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Donna Wright

Tampa,FL

Summary

Student-focused Substitute Teacher accomplished in managing classrooms and delivering lessons. Careful about following teachers' plans and maintaining discipline. Offers great computer skills and solid understanding of classroom technology.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Long term substitute assignment (building substitute)

Idea Hope Public Schools
10.2025 - Current

Foster a welcoming classroom culture that encourages curiosity, kindness, and academic growth.

  • Engaged with parents and guardians to promote student success and address concerns.
  • Enforced school and class rules to maintain order in classroom.
  • Monitored student behavior and administered discipline as needed.
  • Monitored student performance and provided feedback to inform instruction.
  • Researched and selected age-appropriate materials and resources for classroom instruction.
  • Help absentee teachers with classroom instruction.
  • Long term substitutes are expected to support continuity of instruction, familiarize themselves with the curriculum, and build relationships with students and staff.
  • Facilitated classroom management, fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment.

Long term substitute assignment

Kelly Services
09.2025 - 09.2025

Foster a welcoming classroom culture that encourages curiosity, kindness, and academic growth.

  • Collaborate with colleagues and parents to support individual students' success.
  • Integrate technology and firsthand activities to enhance engagement and learning outcomes.

Kindergarten Teacher

Foster Elementary School
08.2025 - 08.2025
  • Fostered a nurturing classroom environment that promoted social and emotional development.
  • Fostered a safe and inclusive classroom environment where all students felt comfortable participating and sharing their ideas.
  • Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
  • Collaborated with full-time teachers to ensure continuity in educational objectives.
  • Utilized educational tools and resources to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes.

2nd Grade Teacher

Foster Elementary School
08.2023 - 06.2024
  • Delivered comprehensive instruction in all core subjects, emphasizing literacy and math skill development.
  • Utilized differentiated instruction to accommodate various learning styles and academic levels.
  • Maintained correct records of student progress and provided regular updates to parents and administration.
  • Supported classroom management with consistent routines and positive behavior strategies.
  • Utilized firsthand participation, collaboration, discussion, and problem-solving.

Kindergarten Teacher

Robles Elementary School
08.2022 - 06.2023
  • Designed and helped with developmentally lessons fostering foundational skills.
  • Supported early learners’ growth in literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional areas.
  • Maintained a positive classroom environment that encouraged exploration and self-confidence.
  • Worked collaboratively with support staff and families to ensure student success.
  • Enhanced classroom management through the implementation of clear expectations and consistent consequences for behavior.

Customer Service Representative

Care Centrix
02.2017 - 05.2021
  • Managing 60-65 incoming calls daily from patients, providers and referral sources on home healthcare services, authorizations, or medical equipment requests.
  • Service Assistance: Helping customers start healthcare services such as durable medical equipment (DME), home medical equipment, wound care, diabetic supplies, infusion therapy, and post-acute care services
  • Information Collection and Data Entry: Gathering clinical and demographic information, entering it into the proprietary CareCentrix HomeBridge platform, and ensuring correct documentation for service requests

Customer Service Retention Specialist

New York Life/AARP
01.2013 - 06.2015
  • Resolved customer inquiries regarding policy details and benefits.
  • Provided knowledgeable recommendations for products or services that aligned with individual customer needs, boosting satisfaction levels significantly.
  • Answered customer telephone calls promptly to avoid on-hold wait times.
  • Managed multiple tasks simultaneously during peak call times while remaining composed under pressure.
  • Delivered accurate information regarding billing inquiries and assisted in resolving discrepancies quickly.

New York Clerk II

New York Life
09.2012 - 11.2012
  • Performed entry level production and support functions while multi-tasking between two screens, applications compliance with federal HIPPA regulations in Premium Accounting Dept. by gathering, Imaging and supporting active files to be uploaded, data entry.

Production Specialist I Temporary

Bank of America
06.2012 - 08.2012
  • Performs various entry level production and support functions including applications compliance with federal HMDA regulations. Interaction with banking center associates, vendors, and/or customers.

Legal Mail Clerk

Advantages of Staffing
02.2012 - 04.2012
  • Receive, open and distribute mail by code to employees. File scan, research to decide status of employee and non-employee income bracket while using SAP, Oscar and Power brief software, Tag and Upload confidential information.

Administrative assistant

Lincoln General Surety Insurance
04.2005 - 04.2010
  • Served in positions providing confidential and legal information to customers, managers and employees via phone and in person. Planned, scheduled meetings, appointments, organized and maintained paper and electronic files; managed special projects, conducted research and disseminated information by using the telephone; prepared mailers for distribution, typed memos, letters and other correspondence for external constituencies on behalf of management team while problem solvedDesigned and facilitated developmentally appropriate lessons fostering foundational skills.
  • Supported early learners’ growth in literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional areas.
  • Maintained a positive classroom environment that encouraged exploration and self-confidence.
  • Worked collaboratively with support staff and families to ensure student success.
  • Create and implement lesson plans aligned with state standards and tailored to meet diverse student needs.
  • Foster a welcoming classroom culture that encourages curiosity, kindness, and academic growth.
  • Collaborate with colleagues and parents to support individual students' success.
  • Integrate technology and firsthand activities to enhance engagement and learning outcomes. Enter pertinent information for contracts. Aided with company event planning, prepared meeting materials, supported maintenance of customer databases, gathered and analyzed data to complete independent assignments, completed and given expense reports, ordered and supported supplies for office. Renew, update, research and cancel bonds while supporting spreadsheets. Supervise departmental mail. Prepared and assigned work details for insurance adjusters, trained and evaluated temporary and new employees, updated information such as indexing, disclosure responses for attorneys, provided police reports, auto tracks, personal injury protection packets, explanation of benefit letters, screened incoming calls, directed messages and inquires to the appropriate departmental heads, and overseen operations of office equipment.

Receptionist

Rush Truck Center
12.2004 - 02.2005
  • Answered multiline phone lines, faxing, copying, scanning, photocopying, running errands, directing customers to the right salesperson, completing forms for independent truck drivers, buying new and renewal tags, checking parking area.

Clerk 1

Blue Cross/Blue Shield
06.2004 - 09.2004
  • Copying, faxing, filing, reviewing confidential files, supported patient files and inventory, aid analysts in examining legal and personal forms of clients, compose routine correspondence, follow up calls with customers and providers, retrieve and assign demos.

Medicaid Waiver Provider

ACS - Agency for Health Care Administration
08.2001 - 08.2004
  • Aid the elderly, disabled, jobless and homeless individuals with information on jobs, schooling, and activities in the surrounding communities to include assisting with personal information, scheduling of appointments, job training, and school enrollment.

Owner /Operator

Donna Wright Family Childcare Home
10.1996 - 01.2003
  • Maintained confidential paperwork, trained children and parents by providing advice, help and guidance.

Head Cashier

Kash n Karry
02.2001 - 07.2002
  • Assisted employees and customers with complaints, checked information and supported employee work hours, cashier.

Education

MBA - Business Administration

Strayer University
Tampa, FL
03-2012

Bachelor of Science - Business Management

University of Phoenix
Tampa, FL
08-2007

Skills

  • MS Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, Lotus, Beginner Access, PowerPoint, MS Works, Word Processing, Office XP, CRT, AS400, KIS Program, Bond Pro, Data Net, Raptor, Driveline, Data Tracking
  • Communication skills
  • Patience
  • Resourcefulness
  • Parent Communication
  • Data-Driven Instruction
  • Team Collaboration
  • Technology Integration
  • Organization skills
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Multitasking and organization
  • Active listening

Certification

  • Business, University of Phoenix 2 years

Interests

  • Exploring various forms of art, such as photo collage, custom jewelry, and decorate pots, to nurture creativity and personal growth

Timeline

Long term substitute assignment (building substitute)

Idea Hope Public Schools
10.2025 - Current

Long term substitute assignment

Kelly Services
09.2025 - 09.2025

Kindergarten Teacher

Foster Elementary School
08.2025 - 08.2025

2nd Grade Teacher

Foster Elementary School
08.2023 - 06.2024

Kindergarten Teacher

Robles Elementary School
08.2022 - 06.2023

Customer Service Representative

Care Centrix
02.2017 - 05.2021

Customer Service Retention Specialist

New York Life/AARP
01.2013 - 06.2015

New York Clerk II

New York Life
09.2012 - 11.2012

Production Specialist I Temporary

Bank of America
06.2012 - 08.2012

Legal Mail Clerk

Advantages of Staffing
02.2012 - 04.2012

Administrative assistant

Lincoln General Surety Insurance
04.2005 - 04.2010

Receptionist

Rush Truck Center
12.2004 - 02.2005

Clerk 1

Blue Cross/Blue Shield
06.2004 - 09.2004

Medicaid Waiver Provider

ACS - Agency for Health Care Administration
08.2001 - 08.2004

Head Cashier

Kash n Karry
02.2001 - 07.2002

Owner /Operator

Donna Wright Family Childcare Home
10.1996 - 01.2003

MBA - Business Administration

Strayer University

Bachelor of Science - Business Management

University of Phoenix