Laura Keiser

• Maintained compliance with Michigan Childcare Licensing, CLASS standards for student-teacher interactions, and KCReady4s qualifications
• Collaborated with KCReady4s coaches and specialists in order to improve teacher performance and enhance student learning experiences
• Implemented Creative Curriculum and ensured its fidelity in order to provide learning experiences aligned with the Early Childhood Standards of Quality
• Developed high-performing teachers by providing mentorship, training, intentional goal setting, written and verbal feedback, and performance evaluations
• Recruited and enrolled students
• Collaborated with The Farmhouse Committee and various departments within Kalsec to maintain quality programming, retain staff, and problem-solve
• Created and executed Student Support Plans in order to individualize behavior management and teaching strategies
• Communicated with parents regarding developmental progress and challenges and connected families to services when appropriate
• Promote the program, recruit new students, participate in public relations events
• Establish and write program policies, modify them as needed, communicate out to staff and families
• Complete required annual administrative trainings and monitor staff completion of required trainings in State database MiRegistry

4. Handle donations, gift drives, fundraisers, and events

• Served as a liason between King Westwood Elementary students, staff, and families in order to implement the CIS model of integrated student supports
• Established connections and positive rapport with students and families from diverse range of backgrounds, cultures, and races
• Collaborated with community-based organizations such as Loaves and Fishes, Girls on the Run, Community Health, the Family Health Center, etc in order to connect students to services needed to succeed in school
• Coordinated volunteer schedules, matching students with mentors to improve attendance and academic performance
• Provided support and mentorship to individual students

• Independently created a Private (LLC) Preschool (ages 3-5) from scratch, choosing all curriculum materials, advertising, recruiting students, leading Parent/Teacher conferences, handling billing, initiating and maintaining Childcare Licensing rules
• Managed day-to-day business operations
• Developed and maintained strong relationships with families
• Individualized teaching strategies to make learning fun and meaningful
• Identified developmental differences and connected parents to appropriate services
• Provided proactive behavior management strategies that boosted student self-esteem and increased awareness of their own learning and sensory needs