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Juana Mordaga

Clifton

Summary

  • Detail-oriented, motivated educator with experience leading diverse school operations including classroom observation, educational program implementation, and advancing student performance.
  • Collaborative communicator demonstrating ability to partner with interdisciplinary team members, students, and parents to align priorities and achieve goals.
  • Analytical professional skilled in leveraging date to enhance curriculum and capitalize on best practices.
  • Technical Proficiencies: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Promethean board, Google Sheets, and Zoom.
  • Languages: English, Spanish

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Spanish Teacher

Passaic Board Of Education
09.2012 - Current


  • Chairperson of the Instructional Leader Team
  • Member of the Parent Committee
  • Lead Hispanics Inspiring Students Performance and Achievement (HISPA).
  • (ILT)Design Kindergarten and 7th grade curriculum in alignment with Understanding by Design (UbD) and model lesson planning strategies and classroom management techniques after Teacher's Improvement Plan (TIP).
  • Develop and deliver engaging curriculum and contributed to students goals by preparing lesson plans, maintaining communication with parents, volunteering for school events, and analyzing student results.
  • Integrate Quality Single Accountability Continuum (QSAC) components into grades 1-5 World Language Noted
  • Recognized for outstanding performance for achieving the highest scores on Achieve 3000.

Superintendent Intern

Passaic Board of Education
06.2018 - 08.2018
  • Spearheaded educational operations including staff development, documentation management, supply ordering, and board meeting participation.
  • Provided engaged, supportive leadership to staff with presentations focused on development, thoughtful meeting agendas, regular communications, and interview participation analysis.
  • Partnered with the Bilingual and ESL Department to assess book inventory and distribution for 1.5k+ students after school closing.

Principal Intern

Lincoln Middle School
01.2018 - 05.2018
  • Served as a strategic partner by participating on the School Improvement Panel, and the Instructional Leader Team.
  • Prepared agendas and communications, facilitated team meetings, collaborated with interdisciplinary staff to implement student-focused initiatives, and supervised cafeterias.
  • Advanced educational goals by assisting with initiatives in collaboration with the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) and the quality single accountability continuum (QSAC), as well as assisting with measures of academic progress (MAP), national assessment of educational progress (NAEP), and New Jersey student learning assessment (NJSLA).
  • Trained staff of Power School grading system, standardized testing procedures, and demonstrated lesson delivery for teachers placed on improvement plans.

Education

Master of Arts - Educational Leadership

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
09-2018

Bachelor of Arts - Secondary Education/Spanish

William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ
09-2009

Skills

  • Education Operations
  • Native Spanish Fluency
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Problem-Solving Abilities
  • Organizational Skills
  • Team Leadership

Accomplishments

  • Instructional Leader Team Chairperson

Certification

  • Certificate of Eligibility, Principal
  • Standard, Supervisor
  • Standard, Spanish

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Superintendent Intern

Passaic Board of Education
06.2018 - 08.2018

Principal Intern

Lincoln Middle School
01.2018 - 05.2018

Spanish Teacher

Passaic Board Of Education
09.2012 - Current

Master of Arts - Educational Leadership

Montclair State University

Bachelor of Arts - Secondary Education/Spanish

William Paterson University of New Jersey
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