Caroline Heredia

• Assist classroom/special education teachers with instruction of students, often one-on-one or small group work.
• Supported students with learning, emotional, or behavioral challenges to enhance their educational experience.
• Help in implementing Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).
• Maintained classroom order, safety, and structure to create a conducive learning environment.
• Assist with behavior management, possibly de-escalation, following therapeutic or behavior-support plans.
• Prepare learning materials, set up equipment, organize resources.
• Monitor students during non-classroom times: lunch, transitions, bathrooms, etc.
• Record observations about student behavior or academic progress.
• Maintained communication with teachers, therapists, and parents.

• Acts as a mandated reporter for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the students.
• Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials under the direction of the supervising teacher for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom objectives and meeting IEP goals.
• Implements, under the supervision of assigned teacher, research based interventions for the purpose of presenting and/or reinforcing learning concepts.
• Supervises individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings (e.g. community field trips,hallways, bus loading areas for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Communicates with supervising instructional staff, and a variety of health care professional support personnel for the purpose of communicating progress or implementing behavior plans.
• Attends meetings and in-service presentations for the purpose of acquiring and/or conveying information relative to job functions.
• Recognizes client behavioral signs that indicate a potential emergency and takes immediate action by reporting to appropriate staff

• Providing direct patient care, guidance and positive role modeling
• Maintains confidentiality of patient records
• Implemented strategies to manage challenging behaviors, improving overall unit environment.
• Provided crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques for patients experiencing emotional distress or exhibiting aggressive behaviors.

• Perform all duties as requested by the lead teacher.
• Arrange a classroom environment in accordance to program goals and philosophy.
• Record daily attendance of pupils, communicate with parents, teacher and school management on regular basis regarding progress and behavior of pupils.
• Help to ensure the safety and welfare of the children .This includes performing all tasks with an appropriate level of confidentiality.
• Maintain an open, warm and very professional relationship with all families.
• Knowledgeable in general classroom procedures and duties of a paraprofessional.
• Ability to nurture the intellectual, emotional, social and physical well-being of infants through pre-K students.

• Worked with the Lead Teacher to develop weekly activity plans.
• Assisted with the preparation of quarterly conferences with parents.
• Maintained subjective records on each student's educational development.
• Outstanding experience implementing a state-approved preschool curriculum.
• Participated in daily meetings with the Lead Teacher to discuss classroom plans.
• Ability to maintain classroom record, pupil portfolios and assessment charts in an organized manageable manner.
• Assisted lead teacher in planning and implementing curriculum activities to enhance student engagement.

Dean's List Fall 2017- Spring 2018

Magna Cum Laude