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Norma Burciaga

Fontana,California

Summary

Seasoned School Psychologist with passion to evaluate and determine academic programs, goals and IEP effectiveness. Also highly-motivated to work with parents, teachers, administrators, advocates and students to help them reach their highest potential.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

School Psychologist

Fontana Unified School District
Fontana, CA
07.2004 - Current
  • Collaborated with educators, school administrators and external professionals in development of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).
  • Met with students to conduct individual assessments and determine academic and mental health needs.
  • Provided crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust and rapport to deescalate situations.
  • Consulted with teachers and parents to gain in-depth understanding of students.
  • Completed required documentation and reports for compliance and treatment planning.
  • Utilized formal and established testing protocols to evaluate educational, emotional and behavioral needs of students.
  • 18 years experience with Bilingual psycho-educational assessments
  • 10 years experience with Early Childhood psycho-educational assessments
  • 5 years experience with Secondary psycho-educational assessments.
  • Trained to administer the ADOS-2 in Spanish & English
  • Familiarized and currently using Discrepancy model and Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses.

Elementary School Teacher

Fontana Unified School District
Fontana, CA
07.1999 - 07.2004
  • Established open communication and positive relationships with students, parents, peers and administrative staff.
  • Designed and presented lesson plans in one or more academic subjects using variety of teaching techniques to appeal to various learning styles within assigned grade level.
  • Created lesson plans to correlate with state curriculum standards and devised educational programs to meet educational objectives.
  • Provided warm, supportive environment for developing academic, social and emotional growth.

Bilingual Teacher

Fontana Unified School District
Fontana, CA
07.1997 - 07.1999


  • Created dynamic curriculums to include all students needs and levels.
  • Monitored student progress in both Spanish/English growth and Spanish/English fluency.
  • Participated in staff meetings to advocate for students of different backgrounds.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences

California State University of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA

Master of Arts - School Psychology

Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA

Skills

  • Experience with multiple age groups from Early Childhood to High scool
  • Bilingual psycho-educational assessments and reports
  • ADOS-2 Administration
  • Familiarized and currently using discrepancy model and Patterns of Strength and Weaknesses
  • Behavior Counseling
  • Instructional Strategies
  • IEP Compliance
  • Interdisciplinary Meetings

Timeline

School Psychologist

Fontana Unified School District
07.2004 - Current

Elementary School Teacher

Fontana Unified School District
07.1999 - 07.2004

Bilingual Teacher

Fontana Unified School District
07.1997 - 07.1999

Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences

California State University of San Bernardino

Master of Arts - School Psychology

Azusa Pacific University

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