Kirsti Caselli
Summary
Compassionate, creative, and effective professional in education with valuable experience in education, administration, customer relations, purchasing, and project planning. Equipped with an extensive background in versatile education environments. Competent at performing independently or as member of a team. Well-versed in record keeping, student data systems, and school compliance. Customer-centric, and competent at performing independently or as member of a team.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Summer Homeroom Teacher
Method Schools
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Ensure the proper execution of all registration and attendance documents including, but not limited to the signing of Independent Study Master Agreements and Attendance Learning Journals.
- Provide first line support for homeroom students including troubleshooting Smartfox.
- Collect and manage student work and attendance per independent study policies.
- Conduct a weekly virtual synchronous homeroom class
- Finalize homeroom student report cards.
- Make learning accessible to all students by implementing effective interventions to ensure student success.
- Examine and analyze a variety of data to ensure growth for every student and inform ongoing refinements to instructional practices
- Continuously develop new solutions to existing problems within the educational program.
- Utilizing data, seek out challenges to address to further the assessment and intervention elements of the program.
Education Facilitator
Ilead Exploration
08.2021 - 02.2023
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
- Attended IEP meetings with students and families.
- Collaborated with support team to aid struggling students.
- Developed and implemented lesson plans that addressed general students as well as those with individualized 504 plans as part of integrated classroom.
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- Submitted and assembled student portfolios for local school district to satisfy legal guidelines.
- Researched and chose appropriate curriculum to meet children's abilities and grade levels.
- Increased educational expertise and knowledge by participating in instructor-oriented workshops.
- Created lessons and online testing materials to facilitate remote learning.
- Managed budgets and purchase orders.
Long-Term Virtual K-8 SPED Teacher Substitute
IQ Academy California-Los Angeles
09.2018 - 06.2019
- Case managed both Mild and Moderate students.
- Held and created small group instruction for students with Autism who exhibited non-verbal language expression.
- Held and created SAI instruction for Mild and Moderate students.
- Heavy integration of technology.
- Provided life skills programming for students with moderate to severe autism.
- Developed creative instructional strategies to keep students engaged and motivated.
- Adapted teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Utilized variety of instructional strategies to meet individual student needs.
- Attended professional meetings, educational conferences or teacher training workshops to improve professional competence.
- Collaborated with other educators to plan and review instruction.
- Documented student progress and provided regular updates to parents.
- Researched and selected age-appropriate materials and resources for classroom instruction.
- Operated computers or audio-visual aids to supplement presentations.
Long-Term Virtual 9-12 SPED Teacher Substitute
California Virtual Academy
09.2017 - 06.2018
- Case managed both Mild and Moderate students.
- Held and created small group instruction for students with Autism who exhibited non-verbal language expression.
- Held and created SAI instruction for Mild and Moderate students.
- Heavy integration of technology.
- Provided life skills programming for students with moderate to severe autism.
- Developed creative instructional strategies to keep students engaged and motivated.
- Adapted teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Utilized variety of instructional strategies to meet individual student needs.
- Attended professional meetings, educational conferences or teacher training workshops to improve professional competence.
- Collaborated with other educators to plan and review instruction.
- Documented student progress and provided regular updates to parents.
- Researched and selected age-appropriate materials and resources for classroom instruction.
- Operated computers or audio-visual aids to supplement presentations.
Processor
The Mortgage Law Center
10.2009 - 03.2013
- Created and submitted financial status reports for clients, entailing all their personal accounting information.
- Liaison between bank lender and client during the financial negotiation process, leading to loan modification.
- Created and implemented a successful process to stop foreclosure sale dates with a 100% success rate.
- Examined incoming materials and compared to documentation for accuracy and quality.
- Used problem-solving and issue-resolution skills to promptly and successfully address case issues.
Teacher
St. Anne School
09.2000 - 06.2002
- Created, managed, and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
- Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
- Used data to create, monitor, and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
- Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
- Promoted learning through play with engaging activities, games and lessons
- Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor, and establish personalized learning plans for each student.
- Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature, and handwriting.
- Observed and assessed student performance and charted progress
- Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
Teacher
Gulf Avenue Elementary
07.1998 - 06.2000
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies, and discipline.
- Planned and delivered instruction to English Learners in reading, writing, mathematics, and introduced basic science concepts.
- Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.
- Stayed abreast of new trends in education by attending professional development courses and in-service trainings.
- Chaperoned field trips to maintain safety and encourage learning.
- Reported to parents and administration about student progress
- Created, managed, and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives
- Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences
- Recognized children's physical, emotional and social needs for personalized support
- Maintained stimulating learning environments through original, interactive classroom layouts and displays
- Promoted learning through play with engaging activities, games and lessons
- Played games with students to increase understanding of subjects
- Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature, and handwriting
- Created and supervised variety of hands-on learning activities for fun and engagement
- Advanced learning techniques by using differentiated instruction strategies to accommodate student needs
Traffic Manager
Ogilvy
08.1996 - 06.1998
- Developed and managed document tracking procedures and data gathering processes.
- Balanced workloads and assigned specific tasks to team members in order to accomplish objectives.
- Directed projects from initiation through closure.
- Conducted project status meetings to assess work and discuss changes.
- Performed continuous evaluations of labor hours and expenses to maintain budget controls.
- Directed creative process for traditional and online ads
- Inspected layouts and advertising copy and edited scripts, audio and videotapes and other promotional material to adhere to specifications
- Worked with marketing department to create targeted advertising strategies for key customer demographics
Education
CLAD Certificate -
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ08.2023
Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential - Education
LAUSD BTSA District Intern Program
Los Angeles, CA07.2000
Bachelor of Arts - Drama With An Emphasis In T.V. And Film Design
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA06.1996
Skills
- Curriculum Specialist
- Zoom
- Blackboard
- Distance Learning Platforms
- Records Management
- Effective Customer Communication
- Proactive and Self-Motivated
- Conflict Resolution Techniques
- Pathways
- SLACK
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Technology Integration
- SEIS
- Canvas
- OPS
- FireFox
- Project Coordination
- Schedule Management
- Vendor Relations
- Purchasing
Certification
- RICA Certified
Community Service
- Classroom Volunteer 2007 - 2015
- Room Mom Volunteer 2006 - 2007
- PTA member and Volunteer for Elementary and Middle School 2007 - 2015
- Elementary Yearbook Editor, Designer, and Photographer 2012 - 2014
Timeline
Summer Homeroom Teacher
Method Schools
06.2023 - 08.2023
Education Facilitator
Ilead Exploration
08.2021 - 02.2023
Long-Term Virtual K-8 SPED Teacher Substitute
IQ Academy California-Los Angeles
09.2018 - 06.2019
Long-Term Virtual 9-12 SPED Teacher Substitute
California Virtual Academy
09.2017 - 06.2018
Processor
The Mortgage Law Center
10.2009 - 03.2013
Teacher
St. Anne School
09.2000 - 06.2002
Teacher
Gulf Avenue Elementary
07.1998 - 06.2000
Traffic Manager
Ogilvy
08.1996 - 06.1998
CLAD Certificate -
University of Phoenix
Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential - Education
LAUSD BTSA District Intern Program
Bachelor of Arts - Drama With An Emphasis In T.V. And Film Design
San Diego State University