Dara Mansur Email & Phone Number

United States

Shrub Oak, Ny

Harlem, Ny

As IEP Coordinator and Special Education Liaison, monitoring compliance with city and state mandates within the Special Education Department; attending monthly meetings with Department of Education specialists in order to incorporate initiatives in school-wide structures; maintaining an IEP caseload, conducting IEP and MDR meetings, and writing/modifying students’ IEPs in accordance with NY State standards.As Special Education teacher, providing academic support and implementing… Show more As IEP Coordinator and Special Education Liaison, monitoring compliance with city and state mandates within the Special Education Department; attending monthly meetings with Department of Education specialists in order to incorporate initiatives in school-wide structures; maintaining an IEP caseload, conducting IEP and MDR meetings, and writing/modifying students’ IEPs in accordance with NY State standards.As Special Education teacher, providing academic support and implementing intervention as part of the Integrated Cooperative Teaching framework in high school science and English departments, focusing on developing content area proficiency in accordance with students’ individual measureable annual goals; consulting and coordinating with general education teachers to incorporate academic and behavioral modifications into existing classroom practices; monitoring students’ progress through performance testing and school-wide progress reports across subjects. Show less

Piscataway, Nj

Working within a collaborative, multi-disciplinary educational/milieu/psychiatric staff and treatment team, responsibilities included:Developing and teaching curriculum in General Mathematics, Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II, Poetry, and Visual Art; monitoring and documenting social/emotional progress of students to include in quarterly and monthly educational reports; acting as Primary Educator for six to eight students assigned to a clinical Treatment Team; directing… Show more Working within a collaborative, multi-disciplinary educational/milieu/psychiatric staff and treatment team, responsibilities included:Developing and teaching curriculum in General Mathematics, Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II, Poetry, and Visual Art; monitoring and documenting social/emotional progress of students to include in quarterly and monthly educational reports; acting as Primary Educator for six to eight students assigned to a clinical Treatment Team; directing the revision of the program’s feedback system and presenting to the University Behavior Management Committee; developing, planning, and managing educational field trips; supervising student-based educational committees and clubs; attending and participating in daily staff treatment meetings; attending and participating in ongoing professional trainings, including Crisis Prevention Intervention Training, clinical seminars, and educational development. Show less

Worked individually with a special education student during her Junior and Senior year, primarily focusing on her Honors English and Humanities courses; coordinated with both parents and teachers to provide supplemental materials that aligned with coursework; provided both academic assistance with reading comprehension and writing skills, as well as emotional support to foster resilience and perseverance.

Guadalajara Area, Mexico

Provided basic and intermediate English language skills to first and second year students majoring in finance and computers; taught basics of English grammar and rudimentary conversational skills; monitored independent language projects that students presented to Coordinator of English program; prepared language exams and furnished evaluations of each student to Coordinator. Attended several continuing education classes for professors sponsored by Cambridge University Press.

Worked with several students, ages ranging from 11 years of age to 42 years of age, in their private homes or at their place of business; developed stronger English business language skills for intermediate students at a large, international corporation for top executives; worked with high school students on an individual basis for advancement in their English language courses at a bi-lingual school; provided continuing advanced language training for managers at an international company;… Show more Worked with several students, ages ranging from 11 years of age to 42 years of age, in their private homes or at their place of business; developed stronger English business language skills for intermediate students at a large, international corporation for top executives; worked with high school students on an individual basis for advancement in their English language courses at a bi-lingual school; provided continuing advanced language training for managers at an international company; provided basic and intermediate language skills, including conversation and grammar, on a by-appointment basis at a private language institute. Show less

Recruited and scheduled conference faculty members for five industry expositions; coordinated all details of conference program, including the creation of marketing materials and convention arrangements; created teaching tools for faculty members; managed the upkeep of the exposition websites, including creating the design and editing the copy. Traveled extensively to major metropolitan areas in the United States and Germany; worked with outside vendors particular to locations.

Advanced Certificate In Special Education

M.Ed., Educational Psychology

projected graduation date: August 2011

Special Education

Graduate studies in Special Education

Special Education

Graduate coursework in Special Education

B.A., English