ROSALIE FAVUZZA

NYS Certified School Administrator and Supervisor (SBL & SDL) Self-motivated and enthusiastic school administrator with over 20 years of experience fostering a cohesive student learning environment by nurturing a culture of warmth, transparency, and collaboration. Skilled at improving student achievement, teacher capacity, and overall school performance. Recognized as a distinguished leader with the ability to develop innovative solutions for complex problems.

• Mayor Bill de Blasio visits Joan Snow - November 30, 2021
• Joan Snow sets the stage for the Brilliant NYC community engagement event in District 22 - November 10, 2021
• CPSE administrators visit our Joan Snow integrated Pre-K program - March 30, 2022
• Coordinated and Created Brooklyn South Way video for Superintendents - June 2020

• Permanent Certifications: Pre-K- Grade 6, Biology Grades 7-12
• Professional Certifications: SWD B-2, SWD Grades 1-6, School Building Leader, School District Leader

• New York City Department of Education, Brooklyn, NY, 09/2016, 08/2017, Special Education Coordinator, Middle School 88, Community School District 15
• New York City Department of Education, Brooklyn, NY, 09/2001, 06/2016, Classroom Teacher, Public School 205, Community School District 20 (Grades; Pre-K, 2, and 4)

• New York City Department of Education, Brooklyn, NY, 06/2019, Present, Principal of the Joan Snow Pre-K Center, Community School District 22, formerly titled Director of Early Childhood, Day-to-day instructional and operational leader of the Joan Snow Pre-K Center, inclusive of three buildings, over 420 students, and 100 staff members., Serve as a key advisor to Superintendent Julia Bove with respect to Early Childhood in Community School District 22, which comprises of approximately 35 schools and 22,000 students., Lead personnel management efforts for the Joan Snow Pre-K Center, including all hiring, disciplining, and terminating., Manage and allocate an annual budget of approximately $13,000,000., Championed and implemented comprehensive initiatives prioritizing social-emotional development alongside academic curriculum at Joan Snow to ensure holistic student growth and well-being such as Mindfulness and Emergent Curriculum., Create and facilitate the development of a special education curriculum that is developmentally appropriate and aligned with the methodologies promulgated by Applied Behavior Analysis., Conduct classroom observations and provide staff with written evaluations that foster growth., Manage and delegate key safety mandates such as monthly safety meetings, evacuation drills, and safety plans., Design and implement a yearly Professional Learning Plan that is data-driven, differentiated, and promotes teacher agency., Provide district-wide instructional support to administrators and teachers to ensure best practices in Early Childhood., Prepare weekly newsletter, highlighting Early Childhood best practices such as articles, podcasts, and webinars., Conduct regular school visits and provide specific targeted support plans in connection therewith., Ensure compliance with all Department of Education policies and procedures, including all legislative and funding source mandates.
• Assistant Principal, Middle School 88, Community School District 15, Brooklyn, NY, 09/2017, 06/2019, Served as one of three Assistant Principals for Middle School 88, which has approximately 1,500 enrolled students. Additionally, led and supervised the Special Education Department, which served over 400 IEP students., Supervised all aspects of special education, including personnel, compliance, and state regulations., Conducted cycles of observations and provided staff with written evaluations., Programmed all incoming sixth graders to ensure that ELL and IEP mandates were properly served.