Maria F. Arango
Palm Desert,CA
Summary
Accomplished World Language Teacher with a strong focus on curriculum design and implementation at Painted Hills Middle School. Expertise in bilingual education and differentiated instruction, resulting in a 30% increase in student advancement. Successfully developed and led the Native Speakers course, fostering both academic proficiency and cultural awareness among students. Committed to enhancing educational experiences through collaborative teaching strategies.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Painted Hills Middle School
Desert Hot Springs, CA
07.2023 - Current
- Designed and implemented the full Spanish curriculum for three distinct courses—Spanish I, Introduction to Hispanic Cultures, and Native Speakers—tailored to meet diverse student needs, and language proficiency levels.
- Established the school's first-ever Native Speakers course, developing a customized curriculum to enhance literacy, cultural awareness, and academic Spanish proficiency.
- Serve as the sole Spanish teacher in the middle school, providing high-quality instruction while differentiating lessons through adaptations and accommodations to meet individual student needs.
- ELD Case Manager, supporting over 60 English Learner (EL) students by tutoring for the ELPAC exam, analyzing performance data, and implementing strategies that improve language acquisition, and increase overall ELPAC scores.
- Facilitate communication between families and staff by translating for parents during EIP (Educational Intervention Program) meetings, ensuring that language barriers do not hinder student support and progress.
World Language Teacher
Rancho Mirage High School
Rancho Mirage
08.2020 - 06.2023
- Designed and implemented culturally responsive instructional resources for Spanish I, II, and native speakers, enhancing student engagement and comprehension beyond classroom limitations, leading to a 30% increase in student advancement to higher-level Spanish courses.
- Fostered a school-wide culture of respect by implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), resulting in improved classroom behavior and student engagement.
- Assessed student performance using formative and summative assessment strategies, ensuring data-driven instructional decisions to support academic growth.
- Differentiated instruction through accommodations and adaptations, effectively addressing diverse learning needs and abilities.
- Collaborated cross-departmentally to create interdisciplinary learning experiences, aligning curriculum with other subject areas for a more cohesive student learning journey.
Student teacher
Shadow Hills High School
Indio, CA
10.2019 - 06.2020
- Served as student teacher for Level 2 Spanish, creating and imparting over 200 lessons and completing over 600 hours of teaching
- For the last semester, adapted to the distance learning by creating a variety of lessons using technologies such as Thinglink, FlipGrid, PollEv, Menti and others
Realty Specialist II
Agua Caliente BCI
Palm Springs, CA
03.2018 - 07.2019
- Served as the human resources representative for the Department
- A multitasker managed budget distribution, new clients' payments and packages, contributed to the update and maintenance of over one thousand federal files
- Responded to communication from clients, tenants and vendors arriving by email, telephone or central system
- Created and maintain standard operation procedures
- Created and updated the office's Standard Operation Procedures that improve 80% of the new personnel training process
- Prepared Fiscal year budget for the Department director and supervised the proper execution with 100% accountability
- Created and executed a detailed training for over 10 personnel increasing the Department retention rate in 60%
Recruiter
US Army
Palm Desert, CA
06.2014 - 10.2017
- Served as the Army's Ambassador within the community with excellent communication skills
- Recruit, determine applicant's eligibility, counsel applicants on enlistment program and options
- Knowledgeable in regulations and procedures to process applications
- Created and implemented a consistent training program that resulted in a 100% recruit retention rate
- Conducted a high school entry vocational aptitude test campaign which exceeded goals by increasing student participation by 100 students compared to previous school year
- Translated from English to Spanish over 100 enlistment documents resulting in the successful enrollment of 10 recruits in the Army
Military Cooperation Supervisor
US Army
04.2012 - 05.2014
- Company Overview: US Embassy Turkmenistan
- Coordinated all office logistics, maintenance, and information technology support
- Prepared and processed all personnel actions for U.S
- Military and local staff, as well as over 40 security cooperation events annually, and assisted in the execution of $1M budget
- Completed drawdown of counter-narcotic program; properly disposed and reallocated equipment and close office, saving over $40,000 annually
- Trained over 50 embassy personnel in Central Command in overseas medical policies and procedures, resulting on 100% updated policies in place across targeted embassies
- Created 10 organizational policy guidelines resulting in 100% inspection rating and two honorable mentions from the Central Command
- US Embassy Turkmenistan
Human Resources Supervisor
US Army
Savannah, GA
04.2009 - 04.2012
- Processed administrative actions for over 1000 military personnel including awards, badges and financial actions
- Conducted daily accountability of over 500 military personnel through military software, resulting in 100% accuracy for the year
- Updated and optimized a reenlistment program, resulting in a 70% increase of reenlistment rate
- Volunteered for extra tasks including Range supervisor, Urinalysis Supervisor and personnel data trainer
Education
Single Subject Teaching Credential -
California State San Bernardino
06.2020
Master of Arts - Organizational Leadership
National University
09.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Management
America Military University
09.2015
Skills
- Curriculum design and implementation
- Collaborative learning
- Multimedia integration
- Differentiated instruction
- Data-driven instruction
- ELD Support
- Cross-disciplinary collaboration
- Bilingual – Spanish/English
Training
- Notary certification, 02/01/19
- Excel Intermediate training, 10/01/18
- Defense Language Proficiency Test - Spanish, 07/01/17
- Personnel Recruiter, Fort Jackson, SC, 08/01/14
- Advance Skill Course for Human Resources Management, Fort Jackson, SC, 11/01/13
- HR Advance Leadership and Management Development Course, Fort Jackson, 11/01/13
- Postal Operation Course, Fort Hood, TX, 09/01/08
- Basic Leadership Development Course, Fort Jackson, SC, 02/01/07
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Painted Hills Middle School
07.2023 - Current
World Language Teacher
Rancho Mirage High School
08.2020 - 06.2023
Student teacher
Shadow Hills High School
10.2019 - 06.2020
Realty Specialist II
Agua Caliente BCI
03.2018 - 07.2019
Recruiter
US Army
06.2014 - 10.2017
Military Cooperation Supervisor
US Army
04.2012 - 05.2014
Human Resources Supervisor
US Army
04.2009 - 04.2012
Single Subject Teaching Credential -
California State San Bernardino
Master of Arts - Organizational Leadership
National University
Bachelor of Arts - Management
America Military University
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