{"id":2542,"date":"2022-12-06T13:46:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T18:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/?page_id=2542"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:27:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:27:57","slug":"alumni-profiles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/graduate-programs\/alternative-special-education-mild-intervention-certificate\/alumni-profiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Profiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Alternative Special Education \u2013 Mild Intervention Certificate Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/graduate-programs\/alternative-special-education-mild-intervention-certificate\/about\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/graduate-programs\/alternative-special-education-mild-intervention-certificate\/admission\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Admission<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/graduate-programs\/alternative-special-education-mild-intervention-certificate\/curriculum\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Curriculum<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/graduate-programs\/alternative-special-education-mild-intervention-certificate\/alumni-profiles\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Alumni Profiles<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/go.butler.edu\/register\/?id=a08cc758-f338-4874-96f0-f0df994416e7\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Request Information<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/go.butler.edu\/portal\/app_management\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Apply Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alumni-profiles\">Alumni Profiles<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Read our alumni profiles to get a glimpse into the lives of our alumni and how their Butler degree has helped them succeed in the field of education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"acc-flex-container\">\n\t<div class=\"acc-title-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-69bafcbd07cb8-acc-row' class='acc-row' type='button' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='block_acf-block-69bafcbd07cb8_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-69bafcbd07cb8-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tMadison Hankins\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" id='block_acf-block-69bafcbd07cb8-acc-img' class='acc-icon' src='https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-acf-blocks-new\/assets\/images\/nav_main_icon_open.png' \/>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div role=\"region\" aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-69bafcbd07cb8-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel' aria-labelledby=\"block_acf-block-69bafcbd07cb8-acc-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Madison Hankins completed Butler University&#8217;s Alternative Special Education\u2013Mild Intervention Certificate program in May 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, she serves as a teacher in Special Education at North Decatur Elementary School in Greensburg, Indiana, a position she began at the start of the 2023 school year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy job is very rewarding,\u201d Hankins says. \u201cParents always tell me that their kids come home happy and excited about school. Yes, there are days when the work is challenging, but that\u2019s okay. It\u2019s always gratifying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are seven students in Hankins\u2019 room, a few of whom are nonverbal. She oversees three assistants, one of whom is part-time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are responsible for all of their reading, life skills, math, language, handwriting, motor skills, and sensory,\u201d Hankins says. \u201cWe make sure they get lunch and go to recess and manage any toileting that needs to be done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before joining North Decatur Elementary, Hankins was an Activity Director at&nbsp;CommuniCare Health Centers. She desired a change after a few years and sought a career in education that also utilized many of the skills she cultivated in the healthcare industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May 2023, she enrolled in Butler\u2019s Alternative Special Education\u2013Mild Intervention Certificate program based partly on her past experiences with the University.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three years prior, she earned her undergraduate degree in Human Movement and Health Science Education from Butler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI knew Butler was a really good school from my undergraduate experience,\u201d Hankins says. \u201cI knew many of the people in the education department, so I connected with some of my former professors. They told me the Alternative Special Education program would be a good fit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hankins began her current position at North Decatur Elementary School while in the Alternative Special Education program, which provided several benefits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even with the online modality, Hankins established lasting connections and developed camaraderie with her classmates. There were discussion panels and many of her assignments required peer-reviewed responses. They had Zoom meetings with one another as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She could also tap into her professors for advice and problem-solving when she needed extra support.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI faced more behavior-based and non-verbal situations than I had dealt with in my previous job,\u201d Hankins says. That was a big adjustment for me. My professors helped me find the answers I needed.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After finishing the program, the same level of support has remained available to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cProfessor Theresa Knipstein Meyer continues to communicate with my cohort,\u201d Hankins says. \u201cShe and all the faculty in the College of Education want what&#8217;s best for their students. It\u2019s a huge benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hankins continues to see the value of the Alternative Special Education\u2013Mild Intervention Certificate program on a day-to-day basis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why she enthusiastically recommends it to colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI say, \u2018Do it!\u2019\u201d Hankins says. \u201cA new Special Ed teacher at my school started looking into different programs, and I said, &#8216;Go to Butler!&#8217; I told her everybody&#8217;s super nice, you learn so much and everybody&#8217;s open to different possibilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI often encourage people to give Butler a try. I&#8217;ve never had a bad experience with a professor at Butler, ever. It&#8217;s a great school, and I highly recommend the Alternative Special Education program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t( function( $ ) {\n\t\t\tlet panel = document.getElementById('block_acf-block-69bafcbd07cb8-acc-content-panel');\n\n\t\t\t\/*\n\t\t\t * Need to set a value for maxHeight to initialize the accordion properly.\n\t\t\t * If we don't include this conditional, the accordion doesn't nicely transition to open\/close on the first click.\n\t\t\t *\/\n\t\t\tif ( 1 == 0 ) {\n\t\t\t\tpanel.style.maxHeight = 0 == 1 ? 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He instructs them in basic math and reading and vocational skills, proficiencies they\u2019ll need on a job site and in everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe try to get them into a variety of job sites when they\u2019re juniors and seniors as well as any time they spend with us after that, helping them make connections in the community and find work,\u201d Slack said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s in his second year of his second stint at Zionsville. He first worked there as an instructional assistant while getting his Alternative Special Education\u2014Mild Intervention Certificate at Butler University nearly a decade ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From real estate to special education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019d earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in Psychology from Ball State University in 2011 but didn\u2019t know exactly what he wanted to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI became a real estate agent,\u201d he laughed. \u201cI kind of got lucky in that I ended up working in an elementary school for a while with a special education teacher and found a passion for special ed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the students inspired him to pursue the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSpecial ed students are extraordinarily nice and caring people who have a unique set of circumstances and challenges that a lot of people don\u2019t see or appreciate,\u201d he said. \u201cI always appreciated them when I started working in special ed and wanted to be a part of helping them succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In another lucky break, Slack had moved to Pike High School as an instructional assistant when a teacher told him about Butler\u2019s Alternative Special Education\u2014Mild Intervention Certificate. He enrolled in 2013 and graduated the following spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Readied for success<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slack\u2019s Butler instruction helped him stay relaxed when he was in charge of a classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo one should be intimidated by the thought of teaching children with developmental delays or disabilities. Looking back after a 10-year career, I can say Butler\u2019s program absolutely prepares you to be a special education teacher. When I left the program, I knew what to expect in the classroom and how to be successful. I certainly have recommended it to quite a few people over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the job isn\u2019t for everyone, it\u2019s for a lot of people, Slack said\u2014and the students are almost always the best part of the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStudents with disabilities are oftentimes kinder and sweeter than any student in the general population. They\u2019re the nicest and happiest students in the school,\u201d Slack said. \u201cWhile they have a unique set of circumstances, everyone inherently can understand how extra-difficult life would be with the added challenge of a disability. I\u2019ve always felt that most people would appreciate helping someone prepare for life by being a special education teacher. It\u2019s an incredibly rewarding profession.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also feels good about how education and society will treat children with disabilities in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201c<\/strong>I\u2019m optimistic. I\u2019ve been pretty impressed with student bodies over the past few years, how accepting general education students have become of special ed students. I feel like society has gotten better. 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Men being in special education is huge,\u201d said Brandon, who taught special education in the MSD of Lawrence Township (Indiana).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brandon is a great example of someone who never thought about being a teacher but had plenty of applicable experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Life\u2019s experiences inform teaching<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brandon was counseling students at two alternative high schools while pursuing a degree to work with adults when he realized he wanted to keep helping children. He became a youth counselor at a juvenile detention center after graduation, then a teacher of students who needed extra attention because of behavior, school progress, or social skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon, Brandon managed classrooms for nine teachers, participated in the Restorative Justice Model, and served on the Student Intervention Team for middle and high school students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy prayer has always been to have some influence on people. 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