Christina Guarniero
Cortlandt Manor,NY
Summary
Dedicated special education teacher and school district consultant with a strong commitment to children's development and educational needs. Committed to being the best teacher for every group of students throughout my career, aiming to be a positive influence in the lives of students, parents, and fellow teachers. Experienced in applied behavior analysis and proficient in technology, successfully providing customized educational and social-emotional programming for students in school and home settings. Also offering ongoing consultation and support for school staff and family members, ensuring student success through data collection and modification of student programming based on current best practices. Self-motivated, initiative-driven, and high-energy, adaptable to different situations. Fully certified professional in early childhood and childhood education. Well-equipped to make a meaningful impact in the field.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Founder C& C Behavioral Consulting
Behavior Intervention Consultant/Special Education
01.2025 - Current
- Develop and implement homebound special education instruction for students with age appropriate curriculum following the goals on their IEPs.
- Remediate necessary skills using prompting, errorless teaching, and reinforcement principals so the student can access the academic curriculum successfully.
- Provide classroom teachers and administrators with behavior consultation, classroom modifications and ABA services.
- Gather data regarding behavior, independent task completion, and Response to Intervention.
- Write Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP.)
- Write reports to present at Committee on Special Education (CSE) meetings.
- Write monthly classroom consultation recommendations, and notes.
- Develop and implement behavior programs to meet the needs of each student.
- Create visual schedules, IEP goals, reinforcement system, behavior and learning modifications to aid students to gain full access to the curriculum.
- Provide parent training and counseling services to streamline the carryover between home and school.
Behavior Intervention Consultant/Special Education Teacher
Holistic Learning Center
08.2008 - 06.2025
- Work one on one with special needs children, ages 5-21yrs, in both school and home settings.
- Instructed homebound special education students with age appropriate curriculum.
- Provide social skills training and family training.
- Run Applied Behavior Analysis in discrete trails.
- Create visual schedules, and social stories
- Responsible for writing monthly progress reports on students based on data collection
- Collect data and write Functional Behavior Assessments/ Behavior Intervention Plans
- Create and update Applied Behavior Analysis Program Books for teachers and staff
- Train teachers and staff in Applied Behavior Analysis
- Collaborate and consult with teachers, staff, therapists and administration as a Behavioral Consultant for school districts.
- Participate in CSE meetings.
- Maintain an accurate teaching record and monitored learning performance to provide feedback on progress – Prepared and evaluated students’ performance to monitor progress
- Advised and monitored children in the use of new learning materials and teaching equipment
- Participated in training programs and educational courses to keep up to date with new teaching methods, new developments and teaching resources.
- Supervised Staff and reviewed their notes/ reports
- Collaborated with administrator to get services
Family/ Parent Trainer
Eastchester Union Free School District
01.2008 - 06.2023
- Responsible for working one-on-one with special needs children and their families to help achieve success in their everyday lives
- Input goals into IEP Direct and write progress reports that reflect data and observations
- Additional duties included consulting, monitoring each child’s progress, collecting data, writing anecdotes, create socials stories, visual schedules, behavior plans, and providing extensive family training and support.
- Worked closely with parents and community to maximize their involvement in school activities and to ensure the development of more resources for the school.
Education
Master’s Degree - Early Childhood Education
Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, NY12.2009
Bachelor of Science - Behavioral Science and Childhood Education
Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, NY12.2007
Certification
- Teacher’s Assistant, 07/01/06
- Child Abuse, 07/01/06
- School Violence Prevention and Intervention, 07/01/06
- Teacher’s Assistant Level III, 09/01/09
- Autism Workshop, 11/01/09
- Early Childhood and Childhood Education, 12/01/10
- Nonviolence Crisis Intervention, 03/01/11
- Registered Behavior Technician
Training
- Autistic Spectrum: The Bridge between Current Research in Neurology and its Application to Clinical Practice
- Powerful Classroom Strategies in Neuroscience Research
- Functional Analysis and Treatment of Severe Behavior Disorders
- Teaching Social Behavioral Skills: Students with High Functioning Autism
- Learning and the Brain: Memory and the Classroom
- School District Model Transition Learning Series
Timeline
Founder C& C Behavioral Consulting
Behavior Intervention Consultant/Special Education
01.2025 - Current
Behavior Intervention Consultant/Special Education Teacher
Holistic Learning Center
08.2008 - 06.2025
Family/ Parent Trainer
Eastchester Union Free School District
01.2008 - 06.2023
Bachelor of Science - Behavioral Science and Childhood Education
Mercy College
Master’s Degree - Early Childhood Education
Mercy College
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