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Supervise team of 26 Early Childhood Social Workers who provide early childhood mental health consultation to infant, toddler, 3K and PreK for All programs.Coordinate early childhood site support for district schools and community base organizations to ensure high-quality early childhood programs.Provide direct support to families to address family needs and respond to immediate crisis.Supply policy guidance to support children and families in all early childhood program… Show more Supervise team of 26 Early Childhood Social Workers who provide early childhood mental health consultation to infant, toddler, 3K and PreK for All programs.Coordinate early childhood site support for district schools and community base organizations to ensure high-quality early childhood programs.Provide direct support to families to address family needs and respond to immediate crisis.Supply policy guidance to support children and families in all early childhood program models.Collaborate with district offices, borough offices, and central support staff to ensure high-quality early childhood practices across programs.Design and facilitate professional learning sessions for teachers and school leaders.Designed and facilitated per session opportunities supervising 250 educators Show less

Regional Enrichment Centers were created to provide care for the children of essential workers during the COVID crisis. As the site lead, I provided direct supervision to the early childhood classroom teachers.

Implement and monitor city, state, and federal mandates pertaining to the evaluation and placement of preschoolstudents with disabilities.Review assessments and placements annually.Coordinate the development and implementation of each student's Individualized Education Plan.Maintain current case records on all preschool children referred for evaluation and placement in specialeducation programs.Related service placement officer.

Created data-driven short and long-term program goals to increase student achievement.Provided overall leadership and supervision of Special Education and General Education preschool programs.Conducted teacher evaluations and needs assessments using Danielson's Framework for Teaching.Consulted for all Episcopal Social Services programs in differentiated instruction, assessment, & specialeducation policies and procedures.Led professional development on: assessment to drive… Show more Created data-driven short and long-term program goals to increase student achievement.Provided overall leadership and supervision of Special Education and General Education preschool programs.Conducted teacher evaluations and needs assessments using Danielson's Framework for Teaching.Consulted for all Episcopal Social Services programs in differentiated instruction, assessment, & specialeducation policies and procedures.Led professional development on: assessment to drive instruction, incorporation of common core standards, newNYS IEP format, Universal PreKindergarten performance indicators & implementation of Creative Curriculum 5thEdition.Expanded partnerships with parents and community providers to provide health and mental health support forfamilies.Designed mechanism/cohort study for tracking progress of graduates to inform school goals, identify strengths& improvement initiatives.Developed collaborative teams to incorporate UDL Guidelines into integrated, co-teaching classrooms. Show less

Supervised the special education program as district representative, monitored compliance issues, significantlydecreased special education referrals & attended conferences.Oversaw academic intervention programs and services.Coordinated summer school program 2007; direct rating officer for classroom teachers.Created schedules for meeting all mandated test modifications, attended all ISC testing meetings and ledprofessional development for staff on implementation of state… Show more Supervised the special education program as district representative, monitored compliance issues, significantlydecreased special education referrals & attended conferences.Oversaw academic intervention programs and services.Coordinated summer school program 2007; direct rating officer for classroom teachers.Created schedules for meeting all mandated test modifications, attended all ISC testing meetings and ledprofessional development for staff on implementation of state testing.Site Supervisor for NYS Mathematics and ELA scoring center for Manhattan, 2009. Organized quality controlteams and oversaw the attendance and scoring process.Data specialist of school inquiry team.Conducted formal and informal teacher observations to improve classroom practice & advance differentiatedinstruction.Developed School Safety plan and SAVE plan.Created school initiative to increase community partnerships and enhance positive school culture. Show less