Kim Fleischman

• Primarily focused on 7th grade students on IEPs - 80% have moved off an IEP within the school year.
• Provide support to special needs students on IEPs and 504s enabling them to gain independence and meet academic goals.
• Co-lead academic focus elective for 7th and 8th grade students.
• Administer small group testing and accommodations for both standardized and classroom assessments.
• Provide one-on-one support to students and teachers in classroom during instruction and work time.
• Monitor student progress, provide feedback and collaborate with teachers to help students be successful in the classroom.
• Provide behavioral interventions when necessary for individual students with challenging behaviors.
• Communicate effectively and provide positive reinforcement to students, building trust and rapport.
• Help students learn to persevere with challenging tasks and build resilience for later educational efforts.

• Instructed students in 5th through 8th grades in language arts, math, science and technology.
• Reliably stepped in as emergency sub for same-day requests
• Engaged students based on their needs and interests.
• Motivated students by providing positive reinforcement for good behavior or academic achievement.
• Managed challenging behaviors from individual students in a positive and professional manner.
• Received very positive feedback from both teachers and students.

• Have written various articles that have been published in local community press, the Boulder Daily Camera, Denver Business Journal, Mile High Mamas and Colorado Parenting Magazine.

• Supported students throughout academic instruction and assignments.
• Offered students personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support.
• Maintained focused, inclusive and supportive learning environments.
• Applied positive reinforcement to redirect negative behaviors.
• Customized small group and individual classroom activities based on differentiated learning needs.
• Provided one-on-one attention to each student during group activities.
• Handled clerical duties, managed classroom and coordinated documents for teachers.
• Helped teacher manage classroom and workload by doing whole-group work with class and helping students 1:1 while teacher pulled small reading groups and performed individualized testing.
• Observed students to help teacher identify potential learning blocks and opportunities for support.

Managed public relations programs for hi-tech companies in the consumer electronics, software, business, security and data storage industries. Primary clients included Sony, Plantronics (Poly) and Altec Lansing.