Sandra Figueroa Ray
Elmont,NY
Summary
Dedicated Bi-Lingual Special Education teacher adept at challenging students to reach their full potential. Ensures that every student is progressing and is held to high expectations.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
NYC Public School Special Education Teacher
Edward M. Funk Elementary School
09.2011 - Current
- Create rigorous/performance driven tasks to meet needs of students and implement CCLS into daily instruction.
- Use data from formative and summative assessments to drive instruction.
- Collaboration with Co-teacher in common planning.
- Work closely with Co-teacher, service providers and SBST for maintenance of IEP students.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Plan and coordinate IEP meetings with service providers and parents
- Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
- Promoted memory, cognition and language development with hands-on activities and individualized instruction.
- Provided emotional support to students and families.
- Facilitated small group instruction to address individual learning needs.
- Conducted assessments of students to determine individual needs.
- Coordinated regular meetings to share and analyze student performance data and success plans with colleagues and parents.
- Utilized technology to create meaningful lessons that engage students.
- Implemented behavior modification techniques to improve student social and academic performance
- Organize and coordinate grade trips.
Parent Coordinator
Edward M. Funk Elementary School
08.2003 - 06.2011
- Developed partnerships with parents, businesses and organizations to build awareness, increase support and share resources.
- Conferred and resolved education-related issues and problems with students, parents and school officials.
- Scheduled educational activities, faculty lectures and departmental events to drive mission and values of institution.
- Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Student ESL Teacher
John F. Hylan Elementary School
07.2010 - 08.2010
- Gave one-on-one attention to each student while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Increased ESL students' reading levels by integrating online word games and altering lesson plans for students needing extra guidance.
- Developed and taught ESL curriculum to improve students' conversational abilities.
Education
Master of Science - Elementary Bilingual Special Education
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY05.2011
Skills
- Common Core Learning Standards
- Danielson Framework for Teaching
- Bloom's Taxonomy of Higher Order Thinking
- Collaborative Team Teaching
- IEP Development/ Management
- Proficient in SESIS
- Behavior Modifications
- HMH Into Reading Literacy Curriculum
- Mcgraw Hill Wonders Literacy Curriculum
- enVision Mathematics Curriculum
- Fundations Phonics Curriculum
- SPIRE Reading Curriculum
- Proficient in Spanish
Accomplishments
Grade UFT/ School Consultation Representative since September, 2022.
Designed and worked a program for Life Skills on Saturdays at P.S. 33.
Designed and conducted a professional development workshop on Executive Functioning for P.S. 33 staff in 2018.
Developed and implemented an after school program for ESL students in partnership with St. John's University.
Maintained and implemented a schoolyard garden and classroom lessons in partnership with the NYC Horticultural Society.
Highly Effective Teacher Rating
Timeline
NYC Public School Special Education Teacher
Edward M. Funk Elementary School
09.2011 - Current
Student ESL Teacher
John F. Hylan Elementary School
07.2010 - 08.2010
Parent Coordinator
Edward M. Funk Elementary School
08.2003 - 06.2011
Master of Science - Elementary Bilingual Special Education
Adelphi University
Similar Profiles
Sandra JacksonSandra Jackson
Veterinary Technician at Dr. Edward FunkVeterinary Technician at Dr. Edward Funk
Jacqueline McLarenJacqueline McLaren
Special Education DTR Teacher at Edward, Titche ElementarySpecial Education DTR Teacher at Edward, Titche Elementary
Courtney A. JonesCourtney A. Jones
School Teacher in South Korea at Sin Dong Elementary School, Hongsan Elementary School, Yeoul Elementary SchoolSchool Teacher in South Korea at Sin Dong Elementary School, Hongsan Elementary School, Yeoul Elementary School