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Ashley Horrigan

Boston

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

ABA Paraprofessional

Boston Public Schools-Samuel Adams Elementary
01.2021 - Current
  • Collaborated and led a team of educators to develop behavioral and educational lesson plans to implement and enhance skills in students.
  • Implemented team-based strategies and positive reinforcements when coaching students during Unified soccer and basketball tournaments.
  • Tracked behavioral and academic growth through data collection, demonstrating a results-oriented approach that led to 100% improvement in educational, social, and emotional skills in each student.
  • Adapted to each student's behavioral challenges, defusing difficult behaviors, and ensuring the safety of everyone present during high-stress work environments.
  • Worked in a fast-paced environment prioritizing safety through fun and creative lesson plans and activities
  • Made and collected data on daily phone calls and email exchanges to parents

Long Term ABA Substitute Teacher

Boston Public Schools-Samuel Adams Elementary
03.2025 - 06.2025
  • Managed and led a staff of 5, creating their daily schedules and grouping them throughout the day within the classroom of students
  • Established positive relationships with parents through weekly check-ins, discussing their child's progress, ensuring effective communication.
  • Created fun and engaging lesson plans based on curriculum objectives and individual student needs.
  • Held daily meetings with a team of support staff to provide positive feedback, and continue to develop strategies.

Extended School Year ABA Teacher

Boston Public Schools-Mission Hill/Adams Elementar
07.2021 - 08.2021
  • Lead and managed a classroom of 6 staff creating their schedules and tracking their data collection
  • Created a behavioral model to decrease a student's bolting by 75%.
  • Maintained accurate records of students data to develop progress reports, tracking their individual success academically, as well as, socially and emotionally
  • Exceeded individual goal by creating lesson plans that showed an 100% increase in each students academic goals during the summer term
  • Generated daily emails and phone calls to parents

Lead Residential Counselor

The Childrens Study Home
12.2019 - 01.2021
  • Led a staff of 6, creating schedules, daily check-in meetings and developing and implementing team bonding activities
  • Created a safe environment that fostered residents' growth and success, interpersonally and emotionally.
  • Work collaboratively with school personnel to sign up residents for their respective town sports programs.
  • Collected accurate data records of counseling sessions used to improve on targeted goals for each resident's individualized plan.

Youth Soccer Coach

Stars of Massachusetts
05.2018 - 08.2018
  • Mentored and led a team of U-10 girls soccer to a summer tournament victory
  • Coordinated weekly practice sessions, creating fun and skill enhancing drills
  • Organized a car wash throughout the club to raise funds for the upcoming end of season tournament
  • Created strong relationships with parents and players through weekly emails and one-on-one training sessions before and after practice

Education

Psychology

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA
05-2018

Accomplishments

  • Member of the Division One University of Massachusetts Amherst Women's Soccer Team

Timeline

Long Term ABA Substitute Teacher

Boston Public Schools-Samuel Adams Elementary
03.2025 - 06.2025

Extended School Year ABA Teacher

Boston Public Schools-Mission Hill/Adams Elementar
07.2021 - 08.2021

ABA Paraprofessional

Boston Public Schools-Samuel Adams Elementary
01.2021 - Current

Lead Residential Counselor

The Childrens Study Home
12.2019 - 01.2021

Youth Soccer Coach

Stars of Massachusetts
05.2018 - 08.2018

Psychology

University of Massachusetts Amherst

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