Experience

HOPE 4 Youth
• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Community Engagement Coordinator

  • Jan 2023 - Present


Spring Lake Park Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Elementary Teacher

  • 2013 - 2022

  Directed the education of 60-90 individual students daily by implementing a specific, research-based curriculum that focused on each particular student’s academic, social, and emotional personal goals and needs. Designed, developed, and integrated a new curriculum through multiple curricula. Collaborated with all stakeholders to further develop individual education pathways and advance student learning to meet end-of-year markers. - Engage Coalition Partners: Worked with all stakeholders by facilitating and sustaining their interactions to fulfill the district mission.- Report Analyzation: Collected data, evaluated progress and results, and implemented new procedures.- Content & Program Creation: Designed and developed in-person and virtual programs to meet state standards.- Program Development & Assessment: Developed and implemented planning and procedure processes, appropriate assessment methods, and group structures to accomplish measurable outcomes.- Innovative Program Conception & Coordination: Hand selected to lead the implementation of an innovative multi-grade classroom. - Team Leadership: Led grade level team and other stakeholders in navigating how we collaborate and coordinate our instruction to best support student needs, goals, and learning pathways. Show less

• District Curriculum Development and Leader

  • 2014 - 2019

  A forward-thinking leader with significant experience in developing program initiatives at a district level and spearheading their implementation at the building location. Guided program initiatives through explanation and material presentation and motivated staff in implementation through supportive connections and development opportunities. - Program Processes and Improvements: Developed, led, and maintained implementation of district mission, learning outcomes, and curriculum processes.- Pioneering Standard Initiatives: Worked on the District Standards Creation Team to develop, implement, and align district standards to meet or exceed statewide and nationwide standards. - Program Creation: Concepted and executed a new innovative “Word Study” program to achieve the goal of 100% of students mastering phonemic awareness, phonics, and spelling at the end of their grade level year.- Community & Program Leader: Chosen to serve as a teacher and student body representative to the administration; shared concerns, opportunities for improvement, and teachers' reflections.- District Assessment Creator: Hand-chosen to develop district assessments that identified students’ current ability and progress to meet the grade-level standards. Coordinated the refinement team in evaluating the success of the assessment process. Show less

• Academic Interventionist

  • 2015 - 2018

  Worked closely and creatively with high-needs students and other educators to ensure achievement of grade-level standards through focused skill groups, research-based interventions, and increased student achievement in critical areas.- Data Analysis & Reporting: Compiled data to depict achievement of annual goals; integrated that data into a legally binding document to collaborate with case managers. - Curriculum Creation: Developed, designed, and implemented lessons, interventions, and assessments.- Progress Monitoring: Tracked and documented student data on their personal goals to reflect on the progress and effectiveness of research-based interventions.- Effective Communicator: Created a communication plan to inform all stakeholders of individual student progress. Show less

• District Summer School Coordinator

  • 2015 - 2017

  Organized the six-week district-wide summer school program by allocating 15 staff from multiple schools and enrolling 100+ students into the program. Worked onsite daily to ensure robust program management, support staff and students, and coordinate program office tasks.- Staff Scheduling: Created a staff schedule based on the availability of teachers during the summer weeks.- Program Monitoring: Ensured program success through work with the busing company, on-site staff, district officials, and parent stakeholders.- Administrative Office Operations: Ran daily office operations, including phone and email communication, material organization, technology support, and student management.- Data Collection: At the program competition, collected student data to compile individual reports based on the student growth goals to be sent to the guardian of the student; The second data report was sent to district officials to depict program success. Show less