Karina Leyva
Special Education Teacher at SOLEDAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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SOLEDAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Special Education Teacher
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Sep 2021 - Present
- Experience with the case managing of 25 students and providing support based on their individual disability - Experience with creating and adapting lesson plans to meet students’ diverse needs - Experience with assessing students' skills and determining their educational needs - Experience with developing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for 25 students on caseload - Experience with collaborating with parents, teachers, and school administrators to address educational and disciplinary problems. - Experience with managing the classroom effectively to encourage student participation, minimize distractions and maintain a positive learning environment. Show less
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Center for Social Dynamics
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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400 - 500 Employee
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Behavior Specialist
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Jul 2020 - Aug 2021
- Assisting bilingual and Spanish-speaking families and children in Monterey County - Providing ABA and autism support services to improve their communication, learning, and social skills - Supporting clients to learn new behaviors and skills by providing instructional interventions through ABA principles - Working with challenging behavior by understanding the meaning of a behavior and its purpose - Problem solving by providing clients with alternative ways of communicating his/her needs more appropriately - Collecting data and running at least 2-4 goals per hour during each client’s session and writing notes - Receiving employee recognition by trainer, clinical leader/director, and supervisor of excellent job performance Show less
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Residential Counselor
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Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
- Assisted and taught children reading, and writing skills - Resolved children issues - Communicated bilingually with different groups - Built positive and impactful relationships with a diverse population - Assisted and taught children reading, and writing skills - Resolved children issues - Communicated bilingually with different groups - Built positive and impactful relationships with a diverse population
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Education
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San Jose State University
Sociology and Spanish