DIANA HERNANDEZ

• Supervised and evaluated teaching and support staff to assess education standards and classroom policies and implement changes based on data.
• Collaborated with school leaders to assess areas for improvement in curricula, classroom practice and Language Learner programs.
• Analyzed and restructured educational programs to comply with board regulations.

School Site Administrator K-6 Elementary School

• Develop Project GLAD en español to provide technical support, customized support and network & professional learning opportunities for local districts with a specialization in multilingual learners, ELA/ELD and world languages.
• Partnered with various educational agencies and counties of education such as California Association for Bilingual Educators (CABE), ATDLE, DLEMN, SEE to expand access of program for dual educators through out the state of California and abroad
• Delivered effective and sustained professional learning that include research-based recommendations for English language development instruction and support for multilingual learners
• Supported implementation of integrated & designated ELD, EL Roadmap and World Languages framework
• Collaborated as a member of the Humanities teams and with other Educational Services teams to support the integration of literacy and language skills within other disciplines or content areas
• Communicated with and convene community groups, including ELACs and DELACs, to increase their knowledge regarding language acquisition
• Collaborated with a variety of organizations to understand each state's policies, regulations, funding allocations and articulation of best practices to meet the needs of English learner pupils
• Provided mentorship, evaluation and consultation with technical assistance to national trainers in Project GLAD's training program
• Evaluate agency active consultants and make appropriate recommendations on each candidates recertification criteria and give recommendations on continued status (active/not active)
• Direct, create and execute contracts and work closely with program expenditures
• Prepare reports mandated by county office and internal program affairs
• Direct, plan, organize, schedule: events, networks, conferences and in-services in within our county, state and nationally
• Direct, supervise and work collaboratively with certified personnel to provide in-servicers training in the areas of: designated ELD, integrated ELD, dual language program
• Coordinate, facilitate and implement county wide dual-language networks, English learner networks and any function related to English learner or bilingual programs
• Assist school districts with needs assessments, planning and implementation regarding multilingual learners and world languages, including framework implementation, textbook adoption as well as consultation and technical assistance to all districts in Orange County
  

• Provided staff development in areas related to English Language Development, English/Spanish Language Arts, Social Studies and Science, Dual Language Immersion program and research based practices, and other district initiatives for district and school site personnel
• Modeled, coached and provided feedback to teachers during a variety of instructional blocks to explicitly teach ELD/SLD and interdisciplinary content areas such as literacy, language and content areas
• Identified students at risk of becoming LTELs and LTELs and conducted small group intervention for 4th , 5th and 6th grade students in the areas of reading and writing with emphasis on English
• Language Development to redesignate this subgroup before exiting elementary school
• Developed school-wide plan in areas related to successful academic programs for ELLs and created specialized lessons for classified personnel to work with language learners, who were enrolled in Mainstream and our 90/10 Dual Language program
• Facilitated, scheduled and organized Language Appraisal Team meetings for school-wide implementation and supported teachers with data teams, strategy implementation and growth plans for individualized students
• Provided consultation and information to district staff, parent groups, and community members with English Learners instructional programs and Dual Immersion programs.

• 1, Two-Way Dual Immersion, 50:50)

• 1st, 2nd, 4th, One-Way Dual Immersion, 90:10)2
• Implemented curriculum by utilizing research based effective instructional strategies integratingthematic units to build on students' linguistic assets to achieve learning goals for all students
• Effectively communicated with students, administrative staff, colleagues and parent groups
• Instructed in Kinder/ 1stclassrooms and developed the ability to teach students early literacy skillsin both English and Spanish
• Understood and gained depth of knowledge in biliteracy, transferable and non-transferable skillsand was able to teach intentionally based on student's linguistic needs
• Assessed student performance for both academic and linguistic purposes through progressmonitoring: anecdotal records, student-teacher conferencing, peer evaluation, checklist, andstudent portfolios
• Utilized information to plan and adjust learning opportunities that promotedacademic and linguistic growth for all students in my classroom.