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Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

• Coordinate partnership with National Cares Mentoring Project providing grant funded mentoring to Stamford’s most deserving youth. Program raised over $75,000 for initial infrastructure costs
• Partner with local restaurants, vendors, and nonprofit organizations to remediate food insecurity throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
• Facilitate periodic food, clothing, coat, and toy drives to help meet the resource needs of the residents of Stamford
• Research and develop funding opportunities for community enhancement programs

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

• Partners with Domus staff, students, families as well as community stakeholders and Stamford Public School staff to uncover, understand, and rectify any systems, policies and processes that prevent Domus’ students from.
• Development partner on the Trauma of Racism Curriculum and member of Race and Diversity Committee
• Contributor to the Development Department for the creation of grants opportunities for competitive funding
• Advocates for proper educational planning for all Domus’ students during formal and informal meetings
• Advisor for Domus’s Leadership Council, reports directly to the Executive Director
• Provides direct supports to Domus staff members, students, and families by administering training, conduct document reviews and liaison with Stamford Public School Staff

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

• Created Community Based Learning Center model to counteract non-engagement on hybrid and distance learning remote days during the Social Unrest and COVID 19 pandemics
• Collaborated with community-based groups, faith-based organizations, and the public school system to coordinate services for students and families during out of school times
• Completed a request for proposal for community-based supports detailing professional development, cultural competencies, and family engagement tenants to improve academic and social emotional outcomes for students.
• Interfaced with other nonprofit organizations to organize in-kind services to foster consistency of educational standards at community programs
• Supervised afternoon students summer enrichment program at Strawberry Hill School.
• Collaborated with stakeholders to increase program efficiency and overall school safety

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

• Reviewed resumes, conduct interviews, and recommended program placement for certified and noncertified school staff
• Wrote culturally responsive application questions to ensure the theme of equity was prominent to potential candidates
• Facilitated orientation and onboarding activities for over 70 newly hired substitute teachers
• Coordinated local and national virtual career events to recruit certified and non-certified school staff
• Collaborated with the Executive Director of Human Resources to identify strategies to recruit and retain a more diverse school staff
• Worked with local and national colleges to create recruitment pipelines for Stamford Public Schools

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

• Built capacity of administrative team, educational coaches, community partners and teachers to give feedback and support on effective teaching and learning strategies
• Engaged families and community members around the achievement of Roxbury students
• Provided tailored support to individual teachers in growth mindset, the importance of high expectations, equity and change agency
• Monitored for implementation and competency across the school and use data to provide professional development to teachers, paraeducators, and community members.
• Attended data team meetings and collected data on teacher capacity as it relates to student academic and social emotional outcomes
• Developed professional learning plan for the school to support areas of focus concentrating on the interconnectedness of equitable practices and high student achievement

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

• Facilitated Planning and Placement Team Meeting for students with IEPs to ensure access to general education curriculum and appropriate social emotional expectations
• Prepared and finalized documentation as it relates to the IEP process, guaranteeing compliance and equity for students receiving special education instruction
• Presented program overview to parents, advocacy groups and community stakeholders highlighting academic, behavior and social emotional progress
• Planned and implemented ongoing professional development to educators around effective teaching strategies and community and family engagement
• Evaluated teachers and paraeducators on professional practices and academic outcomes of students in which they serve
• Analysis of data to recognize achievement trends and identify areas in need of growth

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

• Directed the development and implementation of programs for special education, speech, hearing and occupational services
• Supervised 504 plans, alternative school programs, out-of-district placements and maintenance and compliance of all district student special education records
• Collaborated with district and school administrators, teachers and parents to design, implement and provide appropriate services to students with special needs.
• Monitored and evaluated programs that serve students with special needs to ensure efficiency of services to students as well as compliance with state and federal guidelines
• Managed fiscal resources from district funding and special education grants, prepared budgets, and monitored efforts to achieve fiscal efficiency while providing high quality required services
• Collaborated with building administrators to recruit, hire, retain and evaluate special education staff to ensure effective program delivery

Master'S Degree, Education

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology

092, Educational Leadership And Administration, General