Darnell Rios
Kenosha,WI
Summary
Facilitated collaboration and growth among diverse groups, focusing on individuals with behavioral, social, and emotional needs.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Substitute Teacher/Paraprofessional/Teacher Assistant
Zion District 6
Zion, IL
08.2025 - Current
- Responsibilities
- Assist teachers in the planning and implementation of learning experience of students enrolled in programs; confer with teacher to provide feedback on student performance, progress and testing activities;
- Assist the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities;
- Supervise students in and outside of the classroom with an understanding of and provision for a safe environment
- Assist with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies and hallway supervision.
- Alert the teacher or administrator to any problem or special information about an individual student;
- Serve as a source of information and support to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
- Assist classroom teacher in diagnostic testing and reporting;
- Provide remedial instruction as requested;
- Perform clerical duties such as data entry, copying, filing and record keeping.
- Provide supervision of students in buildings or other school areas and school-related activities (i.e., hall duty, at assemblies, in lunch and playground areas, or with school buses as required)
Culture and Climate Specialist
Waukegan Community Unit District 60
Waukegan, IL
01.2018 - 12.2020
- The Culture and Climate Specialist will be directly responsible to the building Lead/Co-Principal for all matters pertaining to the operation of the school discipline and attendance plans, in-building administrative and personnel procedures, and general or district-wide policies. He/she will be indirectly responsible to the Lead/Co-Principal and Office of School Leadership. Education for all matters pertaining to curriculum, instructional methods, assessment and materials. The Culture and Climate Specialist will serve as a student support advocate to focus on discipline and attendance.
Student Support Specialist
Zion-Benton Twp. High School
Zion, IL
01.2011 - 01.2015
- Work with children in individual and Team Building Groups serving as positive role model and providing students with ability to respond to difficult situations, teach problem-solving techniques and provide tools to build positive relationships, and increase positive interactions between adults and peers
- Assist in developing and implementing student interventions regarding discipline, behavior, and social difficulties including observations, antecedents, and/or functions of the behaviors improving behaviors, culture of the program, and professional growth
- Assist with supervising students removed from the classroom due to intervention or safety purposes ensuring student safety
- Provide classroom supervision while teacher/TA processes students and during designated breaks
- Provide students with tools to make positive social, academic, and emotional choices and connections inside/outside of the classroom
- Enforce behavior and attendance associated rules in collaboration with Division Chair and teachers including data organization and discipline data (SWIS) entry
- Maintain student Audit sheets, coordinate transportation for off-site visits, supervise corridor, check-in/out, and cafeteria, and monitor intervention strategies
- Conduct safety, security, and emergency procedures, develop and promote positive school climate initiatives, and provide staff with knowledge of violence/gang prevention, alcohol/drug prevention, due process, school law, and ISBE/school code requirements
- Collaborate with teachers to train and prepare students for job placement and provide supervision during job training and work environments
- Coordinate and participate in parent conferences as needed
- Provide support during student crisis' using restraint as needed for safety purposes
- Perform various duties assigned by Division Chair for Alternative Programming or Director of Special Education as needed including inputting disciplinary information on school program, processing kids in crisis, supporting staff, and maintaining professional area of work
- Conduct motivational speaking engagements motivating, inspiring, and adding value to the lives of those in need averaging of 50 - 150 attendees
Assistant Dean
Zion-Benton Twp. High School
Zion, IL
01.2008 - 01.2011
- Managed and enforced behavioral expectations and attendance ensuring classroom alliance with school-wide goals
- Ensured student-related policies were by met communicating expectations with students, parents, and teachers
- Assisted staff with creating and aligning student behavior expectations in the classroom by implementing management plans
- Acted as staff resource for student management issues
- Implemented intervention process in collaboration with staff, administrators, and parents encouraging staff to parent connections and allowing program to grow
- Assisted in planning, developing, and implementing student behavior plans and administered appropriate consequences as needed
- Acted as liaison between parents, staff, and students communicating behavioral issues, consequences, and progress
- Created and maintained research-based behavioral interventions in collaboration with school counselor and personnel and trained staff and personnel on intervention performance
- Documented and managed student behavior via student management system (Student Administrator Database)
- Attended student growth and success meetings including IEP and 504 case conferences, parent meetings, and expulsion hearings etc. furthering process knowledge applying it to future use and forging strong relationships with staff and parents
- Assisted in maintaining crises management plans and school safety requirements building working relationships with staff and growing professionally and individually
- Compiled, analyzed, and shared student discipline data on regular basis and applied data to decision making regarding
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
North Park University
Chicago, IL05-2002
Skills
- Classroom management
- Adaptable
- Relationship building and management
- Student engagement
- Positive reinforcement
- Behavior management
- Classroom organization
- Verbal and written communication
- Complex Problem-solving
- Behavior modeling
- Parent-teacher communication
Additional Information
Zion-Benton High School Head Coach for Boys Track and Field and Assistant Football.
Timeline
Substitute Teacher/Paraprofessional/Teacher Assistant
Zion District 6
08.2025 - Current
Culture and Climate Specialist
Waukegan Community Unit District 60
01.2018 - 12.2020
Student Support Specialist
Zion-Benton Twp. High School
01.2011 - 01.2015
Assistant Dean
Zion-Benton Twp. High School
01.2008 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
North Park University