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Resource teaching is a pull-out and push-in caseload job, so this resume is judged on caseload size, the range of disability categories served, the quality of your IEP writing and how well you co-plan with general education colleagues.

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Priya Raghavan

Resource Room Teacher (Grades 3-5)

Aurora, CO • priya.raghavan@example.com • +1 555 018 2299 • linkedin.com/in/priya-raghavan

Summary

Special educator managing a resource caseload of 21 across grades 3-5, primarily specific learning disability and other health impairment. Trained in Orton-Gillingham and responsible for the building IEP compliance calendar.

Experience

Resource Room TeacherFairmount Elementary School Aug 2021 - Present

Hold a caseload of 21 pupils across grades 3-5, running four daily pull-out groups in reading and mathematics plus push-in support in two classrooms
Write, revise and chair around 21 IEP meetings a year and keep the building compliance calendar clear of late annuals
Deliver Orton-Gillingham based decoding intervention four days a week and track progress against IEP goals fortnightly
Co-plan weekly with five general education teachers on accommodations, modified assessments and grading

Special Education TeacherLarkspur Intermediate School Aug 2018 - Jul 2021

Supported a caseload of 16 in an inclusion model, co-teaching two mathematics blocks daily
Rewrote 14 inherited IEPs to measurable, baseline-anchored goals after a district file review

Skills

IEP Writing and ChairingProgress MonitoringOrton-Gillingham InstructionPush-In and Pull-Out ModelsAccommodations and ModificationsCo-Planning with General EducationSpecially Designed InstructionEligibility Evaluation InputCaseload ManagementParent Conferencing

Education

MA Special EducationUniversity of Colorado Denver 2016 - 2018

Certifications

Colorado Special Education Generalist Licence (Ages 5-21)
Orton-Gillingham Classroom Educator Level - Completed
Praxis Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications (5354) - Passed
Wilson Reading System Level I Certification

What a principal checks first

Caseload size, grade span and the disability categories it covers.

What recruiters screen for

✓Caseload size and the grade span and disability categories it covers
✓IEP authorship and meeting chairing, not just attendance
✓Named intervention programmes you are trained to deliver
✓Evidence of real co-planning with general education, since resource work fails without it

Keywords for this role

IEPcaseload managementspecially designed instructionprogress monitoringpull-out instructionpush-in supportaccommodationsOrton-Gillinghamco-planningleast restrictive environment

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How school hiring works for this role

Special education vacancies stay open longer than most, which shortens the timeline but sharpens the questions. Directors ask how many IEPs you have written and chaired, how you keep annual and triennial deadlines, and what you do when a general education colleague will not implement an accommodation. Expect scenarios on eligibility disputes and parents who bring an advocate, and be ready to talk through a goal you wrote.

Certification and clearance requirements

A state special education certificate is required, sometimes generalist and sometimes categorical, and dual certification in an elementary or content area is often preferred for push-in work. Requirements, age ranges and endorsement structures vary considerably by state. Intervention training such as Orton-Gillingham or Wilson is delivered by independent organisations at defined levels and is separate from licensure.

What a principal checks first

The first pass is an eligibility check against the vacancy. Certification area, grade band and state decide whether your file can be considered at all, and a screener working through a stack during a hiring window will not reconstruct them from your job history.

Evidence of student learning

Education hiring is increasingly data-conscious, and the strongest bullets connect what you did to what students achieved: growth measures, pass rates, attendance, behaviour referrals, programme participation. Attribute honestly, note the cohort size, and include the initiatives you led beyond your own classroom, since those are what distinguish candidates with similar teaching records.

The summary, and leading with certification

Open with your certification area, grade band and state, because that determines whether you are eligible for the vacancy at all. Everything else in the summary should point at student outcomes rather than teaching philosophy — philosophy belongs in the interview, where you can be asked about it.

Mistakes that cost resource room teacher candidates interviews

Giving no caseload number, which is the first thing a special education director looks for
Describing IEPs generically instead of showing measurable goal writing and compliance timelines
Ignoring the general education relationship, which is most of the job in a resource model

Matching the district, not just the posting

District postings are formulaic but district priorities are not. Read the school improvement plan or the district strategy if it is public, and mirror the language of the initiatives you can genuinely support. Then check the file parses cleanly with our free ATS checker, since most districts screen through an applicant system.

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What should a resource room teacher resume include?

Your certification area, grade band and state at the top, a summary pointed at student outcomes, experience bullets connecting what you did to what students achieved with the cohort size attached, then education, clearances, and the work you led beyond your own classroom.

What certifications do I need on a resource room teacher resume?

Certification requirements are set by your state and by the grade band and subject you are applying to teach, so read them off the vacancy rather than assuming. Write your certification area exactly as the state writes it, include clearances with their issue dates, and note anything in progress with the date you expect to finish.

How is hiring for resource room teacher roles different?

School hiring runs to a calendar and often to a committee, with an application form carrying work the resume does elsewhere. Expect a demonstration lesson or a scenario interview, and expect any claim about student outcomes to be discussed in detail.

What do hiring managers look at first on a resource room teacher resume?

Your certification area, grade band and state, because those settle eligibility before quality is considered at all. A file that does not make them obvious in the first few lines can be set aside without being read properly.

Where does a resource room teacher career usually go next?

Resource teacher to lead teacher or programme specialist, then special education coordinator or district compliance work. Reading intervention and assessment expertise tends to lead to specialist rather than administrative posts.

How long should this resume be?

One page under roughly ten years of experience, two pages beyond that. A two-page resume where every line earns its place beats a padded one-page resume, so cut duties before you cut measurable achievements.

Can I use this example as a template?

Use the structure and the way each achievement is phrased, but write your own content. The names and employers here are fictional, and a resume describing work you did not do will not survive an interview.

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