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Heidi Freye

@heidifreye

Behavior-focused education professional helping students thrive through IEPs, restorative practices, and trauma-informed support.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for work focused on data entry and analysis.

I’m a behavior-focused education professional committed to helping students make progress through structure, empathy, and clear plans. My background includes supporting learners with unique disabilities and implementing behavior strategies tied to IEPs.

In school settings, I’ve supported and retaught restorative justice practices, assisted families and students with behavioral needs and IEP services, and helped teachers and teams strengthen behavior plans. I also use positive coping skills, BIPs, and mediation to reduce conflict and support students in working through behaviors safely.

Before education roles, I built a foundation in human services and safety-focused work—providing individualized counseling support, promoting safety and well-being in family-centered interventions, and working in intelligence operations and security management. I bring a trauma-informed, prevention-first approach, along with strong collaboration and professional relationship skills, to every student and team I support.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

District Behavior Paraprofessional

Current

Chaska Public School

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 6 months)

Supported and helped implement behavior plans for students on IEPs and assisted students with unique disabilities. Assisted district behavior teams throughout the school district.

Behavior Plans Supporting Students With Unique Disabilities Behavior Team Support

Special Education Teacher & Specialist

St Cloud Public School

Aug 2022 - Jun 2024 (1 year 10 months)

Supported and reteached restorative justice practices to middle and high school students. Supported families and students with behavioral needs and IEP services and taught a diverse range of students while maintaining professional relationships.

Family Support

Special Education Associate/Sub Teacher

Des Moines Public School

Mar 2021 - Jun 2022 (1 year 3 months)

Supported and reteached content in a self-enclosed behavior room and used IEPs and BIPs to help students develop positive coping skills. Assisted with mediations to help students work through disagreements and avoid physical confrontations.

Self Enclosed Behavior Room Support IEP Development Student Mediations

Youth Counselor

Four Oaks

Mar 2019 - May 2020 (1 year 2 months)

Provided individualized support to behavior clients and proactively identified and resolved issues before escalation. Helped clients develop insight into their behaviors to self-identify and self-correct and built therapeutic relationships based on trust and respect.

FSRP Consultant

Mid-Iowa Family Therapy Clinic

Oct 2018 - Feb 2019 (4 months)

Worked with families referred to DHS to promote safety, permanency, and well-being for children. Provided interventions to preserve families and support family reunification processes.

Child Safety Wellness Family Intervention

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Missouri – St. Louis

Sep 2015 - May 2017 (1 year 8 months)

Served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Intelligence Analyst/Security Manager

United States Army

Jun 2009 - Sep 2012 (3 years 3 months)

Worked as an Intelligence Analyst/Security Manager for the United States Army.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Missouri–St. Louis

Master's, Criminal Justice and Criminology

Grade: GPA 3.5/4.0

Earned a Master’s in Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, graduating May 2017. GPA: 3.5/4.0.

North Dakota State University

Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice

Grade: GPA 3.7/4.0; Cum Laude

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice at North Dakota State University, graduating May 2015. Graduated cum laude with a GPA of 3.7/4.0.

North Dakota State University

Bachelor of Science, Psychology

Grade: GPA 3.7/4.0; Cum Laude

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at North Dakota State University, graduating May 2015. Graduated cum laude with a GPA of 3.7/4.0.

Cochise College

Certificates, Intelligence Operations

Activities and societies: CPI Trauma Informed Care; Mandatory Reporter; CPR/First Aid

Completed intelligence operations certificates at Cochise College in February 2010. Included CPI Trauma Informed Care, Mandatory Reporter training, and CPR/First Aid.