5th Grade Teacher

• Sep 2020 - Present

Student Support Specialist

• Mar 2018 - Sep 2020

-Work closely with administrators, social workers, school psychologists, restorative practice coordinators, teachers, and other support staff to create, implement, and follow through with supports for identified students with behavioral concerns and/or academic needs.-Work in collaboration with staff members to plan and implement support for the identified at-risk students through the MTSS process.-Create, present, and implement school-wide, small group, and individual social emotional learning and mindfulness supports and strategies, including a comprehensive, research-based website for virtual learning.-Chair the PBIS committee as well as support school-wide implementation of PBIS and other behavioral supports including Check-in and Check-out.-Build and maintain positive relationships with students and families of diverse backgrounds to ensure students meet the goals outlined in their academic/behavior plans.-Collect and analyze student data for school-wide, small group, and individual behavioral interventions. - Lead supervisor for lunch and recess, often managing the behavior and safety of 120-200 students at a time during each lunch period.-Participate in IEP and 504 meetings for students with a variety of needs including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotional Impairment, Cognitive Impairment, and Learning Disabilities.-Participate in school wide and district wide professional development days by presenting on a variety of topics including SEL, mindfulness, and PBIS. -Lead member of Building Healthy Communities partnership with Wayne State University. Plan and schedule class times for each teacher as well as run an after school Healthy Kids Club program.-Member of the school-wide crisis response team and district-wide trauma and grief committee. Show less

Site Director

• Aug 2014 - Mar 2018

• Supervise 21st Century, government -funded program of over seventy students throughout academic year and six week summer program, while keeping in line with the child care center licensure requirements. • Work with culturally and economically diverse student populations. • Plan individual site programming including scheduling, record keeping, evaluation, and recommendations on changes to program.• Oversee all attendees at program site, including monitoring student attendance and behavior, ensuring active participation, securing a safe and welcoming environment.• Confer with site and school-day staff regarding student learning or social difficulties. • Collect and maintain program evaluation data and attend professional development and staff trainings.• Explore and implement creative and effective teaching methods. • Hire and supervise staff, lead professional development workshops. Show less

Assistant Manager

• Nov 2013 - Aug 2014

- Assist in running a facility that offered numerous workshops to adults with developmental disabilities. -Care and manage over 250 clients on a daily basis. -Lead a team of 30 staff on a day to day basis. -Help develop and implement appropriate curriculum to our clients served. -Assist with dismissal of clients from the workshops -Interview and hire staff as well as train new employees -Manage new clients and give tours of building -Develop new and creative classes for clients served -Manage daily attendance, makes changes in attendance, and keep track of the classes each person served recieved Show less

Activity Leader

• Sep 2009 - Nov 2013

• Instruct and engage assigned group of children in professional, patient, and courteous manner. • Explore and implement creative and effective teaching methods. • Work with a widely diverse ethnic population. • Team with Site Director and school day staff to identify students with learning or social difficulties. • Assist with distribution of supper, clean up, and dismissal of students. • Develop and execute daily lesson plans. • Instruct and engage assigned group of children in professional, patient, and courteous manner. • Explore and implement creative and effective teaching methods. • Work with a widely diverse ethnic population. • Team with Site Director and school day staff to identify students with learning or social difficulties. • Assist with distribution of supper, clean up, and dismissal of students. • Develop and execute daily lesson plans.