Nick Rharbi
Los Banos,CA
Summary
Teaching professional with proven ability to create stimulating and supportive classroom atmosphere. Known for crafting engaging lesson plans and fostering love for learning among students. Highly collaborative, adaptable, and consistently focused on achieving educational goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Third Grade STEM Teacher
Navigator Schools- Hollister Prep School
08.2023 - 06.2025
- Implemented rigorous instructional strategies tailored to diverse learning needs, including whole class, small group, and individualized intervention sessions.
- Developed and utilized curriculum that aligned with third grade Illustrative Math standards, fostering student proficiency in math.
- Actively participated in weekly professional development sessions, demonstrating a commitment to ongoing growth and improvement.
Summer School Principal
Navigator Schools- Hollister Prep School
06.2024 - 07.2024
- Established a goal oriented summer school team and maintained meaningful relations with staff during summer school.
- Reviewed end of year test data to create summer school rosters for K-8, and ensured that student attendance rates were maintained.
- Provided live coaching and feedback to staff that enabled effective instruction to take place.
- Prevented student behavior incidents by being present in each summer school classroom daily.
- Created bonds with both staff and students from each grade level that are still relevant to this day.
STEM Curriculum Lead
Navigator Schools- Hollister Prep School
08.2023 - 06.2024
- Designed third grade math curriculum for the entire Navigator Schools network.
- Collaborated with leadership teams from all Navigator schools monthly to uphold best practices for curriculum development.
- Mentored and met with new third grade STEM teachers to help them become acclimated to the new curriculum.
Second Grade Humanities Teacher
Navigator Schools- Hollister Prep School
08.2021 - 06.2023
- Delivered engaging and effective instruction with a focus on literacy and language proficiency.
- Made use of assessment data to generate reading intervention groups, which increased student literacy rates each term.
- Introduced impactful writing strategies which allowed students to gain confidence as writers.
LEAP Paraprofessional
Los Banos Unified School District
10.2012 - 07.2021
- Tutored and provided support for students after school.
- Worked closely with students, staff, and parents to ensure stellar education plans to promote student success.
- Taught Math and ELA lessons to strengthen skills in content students' learned during the school day.
- Engaged students in a variety of enrichment activities that helped encourage both participation in the program and promoted physical fitness.
Substitute Teacher
Los Banos Unified School District
07.2019 - 05.2020
- Implemented lesson plans provided by the classroom teacher.
- Seamlessly taught lessons to prevent any loss of learning due to teacher absence.
- Communicated daily feedback to classroom teacher.
English Peer Mentor and Academic Tutor
Merced College
01.2016 - 05.2019
- Tutored and mentored students during their regular classroom hour as well as during out of class tutoring sessions.
- Assisted English Professors to assess their students’ learning and development as critical, academic writers.
- Taught lessons developed in conjunction with mentor teachers both inside and outside of class sessions.
- Provided homework assistance in addition to traditional tutoring services in areas other than English including Math, History, Science, and Communications.
Education
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential -
Fresno Pacific University
01-2023
Bachelor’s Degree - Liberal Arts
Fresno Pacific University
01-2019
Skills
- STEM curriculum development
- Classroom management
- Student intervention specialist (based on thorough data analysis)
- Leadership and staff coaching
- Mentoring, collaboration, and teamwork
- Ed tech innovation through development of successful AI Restorative Tool which was successfully used by Navigator Schools to lessen peer conflict
- Facilitator of weekly impactful student Valor circles
- Motivational techniques to promote student engagement
Accomplishments
- Founding member of Navigator Schools AI Team: Created a successful AI Restorative Tool that received a $10,000 grant in funding because of exceptional presentation at the ASU + GSV Ed Tech Summit in San Diego - 08/24 - 05/25
- Merced College Student of the Year 2017
- Merced College Student of the Month April 2017
- The Catherine and Ted McVey Scholarship May 2017
- Van Jones Scholarship Award May 2017
Timeline
Summer School Principal
Navigator Schools- Hollister Prep School
06.2024 - 07.2024
Third Grade STEM Teacher
Navigator Schools- Hollister Prep School
08.2023 - 06.2025
STEM Curriculum Lead
Navigator Schools- Hollister Prep School
08.2023 - 06.2024
Second Grade Humanities Teacher
Navigator Schools- Hollister Prep School
08.2021 - 06.2023
Substitute Teacher
Los Banos Unified School District
07.2019 - 05.2020
English Peer Mentor and Academic Tutor
Merced College
01.2016 - 05.2019
LEAP Paraprofessional
Los Banos Unified School District
10.2012 - 07.2021
Bachelor’s Degree - Liberal Arts
Fresno Pacific University
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential -
Fresno Pacific University