SusanF.

Lund
2128CardinalDr.,Waterloo,Iowa50701
(319)9391954,lunds@waterlooschools.org
OBJECTIVE

ObtainapositionasavisionaryK12administrator

ASCEducationalLeadership
UniversityofNorthernIowa,CedarFalls,IA:expectedcompletionMay2015
MAESpecialEducation
UniversityofNorthernIowa,CedarFalls,IA:May2011
BASpecialandElementaryEducation
UniversityofIdaho,Moscow,ID:May1995

EDUCATION

CERTIFICATION

LEADERSHIPEXPERIENCESTATE
SpecialEducationAdvisoryPanel(SEAP)ViceChair

IowaDepartmentofEducation,2014Present
MonthlyplanningwithDr.BarbGuy,IowaDirectorofSpecialEducation
CopresidingoverSEAPmonthlymeetings
Willbechairfor20152016schoolyear

ITASHPresident

2011Present
FoundingpresidentofIowaTASHChaptertoadvocateforinclusiveeducation,integrated
employment,selfdetermination,andmaximizingopportunitiesforpeoplewithdisabilitiestolive
andthriveintheircommunities
Sponsorofmultipleeventsgearedtowardadvocacyforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilies

StatewideLeadershipTeamforSignificantDisability
2011Present
ProfessionalDevelopmentTaskTeam
UnpackedIowaCoreEssentialElements
CollaboratewithInstitutesofHigherEducation,AreaEducationAgencies,andotherUrban
EducationNetworkstoprovideconsistentmessagesandexpectationsforteacherswithourmost
complexlearners

LEADERSHIPEXPERIENCELOCAL
CollaborativeAutismTeam(CAT)Chair
WaterlooCommunitySchoolDistrict,20132014
CollaboratedwithleadersandparentsfromAEA267,CedarFallsCommunitySchoolDistrictand
WaterlooCommunitySchoolDistricttoplanforumstofocusonimprovededucationalpracticesfor
studentswithautism

PK12Principal/PK12SpecialEducationSupervisor,Iowa:expectedcompletionMay2015
DirectorofSpecialEducation,Iowa:expectedcompletionMay2015
K6TeacherElementaryClassroom;K8MulticategoricalResource:Mild;K8Instructional
StrategistI:Mild/Moderate

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WORKEXPERIENCE
SpecialEducationInstructionalCoach
WaterlooCommunitySchoolDistrict,2012Present
Collaboratewithadministratorsandfellowinstructionalcoachestoshepherdavisionofimproved
instructionalpractices
Coachinstructionalstrategiststowardimprovinginstructionforstudentswithdisabilities
Planandleadprofessionallearningopportunitiesforteachers
Involvedinongoingprofessionaldevelopmenttoimprovecoachingpractices

ExtendedSchoolYearTeacher
July2014
WaterlooCommunitySchoolDistrict
Plannedandinstructedstudentswithsignificantdisabilities
Managedthreeinstructionalassistants

FamilyCoordinator
20102012
CenterforDisabilityStudiesinLiteracy,LanguageandLearning
UniversityofNorthernIowa
ConsultedwithfamiliesofstudentswithsignificantdisabilitiesinIowato:
o Encouragedliteracyandcommunicationpracticesathome
o Assistedwithadvocacyrelatedissues
o Attendedand/orfacilitatedIEPmeetingsuponrequest
WorkedwithfacultytosupportteachersinIowatoteachliteracytostudentswithsignificantneeds
Wroteaquarterlynewsletterforfamilies
Conductedqualitativeresearchonissuesfamiliesfacewhenadvocatingfortheirchildreninspecial
education
Presentedresearchatavarietyofconferencessuchas:TASH,DisabilityStudiesinEducationand
PEAK

InclusionConnectionConsultant
20102011
ProvidedtrainingforstaffoninclusionatentitiessuchastheNationalParkServiceandHeritage
Farms
Providedprofessionaldevelopmenttoschooldistrictsoninclusion,collaboration,coteachingand
differentiatedinstruction
Developedtrainingsessionsforspecificagenciesbasedonnee

AlternateAssessmentCoordinator
WaterlooCommunitySchoolDistrict,2013Present
DatastewardenteringstudentandteacherdataintotheDynamicLearningMap(DLM)System
TrainedDistrictStrategistIITeacherstoadministertheDLMAssessment
SidebysidecoachingtohelpstrategistsinstructaroundtheIowaCoreEssentialElementsand
assessusingtheDLMsystem

MidwestSummerInstitute:InclusionandCommunicationforAll
CedarFalls,Iowa
WorkedonateamtocosponsorthisInstitute
Securedkeynoteandbreakoutspeakers
Helpedmanagethescheduleandbudgetoftheinstitute

AdjunctProfessor
20112014
UniversityofNorthernIowa
MeetingtheNeedsofDiverseLearners
IntroductiontoAssistiveTechnology

GraduateAssistant
20092010
UniversityofNorthernIowa
SupervisedStrategistIIfieldexperienceundergraduatestudents
Assistedinprofessionaldevelopment
Reducedandanalyzeddatafromliteracyproject

InclusionDirector
20072010
FamilyYMCAofBlackhawkCounty,Waterloo,Iowa
Served20familiesofchildrenwithdisabilitiesinrecreationprogramming
Providedtrainingandassistancefor17communityrecreationagencies
CertifiedtrainerofKidsIncludedTogether

SpecialEducationTeacher
20002001
WestParkElementary,Moscow,Idaho
ServedstudentsingradesK,3,4,&6
Workedcollaborativelywithcolleaguesandfamilies

SpecialEducationTeacher
19951999
AtholElementarySchool,Athol,Idaho
Servedstudentsingradesk6
Managedthreefulltimeinstructionalassistants

AmyAlfrey,SpecialEducationCoordinator
WaterlooCommunitySchoolDistrict
319.215.6137
AmyPetersen,EdD
UniversityofNorthernIowa
319.273.7959

JeanTrainor
InclusionConnectionBoardMember
President/CEOVeridianCreditUnion
319.236.5603ext.5603

EmilyThatcher
IowaDepartmentofEducation
515.451.1673

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