CARA BAILLY

• Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
• Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
• Assessed student learning progress and comprehension with routine assessments and progress monitoring.
• Promoted exploration of building blocks of learning by leading diverse, hands-on activities.
• Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social skills.
• Collaborated with grade level teams members, expert teachers, and administrators on classroom policies, management strategies, and discipline.
• Communicated student progress, academic difficulties, or behavioral concerns to parents, guardians and administration using tact and professionalism to improve student academic performance.
• Provided individualized and diversified instruction to support student comprehension and assist with navigating challenges.
• Worked one-on-one with students to determine strengths, weaknesses, and learning patterns.
• Adapted lessons to differentiate instruction and meet students' diverse learning needs and abilities.
• Served on our Instructional leadership team to assist admin in making decisions for our school

· Develop Individual Education Plans for students who qualify for special education services

· Sets up classroom environment and materials conducive to student and IEP needs

· Creates and implements daily schedule, based on students’ IEP’s

· Creates and implements daily lesson plans and BIPS (as applicable), based on students’ IEP’s and IEP accommodations

· Creates and organizes visual supports and other materials to ensure an effective learning environment

· Supervises and trains classroom paraprofessionals

· Supervises safe and efficient arrival and departure of ESY transportation

· Supervises student safety and engages in positive reinforcement strategies to ensure a safe and productive learning environment

· Oversees and maintains data collection and IEP progress reporting

· Communicates and collaborates with ESY Site Supervisor(s) and all IEP team members to ensure effective implementation of ESY, as per IEP’s

· Engages in daily communication with families, and maintains availability to answer questions and troubleshoot concerns

· Other responsibilities, as assigned by ESY Site Supervisor(s), Special Education Coordinator, and Chief of Pupil Services

• Maintained student records, including attendance, academic progress, and behavioral concerns
• Modified program instruction and techniques to meet the needs of each child
• Created inclusive and welcoming learning environments, using diverse classroom management techniques to maintain order, organization, and student safety
• Created and delivered lesson plans and activities for daily instruction
• Assessed student needs to develop and implement curriculum
• Helped children prepare for higher-level work by encouraging perseverance through challenging tasks
• Implemented diverse instructional techniques to encourage and motivate students, including technology-based learning tools and tactile learning activities
• Maintained adherence to school, district, and state requirements for learning objectives
• Informed parents of student progress, challenges, and suggestions for academic or behavioral
• Communicated with parents and caregivers to report on student progress, potential challenges, and ways to foster engagement and academic success
• Administered and interpreted formal and informal educational assessments and recorded findings
• Reduced behavioral incidents by modeling behaviors and employing positive reinforcement strategies
• Developed learning-focused, well-structured environment for students
• Worked with students in group and individual environments to provide varied instruction styles for diverse learning modalities.

• Helped children achieve developmentally-appropriate milestones by maintaining supportive and learning-focused classroom environment.
• Built social, emotional and behavioral skills in children through modeling and positive reinforcement.
• Maintained welcoming and nurturing spaces with well-organized classroom stations and materials.
• Encouraged children to learn through play and exploration.

• Helped children achieve developmentally-appropriate milestones by maintaining supportive and learning-focused classroom environment
• Built social, emotional and behavioral skills in children through modeling and positive reinforcement
• Maintained welcoming and nurturing spaces with well-organized classroom stations and materials
• Encouraged children to learn through play and exploration.

• Helped children achieve developmentally-appropriate milestones by maintaining supportive and learning-focused classroom environment
• Encouraged children to learn through play and exploration.

• Helped children achieve developmentally-appropriate milestones by maintaining supportive and learning-focused classroom environment
• Encouraged children to learn through play and exploration.