Donna Marcantonio

• Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts for special education students
• Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
• Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
• Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
• Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies for special education development
• Organized and cleaned teaching areas after daily use to maintain high standards for returning teachers or other substitutes.
• Adapted lesson plans and student activities to meet needs of students with special learning needs.
• Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans to accommodate varied student learning styles.
• Utilized variety of instructional strategies to meet individual student needs.
• Operated computers or audio-visual aids to supplement presentations.

• Built trust and rapport with students through positive reinforcement and strong communication skills.
• Gave one-on-one attention to students, while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
• Documented student behaviors, interventions, and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
• Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.

• Prepare in school hot lunch, monitor and serve 100 students at a time

• Sign in/out students (400) for arrival/dismissal and transportation needs

• Assist teachers in day to day learning focusing also on special need students