Mateo De La Rosa
Miami,Florida
Summary
Experienced Curriculum Coach with a background in designing and implementing effective educational programs. Strengths include strategic planning, instructional design, and teacher training. Have successfully led curriculum development projects to enhance learning outcomes in previous roles. Known for a solution-oriented approach and ability to build strong relationships with educators and administrators.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Education/Curriculum Coach and Mentor
Easter Seals South Florida
04.2023 - Current
- Supports teaching staff in the implementation of the curriculum
- Ensures the educational process is communicated with families
- Supports the screening and assessment process for all children in the areas of behavior, developmental goals, and Speech and Language
- Collaborates with families to ensure the needs of the children are being addressed
- Provides training to teachers in lesson planning, classroom management, and curriculum
- Coordinates and supervise the work of staff in developing and maintaining a total program in education, health, nutrition, and social services to meet the needs of enrolled children, including monthly monitoring and reporting of home visits, lesson plans, individual goals, enrollment, and attendance reports
- Serves as a liaison between the agency and Miami-Dade County
- Supports center directors and assistants to ensure proper documentation and records are kept
Director
Oasis/ Regional Director Funded School Year Programs
02.2008 - Current
- Train and supervise staff (Site Directors, Assistant Site Directors)
- Supervise Day to day-to-day site operations for 7 sites
- Supervise Holiday Camp for 3 sites
- Plan and execute off-site trip schedule
- Monitor the Financial aspect of programs
- Provide leadership and support to site directors
Site Director
Cardinal Mc Closkey Community Services
02.2021 - 04.2023
- Effectively plans the program's day-to-day operations by creating and maintaining a professional relationship that engages staff, children, and families successfully
- Supports the Assistant Program Administrator/ Program Coordinator to ensure the integrity of all licensing information, including updating staff and children files and regulatory requirements
- Coordinates and supervises staff's work in developing and maintaining a total program in education, health, nutrition, and social services to meet the needs of enrolled children, including monthly monitoring and reporting of home visits, lesson plans, individual goals, enrollment, and attendance reports
- Oversees budgetary expenditures
- Requisition and monitor the supplies necessary for program operation using the designated workplace ordering system
- Participate in ongoing recruitment efforts including job fairs, college visits, and community events
- Attend weekly HR meetings to discuss staff recruitment
- Set up program systems for vetting new candidates for, teaching staff, family engagement., health and safety, and mental health
- Meet with program directors to identify program supplies
- Assist in hiring of Groundwork staff
- Participate in professional developments reflecting basic labor laws and Human Resource Policies
Early Childhood School Liaison
NYC Department of Education
Bronx, USA
02.2012 - 01.2021
- Directed preschool activities and provided daycare instruction
- Prepared and submitted a budget for management approval
- Recommended and ordered teaching materials
- Recruited, interviewed, and recommended new teaching and service staff hires
- Informed parents of facility enrollment procedures policies and activities
- Ensured full compliance with state procedures and policies
- Trained teachers in understanding children's learning and behavioral problems
- Recommended behavior improvement strategies to optimize learning experiences
- Monitored facility activities to ensure compliance with local and state requirements
- Reviewed and approved food purchases and menu plans
- Assigned classroom duties in case of teacher absences
Site Director
Oasis/Summer Camp
02.2008 - 01.2018
- Recruit, train, and supervise summer staff (Group Leaders, Division leaders, Interventionists, Nurse, and Instructors)
- Develop summer theme and Instruction curriculum
- Supervise Leadership Team (Operations Director, Program Director)
- Monitor expenditures and financial procedures
- Act as a liaison with the host Campus
- Intervene with student and parent communication (illness, absence, behavior issues)
- Monitor enrollment and recruitment process
- Access retention
Coordinator of Campus Programs and Events
Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, USA
07.2006 - 02.2008
- Create event calendar for academic year
- Diversity Programming Board
- Collaborate with Reservations and Catering
- Maintain Campus Wide Programming Calendar
Early Childhood Teacher
NYC Department of Education
Bronx, USA
- Help students engage in study and learn about the world around them
- Encourage students to actively play and explore
- Assist each in completing child-led activities to promote growth
- Monitor underperforming students and develop plans with parents
- Provide diverse hands-on activities to improve critical thinking skills
- Incorporated technology into classroom to increase student participation and knowledge
- Prepared reports for parents and documented attendance and progress for administration
- Followed school policies and regulations regarding instruction and safety at all times
- Used instruction, demonstrations, play, videos, and outside activities
- Taught students early skills and helped each reach development milestones
- Documented progress and provided information to parents
- Utilized wide range of hands-on activities to promote understanding and engagement
- Maintained safety and classroom discipline with positive reinforcement
Behavior Specialist
NYC Department of Education
Bronx, USA
- Reinforcing behavior using positive behavior support
- Teaching daily living skills
- Teaching students under the direction of School Administration in the following areas: recreation, socialization, and communication, and providing academic support
- Collecting data documenting student behavior
- Writing anecdotal information concerning student behavior
- Providing language assistance for bilingual students
Operations Liaison
Oasis/Groundwork Inc.
- Train with Oasis Ops
- Personnel to: Set up program systems
- Meet with program directors to identify program supplies
- Assist in hiring of Groundwork staff
- Participate in professional developments reflecting basic labor laws
- Participate in ongoing recruitment efforts including job fairs, college visits, and community events
Education
MA - Education
Ashford University
MS - Student Development
LI University CW Post Campus
Brookville, NYB.A. - American Music Dance and Theater
State University of New York, College at Old Westbury
High School Diploma -
John F. Kennedy High School
Bronx, NYSkills
- Project-based learning
- Learning objectives
- Pedagogical skills
- Growth mindset
- Instructional Coaching
- Social-emotional learning
- Special education
- Teaching strategies
- Teacher training
- Parent communication
- Arts integration
- Student engagement
Certification
- Pyramid Model for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
- CLASS Certified
- FCCPC Candidate
Timeline
Education/Curriculum Coach and Mentor
Easter Seals South Florida
04.2023 - Current
Site Director
Cardinal Mc Closkey Community Services
02.2021 - 04.2023
Early Childhood School Liaison
NYC Department of Education
02.2012 - 01.2021
Director
Oasis/ Regional Director Funded School Year Programs
02.2008 - Current
Site Director
Oasis/Summer Camp
02.2008 - 01.2018
Coordinator of Campus Programs and Events
Florida Gulf Coast University
07.2006 - 02.2008
Early Childhood Teacher
NYC Department of Education
Behavior Specialist
NYC Department of Education
Operations Liaison
Oasis/Groundwork Inc.
- Pyramid Model for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
- CLASS Certified
- FCCPC Candidate
MA - Education
Ashford University
MS - Student Development
LI University CW Post Campus
B.A. - American Music Dance and Theater
State University of New York, College at Old Westbury
High School Diploma -
John F. Kennedy High School
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