Yelitza Graulau Maldonado
San Juan,PR
Summary
Experienced and dedicated certified teacher with a strong focus on effective classroom management, building relationships, and addressing individual needs. Bilingual liaison successfully collaborating with English Language Learner families within the community. Possesses excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling the development of strong rapport with staff members, students,parents and the community. With 13 years of teaching experience and fluency in both Spanish and English, well-equipped to contribute to a diverse educational environment in a dynamic world.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Spanish Teacher
Marion County Public Schools
08.2015 - Current
- Instructor of AP Spanish/College Board course
- Assisted in development of college and career readiness programs.
- Promoted culture of inclusion, respect and collaboration in classroom.
- Monitored student progress through formative and summative assessment and provided feedback to both students and parents.
- Developed and implemented variety of instructional strategies to meet diverse needs of students and encourage/empower individual potentials.
- Supported development of individualized education plans for students with special needs through one-on-one interventions.
- Provide accommodations to gifted, special needs, and 504 students to ensure their academic success.
ESOL Paraprofessional
Levy County School Board
08.2014 - 06.2015
- Mentored and tutored individual students needing additional help due to their language barrier.
- Assisting students in translations of documents, letters, assessments and assignments.
- Running Rosetta Stone Language Software Lab
- Translating from English to Spanish/Spanish to English in Parents and School documents, meetings and activities.
ESE Teacher Self-Content Classroom
Puerto Rico Department of Education
08.2012 - 05.2013
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Partnered and collaborate with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Coordinated regular meetings to share and analyze student performance data and success plans with colleagues and parents.
- Worked closely with parents and guardians to address students' issues on multiple fronts.
- Conducted assessments of students to determine individual needs.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Inter American University of Puerto Rico Metro
San Juan PR06.2011
BBA - Human Resources
Inter American University of Puerto Rico Barranquitas
Barranquitas, PR06.2022
Skills
- Classroom Management
- Group and individual instruction
- Individualized Learning Plans
- Conflict Resolution
- Faculty Collaboration
- Student Engagement
- Activity and Lesson Planning
- Parent/Student Effective
Communication
Certification
- Elementary Education k-6 , Professional State of Florida Educator Certificate - 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2028
- Spanish k-12, Professional State of Florida Educator Certificate - 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2028
- Levels 4-6 Elementary Education Teacher, 10/20/2018 - 10/20/2024 (In process of renovating)
- SHRM – CP Certification since July 15 2023.
Accomplishments
- 97% student's rate passing scores of AP Spanish College Board Examinations, with a mean score of 4.16 within a 1 to 5 scale rate.
- Sponsor of Spanish Club for 7 years., impacting over 4,000 students every year by organizing and collaborating in school wide events and extra curricular activities: e.g., Hispanic Heritage Month.
Timeline
Spanish Teacher
Marion County Public Schools
08.2015 - Current
ESOL Paraprofessional
Levy County School Board
08.2014 - 06.2015
ESE Teacher Self-Content Classroom
Puerto Rico Department of Education
08.2012 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Inter American University of Puerto Rico Metro
BBA - Human Resources
Inter American University of Puerto Rico Barranquitas
- Elementary Education k-6 , Professional State of Florida Educator Certificate - 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2028
- Spanish k-12, Professional State of Florida Educator Certificate - 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2028
- Levels 4-6 Elementary Education Teacher, 10/20/2018 - 10/20/2024 (In process of renovating)
- SHRM – CP Certification since July 15 2023.
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