Dr. Celeste Parker

Neurofeedback Specialist Professional Experience

2014-present Independent Contractor Educational Settings

Psychological assessment for school districts. I perform testing for students who are suspected of having a disability.

Administrative duties.

Testing for a Residential Treatment Center and Neurofeedback training.

2014-2018      Adjunct Professor of Texas A&M University Commerce

I teach administrative leadership courses for the Leadership Department.

Currently, I am supervising seventeen administrative interns who are currently completing their final step in becoming an administrator.

2008-2014    San Antonio Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas

Supervise and train special education and general education staff in regard to special education policies and procedures. Assisting in Response to Intervention implementation.

2003-2008   Brownsville Independent School District Educational Diagnostician

Supported staff in the design development and implementation of IEP’s and assessment to maintain a highly effective organizational process.

Assessed students to identify suspected disabilities in learning as a Bilingual assessor.

Trained and supervised classroom teachers on the future of special education and best practices regarding accommodating special needs population.

1995-2003     Harlingen Con. Independent School District, Harlingen Texas

Educational Diagnostician 1998-2003

Classroom Teacher             1995-1998

Trained teachers to use data base to manage IEP meeting; assessed students at the elementary through secondary grade levels for suspected learning disabilities

Taught special education sciences to resource students at the high school level; wrote a grant offered by GG Consulting and acquired a state-of-the-art scanner for the department. 

1994-1995      Brownsville Independent School District, Brownsville, Texas

                       Special Education Teacher

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Taught World Geography to special needs students; wrote and presented a grant to TEA integrating technology and special needs students.     

1991-1994       San Benito Con. Independent School District, San Benito, Texas

                       Special Education Teacher

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Taught self contained mentally retarded students functional living skills and developed creative and

interactive curriculum.

1991-2003     University of Texas @ Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas

                       Language Instructor

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Taught English as a Second Language to adults from other countries.

 Education

Board Certified Neurofeedback courses Stens Incorporated 2017 certified BCIA

Doctorate’s degree at Texas A&M University Kingsville 2009-2011

Superintendent’s certificate at UTSA M.Ed 2009-2010

Educational Administration, University of Texas at Brownsville 1992-1995

B.S., Psychology, endorsement Special Education, University of Texas at Pan Am 1988-1991

Certificate, Educational Diagnostics, University of Texas at Pan Am 1998-2000

 Published Articles

Parker, C., Holland, G., & Jones, D. (2013). The effectiveness of two reading programs in a south Texas urban school district. National Forum of Applied Educational Research Journal, 26(3).

Conferences

“THE EFFECTIVENESS OF READ 180 AND VOYAGER JOURNEYS III IN A SOUTH TEXAS URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT”  Division I Educational Administration, Policy, Leadership, & Program Evaluation for the 36th Annual meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association 2013.