Amanda Luevano
King City,CA
Summary
Experienced professional committed to providing students with tools and resources to succeed academically. Highly organized and detail-oriented with passion for helping children reach academic goals.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Paraeducator, Special Education
South Monterey County High School District
Greenfield, CA
01.2023 - Current
- Encouraged students to take ownership of learning by providing choices.
- Provided life skills programming for students with moderate to severe autism.
- Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
- Prepared instructional materials for group and one-on-one use to comply with established curriculum.
- Collaborated with parents and guardians to increase support and provide best learning environment.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Read stories, listen to students read, provide writing assistance, reinforce language lessons, provide spelling practice, facilitate activities, for purpose of practicing and/or reinforcing learning concepts and assisting students in reaching academic goals and grade level standards
- Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials under direct supervision of certificated teacher for purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom objectives
- Administers classroom assignments, jobs, tests, homework assignments, make-up work for purpose of supporting teachers instructional process
- Enrolling students, working with all classroom teachers, filing paperwork, organizing rooms, duplicating, correcting papers, working on IEP goals, etc.) for purpose of supporting them in completion of their work activities
- Attends meetings and in service presentations to acquire and convey information relative to job functions
- Uses data to provide teacher information on how individual students are progressing; may assist with parent conferences, or IEP conferences as requested
- Maintains classroom work area, manual and files and records, provides written reference, provides safe learning environment
- Monitors students during assigned periods within variety of school environments (Classroom, playground, field trips, library, lunchroom, etc.) for purpose of ensuring safety and welfare of students
- Provides verbal feedback and written documentation for purpose of informing teacher/s and parents of students’ progress
- Responds to emergency situations (Injured student, bullying, fights, etc.) for purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns and directing to appropriate personnel for resolution
- Supports classroom teachers and other school personnel for purpose of assisting them in implementation of curriculum and teaching methodologies
- Understand CA standards for grade/s assigned and create lesson plans, to be approved by teacher assigned, for delivery to either large group or individual students
- Enforce discipline policy of assigned classroom and school
Substitute Paraprofessional
Monterey County of Education
King City, CA, CA
06.2017 - 07.2017
- Collaborated with other educators to plan and review instruction.
- Set up visual aids, equipment, and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
- Provided support during classes, group lessons, and classroom activities.
- Adapted teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Researched and selected age-appropriate materials and resources for classroom instruction.
- Documented student behaviors, interventions, and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
- Prepared instructional materials for group and one-on-one use to comply with established curriculum.
- Attended professional meetings, educational conferences or teacher training workshops to improve professional competence.
- Developed lesson plans to align with grade-level standards and objectives.
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Prepared objectives and outlines for courses of study by following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.
- Enforced school and class rules to maintain order in classroom.
- Assisted students in mastering subject material and preparing for tests.
- Monitored student performance and provided feedback to inform instruction.
- Supervised students on field trips for safety and proper behavior in public settings.
- Followed lesson plans designed by absent teachers.
- Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
- Reported on student progress, behavior, and social skills to parents.
Education
Associate of Science - Computer Science
Cuesta College
High School Diploma -
King City High School
06.2014
Skills
- IEP compliance
- Parental interaction
- Instructional support
- Behavioral plan management
- Progress Monitoring
- Teaching and instruction
- Lesson Plan Implementation
- Teacher Assistance
- Experienced with Technology
- Classroom Organization
- Activity management
- Student Supervision
- Life Skills Development
- Reading instruction
- Verbal and written communication
- Data Collection
- Teacher Support
- Small Group Instruction
- Clerical Support
- Test Proctoring
- Educational assistance
- Student Records Management
- Crisis Management
- Patient
- CPR and First Aid
Timeline
Paraeducator, Special Education
South Monterey County High School District
01.2023 - Current
Substitute Paraprofessional
Monterey County of Education
06.2017 - 07.2017
Associate of Science - Computer Science
Cuesta College
High School Diploma -
King City High School