Tera Impens

2215 LeClaire St.

Davenport, IA 52803
563-508-3989

OBJECTIVE:
I enjoy working with children of all ages and all abilities, and sharing my enthusiasm
and knowledge for general education, special education, and the field. My primary
objective is to obtain an Administrative position.

EDUCATION
Master of Education Administration, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
Graduation: May, 2019
Cumulative GPA: 4.0/4.0
Graduate Endorsement of Special Education, St. Ambrose
University, Davenport, IA
Certification obtained: K-12 Instructional Strategist II: BD/LD
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, St. Ambrose University, Davenport,
IA
Endorsement: K-8 English/Language Arts
Licensures: K-6 Teacher Elementary Classroom

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Keystone Academy, Davenport, IA

June 2014-current
Special Education Teacher
June 2015- June 2017
Mentor Teacher
Special Education teacher to intermediate school and high school children during
the 2014 year-present. Teaching in a school/program, piloted by Davenport Community
Schools, focusing on severe behavioral disorder and challenging students in the Davenport
Community School District and court adjudicated students from Family Resources.
Teaching all core classes and elective classes to self-contained and rotating classes. Write
multiple IEPs for students. Teach social skills and corrective teach students with behavior
disorders and difficulties. Carry out Boystown Well-Managed Classroom programming and
individualized Behavior Intervention Plans.
Served on the committees for the Building School Improvement Team, Collaborative
Teaching Team, Student Intervention Team, and Mentor Teacher.

Key Achievement: Piloting Behavior Disorder School/Program under the direction

of the Boystown programming. I have taught high school and middle school special
education classes, both self-contained and on general rotation. Behavioral essential
skills and academic classes were taught to students of varying levels of cognitive
abilities and needs.
 ESY Teaching Position, Children’s Village West, Davenport, IA
June 2014-August 2014, June 2015-August 2015, June 2016-August 2016
Special Education Teacher
Teach Extended School Year Programming to preschool children with Autism and
special needs, update IEP goals and continue program skills to prevent loss of academic
skills.

Kimberly Center, Alternative High School, Davenport, IA

June 2013-June 2014
Special Education Teacher
Special Education teacher to high school students during the school year of 2013-
2014. Teaching SCI Language, SCI Biology, and SCI Earth Science classes. Teach individual
students with 1:1 guidance in content areas of need (in particular, Consumer Math).
Training in LETRS and Language! curriculum. Curriculum specific to special education
classes in SCI Earth Science, SCI Biology, and Language! curriculum in high school. Write
multiple IEPs high school students. Administer bi-weekly IEP probes and benchmarks.
Teach life skills and corrective teach students with behavior and learning disorders and
difficulties

Family Resources, Inc/Wittenmyer Learning Center, Davenport, IA

July 2007-June 2013
Special Education Teacher
Special Education teacher to children with Autism during the years 2009-current,
working with Dr. Timothy Vollmer, Ph D BCBA-D from the University of Florida. Dr.
Vollmer specifically requested this program to be created, and is one of the most highly
regarded and leading behavior experts in the nation. Pilot an autism program for highly
severe and aggressive children (ages 16 to 21) to increase independent living skills,
educational needs, and behavior management. Teach ABVA programs, Murdoch
curriculum, and carry out behavior intervention plans for students. Track behaviors via
Instant Data Analyzer Program on individual Netpads for students to record exact data,
monitor progress, and make program modifications and changes. During the school year
of 2007-2008, I taught a self-contained middle school classroom of low-functioning
behavior disorder students. During the school year of 2008-2009, I taught half of the year
to self-contained behavior disorder middle school students, and the other half of the year
in the high school rotation with behavior disorder students.

Key Achievement: Piloting Autism Program with the guidance of Dr. Timothy
Vollmer, Ph D BCBA-D. I currently teach communication, academic, behavior, and
daily living skills to some of the most violent and low functioning young men that
were considered too behavioral to exist in any other special needs classroom.

New Choices Incorporated, Bettendorf, IA,

September 2001-July 2007
 Program Supervisor
Design, tailor, and implement treatment programs in accordance with Dr. Vincent
Carbone’s Applied Behavioral Verbal Analysis (ABVA) treatment program and current
Discrete Trial Format (DTF) program. Apply and design behavioral management
techniques and programs for children with extreme aggressive behaviors. Maintain
regular data, charts, documentation of progress for each client. Create materials,
documents, and schedules to meet program needs. Provide direct care with each
consumer on a regular schedule and on demand basis. Available 24 hours a day for oncall
services and counseling. Attend IEP meetings, present materials and techniques to
team members. Attend all recent/regular trainings associated with Autism, customer
service, and management. Act as a Behavior Consultant for families and staff. Visit and
consult with elementary and middle school classes of consumers. Create and design
treatment programs and goals for mentally retarded adults and children. Perform ABBLS
assessments for newly referred Autistic children.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING:
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, Murdoch Training, River Valley Coalition
Conference 2011, Florida Association for Behavior Analysis Conference (FABA)
2009, FABA 2010, FABA 2011, Council for Exceptional Children 2011,
Mandatory Reporter, Trauma Informed Care, Mandt, “Functional Assessment and
Treatment or Problem Behavior” with Timothy R. Vollmer, PH.D, BCBCA-D,
Stephen Walker, M.S., and Amanda Bosch, M.S., BCBA, “Teaching Children
with Autism using Applied Behavior Analysis” with Spencer Ramsey, BaCBa

CREDENTIALS
Credentials are available at the Career Center, St. Ambrose University,
518 West Locust Street, Davenport, IA 52803. Phone: 563-333-6339 Fax: 563-
333-6243

CALLING REFERENCES:
Ms. Beth Hawkinson, Co-worker/ 563-209-7677
Behavior Consultant and Analyst with DCSD
Ms. Sheri Womack, Previous Administrator/ 563-210-2889
Principal at Keystone Academy
Ms. Tedra Holland, Previous Assistant Administrator/ 563-468-7650
Transition Coordinator Keystone Academy