1. CECELIA R. MOWDAY
39 Cherry Blossom Drive, Churchville, PA 18966
yadwomc@yahoo.com ; 215-355-2959 (home); 215-962-0955 (cell)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecelia-mowday-39717458
OBJECTIVE: ______
To secure a part-time position that takes advantage of my training and experience in the
areas of teaching, supervision and behavior management.
EXPERIENCE
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER SERVICE, INC., Aston, PA
Special Education Supervisor (Part-time, Substitute) 9/15 – 12/15
 Provided staff supervision and programmatic assistance for all Bristol Township School District Special
Education classrooms at three elementary schools, including insuring compliance with state and federal
special education mandates, managing the student placement process and training staff in crisis response
procedures.
MISSION ONE EDUCATIONAL STAFFING SERVICES, Cherry Hill, NJ
Special Education Early Intervention Supervisor (Part-time, Substitute) 11/13 – 6/14
 Provided staff supervision for Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22 Early Intervention Program itinerant
and classroom teachers, psychologists and support personnel, including conducting Portfolio Reviews,
participating as a Local Education Agency Representative at IEP and IFSP meetings, completing staff
evaluations and conducting PDE Verification activities for outside service providers.
BUCKS COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT #22, Doylestown, PA
Behavior Analyst (Part-time, Substitute) 9/09 – 6/13
 Completed over eighty Functional Behavior Assessment Summary Reports with accompanying Positive
Behavior Support Plans for Bucks County students with significant behavioral issues and provided ongoing
consultation and training to parents and educational staff.
Special Education Supervisor (Part-time, Substitute) 7/07 – 7/09
 Performed all supervisory functions for the Intermediate Unit’s highly specialized Multiple Disabilities
Support and Physical Support classes.
 Authored the comprehensive Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22 Special Education Supervision
Handbook.
Special Education Supervisor 3/97 – 7/07
 Supervised an average of twenty-five classes yearly with a staff of up to seventy professional and support
personnel for students with special needs, most specifically, Autistic Support, Life Skills Support and
Language/Learning Support.
 Job responsibilities included: serving as a hiring manager, conducting formal teacher observations and
evaluations, mediating staff, student, parent, agency and school district concerns, coordinating training for
parents and staff and managing the discretionary budget.
 Implemented a research project in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University Kennedy-Krieger Center
for Autism and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to determine the treatment efficacy of two different
approaches to delivering social skills instruction to students with autism.
 Served as an expert witness during Due Process Hearings.
Strategic Planning Facilitator 9/96 – 3/97
 Facilitated the development of Strategic Plans for four school districts within the state of Pennsylvania and
served as the Internal Facilitator in the development of the Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22 Strategic
Plan, in addition to coordinating The Pennsylvania Strategic Planning Institute.
Acting Director of In-Service Programs 1/96 – 9/96
 Coordinated staff development workshops, conferences and in-service course offerings for Bucks County
school district general education and special education personnel, including administrators, teachers,

2. paraprofessionals and support staff, in addition to managing the Bucks County IU #22 Twenty-Fifth
Anniversary Opening Day Event.
Program and Training Specialist, Statewide Support Initiatives 3/90 – 1/96
 Trained school district staff and teams throughout Bucks County Schools in the PA Instructional Support
Team and Behavior Management Initiatives, Cooperative Learning and Dimensions of Learning Model.
 Served as a reviewer for the PDE Behavior Management Guidelines.
Itinerant Master Teacher/Diagnostic and Learning Consultant 8/78 – 3/90
 Conducted Educational Evaluations and wrote corresponding detailed reports for over one thousand general
education students with learning and behavioral issues, assisted in the identification of students with special
needs and consulted with parents and school district personnel regarding specific strategies to address those
needs.
 Served as a reviewer and contributing editor for Considerations in the Evaluation of the Learning Disabled
Child.
 As part of an IU #22 Essential Elements of Instruction (EEI) Training Team, developed and presented
workshops on the EEI Framework and provided follow-up coaching.
EASTERN STATE SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL, Trevose, PA
Special Education Teacher and Program Coordinator 6/71 - 8/78
 Taught residential special education students, ages 5 to 21, and served as the lead
teacher for the First Step Program for students with autism and significant
intellectual disabilities.
EDUCATION _____
BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 5/16
Paralegal and Business (Accounting & Economics) Courses
(9 undergraduate credits; 4.0 GPA)
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY 8/98
Applied Behavior Analysis Certification Courses
(12 graduate credits; 4.0 GPA)
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY and ARCADIA UNIVERSITY 2/90
Special Education Supervision Certification Courses
(18 graduate credits; 4.0 GPA)
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY 8/76
Special Education Teaching Certification Courses
(41 graduate credits; 3.84 GPA)
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY 6/69
Bachelor of Arts Degree (GPA: 3.27) Major: English (3.78 GPA); Minor: Secondary Education
Undergraduate Honors and Activities:
P.H.E.A.A. Scholarship; Deans List; Sigma Tau Delta English Honorary Fraternity, President and Secretary;
Gamma Sigma Sigma Service Sorority; Naiads Synchronized Swim Team Member
CERTIFICATIONS and AWARDS
PA Instructional II Teaching Certificate with Endorsements - Comprehensive English 6-12; Special Education
K-12; Master’s Equivalency; Special Education Supervision PK-12
Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Charter Certificant #1-00-0165
A. William Vantine Excellence in Leadership Award, Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22 5/07