About Sheila
Sheila holds a Massachusetts special education certification and has experience as a teacher and as an administrator in special education settings. As the leader of a charter school, she was also the school's special education director and during this tenure completed a year-long veteran special education director's institute with the Massachusetts Department of Education. She was a principal for 22 years in multiple districts and played an active and participatory role in all areas of special education during her principalships including reading all reports, drafting IEP's and signing off on IEP’s. Sheila regularly participated in team meetings and, at times, chaired team meetings. She has a strong understanding of curriculum, current strategies and practices, school discipline and state and federal regulations and laws. For more than twenty years she has also provided advocacy services for families.
Experience Highlights
Special Education Employment
2019- Present - Paid Family Advocate
1999-2019 - Pro Bono Family Advocate
2016-2019 - Barnstable Community Horace Mann Charter Public School- Charter Leader and Special Education Director
1990-1995 - Assistant Director South Shore High School
1985-1995 - Special Education Teacher- South Shore Educational Collaborative (South Shore High School)
General Education Employment
July, 2019- Present Independent Educational Consultant
July, 2016 – June, 2019 Principal, Barnstable Community Horace Mann Charter Public School
July, 2013 – June, 2016 Principal, Glover Elementary School
January 2011 – June 2013 Assistant Superintendent for Academics/Area
Superintendent, Archdiocese of Boston
2008 – 2011 Principal, Saint Jerome School
2005 – 2008 Principal, Joseph C. Chamberlain School
1995 – 2005 Principal, St. Andrew the Apostle School
1990-1995- Assistant Director/Teacher, South Shore Educational Collaborative
1985-1990 - Teacher, South Shore Educational Collaborative
Certifications
Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent
Principal/Assistant Principal (K-6)
Elementary (K-8)
Special Needs (K-8)
Special Needs (5-12)
SEI Endorsement
Professional Memberships
ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)
COPAA (Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates)