2010 Assistant Professor of Education. Dillard University. New Orleans, LA.
Full time, tenure-track instructor and faculty advisor for undergraduate students. Instructional
responsibilities included curriculum and program development in multiple areas, designing
materials for numerous classes, and teaching courses, such as: special education instructional
methods, educational statistics, tests and measurement, behavior/classroom management, and
survey of special education. Administrative responsibilities included developing, teaching, and
coordinating special education program/majors; coordinating the education department’s
electronic data collection system (LiveText); developing, implementing, and coordinating the
education department’s assessment system; and, directing yearly inclusive summer camp (Project
SEEC).

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Spring 1999 Adjunct Instructor. University of New Orleans, LA.
Undergraduate students in special education methods class.
Other Professional Experience
2010 – 2011 ESL/ELL Consultant. KIPP Believe Middle School and KIPP McDonogh #15 Elementary.
New Orleans, LA.
ELL educational component of evaluations for special education eligibility determination
and Spanish-speaking interpreter.
2007 – 2010 Educational Consultant/Curriculum Specialist. Puentes New Orleans, Inc. Most recent
endeavor: Development and implementation of Latino/a cultural awareness curriculum for
the New Orleans Police Department (new recruits and in-service officers). Copyright ©
2010.
Spring 2010 NCATE/LDOE Accreditation Examiner. Examined the overall quality of Grambling State
University’s professional education unit, with emphasis on policies, procedures,
candidates, assessment, field experiences, clinical practice, governance, administration,
staffing, and resources.
2006 – 2010 LiveText Coordinator. Implemented and directed electronic data collection system for
entire teacher education unit. Dillard University.
2007 – 2010 Unit Assessment Coordinator. Developed, implemented, and directed unit-wide
assessment activities in accordance with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
Education (NCATE) standards. Dillard University.
2002 - 2010 Program Coordinator. Special Education Majors. Dillard University
2002- 2010 Project Director/Principal Investigator. Summer Experience for Exceptional Children
(Project SEEC). Model inclusionary six-week summer camp. Dillard University.
2004 – 2005 Curriculum Specialist. Dillard and NOJO (New Orleans Jazz Orchestra)- Ivin Mayfield -
in the Public Schools. Jazz education curriculum piloted in select 9th
grade classrooms.
Developed pedagogical framework; curriculum scope, sequence, and materials; and,
supervised Irvin Mayfield execute curriculum, delivery.
Fall 2003 Lecturer. Disability Awareness. U.S. Department of Justice—United States Attorney’s
Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Summer 2003 Consultant. Scholars in Transition Program. Dillard University.
1997 – 2001 Educational Diagnostician. Conducted educational assessments and evaluations to inform
student eligibility determinations for special education services; School building level
committee member; interventionist; teaching consultant; pupil appraisal representative and
evaluation coordinator at assigned elementary, middle, and high schools; and, IEP team
member. New Orleans Public Schools
1994-1997 Teacher. Students with emotional/behavioral disorders. Laurel Elementary School. New

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Orleans Public Schools.
Fall 1996 Teacher. High school students with disabilities. Upward Bound: Project PASS. University
of New Orleans.
Summer 1995 Graduate Assistant. Research and teaching assistant. Department of Special Education and
Habilitative Services, University of New Orleans.
Fall 1993 Teacher. Students with mild/moderate disabilities. Rights without Labels special education
co-teacher. Harry Hurst Middle School. St. Charles Public Schools.
1992-1993 Educational Community Outreach Coordinator. Delta Service Corp member. Provided
services for preschool children considered at-risk and their mothers. The Family Literacy
Alliance (FLA)--WYES Public Television Station. New Orleans.
International Professional/Educational Experience
Spring 2006 Africa. Hired to support President Bush’s grant initiative, Textbooks for a Global Society
(TAGS), designed to develop textbooks for second and third graders in Africa. Traveled
with a team of colleagues to provide instructional support and conduct program evaluations
in West Africa.
Fall 2003 Cuba. Sponsored by my university, 1) participated in the International Women in
Education Conference: University of Habana and 2) designed and engaged in comparative
research: Special Education Models in Cuba and United States-- Instituto Superior
Pedagogico Enrique J. Varona. Mariano, La Habana, Cuba.
Summer 1995 Austria. University of New Orleans’ Summer School Program Abroad. Innsbruck, Austria.
Completed 6 hours in Fine Arts. Witnessed firsthand the cultural, political, social, and
economic changes that were taking place in Europe. Traveled extensively throughout
Europe and experienced Alpine living while earning college credit.
Major Areas of Professional Interest
 Public Education Reform
 LA Charter School Law and Nation-wide Models
 Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning and Behavior Problems
 Coaching, Mentoring, and Teaming
 Educational Assessment and Evaluation
 Special Education Policy, Law, & Reform

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Professional Development Activities
Summer 2015 National Charter Schools Conference (NCSC). New Orleans, LA.
Spring 2015 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). International Convention & Expo.
San Diego, CA.
Summer 2014 National Charter Schools Conference (NCSC). Las Vegas, NV.
Spring 2014 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). International Convention & Expo.
Boston, MA.
Summer 2013 National Charter Schools Conference (NCSC). Washington, D.C.
Spring 2013 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). International Convention & Expo.
San Antonio, TX.
Spring 2012 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). International Convention & Expo.
New Orleans, LA.
Fall 2010 Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI). CPI Train-the-Trainer certification. Baton
Rouge, LA.
Spring 2009 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). International Convention & Expo.
Seattle, WA.
Summer 2008 LiveText. Collaboration Conference. Chicago, IL.
Spring 2008 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). Convention & Expo. Boston, MA.
Spring 2007 National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Accreditation Review Conference. Manhattan, NYC.
Spring 2007 Hawaii International Conference on Education. Honolulu, Hawaii.
Fall 2006 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). CEC Program Recognition
Standards Workshop. Arlington, VA.
Fall Semester 2005 University of Texas (UT) – Austin. Visiting Professorship. Austin, TX.
Fall 2005 Southwestern University ACS Tech Center. Rebuilding course
materials in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Georgetown, TX.
Spring 2005 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). Convention & Expo. Baltimore,
MD.

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Fall 2004 Office of Service Learning. Service Learning Faculty Training
Institute. Dillard University.
Summer 2004 Monarch Center. The National Center for Personnel Preparation in
Special Education at Minority Intuitions of Higher Education.
Grant Proposal Development Workshop. Chicago, Illinois.
Spring 2004 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). International Convention. New
Orleans, LA.
Spring 2003 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). Convention & Expo. Seattle, WA.
Summer 2002 Summer Institute for Technology, Scholarship, and New Media
Pedagogy. New Media Pedagogy. University of Colorado at Boulder.
Spring 2002 QUEST TECH. A framework for integrating technology in the
student-centered classroom. Louisiana Department of Education.
Professional and Community Service
2006 – 2012 Member: Board of Directors. The Arc of Greater New Orleans.
2007 – 2010 Member: Board of Directors. Esperanza Charter School. New Orleans, LA
2006 – 2010 Advisor. Best Buddies College. Dillard University.
2004 – 2005 Instructor. Gilbert Academy. Program designed for rising college freshmen.
2003 - 2004 Past-President. Louisiana Educational Diagnostician Association (LEDA).
2002 - 2003 President. Louisiana Educational Diagnostician Association (LEDA).
2001 - 2002 President-Elect. Louisiana Educational Diagnostician Association (LEDA).
2000 – 2001 Region I Representative. Southeast Louisiana Region. Louisiana
Educational Diagnostician Association (LEDA).
1996 - 1997 Chairperson. Cultural Diversity Committee. Louisiana Federation of the
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).
Grants: Awarded
Louisiana Department of Education,
High Cost Students with Special Needs (formerly known as High Risk Grants)
Author and grant developer: Patricia Ventura

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Funding Dates: October 2013 and October 2014
Total Awards: $800,000.00
Wisner Foundation, City of New Orleans.
Project SEEC (Summer Experience for Exceptional Children, Dillard University)
Principal Investigator: Patricia Ventura
Funding Dates: Summer 2003, Summer 2004, Summer 2005, Summer 2007, Summer 2008, and
Summer 2009
Awards: $125,000.00 per summer (except summer 2009, award: $30,000.00)
United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area
Project SEEC (Summer Experience for Exceptional Children, Dillard University)
Principal Investigator: Patricia Ventura
Dates: Summer 2008 and Summer 2009
Awards: $112,000.00 per summer
Grants: Recommended
Project Tech Chemistry
Principal Investigators: Patricia Ventura and Reginald Stanton
Funding Agency: Louisiana Board of Regents
Date: Spring 2007
Funds Requested: $178,000.00
Status: Recommended, if additional funds become available
CUBA: Curriculum Understandings Between Alumnos
Principal Investigator: Patricia Ventura
Funding Agency: Louisiana Board of Regents
Date: Spring 2002
Funds Requested: $125,000.00
Status: Recommended, if additional funds become available
Professional Society Memberships
National Charter Schools Association
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc, (PDK), Alpha Theta Chapter
Awards/Recognitions
Summer 2014 Educator Spotlight. Families Helping Families, Southeast Region.

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August 2012 Employee of the Year. First recipient of the RSD Office of School
Performance Employee of the Month award. Awarded for contributions to
spring 2012 renewal and extension charter school special education oversight
activities (i.e., data analyzes and reports authorship).
Spring 2008 Excellence in Teaching. Awarded to one faculty member per academic school year.
Dillard University. New Orleans, LA.
Summer 2007 Healthy Campus/Healthy Communities (HCHC) Service Learning
Technology Institute. Stipend: $5,000.00
Fall 2006 Educator of the Year. The Arc of Louisiana.
Spring 2005 Historically Black College/University (HBCU) Service Learning Consortium with
Xavier and Grambling State Universities. Stipend: $1,500.00
1993-1994 Delta Service Corps. (evolved: AmeriCorp) Post-service benefit award: $15,000.
Spring 1994 Family Literacy Alliance (FLA) National Training. Boston,
Massachusetts. Chosen by the Public Broadcasting System (PBS)