FLORENCE KANE
Staten Island,New York
Summary
Dedicated educator with experience in elementary and preschool education. Easily cultivates trusting and productive relationships with students, parents, teachers and administration. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional Enrichment Center Supervisor
New York City Department Of Education
Staten Island, NY
03.2020 - 09.2021
- Attended weekly meetings with Deputy Chancellor to be briefed on protocol updates and changes.
- Presented to regional enrichment center supervisors on best practices for early childhood students.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies and social emotional needs.
- Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
- Established positive, stimulating learning environment for for over 52 students and exciting education-focused setting for teachers.
- Led meetings to convey policy changes, gather information and assess employee thoughts.
- Administered personnel policies and procedures and approved professional staff additions.
- Encouraged interdepartmental and cross-functional teams collaboration in development and support of student activities, programs and lessons.
- Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration and related activities.
- Modeled expected and appropriate leadership to promote teaching staff and administrative personnel's positive interaction with students and families.
- Facilitated continued education for teaching staff through implementation of quality curriculum training and appropriation of necessary resources.
Reading Coach
Universal Literacy, District 31, Public School 78
Staten Island , NY
09.2018 - Current
- Collaborated with school building leaders to conduct evaluation of current curriculum needs and identify gaps which need to be supplemented and strengths to use as leverage.
- Extensive knowledge in 5 Pillars of Reading and Science of Reading.
- Established trusting relationships with teachers, school building leaders and parents.
- Member of MTSS Team, Multied-Tier System of Support Team, responsible for designing systems of support, tracking and analyzing data, providing feedback to school building leaders, implementing systems for progress monitoring.
- Provided professional development for implementation Acadience screener and data analysis of screener data.
- Lead grade level Impact Teams using various protocols to analyze data and design lessons to meet all students’ needs and track student progress and improve pedagogical decisions.
- Administered needs assessment surveys to teachers to help teachers reflect on strengths and areas of need within content knowledge, pedagogy and assessment.
- Created teacher snapshots based on needs assessment survey, classroom visits and debriefing sessions.
- Provide support for teachers through coaching cycles to improve pedagogical practices and improve student achievement.
- 80% of teachers coached met goals set during coaching cycle
- Collaborated with outside consultants to provide professional development for teachers as identified by school building leaders.
- Provided support for students through targeted academic intervention.
- Attended and participated in monthly professional development through Reading Coach Professional Learning Series.
- Participated in self-paced professional learning in LETRS coursework.
- Attended various professional development with following keynote speakers; Anita Archer - Explicit Pedagogical Practices, Wiley Blevins - Phonological and Phonics Instruction, Noni Lesaux - Advanced Literacies, Jim Knight - Coaching Cycles, Peter DeWitt - Instructional Leadership and Teacher Efficacy, Dr. Tim Shanahan- Literacy Education.
Staff Developer, Pre-K - Third Grade Teacher
PUBLIC SCHOOL 39
Staten Island, NY
09.2004 - 06.2018
- 80% of students taught increased reading levels by 3 or more levels by June.
- Effectively utilized Therapeutic Crisis Intervention techniques to de-escalate students in crisis.
- Supervised high school tutors as Lead Read Teacher to ensure correct implementation of Reading All Learners Program.
- Collaborated with Special Education teacher in ICT setting to ensure all students’ meet IEPs goals.
- Mentored student teachers from various colleges.
- Created positive classroom environment for students incorporating Leader in Me and Social Emotional Intelligence philosophies.
- Collected, analyzed, and utilized data through Data Inquiry Cycles and Impact Teams in order to plan lessons to meet needs of all students.
- Utilized Work Sampling System in order to monitor and document progress of pre-k students.
- Design lessons based on Teachers College Units of Study in Reading and Writing into daily instruction.
- Incorporated technology such as Smartboards, Promethean Boards and IPads into lessons in order to promote multiple entry points for all students.
- Improved students word attack skills creating word study lessons, which apply strategies from Orton-Gillingham, Sonday System and Recipe for Reading to develop multi-sensory lessons infused with technology.
- Conducted parent workshops on Common Core Standards.
- Utilized technology applications such as Class Dojo in order to increase parental engagement.
- Improved students’ ability to self-assess by incorporating Success Criteria in all subject areas based on Core Collaborative.
- Improved students’ problem solving strategies in math through SOLVE method.
- Provided teachers with professional development in analyze running records based on expertise from Reading Recovery training.
- Executed goals outlined in school's CEP by participating on various committees such as School Safety, Leadership, Professional Development, Data Inquiry and MOSL committees.
- Listed in chain of command in event of principal’s absence.
- Served 6 years as UFT Chapter Leader.
- Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies and discipline.
Professional Achievements
New York City Department Of Education
Staten Island, NY
09.1994 - Current
- Successfully discontinued 80% of students served in Reading Recovery Program
- Secured $75,000 worth grant money through Staten Island Foundation for initiatives such as Smartboards, Professional Development and Literacy Intervention over course of 3 years
- Presented district wide professional development in Balanced Literacy for first grade teachers of District 20
- Recipient District 20 Mini-Grant 1998
- Recipient Golden Educator Award June 2000
- Nominated for Big Apple Teacher Award, Nominated for Big Apple Teacher Award 2016-1017 and 2020-2021
- Coordinated student led book fair which students were able to select books for classroom library purchase, which increased students level of interest during independent reading
Education
School Building Leadership Certificate -
College of Staten Island of The City University of New York
Staten Island, NY08.2016
Master of Science Elementary Education - Science and Environmental Education
Brooklyn College of The City University of New York
Brooklyn, NY02.1995
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Brooklyn College of The City University of New York
Brooklyn, NY02.1993
Skills
- Dependable and Responsible
- Training and Development
- Coaching and mentoring
- Classroom management
- Student-Centered Learning
- Positive Learning Environment
- Differentiated Instruction
- Student Progress Reporting
Additional Information
- LICENSES, CERTIFICATES , School Building Leadership Certificate New York State Permanent Certification Nursery through Sixth New York City Common Branches License, Permanent New York City Early Childhood License, Permanent Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Certificate Certified Reading Recovery Teacher New York University Steinhardt School of Education
Timeline
Regional Enrichment Center Supervisor
New York City Department Of Education
03.2020 - 09.2021
Reading Coach
Universal Literacy, District 31, Public School 78
09.2018 - Current
Staff Developer, Pre-K - Third Grade Teacher
PUBLIC SCHOOL 39
09.2004 - 06.2018
Professional Achievements
New York City Department Of Education
09.1994 - Current
School Building Leadership Certificate -
College of Staten Island of The City University of New York
Master of Science Elementary Education - Science and Environmental Education
Brooklyn College of The City University of New York
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Brooklyn College of The City University of New York
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