Katie M Dunn

Administrative Assistant / Closer, (2020 - Present)

• Meet and greet parents school wide, ensure proper protocol for atypical guardians (parents consent, correct identification)
• Responsible for answering school phone calls and providing accurate information regarding enrollment inquiries and current student status (health, behavior, education).
• Maintain and prepare all student files; ensuring proper documentation medical recorders, allergy reports, progress reports, behavioral reports, incident/biting reports.
• Maintain and update financial record keeping including tuition deposits, and account balances.
• Responsible for clerical use of ProCare Software; batch check-in / check-out for students and employees, and ensure accuracy with appropriate time slots.
• Mentor new staff and/or old staff in a new placement or position.

Float Teacher, (2016 - Present)

[6 weeks to 12 years]

• Flexibility with shift accommodations and broad understanding of the specific goals for each age-group and classroom structure.
• Meet all New York state requirements, center criteria guidelines and regulations, including mandated courses and minimum OCFS yearly hours.
• Maintain a clean and well organized classroom. Preform classroom cleaning check list and proper sanitation measures daily.
• Successfully prepare and serve childrens bottles and (breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack), encourage nutritional products and tasting new foods.

Preschool Assistant Teacher, (Jan. 2018 - Mar. 2020)

[3-year-olds]

• Assist with classroom paperwork; Preform daily health checklist of each child as they first arrive in the morning. Inspect child's skin and document any scratches, bruises, rashes, or discoloration, with specific location. Monitor children for signs of fever and/or infection.
• Ensure accurate documentation of student and parent-teacher communication each day via Tadpoles® daily reports; nap times, meals, potty times and diapers changes, medications / applications, health screenings, learning activities, miscellaneous notes for parents and at least five snapshots or videos of each children throughout the day.

Nursery Lead Teacher, (Sept. 2021 - Aug. 2022)

[2-year-olds]

• Develop lesson plans and prepare age-appropriate educational material for class activities including but not limited to; operational mathematics, data and patterns, language and literacy, writing and vocabulary, fine and gross motor skills, science and sensory, creative expression, social and emotional development, dramatic play, social studies, music movement and body awareness, inquiry technology, etc.
• Communicate with guardians to ensure all student needs are being met and addressed. Communicate with the Director addressing classroom needs or an individual student’s developmental struggle. Collaborate together in creating a plan towards the solution.