Experience

UTICA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Behavior Specialist

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  ● Implements and trains students and staff on the Code of Conduct● Develops positive relationships with students, staff, and families● Assists in developing and administering practices concerning campus control and security● Investigates and makes decisions for referrals and disciplinary issues, runs and regulates detention and in schoolsuspension● Creates and implements action plans and behavior workshops for chronic negative behaviors● Provides support with classroom management● Facilitates training to provide whole school structure, management, and use of Restorative Practices● Collaborates with school admin and families to provide support and incentives for improving student attendance andbehavior● Supervises and evaluates after school programs, events, hallways, assemblies, breakfast, lunch, and dismissal● Plans and facilitates skills workshops for students to strengthen social and emotional skills● Attends weekly meetings to collaborate with staff on how to maximize student impact and discuss student concerns



Utica Academy of Science Charter School

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-teacher, 6th grade ELA

  • Sep 2016 - Jun 2019

  Re-enforced curriculum in and outside of the classroom through 1:1 and small group check ins and RtI (Response toIntervention) after school● Administered monthly STAR Early Literacy assessments, tracked and interpreted data, coached students on how totrack their own progress● Planned and facilitated lessons, clubs and activities that promote positive school culture (mindset, social-emotionalskill building, code-switching, community/team building, random acts of kindness)● Monitored student behavior, redirected unwanted behaviors and promoted positive behaviors through incentives andcoaching● Formed and maintained positive relationships with students, families, and SANY staff● Assisted with classroom organization and structure of materials and procedures● Created and updated bulletin boards● Worked closely with colleagues to provide support with class coverage, brainstorming ways to improve studentrelationships and how to use that information to diversify behavior management approaches● Attended professional development training and weekly/monthly meetings to improve student impact



City Year

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Second Year Corps Member, External Affairs Coordinator

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

  ● Co-taught 4th grade ELA in a low-income public elementary school in the South Bronx with an emphasis on attendance, behavior, and social-emotional learning/ 16 hours per week● Provided individualized instruction for 15 “Focus List” students to improve ELA grades/ minimum of 1 hour per week/per student● Created and executed civic engagement and enrichment lesson plans for “Expanded Day” program/20 students, 15 hours per week● Conducted intense “Reading Power” intervention curriculum daily for two 4th grade (below grade level) students to improve reading and comprehension levels ● Attended meetings and trainings to brainstorm, plan, and facilitate academic intervention as well as whole school engagement initiativesExternal Affairs Coordinator● Supported/led team of 14 Corps Members in events and initiatives that engage the school community● Coached and supported fellow Corps Members to speak and write powerfully about their City Year experiences● Created informational newsletters about the impact and events taking place in the school for corporate sponsors● Emboldened fellow Corps Members to share inspiring service impact stories via social media ● Coached team on “Inkinding” (receiving donations from businesses) strategies and protocols for events/ keep track of all donation receipts and send thank you letters to contributors

• Corps Member, Literacy Coordinator

  • Aug 2014 - Jun 2015

  ● Co-taught 3rd grade ELA in a low-income public elementary school in the South Bronx with an emphasis on attendance, behavior, and social-emotional learning/ 16 hours per week● Provided individualized instruction for 9 “Focus List” students to improve ELA grades/ minimum of 1 hour per week/per student● Created and executed civic engagement and enrichment lesson plans for after school program/20 students, 12 hours per week● Conducted intense “Reading Rescue” intervention curriculum daily for two 3rd grade (below grade level) students and successfully improved both students’ reading and comprehension by 4 levels Literacy Coordinator● Attended monthly meetings to brainstorm, plan, and facilitate literacy focused interventions for students● Compiled literacy based resources (games and strategies based on different learning styles) for team of 13 Corps Members to use during intervention with students● Planned and executed a spelling bee throughout grades 3-5 to improve students’ knowledge of “High Frequency Words”● Created a “Summer Learning Loss” informational resource table for parents at the end of the school year which provided them with strategies to help their students practice ELA content during the summer



Guttman Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant to the Director of Partnerships

  • Mar 2014 - Jul 2014

  ● Managed front office and assisted with the execution of events and programs● Researched student opportunities for academic internship specialist and career advisor● Compiled monthly reports for campus executives and CUNY Central using collected data