1. Farrah Ranzino
519 Johnson St • Marengo, IL 60152 • (815) 276-4650 • franzino82@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Saint Xavier University at Chicago, Illinois
 MA in General Educational Administration, May 2014
Saint Xavier University at Chicago, Illinois
 MA in Teaching and Leadership, May 2008
Northern Illinois University at DeKalb, Illinois
 BS in Education, December 2004
 Emphasis in Special Education
LISCENSURE(S)
Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL)
 IEIN 664330
ENDORSEMENTS
 General Administrative
 Learning Behavior Specialist I (6th grade-age 21)
 Learning Behavior Specialist I (Pre-k -9th grade)
 Secondary Education
HIGHLY QUALIFIED
 Journalism (Grades 9-12 Only)
 Speech (Grades 9-12 Only)
 English (Grades 9-12 Only)
 Reading
 Title I Remedial Reading
 Language Arts (Grades 1-8 Only)

2. TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Special Education Teacher, SEAL (School of Expressive Arts and Learning), Woodstock, IL August
2016- January 2017
 Classrooms taught in: High School Emotional/Behavioral Disorders and first through
seventh grade students on the Autism Spectrum.
 Compose and Implement weekly lesson plans aligned to meet state and federal
standards of learning and the goals of student Individualized Education Plans (IEP).
 Write and interpret educational reports, such as, an IEP (Individualized Education Plan),
medical and educational diagnosis reports, behavior intervention plans, ect…..
 Collect data on daily life skills, academic activities and student behaviors
 Communicate with parents through daily communication books, email, and telephone.
Special Education Teacher, Wilson ASPIRE, RPS 205, Rockford, IL August 2015-August 2016
 Classroomtaught in: High School self-contained cross category class, Limited
Intelligence (LI)/Autism (AU)
 Compose and Implement weekly lesson plans aligned to meet state and federal
standards of learning and the goals of student Individualized Education Plans (IEP).
 Organize, implement, and supervised weekly community-based field trips
 Make and utilize a variety of visual supports from Prezi’s to real object schedules.
 Write and interpret educational reports, such as, an IEP (Individualized Education Plan),
behavior intervention plans, and medical/educational diagnostic reports.
 Communicate with parents through daily communication books, email, and telephone.
 Collect and evaluate data on daily life skills, academic activities and student behaviors
 Collaborate with Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapist, Speech and Language
Pathologists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Vision Specialists, Mobility Specialists,
School Nurses and other team members to program for students needs.
Special Education Teacher, Special Education Department of McHenry County, Woodstock, IL
January 2005 – May 2015
 Classrooms taught in: Pre-Kindergarten thru fifth grade self-contained Autism /cross
category special education classroom, Middle School Adjusted Learning self-contained
special education classroom, and Severe/Profound and Medically Fragile High School
self-contained special education classroom.
 Compose and Implement weekly lesson plans aligned to meet state and federal
standards of learning and the goals of student Individualized Education Plans (IEP).
 Organize, plan, and implement staff trainings on strategies for working with students
with Autism
 Write and interpret educational reports, such as, an IEP (Individualized Education Plan),
behavior intervention plans, and medical/educational diagnostic reports.

3.  Organize and facilitate peer mentoring program
 Communicate with parents through daily communication books.
 Orchestrate team meetings, parent teacher meetings, IEP meetings, ect…
 Communicate with host school to integrate students into classes according to IEP’s.
 Make and utilize a variety of visual supports from Prezi’s to real object schedules.
 Organize and implement classroom and school wide activities with support staff and
administration.
 Collect and evaluate data on daily life skills, academic activities and student behaviors
COMMITTEE AND VOLUNTEER WORK
 D154 Marengo-Union High School District School Board Member, May 2015-Present
 Marengo Community Radio, April 2015-Present.
 Hidden Path Arts, martial arts instructor of 3-6 year old program, September 2008-
January 2010.
REFERENCES
Name Position Phone number Email
Natalie Andrews McHenry Co Sherriff
Admin.Assit.
815-378-7760 ncandrews@co.mchenry.il.us
Kim Capranica D15 ProgramCoor. 815-321-1983 kcapranica@d15.org
Judy Sijersen SEDOM
Speech/Language
Pathologist/ Autism
Consultant
815-355-9189 jsijersen@sedom.org