AMOYA THOMAS

• Lead daily classroom operations and coordinate staff responsibilities, schedules, breaks, and classroom coverage.
• Created and maintain Excel spreadsheets for staff scheduling and organizational planning; develop an annual curriculum agenda with monthly themes and weekly subthemes.
• Use Teaching Strategies GOLD to document observations, assess developmental levels, establish goals, and monitor student progress.
• Maintain attendance, incident reports, medication documentation, allergy forms, and other required student records in accordance with school procedures and licensing requirements.
• Schedule parent conferences and new-child onboarding meetings through email and Google Drive; conduct classroom tours and explain routines, curriculum, expectations, and procedures to families.

• Provide personal care and assistance with daily living activities while maintaining client safety, dignity, and comfort.
• Monitor vital signs and communicate abnormal findings to medical professionals; assist with transfers, positioning, hygiene, and meals.

• Promoted into a leadership role supporting students and staff across multiple cottages and providing assistance beyond the primary classroom.
• Maintained medication clearance and administered prescribed medications; collaborated with nursing staff to support medication safety and monitor medications for expiration.
• Developed individualized behavioral support plans and trained new staff on student-specific needs, safe approaches, and consistent behavioral strategies.
• Coordinated behavioral data collection, entered information into Excel, created graphs to identify patterns and frequency, and shared findings with case managers, OT, PT, and other interdisciplinary team members.

• Planned and delivered individualized art activities while documenting student progress and supporting behavioral, social, and learning goals.
• Collaborated with classroom and residential staff to provide structured and supportive programming for students with diverse needs.

• Supported students during classroom instruction and assisted teaching staff with individualized educational and behavioral needs.
• Worked across classroom and residential settings to promote student safety, independence, comfort, and participation.
• Provided residential cottage support during afternoon shifts, assisting students with activities of daily living including toileting, personal care, eating, mobility, and other routine care needs.

Expected 2026