Melissa Guy
Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services Inc.
Ozone Park,New York
1
Certification
24
years of professional experience
Experienced with curriculum development, student advising, and program management. Utilizes innovative teaching methodologies to enhance student learning experiences. Track record of fostering collaborative environments and driving educational success.
Work History
Education Services Specialist
6 Years 5 Months- Assisted Child Development Director in planning educational events, conducting training sessions, and evaluating program effectiveness to enhance program delivery.
- Assist Child Development Director in planning educational events, conducting training sessions, and evaluating program effectiveness.
- Conducted weekly site visits to ensure adherence to educational standards and to support teachers in curriculum delivery. monitor Montessori Curriculum Implementation.
- Provide one-to-one coaching in Teaching Strategies Gold.
- Completed monthly reports analyzing data, children's observations, and site visits to inform program development.
Assistant Program Manager
2 Years 4 Months- Assist Program Manager in Daily Walk throughs!
- Health and Safety of the children
- Educational Staff Meetings
- Reviewed weekly lesson plans to align educational objectives with student needs.
- Speaking with parents about concerns and goal settings
- Review Parent Teacher Conferences with Teachers
- Translate documents for staff and parents
- Monthly Report based on school outcomes
- Facilitate school readiness meetings for families transitioning from preschool to kindergarten.
- Daily Classroom Observations
- Coordinated classroom coverage.
- Review IEP with parents and teachers.
Group Teacher
3 Years 3 Months- Supervises teaching team’s work to ensure a learning environment based on Montessori Curriculum
- Managed daily operations of classroom, ensuring a conducive learning environment.
- Tracked children's attendance each day to ensure accurate enrollment records.
- Conducted daily observations of children to assess developmental progress for Teaching Strategies Gold.
- Daily attendance of children
- Daily Conversations with parents based on child’s needs.
- Encourage Parents in their role as their child’s primary teacher acting as a positive resource for families.
- Weekly Meetings with Assistant Teacher to ensure all needs are being met.
- Coordinated weekly meetings with assistant teacher to address student needs and optimize instructional strategies.
Head Teacher
2 Years 11 Months- Implemented educational records and portfolios for each child to track development and progress.
- Engaged children in age-appropriate activities within a safe, diverse, and high-quality learning environment.
- Encourage family involvement while implementing open door policies and communication.
- Encouraged family involvement through open-door policies and consistent communication.
- Implemented accurate educational records and portfolio on each individual child.
Home Visitor
5 Years 8 Months- Provided weekly home visits to families in the Corona/ Jackson Heights and Sunnyside Queens area.
- Engaged children in tailored learning activities to support developmental milestones.
- Engage children in appropriate learning activities for each developmental level.
- Facilitated bimonthly parent and child socialization groups to strengthen community connections.
- Facilitated Personal Best workshops for skill development. Ackerman training workshops.
Assistant Teacher
2 Years 9 Months- Assisting in providing a safe nurturing environment for all children
- Monitored assessments of children's daily goals to support individual development.
- Addressed children's daily needs to foster growth and development.
- Participated in weekly team meetings to discuss objectives and strategies.
- Providing parents with daily reports based on child’s skills
- Provided parents with daily reports on child's progress and skills development.
Education
A.A - Liberal Arts
M.A - Education & Instruction Curriculum
B.A - Psychology
Skills
Bilingual Spanish/English
Coordinating and Implementing student activities
Data entry
General Record Keeping
Microsoft Word and Publisher
Excel
Personnel management
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Team Worker
Teaching strategies
Training facilitation
Educational technology
Certification
- Montessori Certified- 2017
- NYSTCE (ATSW)
Timeline
Education Services Specialist
Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services Inc.
03.2020 - CurrentRead More
Assistant Program Manager
Colin-Newell ECDC
11.2017 - 03.2020Read More
Group Teacher
Colin-Newell ECDC
08.2014 - 11.2017Read More
Head Teacher
Child Center of New York
09.2011 - 08.2014Read More
Home Visitor
Child Center of New York
12.2005 - 08.2011Read More
Assistant Teacher
Children’s Home Intervention Program
02.2003 - 11.2005Read More
St. John’s University
B.A from Psychology
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Southern New Hampshire University
M.A from Education & Instruction Curriculum
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St. John’s University
A.A from Liberal Arts
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