Sandra D. Hardy

• Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families and children.
• Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
• Promoted physical, academic and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
• Implemented developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for children, creating positive and safe classroom environments.
• Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
• Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers and letters.
• Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
• Monitored students with special needs and helped integrate into normal classroom setting
• Supervised student teachers to provide objective feedback
• Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans
• Identified signs of emotional and developmental problems in children and reported to parents
• Coordinated schedules of activities, events and field trips
• Coached, supervised and mentored education staff, imparting classroom knowledge to build strong skill sets
• Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families and children
• Organized and facilitated monthly parent support group meetings

• Complete comprehensive monthly reports and updates into ongoing data systems
• Maintain community collaboration with community partners
• Plan and implement curriculum that works to promote significant developmental gains
• Facilitated and coordinated parent training and information as nee
• Increase staff moral
• Facilitated effective communication between internal and external stakeholders.
• Recruited and hired top-quality staff to fill important positions.
• Performed continuous evaluations of staff successes and failures, and implemented improvement plans.
• Networked among community to improve financial backing, operational planning and performance.
• Instilled staff culture that drove success in moral and motivation.
• Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease.
• Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
• Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
• Onboarded new temps by entering employee information into systems.
• Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
• Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time.
• Managed team of employees, overseeing hiring, training and professional growth of employees.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
• Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications.
• Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.

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• Created promotional materials and provided insightful information to social media, websites and print media to educate public.
• Grew ECE team by sourcing well-qualified employees using new recruitment strategy.

• Introduce children, staff and families to the love of Christ
• Provide engaging and age-appropriate curriculum to meet Christian, academic, intellectual and social needs
• Establish and maintain safe environments for children to grow and learn through positive means
• Create lessons to enhance natural growth and progression of preschool age children
• Develop and coordinate special projects in collaboration with other teachers to ensure consistency and quality of program
• Conducted oral and written surveys of FCCS parents’ needs to identify resources that will meet community needs
• Implement gentle action/behavior modification programs for students as needed
• Maintain appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics
• Follow and record student progress; intervene with additional support when needed
• Teacher of Year 2013
• Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
• Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
• Planned educational opportunities based on children's interests.
• Monitored students' academic, social and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
• Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers and letters.
• Established departmental performance goals and provided feedback for underperforming areas

• Directed and managed day to day operations of a Christian based childcare facility adhering to all state rules and compliance regulations
• Facilitated preschool start up process
• Maintained a safe, nurturing learning environment for preschool age children
• Supervised and trained staff/volunteers; maintained center accounts and payroll; and managed yearly budget
• Recruited families and volunteers, updated website and PR program
• Designed, planned and implemented a developmentally appropriate curriculum
• Facilitated staff development and training, maintain positive relationships with all employees
• Responsible to church board; participated in weekly board meetings; worked closely with other church entities
• Conducted regular staff/parent meetings and workshops
• fully enrolled within 6 months of opening date
• Recruited, selected and retained high-quality staff to reduce turnover and foster stability
• Planned and monitored curriculum and program activities and liaised with teachers to create fun and engaging learning experiences
• Engaged with parents and families to build positive relationships for children to thrive
• Adhered to budgetary guidelines to set financial goals and maintain school profitability
• Operated under licensing guidelines to protect health, safety and well-being of children
• Collaborated on strategies to enhance student learning and behavior alongside parents and teaching staff
• Evaluated staff and offered guidance to enhance knowledge, skills and professional development to optimize learning environment

• Directed and managed the day to day operations of a Christian based child care facility
• Increased enrollment by fifty percent in the first six months of employment
• Provided direct supervision to child care staff to ensure compliance with all state and federal and local guidelines, Implemented and supervised classroom activities; trained and evaluated staff
• Maintained center accounts and payroll; assisted with budget/policy writing
• Responsible for daily menus and nutrition program following all USDA guidelines
• Established partnerships with local education agencies
• Organized center parent committee, conducted parent meetings in conjunction with the parent committee president and provided center and program information to parents in a timely manner
• Responsible to church board, presented weekly reports

• Coordinated and assisted families with early intervention service needs
• Performed initial Ages & Stages developmental screening, central intake and family assessment,
• Reviewed procedural safeguard information
• Facilitated child eligibility process
• Conducted individualized service plan meetings, and scheduled and facilitated evaluation and assessment process with evaluations teams
• Monthly team meetings, training with staff and providers
• Increased team participation and provider collaboration by 50%
•  Collaborated closely with Program Coordinator
•  Voted Administrative professional of the year 2012
• Developed team communications and information for meetings
• Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships