Kyle A. Pecora
New York,NY
Summary
Skilled ENL Instructor versed in using effective and efficient research backed and standard aligned approaches to instruction while focusing on individual student needs. Experience teaching ENL & EFL at the K-12 levels for students from a variety of countries both at home and abroad. Consistently leveraging positive, engaging, and affirming approaches to encourage both content learning and language acquisition. Instructor with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to foster positive learning environment conducive to success. Imparted comprehensive topical knowledge in varied modalities to enhance deeper learning. Developed meaningful test instruments to complement and validate course curriculum.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Principal
Geneva City School District
2024.01 - 2024.06
- Demonstrate ability to effectively manage daily operations and implement school policies and procedures to ensure a safe and productive learning environment for students and staff.
- Develop and implement strategies for student behavior management using SEL approaches while fostering a positive school culture where all students feel supported and valued.
- Collaborate with teachers to develop and align curriculum standards, provide instructional support, and implement data-driven strategies to improve student achievement and academic outcomes.
- Build strong relationships with parents, guardians, and community stakeholders through effective communication, outreach initiatives, and involvement in school events, fostering a collaborative partnership to support student success.
- Facilitate professional development opportunities for staff, conducting evaluations, and providing constructive feedback to support continuous improvement and foster a cohesive and high-performing team environment.
ENL Instructor and ELL Coordinator
Victor Intermediate School
2020.07 - 2024.12
- Utilize research backed practices coupled with the Danielson Framework, student's IEPs, and cultural connections to create meaningful, diverse, and engaging content for students both in person and online.
- Collaborate with general education teachers and special educators to identify, select and modify instructional resources to meet needs of all learners.
- Coordinate communication between student families and school administration to create effective and culturally-sensitive learning environment.
- Log daily communications with families made via email, text, phone call, and whats app into a tracking document for each individual ELL student.
ENL Instructor & ELL Coordinator
Hamilton Grange Middle School
2015.09 - 2020.07
- Collaboratively co-teach 8th grade Humanities and 6th grade Science classes to ensure content is rigorous, accessible, and culturally responsive for all English Language Learners (ELL’s) with a focus on mastery.
- Work with colleagues from various grades and disciplines to curriculum map and develop strategic standards based research backed approaches for all ELLs that center on culturally relative practices and incorporate current events
- Design and implement professional development workshops to educate colleagues on most recent best ENL instructional practices, as well as, inform them of all Title III legislative directives for English Language Learners
- Administer annual state mandated assessments (NYSESLAT) and all baseline assessments Home Language Questionnaire (HLQ)
- Spearhead initiatives aimed at improving student academic success including a before school reading clubs for bottom third percentile readers, an afterschool homework club, and Saturday Academy for content support and enrichment.
Grade 3 Bilingual Instructor
PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell
2012.09 - 2015.06
- Delivered rigorous standards based instruction in core content areas with scaffolded approaches for emerging bilinguals by sewing together engaging texts, rich discussions, daily writing, and high frequency vocabulary words.
- Designed units aligned to common core state standards which incorporated culturally relevant research backed practices driven by formative and summative student performance data.
- Focused on cross content and cross cultural instructional methods with a “windows and mirrors” approach to further reinforce comprehension of concepts and foster a diverse positive multicultural learning environment.
- Communicated regularly with parents via phone, classdojo and other platforms to discuss their child's strengths, areas of improvement, as well as to promote overall participation in the school community.
Middle School English Instructor
Sahm Yook Middle School
2011.10 - 2012.04
- Instructed several English courses at varying proficiency levels including classes in conversation, debate, and American film for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades overseeing a total of one-hundred and twenty students.
- Collaborated with other English instructors to run workshops, developmental trainings, and staff meetings for the English department to help further advance the English proficiency of the school’s student body.
- Integrated a balance of Communicative Language Teaching techniques with formal structure instruction to drive student’s English language competency whilst utilizing formative and summative assessments to track growth..
- Oversaw all Saturday school instruction in addition to preparing and implementing winter camp programming.
- Increased parent satisfaction through well-organized IEP meetings and family conferences focused on improving parent-child bonding skills.
Primary Level English Professor
French Ministry Of Education
2009.09 - 2010.07
- Formulated, directed, and managed English courses in several public schools for the Orleans Department of Education overseeing a total of one-hundred and fifty students at varying ages, grade levels, and proficiencies.
- Successfully utilized varying sets of utility words to build breadth and depth in student’s foundational vocabulary.
- Further promoted literacy by incorporating engaging texts that reinforced grammatical concepts and key sight word vocabulary being taught.
Secondary Level English Professor
Valle Del Sol Academy
2009.03 - 2009.08
- Taught secondary students at varying levels of proficiency fundamental English grammatical structures and conversation analysis with a concentration on pronunciation and U.S. culture.
- Regularly evaluated, analyzed, and tracked student data in order to make appropriate instructional shifts.
- Consistently communicated with students, parents and administration the overall progress of the English language team through a variety of mediums to further foster awareness of student development.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Education Leadership
CUNY City College
Manhattan, NY05.2020
Master of Arts - TESOL
CUNY Hunter
Manhattan, NY05.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Modern Languages
SUNY Fredonia
05.2008
Skills
Certified TESOL & SBL
Fluent Spanish
Fluent French
Culturally Responsive
Data Analysis
Community Engagement
Accomplishments
- Academic Parent Teacher Team Committee Chair
- Data Driven Instruction Committee Founding Member
- Lesson Plan Study Committee Founding Member
- MOSL Committee founding Member
- Race & Equity Committee Founding Member
- School Safety Committee Member
- Public School Athletic League Site Coordinator
- First Year Teacher Mentor
- United Federation of Teachers Chapter Leader
- School Leadership Team Member
- Parent Association Member
- NYC Teacher Leader
- NYC Teaching Fellow
- HG Boxing Club Founder
- Run DMC Collaboration
Affiliations
New York State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Hunter TESOL Alumni
City College Education Leadership Alumni
Certification
NYS TESOL (Hunter College)
NYS School Building Leader (City College)
Tier I Collaborative Problem Solving
Wilson Reading
CPR & First Aid
Websites
Timeline
Assistant Principal
Geneva City School District
2024.01 - 2024.06
ENL Instructor and ELL Coordinator
Victor Intermediate School
2020.07 - 2024.12
ENL Instructor & ELL Coordinator
Hamilton Grange Middle School
2015.09 - 2020.07
Grade 3 Bilingual Instructor
PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell
2012.09 - 2015.06
Middle School English Instructor
Sahm Yook Middle School
2011.10 - 2012.04
Primary Level English Professor
French Ministry Of Education
2009.09 - 2010.07
Secondary Level English Professor
Valle Del Sol Academy
2009.03 - 2009.08
Bachelor of Arts - Education Leadership
CUNY City College
Master of Arts - TESOL
CUNY Hunter
Bachelor of Arts - Modern Languages
SUNY Fredonia
NYS TESOL (Hunter College)
NYS School Building Leader (City College)
Tier I Collaborative Problem Solving
Wilson Reading
CPR & First Aid
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