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Necessary Kendallville, IN 46755
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Last Name Tuttle First Name Jasten Middle Name Nicole

Street Address 9304 North Oakshore Drive City Rome City State IN Zip 46784

Mailing Address City State Zip

Phone (260) 242-8408 Social Security No. 310-96-0404

Have you filed an application with us before? Have you been interviewed by a representative of our
Yes ______ No_______ school corporation? Yes_______ No_______
When? _____________________________________ Where?_____________________________________
Under what name? ____________________________ When? _____________________________________

Use numerals 1, 2, 3, etc. to indicate _____

1 Primary _____ High School
order of preference of levels in which _____
2 Intermediate _____ Part-Time
you wish to teach _____
3 Middle School _____ Substitute

For what position do you wish to apply?

✔ Autism Spectrum Disorder _____
_____ ✔ Deaf or Hard of Hearing ✔ Specific Learning
✔ Language/Speech Impairment _____
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✔ Blind or Low Vision
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_____ Deaf-Blind ✔
_____ Multiple Disabilities Disability
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✔ Cognitive Disability ✔
_____ Developmental Delay ✔
_____ Other Health Impairment ✔ Traumatic Brain
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Mild/Moderate/Severe ✔
_____ Emotional Disability ✔
_____ Orthopedic Impairment Injury

Teaching Certificate(s) Number Expiration Date State

STUDENT TEACHING

Dates Subjects or
From To Grade Level Supervising Teacher Address Phone
ENMS 415 Drake Rd.
08/2019 4/2020 Applied Skills 6-8 Jen Holbrook PRACTICUM Kendallville, IN 260-347-0100

08/2020 12/2020 Intense and Mild SPED K-5Angie Sibert/Jessica Woods INTERNSHIP-15
Wayne Center
WEEKS
Appleman Rd. Kendallville,
260-347-2548
IN

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 EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Please list, in order of attendance, all educational institutions attended.
From To
Name of Institution Location Date Date Degree Major Minor
Prairie Heights High School Lagrange, IN 1996 High School Diploma
IPFW - earned 9 credits Fort Wayne, IN August 1996 November 1997 Associates Elementary Education Kd.
University of Phoenix GPA 3.80 Phoenix, AZ June 2012 January 2014 Associates of Arts Concentration in Healthcare Administration
University of Phoenix GPA 3.77 Phoenix, AZ January 2014 February 2016 Bachelor of Science in Health Administration Conc. in Health Management
University of Saint Francis GPA 3.3267 Fort Wayne, IN August 2017 Not Finished/ left February 2021. MS in Education SPED Concentrations Mild, Intense

TEACHING EXPERIENCE (In Chronological Order)

Inclusive Dates Location Grade and
From To School City State Subject Name of Principal
July 2015 May 2018 Wayne Center Elementary Appleman Rd. Kendallville, IN Functional Life Skills K-5 IA experience Jaime Carroll
May 2018 June 2020 East Noble Middle School 415 Drake Rd.Kendallville, IN Applied Skills 6-8 IA experience Andrew Deming
July 2019 March 2020 East Noble Middle School 415 Drake Rd.Kendallville, IN Applied Skills 6-8 - Practicum w/ Jenifer Holbrook Andrew Deming
July 2020 December 2020 15 of 16 weeks completed, left program Wayne Center Elementary Appleman Rd. Kendallville, IN FLS K-5-Internship w/Angela Sibert then w/

ENTER TOTAL NUMBER OF YEARS USE EXTRA SHEET IF MORE

OF FULL TIME TEACHING EXPERIENCE 6 yrs. IA, practicum and internship experienc SPACE IS NEEDED

REFERENCES
Please give five references, especially superintendents or principals under whom you have taught, who can give first-hand
knowledge of your character, personality, scholarship, and teaching ability.
Name Title Address Phone
Andy Deming principal ENMS 415 Drake Rd.Kendallville, IN 260-347-0100
Jaime Carrol principal Wayne Center Elementary Appleman Rd. Kendallville, IN 260-347-2548
Jen Holbrook teacher ENMS 415 Drake Rd.Kendallville, IN 260-347-0100
Lucinda Shepherd teacher ENMS 415 Drake Rd.Kendallville, IN 260-347-0100
Kelli Ohms teacher ENHS Garden St.Kendallville, IN 260-347-2502
Rachel Ruse Dean of Students Wayne Center Elementary Appleman Rd. Kendallville, IN 260-349-2548
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
What significant experiences have you had working with children?
I have worked with children in many different enviroments (Choir, band, Unified Band, Art, Ceramics, PLTW, Science for grades K-8, Math for grades, K-8, Business
tech, Health, Unified Gym, English for grades K-8, and Social Studies for SPED 6 -8. I worked in enviroments with both total inclusion and limited inclusion). I had
experience with teaching reading strategies using Orton Gillingham phonics, as well as SRA. I assisted in helping to teach the lower, struggling Math students every
day in a fifth grade classroom. It was usually the same handfull of students. I also retaught much of what was taught in each of these classes. This is because the
student can be with their gen. ed peers and the more explanation required can take place later. Often reinforcing what was taught in a different way to ensure
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student oftentohelped
direct.me to gauge their own understanding of the class, so help could be given when needed.
I coached NASA soccer for various age groups for nine years (preschool age until 12 years of age).

Have you ever been convicted of a felony?

If yes, please explain by confidential letter. Yes_____________ No_______________

The above information is true and correct.

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DIRECTIONS: Please answer each of the questions below as best you can. The space provided should be adequate; but if more space
is needed, please attach additional pages.

1. Why did you want to become a teacher?

As a child, I would teach my baby dolls and cats at there desks in our barn. My mom jokes that she always knew I would be a teacher. A school teacher had
actually lived in our house previously and left many desks in the barn for storage. I had my own little classrooml in the barn. As a senior in highschool, I
student taught in a first grade classroom. The teacher was my mom's best friend and our preacher's wife. I was shown how to be patient, encouraging, and
supportive. I was asked to helped a specific student who was struggling. Her entire family spoke another language, so she was the translator for them. The
experience showed me how the smallest amount of growth can be brought on by the most intense work. Celebrate those milestones both large and small.
She also taught me how to identify those students who may need more teaching. She taught me different strategies to give those students the "more" they
need. Also, during my junior and senior year, I had an English teacher who inspired me to dig deeper. One day after class, she gave me a book of Portuguese
Love Sonnets to read. She showed me how to decode what I was reading. She made the materials valid to my own life and struggles at the time. My love for
reading and writing was given to me by her, and I can only hope to teach students how to love learning. I want them to enjoy the development of new
understandings.
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what will be taught, pre assessments are crucial. Post assessments are equally important because they can show if more focus and development is required
in new lessons. I also like to scaffold my lessons upon one another. This helps to teach new concepts fluidly.

3. What do you think will provide you the greatest pleasure in teaching?
I have honestly had this feeling before. When students set goals for themselves or I have a goals for them and those goals are achieved. The students are
proud of themselves and the work they put in. We celebrate those victories and I have a sense of pride in their accomplishments also. I have worked with
several nonverbal students, and the joy we experience when they realize their hands or a device can help them talk to me is priceless. Students simply give
me joy. Their love for life, no matter what their circumstance, is infectious. I am currently a caregiver for one of the students in the FLS classroom. I have
worked with her since third grade. She will be going into the highschool, and seeing her growth has amazed me. I think that will be what is most rewarding. I
will enjoy the student's as they grow into mini adults and use what they were taught to live productive lives in society. I absolutley love when students enjoy
what they are learning. I love to make it fun and interesting. I think their joy will be my greatest joy.

4. Describe the characteristics of an outstanding teacher.

An outstanding teacher can tell when her student is struggling. She challenges her students. She pushes her students to do better. She listens. She always
has a plan of action and also a plan b and a plan c. She is organized. She continuously defines expectations to and for her students. She knows how to push
her students and how to make them smile. She makes learning fun. She provides continuos learning opportunites. She caculates growth and determines
progress. She also develops good, effective lesson plans. She can determine individual student needs and develps goals to address those needs. A good
teacher also collaborates and communicates with coworkers and parents to ensure the student is successful at reaching those goals.

5. A parent tells you that what you are teaching his child is irrelevant to the child’s needs. How would you respond?
First, I would verify my reasoning for the lesson. I would name those standards that the lesson was based upon. I would also give a quick assessment to
ensure what was understood prior to and after the lesson. Finally, I would show the results at the end to verify the growth that occured. I would also research
how the lesson could be relatable and valid to the student's own life. Often in a SPED classroom, if the lesson is irrelevant to the child, it will not be
remembered anyway, and some material must at least be presented.

6. What are your personal goals?

I just began a nutritional plan in the hopes to improve my own health. I want to, personally, be healthy. I want my family to learn how to live healthier lifestyles.
I also want to be teaching soon. I can begin my career. I have been waiting over twenty years to complete my educational journey. I am ready to inspire,
encourage and lead students toward success. I want to help students build up knowledge and confidence in the classroom. I plan on finding a teaching
position and putting my everything into it until I am ready to retire. I want to make people's lives easier if I can. I am trying to find my own joy dailly and will
continue as I strive to provide joy to others.

7. What are your sources of ideas?

I have been inspired by many teachers. I have actually been an IA in many different learning environments. I have been blessed to have been in an 8th grade
gen. ed Health class, PLTW, Choir, Unified Choir, Band, Unified Band, Art, Ceramics, and business tech. I have also been in a gen. ed 7th grade Science
class. I have also been blessed to be with 5 SPED teachers all teaching different ages and subjects. I often use Teachers pay Teachers. When I was
coteaching in my intership, I was sent some good ideas for lessons. I have a huge pool of teacher friends who share effective suggestions and techniques. I
love to do themes for the day or week. For example, I did an entire week on leaves. We went on an adventure walk to find leaves. We compared them, we
catorgorized them, we drew pictures of them, we read books about them, and we used them to create "leaf" animals. We made snacks related to theme and
watched informative clips, CNN, or brainpops. Those lessons then led to an apple themed week. I often utilize scaffolding.
8. In teaching a class, do you have an outline that you follow?
In a SPED classroom, consistency is very important. The day needs to be consistent. The start of the day should always be the same, whatever that routine
maybe. It could be announcements, calander, and station work. This could be something that happens prior to the actual lesson. I will base my lesson upon
what was learned previously or what can be scaffolded off of a lesson. Then I would expain expectations and provide instruction for the "I do" aspect of the
lesson. I often provide an example of the "we do" part, so students fully understand what is being asked of them. I would either put students in small groups or
let them do the "you do" portion of the lesson independently. Finally, I can close the lesson with an assessment to determine undestanding. The results can
also influence the fluency of the lesson, how quickly I can move and when I can move on. I also love using lessons where project based learning can occur.
I will always have the schedule for the day posted so students can easily see it. I have learned that if students know what the plan is, they are usually willing
to follow that plan. It's when changes are made, behaviors occur. Students want to feel they have control over their own schedules. It is important to follow the
schedules as closey as possible but remember things can always change causing me to adapt and inform my students of the changes occuring.
9. How do you determine what students do well?
Every student should do well in class. This means the student gives 100 percent. If they are meeting those grade level standards that are in place or being
taught. If they are progressing forward. The speed of progression is not what is important. It is the quality of the progess made. Assessments can be useful in
calculating progession and determining growth. I can also look back at previous examples of progression through the years and determine growth or
predictions for growth.

10. What are your strengths? What contribution do you feel you can make to education?
I am good at determining student's strengths, and then providing specific opportunities to use those strengths. I like to group students up in a way where they
can be successful at whatever theri do. I am a planner and an organizer. I learned how to use an electronic classroom planning app. during my internship. It
was so beneficial. If a topic needed more focus or was not discussed, I could just add it to the plan for the following day. Both organizing and planning aspects
support the teacher role positively. Everything has a place, and documentation (a teacher's best friend) needs organizing efficiently so it can easily be
accessed when needed. I have learned that it is important to always have a Plan B and Plan C prepared and in place. I am flexible and can adapt quickly,
usually by Plan B or C. This is important becasue as teachers we can't always determine the speed in which the lesson will be heard and understood. If you
can't keep the lesson moving, you may loose students because of inattention or boredom. Once they begin to stray, they may never regain focus and
behaviors can occur. I feel that I can create a learning environment where my students can become molded to enjoy learning and absorbing information. I can
create a safe, learning environment where success is celebrated, and students are encouraged. I can inspire students with my determination, and love for
learning. I like to use music in my classroom to hellp improve productivity, keep students working, and lessen anxitey. My music additions within lessons will
be memorable to students. I like to expose students to all types of music. It is my belief that music can help reinforce my teachings. My hope is that my
students take the love of music with them to help in those more difficult times in their lives. Specific music can assist in decoding information and making ithat
music relevant and memorable.
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By your signature below you hereby acknowledge that all information contained in this application is correct, true and
complete to the best of your knowledge and belief. You further agree to contact Northeast Indiana Special Education
Cooperative and correct any statement contained herein and discovered to be untrue or incomplete prior to any
employment in the Northeast Indiana Special Education Cooperative. In the event of employment, it is understood that
any false or misleading information given in this application or interview(s) or any omission of information shall be
sufficient cause for immediate dismissal.

By your signature below you authorize Northeast Indiana Special Education Cooperative to review your employment
history including, without limitation, reference checks and to seek the release of investigative information possessed by
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Any false or misleading information on any part of this application shall be fully sufficient grounds to refuse
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PRE-EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION RELATIVE TO

APPLICANT’S CRIMINAL HISTORY

Please respond to the following questions with the understanding that any false or misleading responses shall be fully
sufficient grounds to refuse to employ or, having been employed, shall be immediate cause for dismissal.

_____ Yes _____ No 1. Have you ever been charged with, pleaded guilty or “no contest” (nolo contendere) to,
or been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor more serious than a minor traffic violation?

_____ Yes _____ No 2. Have you ever been charged with, pleaded guilty or “no contest” (nolo contendere) to,
or been convicted of any crime involving physical or sexual abuse of any person or any
other crime of moral turpitude (an act of baseness, vileness or depravity in the private and
social duties which a person owes another member of society or society in general and
which is contrary to the accepted rule of right and duty between persons, including, but not
limited to, theft, attempted theft, murder, rape, swindling and indecency with a minor)?

_____ Yes _____ No 3. Have you ever been charged with, pleaded guilty or “no contest” (nolo contendere) to,
or been convicted of any of the following offenses involving children:

a. Rape as defined in I.C. 35-42-4-1;

b. Criminal deviate conduct as defined in I.C. 35-42-4-2;
c. Child molesting as defined in I.C. 35-42-4-3;
d. Child exploitation as defined in I.C. 35-42-4-4;
e. Vicarious sexual gratification as defined in I.C. 35-42-4-5;
f. Child solicitation as defined in I.C. 35-42-4-6;
g. Incest as defined in I.C. 35-46-1-3
h. Child selling as defined in I.C. 35-46-1-4;
i. Child seduction as defined in I.C. 35-42-4-7; or
j. Sexual battery as defined in I.C. 35-42-4-8.

_____ Yes _____ No 4. Have you ever been charged with, pleaded guilty or “no contest” (nolo contendere) to,
or been convicted of any crime related to the use, sale or possession of a controlled
substance or alcohol, or related to intoxication?

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_____ Yes _____ No 1. If you are now working, is your conduct as an employee or the quality of your work the
focus of any investigation by your current employer?

_____ Yes _____ No 2. Are you presently being investigated or under a procedure to consider your discharge for
misconduct by your present employer, or if you offered a resignation, your previous
employer?

_____ Yes _____ No 3. Have you ever been reprimanded, disciplined, discharged or asked to resign from a prior
position?

_____ Yes _____ No 4. Have you ever resigned from a prior position without being asked, but under
circumstances involving your employer’s investigation of your sexual contact with
another person, mishandling of funds or criminal conduct?

_____ Yes _____ No 5. Have you ever resigned from a prior position after being disciplined by your employer or
after being offered the opportunity to resign rather than be terminated?

If you answered “yes” to any of the preceding questions, please explain, in detail, the circumstances relative to any
investigation, discharge, resignation, reprimand or disciplinary action.

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consider the employment history, including without limitation, evaluations, criminal arrest and conviction record
checks, references and investigative information possessed by any private or public employer or any local, state or
federal agency, of all potential applicants prior to employment. Therefore, the undersigned applicant authorizes
Northeast Indiana Special Education Cooperative to review, investigate and copy any and all information pertaining to
employment from any present or former employers, supervisors or co-workers.

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Because of concerns for the safety of our students, we have increased our security measures. In an effort to
ensure that individuals who work with our students are indeed suitable for such contact, we ask that you complete this
form.

These Adult Behavioral Expectations give faculty, staff, and volunteers the opportunity to reaffirm their
commitment and dedication to the well being of young people. When faculty, staff, and/or volunteers sign a copy of
this document, individuals are making a collective statement that youth are being treated with respect, dignity, and
attention to individual needs.

In my role as a faculty member, staff member, or volunteer, I:

• Accept my responsibility to represent Northeast Indiana Special Education Cooperative with dignity and pride
by being a positive role model for youth.
• Conduct myself in a courteous, respectful manner, exhibit good sportsmanship, and demonstrate reasonable
conflict management skills.
• Respect, adhere to, and enforce the rules, policies, and guidelines established by the Northeast Indiana Special
Education Cooperative including all laws related to child abuse and substance abuse.
• Under no circumstances will I allow or consume alcohol or illegal drugs at school events or activities. I
understand that use of, or being under the influence of, alcohol or illegal drugs while in the presence of my
students and/or at a school program or activity may result in my termination.
• Recognize that verbal or physical abuse, failure to comply with equal opportunity and anti-discrimination laws,
or committing criminal acts may be grounds for termination as a faculty member, staff member, or volunteer.
• Respect confidentiality in regard to sensitive issues concerning the students and/or the school.

By signing below, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to abide by the behavioral expectations in this
document.

A signed copy of the Adult Behavior Expectations will be kept in the school and/or administrative office.

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