Karla Colorado
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice Principal of Curriculum & Instruction/Learning Specialist
Visitation School
08.2019 - Current
- Lead curriculum evaluation & selection, professional development, and instructional coaching to improve student academic achievement
- Lead literacy initiatives, IEP/504/STEP processes, and intervention programs
- Manage assessment data (Gradelink, STAR, SchoolSpeak) to enhance student outcomes
- Foster inclusive education and liaise with LAUSD Private School Consultant
Vice Principal of Curriculum & Instruction/Learning Specialist
Our Lady of Lourdes & Visitation School
08.2022 - 06.2023
- Mentored faculty and led PLC meetings to improve instructional strategies
- Coordinate standardized testing, class schedules, report cards, and faculty evaluations
- Led IEP/504/STEP processes and served as liaison with LAUSD Private School Consultant
Learning Specialist
St. Timothy & Visitation School
08.2017 - 06.2019
- Directed intervention programs, literacy coaching, and student assessments
- Developed individualized STEP plans and ensured inclusive learning environments
- Delivered personalized educational and behavioral, support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes
Director of Curriculum & Kindergarten Teacher
St. Timothy School
08.2013 - 06.2017
- Designed and implemented an advanced curriculum, integrating UBD methodologies
- Led professional development, WASC accreditation, and faculty hiring as part of the school leadership team
Director of Curriculum & Third Grade Teacher
Our Lady of Lourdes
08.2012 - 06.2013
- Led professional development for teachers and primary grade level meetings to maintain continuity of curriculum
- Curriculum evaluation & selection
Clinical Professor & Assistant Director of Literacy Programs
Loyola Marymount University
06.2008 - 06.2012
- Assistant Director of Master's programs in Literacy & Language, Educational Studies and Clear CA Teaching Credential
- Counseled and advised students on their academic and career goals
- Taught graduate courses in literacy instruction, assessment, and intervention
- Director of the LMU Literacy Lab, overseeing student evaluations and research
- Continuously researched & updated materials and teaching strategies utilized in the literacy lab, including assistive technology to address the specific learning & reading disabilities of students
Adjunct Faculty
Loyola Marymount University
08.2004 - 05.2008
- Instructed various graduate-level courses in literacy education and intervention for Masters programs in Education
Research Project Manager
USC, Dept. of Justice & Literacy@Work
08.2003 - 05.2008
- Managed literacy research projects and violence prevention grants
- Analyzed project performance data
Kindergarten & Junior High Literature Teacher
St. Bernardine, St. Philip the Apostle
08.1998 - 06.2003
- Developed curriculum and adapted teaching methods & materials to meet students' varying needs.
- Admissions and Student Success Team Coordinator
Education
Ed.D. - Educational Leadership
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CAMaster of Arts - Child & Adolescent Literacy
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CABachelor of Arts - History
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CAAffiliations
- American Educational Research Association
- International Reading Association
- California Reading Association
Certification
- Lindamood Bell Visualizing & Verbalizing
- Instructional Excellence Trainings: Executive Functioning Skills, Higher-Order Thinking, Strategies to Spark Student Engagement
- Specialized Intervention Trainings: Anxiety, Depression & Trauma in Classrooms, Auditory & Language Processing Disorders, Teaching Students with Autism in General Education Classroom
- Neuroscience & Inclusive Education: Learning & the Brain, Equity & Inclusion
- CPR, First Aid & AED (2013-Present)
- Virtus Trained (2017-Present)
Honors
Alpha Sigma Nu
Kappa Delta Pi
Outstanding Graduate Award (LMU)
Campbell Fellow
Languages
Bilingual in Spanish & English
Timeline
Vice Principal of Curriculum & Instruction/Learning Specialist
Our Lady of Lourdes & Visitation School
08.2022 - 06.2023
Vice Principal of Curriculum & Instruction/Learning Specialist
Visitation School
08.2019 - Current
Learning Specialist
St. Timothy & Visitation School
08.2017 - 06.2019
Director of Curriculum & Kindergarten Teacher
St. Timothy School
08.2013 - 06.2017
Director of Curriculum & Third Grade Teacher
Our Lady of Lourdes
08.2012 - 06.2013
Clinical Professor & Assistant Director of Literacy Programs
Loyola Marymount University
06.2008 - 06.2012
Adjunct Faculty
Loyola Marymount University
08.2004 - 05.2008
Research Project Manager
USC, Dept. of Justice & Literacy@Work
08.2003 - 05.2008
Kindergarten & Junior High Literature Teacher
St. Bernardine, St. Philip the Apostle
08.1998 - 06.2003
- Lindamood Bell Visualizing & Verbalizing
- Instructional Excellence Trainings: Executive Functioning Skills, Higher-Order Thinking, Strategies to Spark Student Engagement
- Specialized Intervention Trainings: Anxiety, Depression & Trauma in Classrooms, Auditory & Language Processing Disorders, Teaching Students with Autism in General Education Classroom
- Neuroscience & Inclusive Education: Learning & the Brain, Equity & Inclusion
- CPR, First Aid & AED (2013-Present)
- Virtus Trained (2017-Present)
Ed.D. - Educational Leadership
University of Southern California
Master of Arts - Child & Adolescent Literacy
Loyola Marymount University
Bachelor of Arts - History
University of California, Los Angeles
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