Nichole Hurdle-Aguilera
Pittsburg,KS
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Center Based Instrucitonal Coach 0-3
Southeast Kansas Community Action Program
Girard, KS
08.2021 - Current
- Provide on-site coaching to teachers.
- Observations of classrooms, and complete assessments to set goals with classroom teaching staff.
- Support teachers in using data to improve instruction.
- Develop coaching plans for teachers.
- Motivate teachers to improve their professional practice.
- Supporting and guiding Early Head Start teachers in improving their instructional practices.
- Focusing on child development best practices by providing ongoing feedback, training, and professional development opportunities to ensure high-quality learning experiences for young children within the program.
3-5 Lead Teacher CYS
United States Army MWR
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
03.2021 - 07.2021
- Supervises children and youth ranging in age from 3 years to 5 years during daily schedule of indoor and outdoor activities and on field trips, outings, and special events.
- Plans, coordinates, and conducts activities for program participants based on observed needs of individual children and youth. Prepares and implements program options for children and youth with special requirements.
- Instructs team members in specific tasks and job techniques; makes available written instructions, reference materials, and supplies. Explains program guidance, procedures, policies, and directives to team members.
- Uses designated evaluation materials to ensure assigned area is in compliance with, Dept of Defense (DoD), and local installation standards. Ensures assigned area maintains standards for DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent.
Infant / Toddler Early Head Start Lead Teacher
Southeast Kansas Community Action Program
Girard, KS
05.2013 - 08.2020
- Promote and model excellence in daily program operations that support the provision of quality services for children and families, and a learning environment where all staff can thrive.
- Responsible for daily leadership, supervision, training, and modeling of best practices for center staff and volunteers.
- Obtain and share knowledge of theories and techniques regarding Early Childhood development.
- Basic care for the needs of children including but not limited to diapering, feeding, and napping routines.
- Conduct home visits and parent teacher conferences.
- Create and implement developmentally appropriate weekly lesson plans individualizing for children’s needs by using observations.
- Work in conjunction with the Family Advocate to support family engagement.
- Implement and maintain the Head Start Performance Standards, Policies and Procedures, KDHE Licensing and best practices, CACFP Infant Feeding Guild lines, Personnel Manual, Positive Behavior Support (PBS), Reflective Supervision, ERSEA, Apricot, Frog Street Curriculum, Consious Discipline Practices
- Provide regular supervision and support of staff through recognized practices such as reflective supervision, training and performance appraisal systems for assigned staff.
- Participate in monthly mental health clinical consultations to support staff, enrolled children and their families.
- Lead classroom staff to recruit, train and schedule parent and community volunteers and document volunteer hours.
- Facilitate and plan classroom team meetings, guiding the problem-solving process and/or seeking assistance to assure delivery of services.
- Responsible for completion of data entry in agency approved data system.
- Be available travel within agency area and occasional out of area trips for training and professional development.
- Be an advocate for Head Start children and families.
- Model for staff and families appropriate ways to engage with children 0-3 years old.
- Model for staff appropriate ways to engage with families.
- Provide child progress report during parent teacher conferences, home visits and/or upon request of parent.
- Identify children and prenatal mothers’ nutritional needs, ensure that children’s allergy/dietary information in the kitchen and other appropriate locations and inform necessary staff.
- Complete necessary forms and documentation relevant to program and staff management.
- Assess children and help support staff and families to conduct developmental and social emotional screenings.
- Individualize teaching to enable children to attain school readiness and social emotional goals with the assistance of families.
- Ensure parents/primary caregivers are informed of all policies included in the Parent Handbook.
- Develop relationship with education and administrative staff at local schools to ensure smooth transitions to new educational settings for all Head Start children.
- Set up a developmentally appropriate classroom based on Head Start Performance Standards-using Creative Curriculum, and PBS (Positive Behavior Support) and other identified strategies with assistances from Program Manager, Area Manager, and Site Manager as needed.
- Screen and observe the developmental level of each child making appropriate referrals to the local Special Education Services
- Directly supervise assistant teacher and paraprofessional positions.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Early Childhood Education
Labette County Community College
Parsons, KSSkills
- Feedback delivery
- Background in instructional planning
- Assessment techniques
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Reliability
- Problem-solving support
- Collaborative learning
- Instructional planning skills
Certification
- Child Development Associates
Timeline
Center Based Instrucitonal Coach 0-3
Southeast Kansas Community Action Program
08.2021 - Current
3-5 Lead Teacher CYS
United States Army MWR
03.2021 - 07.2021
Infant / Toddler Early Head Start Lead Teacher
Southeast Kansas Community Action Program
05.2013 - 08.2020
Some College (No Degree) - Early Childhood Education
Labette County Community College
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