James Ramirez Email & Phone Number

• Assist students in using strategies in their assigned subject areas. • Responsible for observing and documenting different instruction strategies based on the students' IEP notes and progress monitoring logs. • Responsible for updating or renewing students’ IEPs and MATRIX by accessing Ed Plan and SIS. • Use STARS and SIS data to identify high and low performing groups and provide effective intervention. • Responsible for managing and implementing IEP meetings with parents, students, general education teachers, and LEA. • Maintain ESE students’ information and files to meet both state and company requirements. • Work to maintain and update all students’ information on SIS. • Assist in all initiatives to ensure school meet defined FTE enrollment and attendance goals. • Assist school administrators with preparation and administration of all state and district mandated tests. • Assist School Based Team in documenting and reporting Reading scores and testing during an RTI process. • Responsible for helping ESE students work on their Reading Plus, so they can level up. *Responsible for teaching students business education and work place skills via the APEX system. Students are taught how to analyze and understand government, business communications, management, financing, and marketing.

*Responsible for supervising evening teaching staff.*Responsible for teaching upper level Elite or Advanced evening adult ESL courses.*Responsible for researching, evaluating, and implementing teaching strategies for Advanced ESL classes.*Responsible for making sure that teachers are correctly following and documenting Block teaching lesson goals.*Responsible for supporting and assisting new evening ESL teachers.*Responsible for updating and monitoring teacher lesson logs.

I hold a Florida State Professional Certification in ESE, Reading, and ESOL. *Assisted students in using strategies in their assigned subject areas. *Was responsible for observing and documenting different instruction strategies based on the students' IEP notes and progress monitoring logs. *Was responsible for implementing Support Facilitation in the middle school classrooms. *Was responsible for gathering teacher, testing, and educational data to produce new IEP goals for students. *Was responsible for sitting in as LEA and managing Gifted eligibility meetings.*Was responsible for managing and implementing IEP and Gifted meetings with parents, students, general education teachers, and LEA. *Maintained ESE students’ information and files to meet both state and company requirements.*Assisted in all initiatives to ensure school meets defined FTE enrollment and attendance goals.*Was responsible for teaching a Spanish 1and 2 High School credited course to middle school children. *Assisted school administrators with preparation and administration of all state and district mandated tests.

West Palm Beach, Fl, Us

Friends of Foster Children of Palm Beach is a 501(c) nonprofit organization which provides educational services for children who have been found dependent and/or are in the foster care system. Through court recommendation and referral, I work in assisting the students in the dependency system with their educational needs. I help students with their math, English, ESE, ESOL, reading, writing, FSA, SAT, ACT, or other academic needs.

*Worked with administrators to develop, implement, and evaluate programs for teaching staff development. *Supervised evening staff and placement of students.*Both developed and taught a 40 hour weekend TEFL teacher training course.*Was responsible for teaching an upper level evening adult ESL course.*Researched, evaluated, and implemented teaching strategies for ESL classes.

*Assisted students in using strategies in their assigned subject areas. *Was responsible for observing and documenting different instruction strategies based onthe students' IEP notes and progress monitoring logs.*Was responsible for updating or renewing students’ IEPs and MATRIX by accessing, SIS, LiquidOffice, WEB iq, APEX, GAIN, EDW, and TERMS.*Used EDW data to identify high and low performing groups and provide effectiveintervention.*Was responsible for managing and implementing IEP meetings with parents, students, general education teachers, and LEA. *Maintained ESE and ESOL students’ information and files to meet both state and company requirements.*Worked to maintain and update all students’ information on the A23 screen on TERMS.*Assisted in all initiatives to ensure school meets defined FTE enrollment and attendance goals.*Assisted school administrators with preparation and administration of all state and district mandated tests.*Was responsible for teaching students Business Education via the APEX system. Students were taught how to analyze and understand government, finance, business communication, management, and marketing.

Boca Raton, Fl, Us

*Was responsible for teaching English grammar, reading, writing, and listening skills. *Was responsible for teaching English conversation to upper level students.*Assisted students in improving their pronunciation skills.*Assisted students to prepare for the TOEFL iBT, IELTS, and final exams.http://www.fau.edu/intensive-english/FacultyAndStaff.php

*Was responsible for teaching Brazilian expatriate and family members to learn English. *Was responsible for teaching young students English grammar, reading. writing, and conversation skills.*Helped improve older student’s presentation and communication skills in English.

Miami, Fl, Us

*Was responsible for teaching students’ English grammar, reading, and listening skills. *Was responsible for teaching vocationally related English for employment.*Helped students to learn English skills necessary for career advancement.*Tought students English skills necessary to access applied technology.

Miami, Fl, Us

*Was responsible for teaching students English communication and grammar skills.*Assisted students with improving their English reading skills.*Assisted students in improving their pronunciation skills.*Was responsible for managing and teaching classes in the ESL Lab.

Tallahassee, Florida, Us

*Was responsible for investigating abuse, abandonment or neglect of children.*Was responsible for creating and filing petitions in dependency court.*Was responsible for gathering evidence to prosecute alleged offenders.*Monitored services for families who were in need.

M.S., Varying Exceptionalities

Graduate Certificate, T.E.S.O.L

B.S., Business Management

Postgraduate Degree In Bcba, Applied Behavior Analysis