Kyra Marcano Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nonprofit organization empowering young people aged Pre-K through high school with inclusive, non-competitive, and trauma-informed physical activity and running programs.

Greater Chicago Area

Brilliant Light provides strategic consultative support to clients from the personal to organizational level, ranging from identifying individual impact to larger scale strategic planning, staff development, and training.

Chicago, Illinois

-Managed professional development and learning for staff of 40+ teachers across multiple programs within K-8 charter-Drove continuous school improvement efforts as member of University of Chicago Impact's Leadership Collaborative- Developed and led Leadership Advisory Council (LAC) as a platform to elevate teacher voice and build internal leadership.

Greater Chicago Area

- Developed and oversaw school-wide framework for academic and behavioral multi-tiered systems of supports (MTSS) - Boosted compliance to 100% for all evaluations and annual IEP deadlines in the 2016-17 school year by creating a clear system for file audits and case management workflows

Chicago, Illinois

- Acted as Head of School for the duration of Executive Director’s maternity leave- Created systems for data analysis to drive student achievement- Fall to Spring NWEA growth percentiles for grades K-2 ranged from the 86th to 99th percentile in math, and the 95th to 99th percentile in reading

Greater Boston Area

- Planned and designed individualized instruction for diverse learners- Consulted with general education teachers on how to meet the needs of diverse learners in an inclusive general education setting- Collaborated with team members across the network to develop and streamline Child Study process- Led weekly Child Study meetings to develop intervention.

Chicago

- Developed, planned, and implemented curriculum and instruction for all subjects using unpacked benchmarks, Illinois State Learning Standards, and achievement data (NWEA, STEP)- Aligned NWEA MAP data and Achievement Network pacing guide to provide differentiated data-driven instruction - On average, students' reading levels grew one and a half years, as.

- Trained one full academic year under the supervision of a NBCT mentor - Managed classroom as lead teacher in five week intervals- Independently planned, co-planned, and implemented a variety of culturally relevant units in 4th grade across all subject areas- Culminated training with a classroom takeover at a first year turnaround school

Greater Chicago Area

- Averaged 95% occupancy rate- Created and executed marketing plan for 158 unit residential loft property- Conducted weekly market research analysis on similar properties in surrounding area- Maintained positive relationships between residents and management- Managed billing for all outstanding balances

Greater Chicago Area

- Managed bi-weekly data acquisition report aggregating the international deals of 20 account managers- Assisted in the design, development, and implementation of consumer survey for the Direct Access sales group- Supported the Vice President of Business Affairs with special projects- Served as Business Affairs-Quality Champion to aid in the implementation.

M.A.T., Elementary Education, Special Education

Activities and Societies: Academy for Urban School Leadership

B.S., Psychology

Activities and Societies: Gamma Phi Omega International Sorority, Inc Chapter President 06-07 Chapter Vice President 05-06Minored in.

High School