DIMITRA DREYER DALES

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Permanent Certifications

School District Administration and Supervision

Special Education

NYS Teacher Certification in Nursery, Kindergarten, and Grades 1-6

Montessori Preprimary Credential

Education

SDA/SAS: College of Saint Rose

Ed.M.: Bank Street College of Education

MA/BS: New York University

Instructional Leadership Experience:

Assistant Director of Educational Programs

January 2021 to August 2023: The Brookside School – ARC Mid-Hudson

Site Director

September 2007 to June 2013: The Alcott School

Program Director

September 2004 to August 2007: Leake and Watts Services, Inc.

Marion and George Ames Early Childhood Learning Center, Yonkers, N.Y.

Educational Director/Assistant Director

September 2001 to August 2004: Graham Windham’s Grow with Us Preschool, Bronx, N.Y.

Quality Improvement Experience:

Brookside School: Introduced and facilitated quality improvement initiatives ● Facilitated the creation of a school mission statement ● Observed and met regularly with all instructional staff ● Set goals and charted progress with classroom staff and related service professionals ● Modeled positive attitude toward striving for excellence through reflective practice

Alcott School: Enhanced the quality of instruction by supporting staff development and communication between staff and families, and by participating in routine supervision and administrative meetings ● Strengthened the school’s commitment to superior early childhood education and programming ● Streamlined communication systems to ensure smooth operation of the myriad programs operating within and outside of the school (Evaluation Department, Early Intervention Service Coordination, SEIT Services, and OT/Speech and Counseling Services) ● Enriched parent-school communication

Marion and George Ames Early Childhood Learning Center: Initiated engagement in the NAEYC self-study process ● Strengthened supervision of staff and implementation of curriculum and instruction

Graham Windham’s Grow with Us Preschool: Spearheaded development of a thematic, interdisciplinary, and multi-sensory curriculum for 96 preschool children in eight classrooms ● Conducted monthly staff development workshops to improve understanding of developmentally appropriate practice and multi-modal teaching methodologies ● Ensured the center’s readiness for NAEYC accreditation review

Staff Training Experience:

Enhanced the quality of instruction by supporting staff development and communication between staff and families ● Observed teachers, assistants, aides, and related service staff, provided feedback, and set goals ● participated in routine supervision meetings ● Strengthened each school’s commitment to superior early childhood education and programming ● Conducted routine staff development workshops to improve understanding of developmentally appropriate practice and multi-modal teaching methodologies ● Planned and executed staff development days at each school

Teaching Experience:

2015-2020 Mountain Lake Services, SEIT ● 2013-2015 North Country School, Learning Specialist ● 1998-2000 Pyramids Pediatric Intervention Services, SEIT ● Bank Street College of Education Family Center and AHRC, Special Education Teacher ● The West Side Montessori School, Montessori Lead Teacher – Internships: Mount Sinai Child Life, PS 3 Elementary School, Little Red Schoolhouse, Friends Seminary and the West Side Montessori School, NYC

Work With Families:

Responded to the needs of families by maintaining an active presence as a program administrator ● Participated in parent/teacher conferences as needed ● Maintained close communication with children’s families and an active presence in the community at large, fostering bonds with past, present and future Alcott families ● Communicated about children’s strengths and areas of need in a parent-friendly manner

Related Experience:

Inclusion of: A preschool special education program within an established Montessori School ● Music, movement, and multi-sensory methodologies in early childhood education curriculum ● Children on the autism spectrum in preschool and middle school settings ● Data based instructional practices ● A systematic response to school safety after the 9/11 attacks and Sandy Hook shootings

Special Skills:

Accreditation and licensing (NAEYC, OCFS, NYSAIS Re-accreditation, State Education Department Licensing) ● Systems developer ● Out-of-the box thinker and user of creative teaching, presentation, and leadership methodologies ● Attentive and responsive leader, mentor, and supervisor

References available upon request

Dimitra Dreyer Dales

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