Dr. Danette Maldonado
Therapeutic Coach at The Monarch School and Institute- Claim this Profile
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Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
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Elisabet Kuszek
I had the opportunity to work under Danette's supervision. She is not only amazingly professional and knowleadgeable but also a wonderful person.
Elisabet Kuszek
I had the opportunity to work under Danette's supervision. She is not only amazingly professional and knowleadgeable but also a wonderful person.
Elisabet Kuszek
I had the opportunity to work under Danette's supervision. She is not only amazingly professional and knowleadgeable but also a wonderful person.
Elisabet Kuszek
I had the opportunity to work under Danette's supervision. She is not only amazingly professional and knowleadgeable but also a wonderful person.
Credentials
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English As A Second Language Teacher
Texas State Board of Education Certification -
Reading Teacher/Specialist
Texas State Board of Educator Certification -
School Principal And Supervisor
Texas State Board of Education Certification -
School Superintendent
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Special Education Teacher
Texas State Board of Education Certification -
Teacher, Bilingual Education
Texas State Board of Education Certification
Experience
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The Monarch School and Institute
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Therapeutic Coach
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Apr 2021 - Present
Responsible establishing individualized goals and designing interventions to support learners' progress in academic, behavioral, and social skills as well as mental health self- care and self-regulation. Coalesce a treatment team of professional educators, parents, and other campus support in the development of treatment plans and therapeutic education plans. Provide in-vivo support for learners for crisis-management, self-care, and self-regulation and provide in-vivo support to professional educators to address academic skills in a therapeutic way, building on student strengths. Provide counseling and coordinate with outside professionals to provide services to support student needs, that are aligned with academic programs and social success goals for the learner. Show less
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Houston ISD
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Behavior Specialist/Counselor/RtI Coordinator
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Jul 2019 - Present
Design Behavior Intervention Plans and Coaching Support to teachers of students with escalated behaviors.Design system to identify struggling students, provide interventions and track student progress weekly.Provide Leadership Team with up-to-date data for real-time decision making.Provide Crisis Counseling services to students, families and employees.
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Principal
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Jul 2016 - Jun 2019
Responsible for the design and implementation of the District’s Elementary Discipline Alternative Education.Designed and implemented a system for providing a multi-tiered system of support for individualized services.Designed and implemented a school-wide behavior tracking and reinforcement program.Responsible for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports initiatives.
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Manager
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Jul 2016 - Jul 2018
Lead the District’s school-wide and classroom Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support initiative increasing participating campuses to 92.Decreased the number of students removed from the general education program for disciplinary infractions by740 students.Responsible for the design and implementation of the District’s Elementary Discipline Alternative Education Program.Implement a district-wide Social and Emotional Learning curriculum rollout to 62 schools.Decreased number of out of school suspensions by 900+ suspensions. Show less
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Counselor
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Sep 2011 - Jun 2016
Provide guidance curriculum, responsive services, individual planning, and system support services for middle school children.
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Principal
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Jun 2009 - Aug 2011
Responsible for the academic progress and well-being of student body and school community.Increased student achievement.Increased the number of students taking PreAP classes and increased the amount of high school credit attained by middle school students.Hired, developed and retained excellent teachers.Created and inspired a vision and mission for the school.Built strong community support for the school, increased enrollment and increased partners.Oversaw all operations of the school including safety, transportation, plant operations, budget and food services. Show less
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Assistant Principal
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Sep 2007 - May 2009
Dean of Students for Hogg Middle School (2007 - 2009)Responsible for the academic progress and well being of 400 students.Oversaw operation of the Language Arts program, the Special Education program and the summer school program.Implemented the ESL and immigrant instructional and student assessment programs.Designed a mandatory lunch tutorial program as one facet of the Zeros Aren't Permitted (ZAP) initiative.Organized faculty into professional learning communities to develop a Pyramid of Interventions for failing students.Designed and coordinated the Attendance Initiative.Oversaw federal and state compliance in the areas of discipline and truancy reporting.Selected, mentored and evaluated quality school staff. Show less
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Southwest Schools
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United States
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Residential Treatment Center Coordinator
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May 2006 - Aug 2007
Responsible for the education component of six (6) residential treatment centers.Developed a vocational counseling component.Wrote and coordinated the Texas High School Success and Completion Grant to improve rigor of courses.Administered the Title I Part A, Title I Part D and the High School Allotment instructional budgets to impact student achievement.Heavy emphasis on special education policy, procedures and instruction.
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Multilingual Director
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Aug 2004 - May 2006
Oversaw the design and implementation of multilingual programs for district and its 30 sites.Designed, implemented and evaluated bilingual program for 21 Head Start centers in the Houston area.Designed the secondary, ESL and immigrant instructional programs.Administered district Title III instructional budget to implement computer based instruction for accelerating English language acquisition.Provided support for classroom teachers by providing professional development.Designed program which allowed 13 teachers to attain ESL supplemental certification.Designed a system to carry out identification and documentation procedures for 1000+ LEP students throughout the Houston area. Show less
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Houston ISD
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Principal
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Aug 2003 - Aug 2004
Responsible for the instructional leadership of the middle school component.Oversaw development and implementation of the School Improvement Plans.Directed the operation of the Shared Decision-making Committee.Established guidelines for student discipline and resolved student-related problems.Oriented new teachers and conducted teacher evaluation and development.Implemented the referral and IEP process.Wrote Comprehensive School Reform grant proposals, prepared amendments and grant evaluations.Assisted in the development, implementation and program evaluation for Title VII grant dual language program. Show less
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Instructional Supervisor
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Jan 2000 - Jul 2003
Provided technical assistance to charter school staff in planning and implementing schools' curricular programs in compliance with district policies.Conducted inservice training on bilingual education, ESL methodologies and State certification exam preparation. Produced and disseminated to campuses student profile reports of assessment data to plan and guide instruction. Assisted Houston ISD Alternative District in the use and acquisition of technology.Conducted model lesson training for Houston ISD lead teacher at the CLEAR Summer Institutes.Conducted training for summer school lead teachers of the Title I and Title III Departments. Show less
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Language Arts Teacher
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Aug 1999 - Dec 1999
Taught 2 sections of Advanced ESL, 1 section of Transitional ESL, and 2 sections of Beginning ESL.Served as cluster leader.Implemented the Coca Cola Valued Youth program with Cage Elementary.Cosponsored of the campus Wilderness Club.
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Education Specialist
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Jan 1998 - Jan 1999
Coordinated, executed and evaluated trainings and workshops on bilingual/ESL instruction in the areas of curriculum methodology, parental involvement and program development. Collaborated with school district offices and campuses in the development of institutional modules for the improvement of student achievements. Directed and evaluated a Title VII dual language program on an elementary campus, providing on-site training and follow-up assistance. Designed and conduct parent sessions on literacy, computer technology and the Boy's Town positive discipline model. Assisted districts in state compliance visit preparations. Coordinated special projects (departmental calendar, program brochure, Best Practices Conference, etc). Show less
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McAllen ISD
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Language Arts Strategist
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Aug 1996 - Nov 1998
Conducted planning meetings with campus teachers on accountability procedures and student assessment to aid in targeting successful learning strategies. Developed learning activities in Language Arts, English and Spanish, grades 4th - 12th. Conducted planning meetings with campus teachers on accountability procedures and student assessment to aid in targeting successful learning strategies. Developed learning activities in Language Arts, English and Spanish, grades 4th - 12th.
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San Diego City Schools
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Primary and Secondary Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Teacher
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Jan 1988 - Jan 1996
Taught grades 7th - 9th, subjects of Spanish for beginners and native-speakers, Life Science, ESL, Pre-Algebra and A.V.I.D. in semi self-contained team-teaching setting- GT and total inclusion. Designed and implemented a guest speaker program. Integrated the newcomer program with the magnet dual-language program. Provided 24-hour phone access to daily homework assignments. Taught grades 7th - 9th, subjects of Spanish for beginners and native-speakers, Life Science, ESL, Pre-Algebra and A.V.I.D. in semi self-contained team-teaching setting- GT and total inclusion. Designed and implemented a guest speaker program. Integrated the newcomer program with the magnet dual-language program. Provided 24-hour phone access to daily homework assignments.
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Education
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2019 - 2021
Florida Institute of Technology
BCBA Certificate Candidate, Applied Behavior Analysis -
2002 - 2007
University of Houston
Doctorate of Education Degree, Administration and Supervision -
San Diego State University
Master of Arts Degree, Linguistics-Applied Second Language Acquisition -
San Diego State University
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Spanish -
Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México
International Relations and Latin American Studies student
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