A Day In The Life Of A Director At Special Education Consulting
A day for Anjanette, a Director at Special Education Consulting, varies between "a lot of time on the computer doing data analysis and a lot of time in meetings" from home and fieldwork visiting school districts, conducting interviews, and classroom observations to analyze inclusive practices and facilities. This flexible work style contrasts sharply with Anjanette's previous experience as a public school employee, where the work was primarily conducted within school buildings, working directly with special education leaders and students.
Data Analysis, Communication, Problem-Solving, Project Management, Leadership
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Anjanette Pelletier
Director
Special EducationConsulting
UC Berkeley
Cal State Hayward, Masters in Clincial Child School Psychology
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Coaching, Speaking & Writing, Education
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Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Worked 20+ Hours in School, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Educational consultants often work from home, utilizing computers for data analysis and virtual meetings.
2. A significant portion of the job involves on-site visits to schools, including classroom observations and interviews with staff and students.
3. The work requires strong analytical skills to interpret data and identify areas for improvement in educational practices and facilities.
Transcript
What does a day in the life of an educational consultant look like?
These days, it's kind of hard to pick an exact, what a day in the life looks like. I mostly work from home unless I'm out in the field. My role involves a lot of time on the computer in meetings, looking at data from districts I'm consulting with. I meet with people to talk about their needs and areas of concern, and what outcomes they're hoping I'll help them reach.
I spend a lot of time on the computer doing data analysis and in meetings. But then I have whole weeks where I'll be out in the field. I go to a school district and meet with people in person, do some interviews.
I visit student classrooms and observe the teaching, the materials, the structure, and the staffing ratios. In those classrooms, we also do an analysis of the school site itself. We identify evidence of inclusive practices for students with disabilities or look at the facilities that students with disabilities have access to.
A day is usually very busy, with people wanting to communicate with me, whether I'm in person or working from my home office. The only reason I get to do all of that flexibly, either at home or out in the field, is because of my time as a public school employee. My time was much different then; I spent most of my time working with special education leaders and being in classrooms.
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