April Austin-Gaillard

Streamline processes by formulating strategies, planning improvement initiatives, and setting up goals in collaboration with teaching staff and administrators. Ensure seamless implementation of instruction by creating professional learning opportunities for improving the productivity of early childhood staff and leaders. Confirm adherence to program requirements while reviewing and updating data. Facilitate children, families, and staff by employing successful transition and continuity experiences as children move to subsequent grades. Collaborate with operations staff and program leaders to forecast early childhood program budgets. Steer the performance of teachers as well as offer constructive feedback aimed at increasing institutional effectiveness.

Key Achievements:

• Promoted collaborative and anti-bias learning environments by envisioning and delivering a series of professional development programs for staff and leadership.
• Rendered expert-level support in executing curriculum, lesson, and classroom plans, and instructional strategies during teaching teams meetings.
• Optimized transition/continuity experiences for children, families, and staff.

Supported leadership in designing new curriculum for coaching and empowering early childhood staff. Identified and met social- emotional requirements of students via allocating resources in close coordination with families and division of early childhood central staff. Delivered exceptional teaching by incorporating developmental learning standards and encouraging critical thinking through active play-based explorations.

Key Achievements:

• Bolstered relationships among teaching staff and families by arranging biweekly Pre-K family engagement meetings.
• Facilitated developmental growth of students by fulfilling unique requirements and offering individualized instructions.
• Crafted instructional plan to support achievement gains in early grades in coordination with curriculum team.
  

Contributed to development of diagnostic assessment system for tracking students’ progress and deploying learning plans in partnership with colleagues. Organized active exploration and inquiry-based activities for increasing students’ engagement and understanding. Facilitated students’ progress through application of innovative and standards-based instruction in all subject areas. Fostered productive relationships and enhanced engagement with families via the execution of a communication system.

Key Achievements:

• Designed and deployed standards-based instructional programs in accordance with statewide academic requirements to streamline teaching practices.
• Established a professional learning community for new staff, leading to improved pedagogic practice and increased academic performance of students.
• Collaborated with administrators on planning, organizing, and streamlining school initiatives

School Building Leadership Certificate

Permanent Teacher Certification (Grades N-6)