Kimberly Scott

• Ensure full compliance with New York City Department of Education (DOE) and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) regulations across all operations.
• Model effective instructional strategies and lead company-wide professional development to elevate teaching standards.
• Implement robust family engagement activities to strengthen the home-school connection and build comprehensive support networks.
• Evaluate, mentor, and train teaching and support staff to improve leadership and classroom performance.
• Oversee facilities management to maintain a safe, secure, and optimal learning environment.

• Visited classrooms to evaluate teacher instructional techniques as part of the annual evaluation cycle.
• Presented resources and opportunities to teaching staff for further professional development and curriculum training courses.
• Resolved various situations to cultivate strong student and parent relationships.
• Guided instruction by mentoring teachers to improve leadership and teaching effectiveness.
• Facilitated staff meetings to convey policy changes and incorporate employee input.
• Monitored and evaluated the performance of school employees while enforcing school rules for attendance, discipline, and standards.

• Managed calls in the DOE situation room at the Department of Buildings within a multi-agency supported task force.
• Responsible for the collection of all COVID-positive tests/data and contact tracing for NYCDOE schools.
• Assisted leadership in determining whether schools needed to close entirely, partially, or on a classroom-by-classroom basis.
• Triaged incoming issues, responded to inquiries, followed up on evolving situations, and managed pending items efficiently.

• Created and maintained diverse strategies to engage students and deliver enriching educational opportunities.
• Organized activities to promote physical, mental, and social development for each child.
• Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents, and teaching staff, involving families in student learning.
• Applied proactive behavior management techniques and positive reinforcement to facilitate classroom discipline.
• Completed teacher observations to identify areas for improvement and suggested enhancements to teaching methodologies.

• Assisted and guided students in small group instruction settings with class routines and transitions.
• Reinforced behavior through positive behavior support, including individualized behavior plans and charts.
• Taught daily living skills such as independent feeding, dressing, and toileting.
• Collaborated closely with occupational, physical, and speech therapists to help students achieve specific developmental goals.

• Kept track of daily attendance and managed all school and student records to maintain strict integrity and accessibility.
• Facilitated smooth communication through the effective management of incoming correspondence, phone calls, and emails.
• Drafted meeting agendas, supplied advance materials, and executed follow-up for team conferences.

• Developed and implemented strategic vision and mission for continuous, positive school growth.
• Fostered an inclusive, safe, and equitable school culture tailored to meet the diverse needs of students.
• Supervised circle time, free play, outside play, and developmental learning activities while encouraging early literacy.

• Magna cum laude graduate
• 3.68 GPA
• Kappa Delta Pi Member