Mayra Portillo
Pasadena,CA
Summary
Competent Special Education Paraprofessional with 17 years of experience offering wealth of experience in small group instruction with children of diverse ages. Passionate about education with desire to work with students across levels. Understands importance of teaching solid study habits for testing success.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Assistant
Pasadena Unified School District
02.2007 - Current
- Supported teacher in development of individual learning strategies.
- Maintained positive attitude and affirmatively communicated with each student.
- Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
- Documented student behaviors, interventions, and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Gave one-on-one attention to students, while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Maintained inclusive learning environment to enable students to gain maximum benefit from lessons.
- Developed professional relationships with school staff to contribute to strong learning community.
- Offered student support through special accommodations, extra assistance, and assessments.
Education
None -
Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CAHigh School -
Blair High School
Pasadena, CA06.2000
Skills
- Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Educational assistance
- Social integration
- Documentation
- Creative solutions
- Attention to Detail
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Special Education Assistant
Pasadena Unified School District
02.2007 - Current
None -
Pasadena City College
High School -
Blair High School