Mireya Gutierrez
Wayne,New Jersey
Summary
Caring Early Childhood Leader with outstanding experience and enthusiasm for teaching students vital skills for development and future success. Successful in building strong teacher-student relationships using upbeat attitude, patience, and personable communication. Effective in working diligently to meet project deadlines on time. Familiar with developmentally appropriate activities and experienced by providing nurturing environments conducive to learning.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Woodland Park Public Schools
Woodland Park, NJ
08.2022 - Current
- Supervise registration, recruitment and outreach efforts for Preschool and Kindergarten.
- Oversee compliance with preschool district classrooms.
- Collaborate and communicate with the school district office of Special Services.
- Facilitate transition initiatives in collaboration with other preschool through second grade administrators.
- Manage the implementation of the comprehensive preschool and kindergarten curriculums.
- Provide professional development to all staff responsible for the implementation of appropriate early childhood practices within the preschool program.
- Coordinate the program evaluation (Grow NJ Kids).
- Interview, supervise, and evaluate all in-district staff funded by the preschool programmatic budget.
- Compliance with all state and federal mandates and ensure class size requirements required under PEA.
- Analyze assessments to improve instruction for preschool and kindergarten.
- Ensure coordination of services and articulation between the early childhood and elementary levels of the instructional program by communicating frequently with instructional supervisors, and principals on the grades Preschool through Grade 2. (Pre-K through Grade 2 for Transition)
- Facilitate parent workshops on topics such as child development, positive discipline techniques and nutrition.
- Assist in developing grant proposals related to funding opportunities available from NJDOE (NJPIEP).
- Monitor compliance with state licensing requirements for early childhood education programs.
- Coordinate professional development activities for teachers including seminars, conferences, webinars.
- Collaborate with families, teachers, administrators, and other stakeholders to ensure best practices are being followed in the classroom setting (ECAC).
- Conduct ongoing assessments of student progress, identified areas of improvement, and developed strategies to address gaps in learning.
- Maintained accurate records of student attendance and academic performance data.
- Integrated technology into the curriculum to enhance learning outcomes and engage young learners.
Vice Principal
Newark Public Schools
Newark, New Jersey
08.2019 - 08.2021
- Supervised daily operations of school and address areas of improvement
- Reported to the school principal on school operational, educational, and administrative matters
- Organized development and growth opportunities for teachers and paraprofessionals
- Held recurring teacher conferences to assess best teaching practices; review lesson plans to confirm objectives and strategies; monitor teacher's effectiveness by taking notes during frequent, informal observations of classroom conduct.
- Established new incentives in attendance policy to enforce them.
- Observed, supervise, and evaluate teachers and staff to further school’s vision of excellence
- Ensured compliance with all Head Start program requirements.
- Reviewed TPOT results and SEL to focus on specific social emotional creative curriculum objectives for student growth that aligned with the Second Step curriculum Run and facilitate effective virtual meetings.
- Organized peer to peer training on new platforms such as Webex, Zoom, and Google Classroom.
- Guided educators and staff in adapting to instruct in a virtual learning setting.
- Provided management, organization, guidance and leadership for groups or individual staff members as assigned (Clerk, SST’s, Interns, Security, Custodians, Support Staff).
- Managed budget allocations including personnel costs, instructional materials acquisition, facility maintenance expenses.
- Developed emergency response protocols for addressing incidents ranging from natural disasters to active shooter situations.
- Ensured compliance with state and district regulations regarding curriculum design, instruction, assessment, and reporting.
- Resolved conflicts between students, parents, staff members, or community members through mediation sessions.
- Assisted in the recruitment of new teachers by interviewing candidates and making hiring recommendations.
- Managed school administration operations and organized teacher schedules, student registration processes and class orientation sessions.
- Ensured all employees under supervision are given regular feedback on performance and ensures that annual performance evaluations are completed.
Preschool Supervisor of ELL & Inclusion
Newark Public Schools
Newark, NJ
08.2016 - 08.2019
- Collaborated with other departments to coordinate workflow processes between teams.
- Supervised a team of professionals including special education teachers, preschool intervention and referral team and teacher coaches.
- Oversaw and monitored preschool collaborative sites to ensure Office of Early Childhood policies are implemented in providing highly qualified preschool programs.
- Led weekly team meetings to discuss progress, address issues, and plan future actions.
- Established and maintained rapport with site directors, division directors, and vice principals.
- Coordinated data review meetings with site directors
- Assisted and monitored students with IEP’s and English Language Learners.
- Analyzed and reported the academic progress of ELL and inclusion students based on long term goals.
- Created and established protocols and procedures for special education teachers roles and responsibilities.
- Trained and monitored educational and support staff to ensure adherence to state regulations based on students IEPs.
- Contributed to the alignment of preschool assessment tools and environmental screening tool
- Provided guidance to parents with regards to the special education process.
- Coordinated and facilitated monthly and quarterly meetings between the special education department and office of early childhood for administrator and staff members.
- Conducted ESI-R Screening on Spanish speaking preschoolers.
- Conducted the TPOT (Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool) tool in highly qualified preschool classrooms.
- Monitored the implementation of TPOT action plans through ongoing reflective cycles in staff logs and observations.
Special Education Teacher
Paterson Public Schools
Paterson, NJ
09.2011 - 08.2016
- Provided instruction in academic, communication, and social skills to special education students.
- Maintained accurate records of student progress towards IEP goals.
- Created a safe environment conducive to learning for special education students.
- Established positive relationships with students and their families.
- Identified learning needs of students with disabilities and implemented appropriate interventions.
- Designed and implemented modified creative curriculum lesson plans for students with learning disabilities
- Created goals and objectives for individualized educational plans
- Handled behavioral problems of children and implemented behavior modification plans
- Collaborated with teachers, parents, and related service providers in creating goals, objectives, and behavior plans for children's educational plan
- Leveled students’ progress based on their assessment and performance on Creative Curriculum Gold
- Served as point teacher to provide information regarding trainings based on assessment and curriculum objectives
- Generated and implemented lesson plans based on curriculum and individualized learning
- Developed and managed curriculum activities
- Discussed student's academic progress with parents
Preschool Teacher
Paterson Public Schools
Paterson, NJ
09.2008 - 09.2011
- Generated and implemented lesson plans based on curriculum and individualized learning
- Developed and managed curriculum activities
- Collected anecdotal data to assess children's progress
- Implemented a personalized daily schedule and behavior plan for children with autism
- Coordinated and planned field trips related to thematic units
- Discussed children's academic progress with parents
- Leveled students progress based on their assessment and performance on Creative Curriculum Gold
- Served as the lead teacher to turn trainings based on assessment and curriculum objectives
Education
Principal Certificate - Principal
William Paterson University
Wayne, NJ05-2019
Supervisor Endorsement - Supervisor
William Paterson University
Wayne, NJ12-2015
LDTC Certificate - Education of The Learning Disabled
William Paterson University
Wayne, NJ05-2015
Master of Arts - Special Education
Felician University
Lodi, NJ05-2011
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ12-2007
Skills
- Differentiated Instruction
- Group and individual instruction
- Parent Interaction
- Data collection and analysis
- Special Education
- Classroom Management
- Teaching strategies
- Child Development
Certification
- Elementary School Teacher K-5 Certificate
- Teacher of Preschool through Grade 3 Certificate
- Teacher of Students with Disabilities Certificate
- Supervisor Certificate
- LDTC Certificate
- Principal Provisional Certificate
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Affiliations
- Project Leader for Operation Child Christmas- Demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Through this project, Samaritan’s Purse partners with the local church worldwide to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Facilitate the packing of Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts. Promoting the project, ordering materials, equipping people with resources, raising funds, organizing and packing party.
- Emergence Church - Infant room volunteer
Accomplishments
- Preakness Bible Church - Children's ministry director
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Woodland Park Public Schools
08.2022 - Current
Vice Principal
Newark Public Schools
08.2019 - 08.2021
Preschool Supervisor of ELL & Inclusion
Newark Public Schools
08.2016 - 08.2019
Special Education Teacher
Paterson Public Schools
09.2011 - 08.2016
Preschool Teacher
Paterson Public Schools
09.2008 - 09.2011
Principal Certificate - Principal
William Paterson University
Supervisor Endorsement - Supervisor
William Paterson University
LDTC Certificate - Education of The Learning Disabled
William Paterson University
Master of Arts - Special Education
Felician University
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Montclair State University
- Elementary School Teacher K-5 Certificate
- Teacher of Preschool through Grade 3 Certificate
- Teacher of Students with Disabilities Certificate
- Supervisor Certificate
- LDTC Certificate
- Principal Provisional Certificate
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