Sara Egorin-Hooper, MS Ed, CMT
[email protected]
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Maryland State Board Advanced Professional Certificates:
Special Education Administration and Supervision
Elementary Administration and Supervision
Special Education K-12
Elementary Education K-6
Specialist for special education programs for all disabilities--birth to age 21
Extensive experience as an /IEP team member, team leader, and developer of
Individual Education Plans
Supervisor of teacher effectiveness and assistance to administrators in the appraisal
process for teachers and para-educators
Professional developer for school administrators, teachers, parents, universities, colleges
professional organizations, and school systems in the United States and Canada
WORK EXPERIENCE
Instructor, Maryland Institute College of Art, Spring, 2007, Spring, 2008 and Spring, 2009
– “Introduction to Special Education”
Special Education Supervisor, Ages 3-21 Autism, Communication and Learning Support
Programs, Functional Academic Learning Support Programs, Alt-MSA, Baltimore County
Public Schools, July 2005 to present
Special Education Specialist, Baltimore County Public Schools, July 1996 to July 2005
Staff Development Inclusion Specialist, Baltimore County Public Schools, 1993-1996
Faculty Associate, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Education, Summer 1994, Fall
1995, Summer 1996, Fall 1996, Spring 1997, Summer 1997, Fall 1998, Spring 1998, Summer
1998, Fall 1998, Fall 1999, Spring 2001, Summer 2001, Spring 2002, Summer 2002, Spring
2003, Summer, 2003 and Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Summer 2004, Fall 2004, Spring 2005,
Summer 2005, Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Summer 2006, Fall 2006, Summer 2007, Fall 2007 and
Fall 2008
Supervisor of Graduate Student Interns in Special Education, The Johns Hopkins
University, 1994 to present
Professional Development Inclusion Facilitator, Baltimore County Public Schools, 1992 to
1993
Itinerant Special Education Teacher, Baltimore County Public Schools, 1986 to 1993
Home and Hospital Teacher, Baltimore County Public Schools, after school hours 1984 to
1986
Special Education Teacher, Baltimore County Public Schools, 1974 to 1986
EDUCATION
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The Johns Hopkins University, Loyola College, 60 + post-graduate hours in Special Education,
Administration and Supervision
The Johns Hopkins University, M.S. Communication Disorders, 1977-1980
The Johns Hopkins University, M.S. Reading, 1973-1976
University of Maryland, B.S. Special Education, 1969-1973
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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Council for Exceptional Children
National Down Syndrome Society
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Citizens Advisory Committee for Special Education - Baltimore County
TASH
The ARC of Maryland
BCPS Disabilities Awareness Committee
Baltimore Chesapeake Chapter of the Autism Society of America
Baltimore County Public Schools Homeless Steering Committee
RELATED EXPERIENCE
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IMAP team leader, Summer 2000, Summer 2001; IMAP scorer, Summer 1999
Presented at ASCD Conference in San Francisco, March 1995 and in New Orleans, March
1996, Baltimore, March 1997
Presented at MCIE (Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education) Spring Conference March
1998, March 1999, October 2001
Presented at the National Downs Syndrome Conference in Washington, D.C. in August 1995
Presented at "Leafpeepers Inclusion Conference for Para educators" - Burlington, Vermont October 1994 and October 1997
Presented at Council for Learning Disabilities National Conference, Nashville, Tennessee,
November 1997
BCPS liaison and supervisor for Supports for L.R.E. Masters Program through the Johns
Hopkins University
Taught graduate level courses for the Johns Hopkins University, School of Continuing Studies
on Collaborative Programming, Cooperative Learning for Diverse Populations, Educational
Alternatives for Students with Special Needs and Beyond Mainstreaming to Inclusion,
Classroom Management for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities
Taught MSDE approved in-service courses on Inclusion, Autism and Remediating
Written Language
Participated in special education and general education curriculum development and adapted
standard curriculum for students with disabilities
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Conducted formal educational assessments to assist in the identification of and successful
programming for students with or without disabilities
Monitored and evaluated the progress of students with disabilities in non-public schools
Chaired BCPS Very Special Arts Festival 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
Assisted teachers in developing appropriate teaching strategies and modifications for students
with and without disabilities
Conducted in-service courses and professional development seminars in diagnostic/prescriptive
assessment and interpretation of data to aid in instruction
Conducted in-service courses and professional development seminars in written language
remediation
Wrote five MSDE approved in-service courses on Celebrating Diversity: Successful
Inclusion – Diagnostic Prescriptive Teaching, Knowing and Understanding Autism, Music
Adaptations Geared for Inclusive Classrooms, and Inclusive Survival Tips for Para- Educators
through the Department of Professional Development and Special Education
Conducted numerous parent groups/presentations on inclusion
Conducted numerous parent groups/presentations of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Conducted countywide presentations on inclusion for administrators
Participated in developing (M.A.P.S.) Magill Action Planning System (later known as Making
Action Plans for Students) to facilitate inclusion of students with significant congnitive
disabilities into neighborhood schools
Presented at CCBC-Essex on instructional strategies for special needs students
Presented at L.D. Days for the L.D. Association of Metropolitan Baltimore on Instructional
Strategies for Differentiation, Attention and Concentration, Multiple Intelligences, and
Inclusion
Coordinate & present at monthly meetings for Teachers of Life Skills, and Autism Programs
Presented to Baltimore City IEP Chairpersons on Inclusion
Presented at M.A.S.H.A. on inclusion
Presented at Loyola College on inclusion for graduate and undergraduate classes
Wrote and presented training on inclusion for Para-educators
Created and coordinated national speaker series on inclusion for BCPS
Taught weeklong intensive summer inclusion institutes for BCPS at the Elementary, Middle,
and High School levels
Presented to Middle School Science Teachers on Instructional Strategies for students with
special needs
Presented to Family Studies Teachers on differentiating instruction for students in Life Skills
classes
Aided teachers in the selection and use of software to support instruction and communication
Conducted school-based presentations on inclusion for both general and special educators
Presented at new teacher meetings for Baltimore County on integrating reading, writing, and
language
Chaired and participated in IEP Teams at both the elementary and secondary levels
Conducted school-based presentations on assessment for both general and special educators
Served on countywide committees including Special Education Materials, I.E.P., Behavior
Management and Disabilities Awareness Committees
Taught demonstration lessons for teachers, parents, and program observers from other
Maryland counties
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Led and participated in curriculum writing workshops for BCPS Summer 1989, 1990, 1991,
1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009
– Publications written include An Integrated Language Arts Guide – Grades 1-2, An Integrated
Language Arts Guide – Grades 3-5, A Differentiated Instructional Handbook for All Students,
Aligning Life Skills Curriculum with the Independence Mastery Assessment Program (IMAP),
Constructing Curriculum Goals and Objectives to Align with IMAP Indicators – (Functional
Academics), Modifying IEP Goals and Objectives to Align with IMAP Indicators, Common
Threads for Reading and Math: Weaving the Voluntary State Curriculum and the Alt-MSA into
Daily Instruction, The Baltimore County Public Schools Elemetary Reading/Language Arts
Curriculum Extended for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
Collaborated with The Baltimore-Chesapeake Chapter of the Autism Society of America in the
partnership with the BCPS Office of Special Education to organize, present and provide
continuing education for all educators, parents, professionals, and community members on
topics related to Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Supervised and facilitated the annual training series offered by BCPS Office of Special
Education for Early Intervention Assistants, early childhood educators and families of students
with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) to provide ongoing training and education on topics
related to ASD
Delivered a variety of presentations to families, educator, administrators, staff members and
community members of a variety of topics on Autsim Spectrum Disorders including Special
Education Citizens Advisory Committee for Baltimore County
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Baltimore Center for Attitudinal Healing - Board Member, Facilitator of Support Groups, and
Volunteer working with adolescents and adults with life challenging illnesses
Co - founder of Camp Sunrise, a summer camp for children with cancer, affiliated with the
American Cancer Society and the Johns Hopkins Hospital
Tutor for Children with Special Needs
Volunteer: Special Olympics
Volunteer: Best Buddies
Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce, and Maryland National Bank Excellence in
Education Award, 1991
Baltimore County Commission on Disabilities Education Advocate of the Year Award, 2001