Cheryl L. Williams
752 Sussex Dr.
Janesville, Wisconsin  53546

Home:  (608) 755-1791                         
Work:    (608) 743-6235              
E-mail: scuber1@charter.com  or cwilliams@janesville.k12.wi.us
Website: www.cherylwilliams.us

FULL resume in PDF format.

Professional Experience

Present-2004    
Library Media Specialist, School District of Janesville, Janesville, Wisconsin.

Responsible for devloping and delivering curriculum enriched with information and technology literacy skills to students in grades 6-8 through collaboration with staff.

Responsible for the training of staff on information and technology literacy practices, functions, applications and uses of technology, and electronic resources within the professional setting.

Develop and implement policies and procedures assuring access to information, maintain a quality collection of materials supporting all curriculums, and interpret and enforce laws and district policies regarding information and its access.

2004-1997       
Teacher of the Visually Impaired, School District of Janesville, Janesville, Wisconsin.

Responsible for assessing and instructing visually impaired and multiply handicapped children compensatory skills to be used in the classroom, and training staff on basic skills and methods used with visually impaired individuals.

Orientation and Mobility Specialist, School District of Janesville, Janesville, Wisconsin

Responsible for assessing and instructing visually impaired and multiply handicapped children safe and efficient travel skills, developing and designing environmental and travel adaptations and training staff on basic travel skills and methods used with visually impaired individuals.

1997-1983        
Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped (WSVH), Janesville, Wisconsin

Responsible for assessing and instructing visually impaired and multiply handicapped children safe and efficient travel skills, developing and designing environmental and travel adaptations and training staff on basic travel skills and methods used with visually impaired individuals.

Multi-disciplinary-Team/Inidividualized Education Program Coordinator, WSVH, Janesville, Wisconsin.

Responsible for coordinating, scheduling, and facilitating Individualized Education Programs and Multi-disciplinary Team meetings for each student attending WSVH through correspondence with district personnel, administration and staff, training of WSVH staff on the proper completion of IEP documents, and developing a master schedule for document preparation, completion and timeline system for all staff to follow.

1997-1994        
Administrative Assistant, WSVH, Janesville, Wisconsin.

Responsible for formulating a master schedule of all classes offered primarily to students in grades 7 through 12, individually scheduling all secondary students according to their IEP needs, plan and organize an equitable dissemination to staff the duties necessary for school functioning, assist in the establishment of credit requirements in all areas of instruction necessary for obtaining a high school diploma, and assist with determining and defining duties to be performed by case managers to best advocate the educational needs of students.

1997-1985        
Co-operative Program Coordinator, WSVH, Janesville, Wisconsin

Responsible for coordinating the mainstreaming of visually impaired students into the local middle school which included coordinating student schedules between two schools, providing necessary adaptations, support and transportation for each student's successful experience in regular education classes and training public school staff on basic adaptations and adjustments to their curriculum to meet the needs of visually impaired individuals.

1992 & 1990     
Intern Supervisor, WSVH, Janesville, Wisconsin

Supervised, critiqued, demonstraed and offered opportunities of teaching strategies of orientation and mobility skills to visually impaired, school-aged children to university students.

1984-1983        
Classroom Teacher of the Visually Impaired, WSVH, Janesville, Wisconsin.

Provided instruction of functional and prevocational skills to multiply handicapped children in primary grades and instructed grade one phonics and spelling to visually impaired children.