ALYS O'ROURKE
Charles City,MT
Summary
Over 20 years of experience in the education industry, gaining valuable transferrable skills in relationship building, strategic planning, and project management. Strong track record of quickly learning and adapting in new and complex situations. Eager to leverage a diverse range of talents in a new and engaging professional setting. Committed to lifelong learning and personal development.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Fourth Grade Teacher
New Life Academy- St. Louis
08.2018 - Current
- Prepare materials for lessons, assignments, and assessments, and evaluate, corrected and grade student performance to identify gaps in skills or knowledge and set realistic goals.
- Plan lessons according to school standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
- Provide individualized and diversify instruction to support student comprehension and assist with navigating challenges.
- Schedule and direct field trips and hands-on activities to foster student learning and creativity.
- Build positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Establish and enforce rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
- Implement classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
- Collaborate with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies, and discipline.
- Organize classroom supplies and decorate walls to create fun, nurturing settings, and meet learning needs.
- Track student progress using formative and summative assessments, informing future instruction and support strategies.
- Incorporate diverse instructional strategies, accommodating different learning styles and needs within the classroom.
Kindergarten and Fourth Grade Teacher
New Life Academy- St. Louis
08.2012 - 05.2015
- Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
- Encouraged and prepared students to become independent readers through systematic, multi-sensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills.
- Collaborated in planning, organizing and implementing instructional programs to facilitate academic, intellectual and social development.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature, and handwriting.
- Prepared materials for lessons, assignments, and assessments, and evaluated, corrected and graded student performance to identify gaps in skills or knowledge and set realistic goals.
- Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.
- Played games with students to increase understanding of subjects.
- Communicated student progress, academic difficulties, or behavioral concerns to parents, guardians and administration using tact and professionalism to improve student academic performance.
- Worked one-on-one with students to determine strengths, weaknesses, and learning patterns.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Scheduled and directed field trips and hands-on activities to foster student learning and creativity.
- Planned lessons according to school standards to cover requirements and prepare for the fifth grade.
- Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
- Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
Accounting Assistant
United Ironworkers, Inc.
09.2006 - 03.2007
- Developed monthly, quarterly and annual profit and loss statements and balance sheets.
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Managed and responded to correspondence and inquiries from customers and vendors.
- Matched purchase orders with invoices and recorded necessary information.
- Generated invoices upon receipt of billing information and tracked collection progress.
- Reconciled accounts, managed audits and updated financial records with remarkable accuracy.
- Recorded deposits, reconciled monthly bank accounts and tracked expenses.
- Experience with various office equipment
- Observed strict confidentiality rules to maintain data integrity and protect clients.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Business- Accounting
Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IllinoisBachelor of Arts - Christian Education
Urshan College
Wentzville, MO05.1996
Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Time Management
- Team Collaboration
- Multi-Tasking
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Word Processing
- Bookkeeping
- File and Database Management
- Microsoft Office
Timeline
Fourth Grade Teacher
New Life Academy- St. Louis
08.2018 - Current
Kindergarten and Fourth Grade Teacher
New Life Academy- St. Louis
08.2012 - 05.2015
Accounting Assistant
United Ironworkers, Inc.
09.2006 - 03.2007
Some College (No Degree) - Business- Accounting
Southwestern Illinois College
Bachelor of Arts - Christian Education
Urshan College
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