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• Manage three landscaping professionals in all phases of day to day landscaping activities• Train new prospective employees, delegate work responsibilities and ensure timely execution of tasks• Develop a collaborative working environment, fundamental to the success of operations• Implement all phases of landscaping from inception through completion within the residential and commercial sectors• Perform mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, remove thatch and trim and edge… Show more • Manage three landscaping professionals in all phases of day to day landscaping activities• Train new prospective employees, delegate work responsibilities and ensure timely execution of tasks• Develop a collaborative working environment, fundamental to the success of operations• Implement all phases of landscaping from inception through completion within the residential and commercial sectors• Perform mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, remove thatch and trim and edge flower beds, walks, and walls• Mix and spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs and trees, using both hand and automatic sprayers/spreaders• Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees and shrubs and apply mulch for protection• Water lawns, trees, and plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses or watering cans and use various irrigation methods for the prevention of waste• Maintain irrigation systems, winterize systems and re-start in spring• Build forms and mix and pour cement to form garden borders• Follow planned landscaping designs, install rock gardens, ponds, decks, drainage systems, irrigation systems, retaining walls, fences, planters, and playground equipment• Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters and other grounds features• Operate heavy duty, powered equipment including backhoes, excavators, skid steers, mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain-saws, electric clippers and pruning saws• Utilize hand tools including shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge and brush trimmers and axes• Maintain and repair power and hand tools, equipment, and structures including buildings, greenhouses, fences, and benches• Demonstrate a professional level of integrity, respond to customer inquires and complaints and assist with time sensitive, impromptu work assignments upon request Show less

• Provide specially designed supplementary instruction to a diverse population of special education and at risk students, grades K thru four, within a resource room setting • Facilitate compensatory skill development and remediation instruction based on the individualized needs of 64 students within eight special education classes • Provide a specialized environment with an intensive management system to integrate instructional and supportive services • Create and implement… Show more • Provide specially designed supplementary instruction to a diverse population of special education and at risk students, grades K thru four, within a resource room setting • Facilitate compensatory skill development and remediation instruction based on the individualized needs of 64 students within eight special education classes • Provide a specialized environment with an intensive management system to integrate instructional and supportive services • Create and implement curriculum lesson plans adhering to New York State Standards• Continuously assess and evaluate students’ progress in accordance with individual educational program goals and modify instructional strategies and techniques for elevated performance levels • Maintain ongoing communication with primary teachers for the planning and implementation of weekly curriculum • Institute a collaborative working environment with primary teachers and family members and make recommendations for compensatory skill development and remediation activities• Conduct English Language Arts and Mathematics tutoring sessions to at risk students as an acuity assessment tool, determining academic strengths and weaknesses of students in preparation of New York State standardized examinations• Answer directly to school administrators and assist with impromptu assignments as deemed necessary• Display a proficient, versatile demeanor in a diverse body of circumstances, effectively contributing to the expedient resolve of student/facility challenges Show less

* Teach prepared lessons in all subjects to students ages five through eighteen. * Maintain continuity of teacher's lesson plans while they are absent.

Long Term Leave Replacement-Sixth Grade Math 11/09-3/10 * Prepared and implemented lessons geared toward the sixth grade NYS Math assessment. * Provided afterschool assistance to students in need of remediation on a daily basis. * Developed relationships with parents/guardians to facilitate open communication and encourage student success.

* Teach prepared lessons in all subjects to students ages five through eighteen. * Maintain continuity of teacher's lesson plans while they are absent.

Assisted in writing and implementing Individual Education Plans.Worked collaboratively with Read 180 teacher to improve reading, writing, listening and comprehension skills. Participated in Child Study Team, Committee on Special Education, and annual review meetings. Attended Senteo and Smart Board workshops.

Provided interdisciplinary learning experiences that allowed students to integrate knowledge and skills from several subject areas. Worked collaboratively with teachers to create interdisciplinary differentiated lesson plans while incorporating the use of Smart Boards.

Implemented IEP classroom and testing accommodations.Assisted Special Education Teacher in creating modified lesson plans.Supported teacher with keeping students focused and on task during instruction.

• Implement all phases of landscaping from inception through completion within the residential and commercial sectors• Install concrete decking areas for Olympic size pools • Additional responsibilities included those landscaping duties outlined above