ELISA CORREA-SOTO
Highland Mills,NY
Summary
Certified School Administrator, dedicated, enthusiastic, innovative, and forward-thinking. Data analysis. Engaged in budgeting and planning, supervision, program creation, curriculum development, , and staff development to promote a safe learning environment and ensure a positive school culture for all students.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum
Newburgh Enlarged City School District
Newburgh, NY
07.2021 - Current
- Serve as overseer of curriculum, act as instructional leader of district, and primary evaluator of curricular coordinator/director administrators
- Ensure district/school educational objectives align with state frameworks and instructional practices that yield highest standards of student achievement, instructional excellence, and community support in all subject areas
- Supervise k-12 principals, directors, and curriculum work of coordinators
- Build capacity of building leaders and teachers to provide instructional programming that meets needs of students
- Collaborate with Principals to develop Title I, Title II, Title III, and Title IV grants while ensuring compliance with state and federal requirements
- Formulate annual instructional budget
- Guide schools around issues of bullying and cyberbullying
- Providing faculty and staff with meaningful professional development, including 6-12 plans for all faculty and staff during Superintendent Conference days
- Revision of District’s Response to Intervention Plan
- Building capacity within District by training building administrators and teachers to analyze data
- Created alternative high school for 9th and 10th graders that will generate academic achievement and better life outcomes for students.
- Communicated with parents to encourage active parental participation in education.
- Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.
- Kept school in full compliance with established policies, legal requirements and student safety standards.
- Modeled expected and appropriate leadership to promote to teaching staff and administrative personnel positive interaction with students and families.
- Prepared school budget and submitted to school board with recommendations for hiring, capital expenditures and cost-saving initiatives.
- Studied assessment information covering students, teachers and school operations to formulate improvement plans.
- Oversaw school expenditure for students to receive maximum educational benefits.
- Coordinated school budgets and solicited additional funding from grant programs with well-written applications.
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies and behavior modification
Principal
Beacon High School
Beacon, NY
07.2018 - 07.2021
- Managed school operations and provided strong leadership to teachers, staff members, students
- Active in the community and made myself available for parent consultations, taking parent suggestions and discussing education needs of individual students
- Responsible for arranging major and minor building maintenance programs while ensuring that every teacher had resources needed to meet state’s curriculum requirements
- Supported committees of staff and parents that function to improve learning and social environment
- Upheld educational policies and integrated common core government guidelines into each class curriculum
- Fostered equitable, culturally responsive, and inclusive school environment
- Created benchmarks for students and teachers and track progress towards those goals
- Cultivated community of collaboration designed Action Plan to implement new program (CCS – Content Core with Support) for all “at-risk” students
- Developed programs that improve teacher performance and assist students in understanding class material better
- Guided school’s network of student leaders and challenged those leaders to make school a better place
- Responded immediately to concerns from parents, executive leadership team, and school board members
- Supervised scheduling, grading, budget, calendar, open houses, orientations, student activities, PTA.
- Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration and related activities.
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies and behavior modification.
- Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students and teachers.
- Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
- Administered personnel policies and procedures for school faculty and staff.
- Researched and incorporated new educational trends and instructional strategies to optimize education effectiveness.
- Facilitated continued education for teaching staff through implementation of quality curriculum training and appropriation of necessary resources.
- Supported hiring, training, and disciplinary action in compliance with legal guidelines and requirements.
- Led meetings to convey policy changes, gather information and assess employee thoughts.
- Communicated policies and procedures to students and parents regarding student behavior.
- Defined and enforced student academic achievement standards in line with district goals and objectives.
- Encouraged interdepartmental and cross-functional teams collaboration in development and support of student activities, programs and lessons.
- Established positive, stimulating learning environment for students and exciting education-focused setting for teachers.
- Built productive relationships with parents of students facing difficult situations at school or at home.
- Managed all details regarding student discipline.
- Modeled expected and appropriate leadership to promote teaching staff and administrative personnel's positive interaction with students and families.
- Established instructional practices driven through statistical performance data.
Assistant Principal
Monroe-Woodbury High School
Central Valley, NY
07.2010 - 07.2018
- Specific responsibility for directing assigned programs and services at high school; providing information and services as resource to others; direct supervisor of staff
- Direct after-school activities for ENL, AIS general, and special education population
- Worked closely with the principal daily to ensure smooth overall operation of school
- Supported committees of staff and parents that function to improve learning and social environment
- Created master schedule
- Testing administrator for all New York State Regents exams, NYSESLAT, AP College Board exams, quarterly and final exams, and S.T.A.R
- Assisted in yearly evaluations and guided teachers, school counselors, and school psychologists
- Analyzed data to develop goals and improve student achievement
- Implemented after-school homework club for ENL students
- Community liaison for families of ENL students; gave presentations in Spanish at local churches discussing resources available to them
- Reorganized Program of Studies handbook to adhere to NYSED Common Core changes and provide students with many learning opportunities
- Excellent rapport with students, parents, and staff.
- Built and maintained positive relationships with diverse stakeholders, such as parents, school volunteers and outside agencies.
- Partnered with Principal to administer school program in alignment with vision and goals, providing positive, high-expectation academic environment.
- Supervised and evaluated teaching and support staff through instructional leadership and professional development.
House Principal
Middletown Enlarged City School District
Middletown, NY
10.2008 - 07.2011
- Focused on responding to students' academic and social-emotional development
- Provided all students with knowledge and skills need to take responsibility for their lives, address life’s challenges, function successfully at all levels of society, and be creators of knowledge
- Supported Executive Principal, staff, students, and parents to advance teaching and learning
- Supported school counselors and met with them weekly to discuss student data in context of progress which ultimately reduced number of freshmen repeaters
- Analyzed data to develop goals and improve student achievement
- Monitored attendance and communicated with home-school attendance liaisons to ensure that calls and home visits were made to students’ parents whose children were late/absent to school
- Assisted Executive Principal and Department Chairpersons in ensuring increase in percentage of students performing at levels 3 and 4 in ELA, math, social studies, science, and foreign language NYS Regents exams
- Middletown High School successfully achieved AYP in 2008-09 and 2009-,
- Inspired all community stakeholders in shared responsibility for student and school success
- Coordinated internship experiences for 35 students.
- Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration and related activities.
- Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students and teachers.
- Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Administered standardized tests to evaluate student performance and progress.
- Supported hiring, training, and disciplinary action in compliance with legal guidelines and requirements.
- Facilitated continued education for teaching staff through implementation of quality curriculum training and appropriation of necessary resources.
- Defined and enforced student academic achievement standards in line with district goals and objectives.
- Established positive, stimulating learning environment for students and exciting education-focused setting for teachers.
- Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.
- Established instructional practices driven by statistical performance data.
School counselor
Middletown High School
Middletown, NY
10.2005 - 10.2008
- Dedicated high school guidance counselor; skilled at providing positive direction for students’ academic, social and emotional well-being
- Guidance Curriculum – classroom guidance lessons, career awareness, conflict resolution, social skills, developmental awareness, student assessments, student placement, scheduling, new student transition, academic career advice
- Responsive Services – mental health, family and teacher counseling, crisis intervention and grief management, psycho-educational support group
- Program Evaluation – assigned programs in accordance with needs of students
- Developed and monitored appropriate student support based on data analysis team and House Principals
- Advocated for special education students; while attending CSE meetings; monitored students’ progress to ensure that their IEP was implemented to fullest extent
- Chaired 504 meetings
- Scheduled college visitations/Final Aid Night
- Supported Home-School Liaisons to lower absenteeism, potential dropout, and other at-risk behaviors
- Assisted in development of District’s Guidance Plan
- Revised Program Course Offerings Guide for 2007, 2008, and 2009 school year
- Assisted in constructing 2007-2008 Master Schedule
- Guest speaker for B.E.T.A.C.
- Revised senior exit/interview and guidance services surveys.
- Supported students through challenging developmental milestones and crisis situations and coordinated outside service referrals for those needing extra assistance.
- Helped students complete admissions applications and pursue scholarships to fund education at state, private and vocational schools.
- Educated individuals with special interests about unique grants and scholarships for higher education.
- Maintained positive relationships and open communication with parents about application paperwork, testing requirements and upcoming deadlines.
- Cemented relationships with colleges across state, region and entire country to better serve schools' students.
- Built schedules around students' strengths and long-term goals, customizing different approaches for college preparatory and technical school pathways.
- Personalized career advice to incorporate student grades, goals and skill level.
- Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
- Helped students develop organizational, time management and study skills.
- Empowered students through counseling and skill-building exercises.
- Identified issues that hindered student academic achievement.
- Collaborated with parents, school faculty and social workers to address problems and grow student success.
- Counseled students regarding course and program selection, class scheduling and registration and career planning.
- Conducted individual and group counseling sessions.
- Prepared students for later educational experiences by encouraging exploration of learning opportunities and perseverance through challenging tasks.
- Planned and promoted career planning presentations, work experience programs and career workshops.
- Taught classes and presented self-help or information sessions on subjects related to education and career planning.
- Instructed individuals in career development, job search and application strategies, resume writing and interview skills.
Spanish Teacher
Washingtonville High School
Washingtonville, NY
09.2003 - 10.2005
- Taught Spanish classes, engaging student curiosity and research abilities in structured classroom activities
- Provided study guides and projects for Spanish language courses that included Spanish-American studies, global issues, world geography, and current events
- Gathered resources as supplemental materials to use in conjunction with assigned texts to give students richer experience learning new language
- Taught AP Spanish grammar courses in partnership with Albany State University
- Taught Spanish levels II and III.
- Helped students develop important learning skills and good study habits useful in trade school or college education.
- Spoke to students in non-native language to challenge students and introduce students to non-native speaking environments.
- Explained concepts and assignments in both native and non-native languages.
- Developed and wrote curricula in both Spanish and English, often sharing curriculum with other teachers.
- Created supportive learning environment for foreign students to nurture budding language development.
- Completed performance reviews and remained up-to-date on required certifications and continuing education credits.
- Created engaging lesson plans, fostered culture of discovery and provided well-organized classroom structure to help students succeed in program.
- Inspired academic success based on belief that all students can achieve excellence, regardless of background.
- Planned, developed and executed lessons reflecting high school curriculum and NYS standards.
- Utilized curriculum which reflected diverse educational, cultural and linguistic background of student body.
- Selected and requisitioned appropriate books and instructional aids to complement lesson plans.
- Conducted foreign language exams to determine fluency and comprehension
Spanish Teacher
NYC Board Of Education
Bronx, NY
09.1993 - 10.1997
- Helped students build on fundamentals learned in elementary school and prepared them for difficult curriculum in high school
- Taught English as a Second Language
- Identified students’ individual needs and enhanced curriculum to accommodate different learning styles
- Encouraged parent involvement through frequent written and verbal communication
- Created Advisory Program
- Applied for and received $35,000.00 grant to integrate technology into curriculum.
- Used written exercises to test and develop reading and writing foreign languages.
- Helped students develop important learning skills and good study habits useful in trade school or college education.
- Spoke to students in non-native language to challenge students and introduce students to non-native speaking environments
Education
No Degree - Educational Leadership
William Woods University
Fulton, MONo Degree - Leadership Certification
Long Island University
Orangeburg, NYMaster of Science - School Counseling
College of New Rochelle
New Rochelle, NYBachelor of Science - Spanish Language And Literature
Lehman College
Bronx, NYSkills
- Flexible & Adaptable
- Collaboration
- Conflict Resolution
- Excellent work ethic
- Active Listening
- Good listening skills
Accomplishments
- Fiscal Navigation for Superintendents Workshop Series
- APPR Teacher Evaluator Training
- Learning by Lincoln
- Root Cause Analysis 21 Century Skills
- Literacy Training at Lesley University
- Understanding by Design
- Master Scheduling Workshop
Affiliations
ASCD
NYSALA
NYSCOSS
Languages
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum
Newburgh Enlarged City School District
07.2021 - Current
Principal
Beacon High School
07.2018 - 07.2021
Assistant Principal
Monroe-Woodbury High School
07.2010 - 07.2018
House Principal
Middletown Enlarged City School District
10.2008 - 07.2011
School counselor
Middletown High School
10.2005 - 10.2008
Spanish Teacher
Washingtonville High School
09.2003 - 10.2005
Spanish Teacher
NYC Board Of Education
09.1993 - 10.1997
No Degree - Educational Leadership
William Woods University
No Degree - Leadership Certification
Long Island University
Master of Science - School Counseling
College of New Rochelle
Bachelor of Science - Spanish Language And Literature
Lehman College
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