Amy Carroll
Jupiter,FL
Summary
Energetic educator with proven skills in teaching diverse subjects. Keeps classrooms organized and students on-task to facilitate effective learning. Diligent and adaptable in meeting individual student needs with supportive, safe educational environments. Professional educator with strong expertise in developing and implementing reading programs. Adept at fostering literacy skills and adapting teaching strategies to meet diverse student needs. Focuses on team collaboration and achieving measurable results. Known for reliability, adaptability, and effective communication in educational settings.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Reading Resource
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
01.2023 - Current
- Used data to drive instructional groupings across the intermediate grade levels while providing standards based remediation
- Provided resources and coaching to build teachers/staff knowledge of latest evidence-based practices and strategies
- Worked with administration to cross check data across subgroups to reach all populations of this Title I school
- Presented information on professional learning days and meetings to launch new initiatives school-wide
- Served as an interventionist across grade levels to meet the individual needs of struggling readers utilizing research based programs such as UFLI Foundations, SPIRE, and Reading Horizons
- Managed tutorial programs and provided resources
Classroom Teacher
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
01.2006 - 01.2023
- As a classroom teacher my roles and responsibilities are to use data from various assessments to drive my instruction
- Students are met where they are through differentiated, explicit lessons
- Taught 3rd grade from 2016 -2023, Second Grade from 2011- 2016 and Kindergarten from 2008- 2011
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives as team leader and professional learning community facilitator
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies
- Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals
- Summer Reading Academy teacher in 2016
- Progress Monitor multiple students through the RTI process
- Incorporated best practices in math, reading, writing and science into my daily teaching
Middle School Dance Director
The Benjamin School
01.2001 - 01.2005
- Created Middle School Dance Department curriculum, performances, and overall program structure
- Taught co-educational classes in 6th grade and concentrated jazz and ballet instruction to 7th and 8th graders
Dance Director
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
01.1997 - 01.2001
- Dance director for grades Pre-K – 5th grades
- Promoted the love of movement as an art form of expression
- Collaborated with general education teachers to integrate dance into their curriculum
Education
Bachelor of Performing Arts - Dance
Oklahoma City University
Non-Degree - Education
Florida Atlantic University
Skills
- Team Leadership/Mentor
- Professional Development
- Reading Intervention
- Strategic Planning
- Orton-Gillingham Approach
- Instructional Coaching
- Student Engagement
- Response to Intervention
- Small Group Instruction
- Educational research
- Progress Monitoring
- Multisensory learning
Certification
- Associate Orton Gillingham
- Reading Endorsement
- ESE K-!2 (2025)
- Pre-K/Primary
- Elementary Education 1-6
- ESOL K-12
- Dance K-12
Accomplishments
- Achieved A rating for Title I school in first year through effectively helping with strategic groups and remediation in intermediate grades.
- National Facilitator for Reading Horizons
- Microcredential in UF Lastinger Literacy Matrix
- Dwyer Finalist for Elementary School Teacher of the Year 2023
Timeline
Reading Resource
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
01.2023 - Current
Classroom Teacher
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
01.2006 - 01.2023
Middle School Dance Director
The Benjamin School
01.2001 - 01.2005
Dance Director
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
01.1997 - 01.2001
Non-Degree - Education
Florida Atlantic University
- Associate Orton Gillingham
- Reading Endorsement
- ESE K-!2 (2025)
- Pre-K/Primary
- Elementary Education 1-6
- ESOL K-12
- Dance K-12
Bachelor of Performing Arts - Dance
Oklahoma City University
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