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Krista R. Pisano

Early Childhood Professional And Coach
Southington

Summary

Experienced Non-Profit leader with a demonstrated history of working in early care and education. Proactively establishes and maintains effective working relationships. Builds trust, values others, communicates effectively, and demonstrates high integrity. Excelling in: organization, community outreach, continuous learning, collaboration and team building, grant writing and management.


CT Director's Credentials* Expertise in NAEYC Accreditation* CLASS PreK , Infant and Toddler Reliable* Trained in Cognitive Coaching Model * Member of CT Pyramid Master Cadre* CT Early Childhood Education Consultant* Office of Early Childhood TA Provider

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

School Readiness Liaison

Waterbury Public Schools
12.2021 - Current
  • Responsible for the coordination, program evaluation and administration of the eleven million dollar school readiness grant, which funds 1311 subsidized preschool slots in the city.
  • Maintains a high degree of professionalism at all times, representing the organization with integrity in both internal and external interactions.
  • Serves as the primary point of contact, fostering strong relationships between internal teams and external partners.
  • Monitors and reports on progress of school readiness initiatives, providing feedback to stakeholders.
  • Prepares and delivers presentations and reports on school readiness activities for internal and external stakeholders, such as the Mayor and Superintendent
  • Serves as Liaison between the local School Readiness Council, the Office of Early Childhood and the sub-grantees.
  • Effectively implements best training practices and adult learning principles in assuring quality teaching in over 100 preschool classrooms citywide.
  • Teams with subject matter experts in evaluation and revision of training tools in order to continually improve learning platforms.
  • Reaches out to vendors to evaluate available curriculums and associated materials.
  • Develops workforce training programs to improve organizational efficiency.
  • Negotiates contracts and delivery plans with vendors.
  • Authors the Community School Readiness and Quality Enhancement Requests for Proposals.
  • Imparts confidence and leadership in dealing with fellow professionals and in planning and implementing innovative early childhood education programs.

Executive Director

Margaret Griffin Child Development Center
06.2019 - 12.2021
  • Established quality vision for state funded preschool center serving 50 children ages 3-5 years. Maintained quality in accordance with that vision and state and local requirements.
  • Fostered work culture of collaboration and inclusion to increase morale and reduce turnover, even during global pandemic.
  • Drove strategic improvements to enhance operational and organizational efficiencies.
  • Created promotional materials and provided insightful information to social media, websites and print media to educate public.
  • Oversaw all office functions including: payroll, accounts payable and receivable, tuition billing and payments, human resources and personnel management (staff supervision) and purchasing.


Coordinator/School Readiness

Family Resource Center
04.2018 - 06.2019
  • Coordinated daily operations of the Family Resource Center at Oliver Ellsworth School, including managing a staff of twenty.
  • Supported school and district family engagement and community partnership initiatives.
  • Assisted families in locating resources and accessing services that support healthy children and families.
  • Coordinated assistance from a variety of school and community agency programs for the purpose of assisting young people (and their families) who are having social and/or academic difficulties in the school setting.
  • Managed state funded school readiness grant and monitored programs receiving monies for quality and grant fidelity.
  • Maintained accurate and timely documentation and/or statistics of programmatic activities, client interactions and progress on action plans, compiling the data for required reports and data banks.
  • Created and coordinated family partnership programs that are linked to student learning.

Director

Family Resource Center of Southington
12.2008 - 03.2018
  • Coordinated all program components for families with children ages birth to five years to assure program continuity/quality
  • Prepared reports for lead fiscal agency
  • Monitored program budget, assured expenditures are in compliance with funding requirements, and identified additional resources to expand program.-
  • Researched funding sources and wrote grant applications for 100% grant funded program
  • Have successfully acquired grant monies yearly since 2008 in increasing competitive climate
  • Developed and presented workshops to a variety of audiences including parents and early childhood professionals

Education

Bachelor of Arts -

The University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

No Degree - CT Child Care Director's Credential

Charter Oak State College
New Britain, CT
05.2001 -

Skills

Curriculum selection

Collaborative relationships

Training program development

Organizational performance

MS Office

Critical Thinking

Self-Motivated

Attention to Detail

Planning and Coordination

Organization and Time Management

Flexible and Adaptable

Timeline

School Readiness Liaison

Waterbury Public Schools
12.2021 - Current

Executive Director

Margaret Griffin Child Development Center
06.2019 - 12.2021

Coordinator/School Readiness

Family Resource Center
04.2018 - 06.2019

Director

Family Resource Center of Southington
12.2008 - 03.2018

No Degree - CT Child Care Director's Credential

Charter Oak State College
05.2001 -

Bachelor of Arts -

The University of Connecticut

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