Frank Pregiato

Dedicated Special Education Teacher focused on building students' strengths and confidence. Committed to providing students with firm guidelines, structure, routines and dependability to foster social and academic growth. Well-rounded and compassionate, skilled at addressing each student's unique needs and creating effective lesson plans to accommodate special circumstances. Can provide appropriate and individualized instruction to build foundations for lifelong learning.

• School Building Leadership
• Students With Disabilities (All Grades), Professional Certificate
• Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), Professional Certificate

School Building Leadership: Internship, Upper Nyack, NY, Conducted 450 field hours at Upper Nyack Elementary School and Urban Institute of Mathematics, Created a master schedule for grades 6-8, Created a website for intramural athletics for grades 6-8, Assisted in creating Authentic Learning Units for grades 1-5, Behavior management and supervision of dismissal, Attended Board Meetings, Evaluated our safety policy and created a new plan to keep our building safe, Conducted interviews for our Technology Liaison grades K-12, Observed teacher lessons and sat in on pre and post observation meetings

• Nyack Varsity Wrestling Team, Head Coach, 2008-01-01, 2021-12-31, Taught and trained basic technique for high school wrestlers., Recruited students to become involved in a new sport., Practiced team comradery and building team chemistry., Coached numerous All Section wrestlers., 2016-2017 League Coach of the Year.
• Nyack Junior Varsity Baseball Team, Head Coach, 2008-01-01, 2021-12-31, Created practices to help develop basic fundamentals of the sport., On-going communication with athletes regarding their role on the team., Help develop skills of young athletes to reach the varsity level.
• Nyack Pee Wee Wrestling Program, Program Creator, 2009-01-01, Established an opportunity for Elementary School children to become involved in the sport of wrestling at an early age and learn simple skills., Provide a role for High School wrestlers to demonstrate skills and technique to the youth program., Built the wrestling program in the Nyack Central School District by promoting the sport at an earlier age and following their development throughout their careers at Nyack Central School District.