Yvonne Garcia
Corpus Christi,Tx
Summary
Goal-orientated special education teacher and coach caring with students of different learning levels and backgrounds. Always ready to step in and positively impact student learning or teacher wellbeing with timely support. Reliable in maintaining orderly spaces and preparing daily materials.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
In Class Support Teacher/Head Coach/Assistant Coach
Corpus Christi Independent School District
2023.08 - Current
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
- Documented student behaviors, interventions, and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
- Managed 20-25 special education students per my caseload.
- Coaching: Head Volleyball Coach, Assistant Wrestling, Varsity Assistant Soccer Coach
- Managed 40-60 athletes per sport.
- Prepared travel forms, bus requests, coordinated volleyball leagues, tournaments and playoff matches.
- Effectively communicated with parents and athletes.
Transition Coordinator/Head Coach/ Assistant Coach
Corpus Christi Independent School District
2021.08 - 2023.05
- Provided extensive support to students and helped with acclimation to new settings.
- Collaborated with parents, students and counselors to provide effective transition planning.
- Researched and located appropriate services for students with various disorders.
- Educated individuals on available educational materials, videos and online sites.
- Asked appropriate open-ended questions to discover individual needs and requirements.
- Assisted individuals with addressing disabilities and developing career plans.
- Led vocational assessments for students with physical, emotional, intellectual and behavioral disabilities.
- Assisted students in exploring career options and vocational goals.
- Managed monthly ARD cases, scanned ARD paperwork and archived transition paperwork.
- Coaching: Head Volleyball Coach, Assistant Wrestling, Varsity Assistant Soccer Coach
- Prepared travel forms, bus requests, coordinated volleyball leagues, tournaments and playoff matches.
- Effectively communicated with parents and athletes.
Volleyball Coach
Storm Performance Volleyball Club
2022.10 - Current
- Created positive and encouraging environment to motivate athletes to give best efforts.
- Worked individually with players when struggling to enhancer confidence and strengthen court skills.
- Provided guidance and mentorship to volleyball athletes to help reach full potential.
- Developed and implemented useful and progressive training plans to improve skills of athletes of all ages and abilities.
Adaptive Education Teacher / Assistant Coach
Corpus Christi Independent School District
2019.01 - 2021.05
- Developed individual educational plans (IEP) designed to promote educational, physical and social development
- Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency
- Established and communicated clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects to both students and parents
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance
- Administered Brigance testing and STAAR ALT 2 standardized tests
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling
- Helped develop curriculum for the Adaptive Education Team and assisted with technology setup
- Assisted middle school coaches and students in understanding the game of volleyball
- Created practice plans for varsity and sub varsity teams
- Updated and inputted bus schedules for varsity and JV soccer team.
- Effectively communicated with parents and athletes.
Volleyball Coach
Valley Venom Volleyball Club
2015.06 - 2019.07
- Created positive and encouraging environment to motivate athletes to give best efforts.
- Worked individually with players when struggling to enhancer confidence and strengthen court skills.
- Provided guidance and mentorship to volleyball athletes to help reach full potential.
- Developed and implemented useful and progressive training plans to improve skills of athletes of all ages and abilities.
- Managed 12-15 athletes per season. Managed 30-60 athletes per camp.
Physical Education Teacher / Coach
Travis Middle School
2017.01 - 2019.01
- Designed, planned, and implemented physical education lessons based on school district, state, and national standards
- Taught knowledge and skills in physical fitness, rhythms and dance, and health education and individual, dual and team sports
- Ensured accommodations and modifications for all students
- Coached volleyball, basketball, soccer, and track for 7th and 8th grade girls
- Responsible for practice planning, contacting parents, washing uniforms, arranging referees and buses for games and tournaments, and setting up gyms.
- Taught physical education classes covering exercise strategies, sports, and safety
- Prepared lesson plans to teach age-appropriate exercises in alignment with school curriculum
- Managed classroom behavior to maintain safe and orderly learning environments during physical activities
- Organized and led sports teams teaching benefits of sportsmanship
- Managed multiple classes of 25-35 students per class. Called parents if students were not dressing out or participating.
Special Education Teacher
McAuliffe Elementary
2014.02 - Current
- Developed individual educational plans (IEP) designed to promote educational, physical and social development
- Established and communicated clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects to both students and parents
- Administered the Brigance and STAAR ALT 2 standardized tests
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling
- Encouraged students to be understanding of others.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule
Volleyball Coach
Valley Sting Volleyball
2013.06 - 2015.06
- Coached young athletes ages 10 years and up
- Taught volleyball skills and fostered a culture of good sportsmanship, cooperation, and responsibility
- Created and ran drills to teach the sport
- Ran summer programs for players of all skill levels.
Volleyball Coach
TCA Volleyball Club
2008.06 - 2013.06
- Coached for a club program
- Started coaching the summer program and camps and moved up to coaching 12's and 13's
- Taught volleyball skills and fostered a culture of good sportsmanship, cooperation, and responsibility
- Improved team ranking and performance.
Life Skill Teacher
Tice Elementary
2006.08 - 2013.05
- Developed individual educational plans (IEP) designed to promote educational, physical and social development
- Established and communicated clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects to both students and parents
- Administered the Brigance and STAAR ALT 2 standardized tests
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling
- Encouraged students to be understanding of others.
Behavior Specialist
North Shore Middle School
2005.08 - 2006.05
- Established and communicated clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects to both students and parents
- Developed individual educational plans (IEP) designed to promote educational, physical and social development
- Taught Social Skills and Anger management to emotionally disturbed students
- Encouraged students to be understanding of others while dealing with themselves.
Education
Bachelors of Science - Kinesiology
University of Texas Pan American
Edinburg, TX06.2001
Skills
- Fast learner
- Volleyball coach
- Basic clerical knowledge
- Excellent classroom management
- Experience working special needs students
- Effectively work with parents
- Motivating students
- Interactive teaching/learning
- Differentiated instruction
- Behavior modification
- Positive atmosphere promotion
- Behavioral/cognitive skills development
Accomplishments
- Have coached 3 Valley Venom championship volleyball teams that made it to the top 15 in Texas.
- Have given my middle school athletes tools to help them succeed in high school and most are striving at the highest level.
- Coached two of the Valley Sting 13's Volleyball team, which became one of the top 18 teams in the Lone Star Region in 2014 and 2015.
- 2015 I was appointed to help all club teams in our new Valley Venom Club
- Coached the Valley Venom 12's Volleyball team, which became one of the top 15 teams in the Lone Star Region in 2017. Winning 2 Gold medals in Tournaments in San Antonio, Silver in Corpus, and placing 17th in Regionals.
- Established clear objectives for all lessons/projects and communicated with students, achieving a total understanding of grading rubric and overall class expectations.
Body
In my 21 years of teaching,I have worked with elementary, middle school and high school students in the areas of Special Education and Physical Education. I have had different roles and have learned a great deal from each one. As a coach, I have coached multiple sports and have had to learned the rules and skills for a few.
Closing
Sincerely, Yvonne Romans
Additional Information
4 years of colligate volleyball at the University of Pan American (currently UTRGV)
Timeline
In Class Support Teacher/Head Coach/Assistant Coach
Corpus Christi Independent School District
2023.08 - Current
Volleyball Coach
Storm Performance Volleyball Club
2022.10 - Current
Transition Coordinator/Head Coach/ Assistant Coach
Corpus Christi Independent School District
2021.08 - 2023.05
Adaptive Education Teacher / Assistant Coach
Corpus Christi Independent School District
2019.01 - 2021.05
Physical Education Teacher / Coach
Travis Middle School
2017.01 - 2019.01
Volleyball Coach
Valley Venom Volleyball Club
2015.06 - 2019.07
Special Education Teacher
McAuliffe Elementary
2014.02 - Current
Volleyball Coach
Valley Sting Volleyball
2013.06 - 2015.06
Volleyball Coach
TCA Volleyball Club
2008.06 - 2013.06
Life Skill Teacher
Tice Elementary
2006.08 - 2013.05
Behavior Specialist
North Shore Middle School
2005.08 - 2006.05
Bachelors of Science - Kinesiology
University of Texas Pan American
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