Mary Jo Fortes

• Write and edit high-quality content and visually impactful creative works, often under deadline pressure, with an exciting, captivating and authentic approach.
• Utilize exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills to produce engaging and error-free content.
• Complete thorough research into assigned and independent topics.
• Organize material to research and complete writing tasks.
• Craft writing assignments according to instructions.
• Research and write technical articles in Early Childhood Education/ Parenting for self-established Coaching business.
• Curate content for social media postings, increasing following by over 400%.

In addition to other Consultant/ Coaching duties:

• Developed written training materials and packets for Early Childhood Professionals and parents of young children on a variety of topics, based on own knowledge & skills, as well as research into current information.
• Created marketing materials in line with business goals.
• Wrote content articles for coaching teachers.

In addition to other management and leadership duties,

• Developed written policies and procedures for implementing and evaluating programs.
• Created training programs for staff peer and community peer programs.
• Wrote monthly newsletters for community distribution.

Among other Curriculum and Training duties:

• Co-created/ internally published Program Resource
  books & Curriculum Resource Guides for teaching staff of infant, toddler, preschool, and Pre-K classrooms.
• Independently created National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Accreditation Reference Guide, connecting [then new] standards & criteria to company policies & expectations for staff & Directors
• Provided detailed, written feedback on teachers’ curriculum plans for all ten centers
• Prepared written reports, based on observations of classroom design, curriculum implementation, teacher-child interactions, teaching practices, individual children’s behavior/learning, etc.
• Created trainings and training materials/packets for teaching staff and Directors