Victoria Sampson
McKinney,TX
Summary
Experienced with creating inclusive and supportive classroom environments for young children with special needs. Utilizes adaptive teaching methods to cater to individual student needs and promote developmental progress. Knowledge of collaborating with parents, therapists, and educators to achieve holistic educational outcomes.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ECSE Teacher
Isaacs Early Childhood
08.2023 - Current
- Developed individualized education plans to meet diverse learning needs of students.
- Implemented evidence-based teaching strategies to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes.
- Collaborated with families and specialists to support child development and address challenges.
- Conducted assessments to evaluate student progress and adjust instructional methods accordingly.
- Mentored new educators in classroom management and curriculum implementation techniques.
- Advocated for inclusive practices within the school community to promote equity in education access.
- Increased student engagement by incorporating hands-on activities and cooperative learning strategies.
- Established strong relationships with colleagues, collaborating effectively on cross-curricular projects and shared goals for student achievement.
- Assessed student progress using formative and summative assessments, adjusting instruction as needed to ensure student success.
- Enhanced communication with parents through regular updates, progress reports, and parent-teacher conferences.
- Contributed to a positive school culture by participating in staff meetings, professional development sessions, and extracurricular activities.
- Fostered a safe and inclusive learning environment where all students felt valued and respected.
- Mentored new teachers, sharing best practices and providing guidance on classroom management techniques.
- Improved overall classroom environment by implementing clear expectations and consistent routines.
- Integrated assistive technology tools into lessons, increasing accessibility for students with diverse abilities.
- Promoted social-emotional growth in students through character education initiatives and positive reinforcement techniques.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Redirected poor behavior using positive reinforcement method, resulting in decrease in tantrums in classroom.
- Implemented positive discipline strategies to manage student behavior and build relationships.
- Developed data-taking mechanisms and analysis to drive instruction and monitor student progress.
- Established safe play environment for students.
- Developed positive relationships with colleagues and students within classroom to implement full-inclusion model.
- Developed individualized education plans to support diverse learning needs.
- Mentor new Plano ISD teachers
Long-Term Substitute Teacher
Isaacs ECS
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Classroom teacher in the 3’s ECSE classroom at Isaacs ECS. My current duties are: filling out special ed paperwork, assisting in ARD meetings, making lesson plans, working with a team, teaching the children, and managing behaviors. Maintained confidentiality of information regarding children. Communicated with parents on children’s needs, wants, and necessary information. Planned lessons according to PREK Guidelines, and worked with 2 classroom assistants on them as well.
Lead Caregiver
Childcare Center
10.2021 - 07.2022
- Lead caregiver in the 4-year-old classroom, at childcare center. My current duties are: lesson planning, cooperative teaching, testing, and monitor groups of children indoors & outdoors. Communicate daily with parents on children’s daily charts including at annual parent conferences. Maintained confidentiality of information regarding children, and performed other functions that may be assigned by administration and/or supervisor. Maintain care-giving standards established by Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and the standards set by the Academy of Early Childhood Programs.
Assistant PPCD
Plano ISD
01.2018 - 08.2021
- Assistant PPCD for Plano ISD: Assistant position for teachers, basically helping assist with the students. Organizing the classrooms, as well as coming up with many different arts & crafts for children.
- Assisted teachers in developing individualized education plans for students with diverse learning needs.
- Supported classroom activities, fostering a positive learning environment for students with disabilities.
- Monitored student progress and provided feedback to educators, ensuring alignment with educational goals.
- Organized and maintained classroom supplies, enhancing efficiency in daily operations and lesson planning.
Substitute
Plano ISD
10.2017 - 12.2017
- Substitute for Plano ISD: My main job here was going into different schools and teaching children for the teacher while she’s/he’s unable to be there. I’ve taught some classes, and I’ve also assisted other classes.
- Adapted lesson plans to meet diverse student needs in various classroom settings.
- Managed classroom behavior and maintained a positive learning environment during teacher absences.
- Collaborated with teachers to ensure continuity of learning objectives across subjects.
Assistant Center Director
Brain Balance
09.2016 - 10.2017
- Perform basic office duties, as well as answer phones, and conduct interviews. Calculated payroll, and filed data entry. Talk with parents on a normal basis, also perform marketing duties. Gave parents who were interested, tours & described the program to them. Took in payment for tuition, as well as trained coaches on how to properly run student’s programs.
- Coordinated staff training sessions to improve educational techniques and service delivery standards.
- Oversaw daily operations, ensuring adherence to program guidelines and fostering a positive environment.
- Led outreach initiatives to raise community awareness of programs, boosting enrollment rates effectively.
- Increased enrollment numbers by successfully marketing the center''s programs and services to prospective families.
Host Trainer
Pluckers Wing Bar
03.2014 - 08.2016
- Throughout my training experience I’ve performed multiple tasks with my team as well as alone. One of them being team building; we’ve had to come up with different types of icebreakers to involve the new employees in with our “family”. Examples are having them do things like giving us interesting facts about themselves, or having fun games to play for them. We also came up with ways to control staff retention; meaning keeping the good employees, and bringing in more. I did most of the new hire training; I was the first contact the new employee had besides the GM. They were trained on basic functions of the restaurant and how to run the computer system smoothly. In the training team we also performed file audits for the HR department making sure files were correct, and the correct order, and making sure dates match up with each other. All the while I also was a Tier 1 trainer I dealt with these employee issues one on one with the trainee, and most of the time I was able to solve the issue, and if anything escalated I resulted in contacting my GM.
- Trained and mentored new host staff on service standards and guest engagement techniques.
- Developed onboarding materials to streamline training processes for new hires.
Server/Caterer
Pluckers Wing Bar
03.2014 - 08.2016
- Here I dealt with more of customer relations. Making sure customers were satisfied with their service, constantly checking in on them. During the catering we marketed our company as well. I assisted a couple of caterers alongside my marketing manager and we handed out coupons, talked about the company, and handed out business cards in order to gain more business. We catered tons of events such as weddings, schools, and corporate meetings.
- Delivered exceptional customer service in a fast-paced environment, enhancing guest satisfaction and loyalty.
- Managed accurate order processing, ensuring timely delivery of food and beverages to guests.
- Resolved customer complaints promptly, turning negative experiences into positive outcomes for guests.
- Streamlined workflow by optimizing table turnover rates during peak hours, improving overall efficiency.
- Served food and beverages promptly with focused attention to customer needs.
- Worked with POS system to place orders, manage bills, and handle complimentary items.
Student Cashier
Student Accounting and Cashiering Services
03.2013 - 02.2014
- Basic clerical office duties. I filed important documents, answered phone calls, performed data entry, as well as made initial payments for students and discussed any issues they may have had.
- Processed student transactions accurately and efficiently using point-of-sale systems.
- Assisted in managing cash drawer, ensuring balanced registers at end of shifts.
- Handled customer inquiries, providing information about account balances and payment options.
Student Employee
Greenville Sixth Grade Center
08.2011 - 06.2012
- This position required basic clerical duties. I helped teachers with confidential paperwork, as well as the office staff. I filed documents for the current students in the buildings. I answered phones, as well as had one on one conversation with students/parents.
- Supported teachers by preparing instructional materials and resources.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Hospitality Management
University of North Texas
Denton, TX12.2015
Skills
- Management
- Experienced in organization management, like; putting together volunteer events for college students, speaking at high schools to juniors/seniors about college experiences
- Special education strategies
- Organized company documents and records, managed the way materials were set up
- Leadership
- Organized team building skills for mentorship program
- Classroom organization
- Assisted with ways to better serve the elderly in the nursing homes
- Early intervention techniques
- Assisted with and positively influenced tons of students at the local Boys and Girls club through mentoring
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Visual supports
- Social-emotional learning
- Autism spectrum
- Collaborative learning
Certification
- Early Childhood-6th
- Special Education
- English as a Second Language
- Science of Teaching Reading
Timeline
ECSE Teacher
Isaacs Early Childhood
08.2023 - Current
Long-Term Substitute Teacher
Isaacs ECS
08.2022 - 05.2023
Lead Caregiver
Childcare Center
10.2021 - 07.2022
Assistant PPCD
Plano ISD
01.2018 - 08.2021
Substitute
Plano ISD
10.2017 - 12.2017
Assistant Center Director
Brain Balance
09.2016 - 10.2017
Host Trainer
Pluckers Wing Bar
03.2014 - 08.2016
Server/Caterer
Pluckers Wing Bar
03.2014 - 08.2016
Student Cashier
Student Accounting and Cashiering Services
03.2013 - 02.2014
Student Employee
Greenville Sixth Grade Center
08.2011 - 06.2012
Bachelor of Science - Hospitality Management
University of North Texas
Section name
- Solid leadership and teamwork
- Able to communicate clearly and effectively in the predominant English language
- Always a team player and can work in a fast paced environment
- With exceptional grooming habits with a consistent positive and happy personality
- Ability to understand policy, budgets, and accounting guidelines
- Able to be flexible
- Ability to work under pressure, and effectively handle many demands
- Proficient in organizational, communication, public relations, & interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated and self-disciplined
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Capable of maintaining a professional presence
- New hire training
- Customer relations
- Computer literate
- Basic technology skills
- Public Speaking
- Detail oriented