ERICA KASTELL

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Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889

908-***-**** ad26b2@r.postjobfree.com

Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant

CERTIFICATIONS HELD:

July 2018 Supervisor Certificate

New Jersey City University. Jersey City, NJ

May 2004 Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant License # 542500 New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ

December 1999 Teacher of the Handicapped

New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ

December 1996 Certificate of Eligibility in Elementary Education with Advanced Standing Saint Peter’s College, Jersey City, NJ

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

December 2003 Master of Arts in Special Education

New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ

May 1994 Bachelor of Arts in English Literature

State University of New York at Buffalo, Amherst, NY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Learning Disability Teacher Consultant

Holland Township School: September 2022 - present

● Bedminster Township School District: September 2017- August 2022

● Holland Township School: October 2012- August 2017

● Chatham High School: September 2010- October 2012

● Union Township School District: January 2007-August 2010

● Shepard Academy: February 2005- January 2007

● Piscataway School District: September 2004- February 2005 Special Education Teacher

Bridgewater Raritan Regional School District: September 1998-August 2004 Responsibilities:

● Responsible for the testing, academic assessment and report writing for initial and reevaluations for students.

● Case management of 50 -90 classified students: providing strategic learning strategies for students and program design to meet their unique needs and high school transition

● Testing Coordinator for PARCC testing and DLM testing.

● Responsible for planning, organizing and scheduling child study team meetings for initial evaluations, referrals and annual reviews for the team.

● Develop relationships with regular education and special education teachers in order to help them strategize and implement IEP goals and objects for students at appropriate levels.

● Participate in the I&RS and 504 committees to serve as specialists for struggling students and provide interventions to general education teachers.

● Serve as a liaison between the parent, student, counselors and teachers reporting academic progress as well as positive IEP implementation.

● Provide support for CST and teachers in using the Frontline IEP program

● Designed and implemented special education modified curriculum for grades 9-12

● Train and support teachers on curriculum and learning strategies

● Implement behavior modification plans and individualized contracts with cognitively impaired students.

● Liaison between sending district case managers, DYFS, and parents

● Coordinating and writing the school to work transition plan for the vocational program

● Mentoring LDTC interns from New Jersey college programs Other Related Experience:

11/2021-present

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR / Direct Instructor

Sunny Days Inc

● Responsible for the planning and execution of lessons for Early Intervention programming in Somerset Country

3/09 – 9/2012

EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT/PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL EVALUATOR Chyten Learning Center, Flemington, New Jersey

● Responsible for consultation with parents in reference to the educational needs of children.

● Responsible for the testing, academic assessment and report writing with recommendations and post conference with parent to explain findings. 2008-2010

PRESENTER

NJAEYC, New Jersey

● Planning, researching, writing and presenting academically relevant presentations of groups of 35-50 daycare providers.

2005

KID JUNCTION, LLC

OWNER/CONCEPT CREATOR

● Designed the concept of a children’s educational play space.

● Responsible for creative planning and design of the facility.

● Writing curriculum for children’s classes, parent workshops and camp programs that foster learning.

9/98 – 8/04

RESOURCE CENTER/INCLUSION TEACHER

Bridgewater Raritan Regional School District, Bridgewater, NJ

● Responsible for the IEP planning and daily progress of 12-14 classified students grade 6

● Maintain positive and informative communication with parents pertaining to academic/behavioral progress.

● Daily lesson planning and implementation of IEP goals and objectives in the resource center Math and Language Arts setting.

● Team-teach and lesson plan for in class support in Math and Language Arts, modifying programs and materials as per the IEP.

● Writing present levels of performance and monitoring students progress for IEP planning.

8/97-6/98

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER OF ENGLISH

New York City Public Schools, New York, NY

● Responsible for daily lesson planning for 7th and 8 th grade emotionally disturbed youths.

● Assessment procedures for IEP programming and annual review participation.

● Behavior modification planning and implementation of reward system based on individual need.

2/97 – 6/97

TEACHING ASSISTANT

Montgomery Academy, Gladstone New Jersey

● One to one instruction of all subject areas to a class of 10 emotionally disturbed youths

● Maintained routine and consistency for the students by traveling with them throughout their day.

● Monitored daily progress reports and gave input to narrative reports provide to sending districts.

1/97- 8/97

HOME INSTRUCTOR / ONE TO ONE AID

West Morris Regional High School District, Chester, NJ

● Responsible for the one to one assistance of a 14 year old special education student both academically as well as emotionally.

● Daily lesson planning and one to one tutoring of an emotionally disturbed student pending alternative placement.

9/95- 6/96

SECOND GRADE TEACHER

Holy Spirit School, Perth Amboy, NJ

● Responsible for daily lesson planning, classroom management, supervision, guidance, discipline, and conflict resolution for a class of 28 heterogeneously grouped students.

● Responsible for informal and formal quarterly assessment of students, Facilitator of parent/teacher relations as well as regular conferences. 9/94 -6/95

PERMANENT PER DIEM SUBSTITUTE TEACHER

Brooklyn, New York

● Responsible for the daily coverage of a variety of teaching positions throughout the K-6 school.

● Position involved flexibility, working with a variety of teachers and teams to supplement the daily routine of the absent teacher. AFFILIATIONS

● Association of Learning Consultants

● Council for Exceptional Children

● New Jersey Educators Association

● Sunny Days Early Intervention

Workshops and Training

Early Intervention DIrect Instructor

Lindamood Bell Seeing Stars reading program 2008

Eden Institute ABA training Overview 2010

Sonday Reading Program turnkey trained 2019

Handle with Care certified 2016

SLE certified

References available upon request

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