OBJECTIVE

Position with public school district as ISS/ESS Paraprofessional • Teacher • Assistant Teacher.

QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS

• Possess excellent communication skills and enhanced ability to interact with people of all ages, backgrounds and professional levels. 
• Develop solid business relationships that lead to increased communications between individuals and groups, often acting as mediator to diffuse situations. 
• Excellent negotiator who is able to create and foster trust relationships between diverse groups of people. 
• Serve as point of contact and liaise between parents, staff, and administration.
• Work with administrators to prepare and implement programs that promote parent-teacher-student interaction.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

County School System
Paraprofessional-Charter High School
ISS/ESS Coordinator, 2006 - present

• Assisted administration in the development and implementation of the ISS and Evening School programs.
• Oversee the In-School Suspension and Evening school programs, remaining responsible for students assigned to ISS.
• Monitor activities of students, ensuring they remain inside the restricted area and provide assistance, stressing the need for behavior modification and compliance with regulations.
• Support students' efforts to correct behaviors that have caused a disruption in the learning process.

Atlanta Public School System
Lead Teacher/Asst. Teacher, 2002 - 2005

• Developed and delivered lesson plans, maintaining compliance with the Core Curriculum standards.
• Observed individual students, identified strengths and weaknesses, and created and executed learning activities that ensured students achieved learning benchmarks.
• Applied understanding of the learning needs of students and aided in development and implementation of projects designed to achieve positive results in individuals and groups.
• Developed and maintained relationships with organizational staff, including department heads and other employment and department staff.

Private Academy-2002
Long-term Substitute Teacher

• Oversaw classroom activities for students assigned to an alternative educational environment.
• Contacted parents to schedule conferences to discuss student's behavior patterns and alternative paths to those students reaching their academic goals.

EDUCATION

Pursuing Juris Doctor - Concord Law School - Expected 2012
Master of Business Administration - American Intercontinental University: 2000 - 2002
Bachelor of Business Administration - 1999
Graduate - George Washington Carver High School