With 20 years of experience in education, Cassandra has consulted, coached, and trained school staff and district personnel to develop systems to support all students’ social, emotional, and behavioral well-being.
For five years, Cassandra was the Director of Special Education at Charlotte Central School and Director of Behavior Systems for Champlain Valley School District, where she developed and led a district-wide program that supports students with significant social, emotional, and behavioral needs within their home school community, minimizing the need for outside alternative placements.
Cassandra is a certified Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) trainer and has extensive experience training school staff in de-escalation techniques, positive behavior interventions and supports, and crisis intervention.
Previous work experience includes a high school social worker, elementary/middle school behavior specialist, outpatient therapist, behavior system coordinator/coach. Previously, Cassandra worked for the BEST/VTPBIS project as Training and Development Coordinator and is excited to be back with the BEST Project/VTPBIS as Co-Director.
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
- Special Education Service Delivery
- Social-Emotional Learning
Education
- Ed.D., Educational Leadership and Policy. University of Vermont. (Burlington VT)
- M.S.W., Children, Youth, & Families, and Social & Economic Development. Washington University. (St. Louis MO)
- B.A., Sociology. Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs NY).