Contact

Pompano Beach, FL,

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305-***-****

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Skills

Staff relationships

Relationship building and

networking

Community Relations

Instructional leadership

Academic administration

Process improvements

Educational staff supervision

Standards of excellence

Group facilitation and

presentations

Staff Development

School event coordination

Student achievement

Power Point presentations

LZ

Lourdes Zarro

Upper School Director Of

Exceptional Student Education

Proactive Director with undeniable skills in providing direction, motivation and vision. Engaging and smart with proven history of effectively handling tough situations in educational settings. Expert in developing new initiatives to meet the needs of families that have children with disabilities.

Quality-oriented professional with 30 +years experience and a proven knowledge of project planning, staff training, and productivity and performance management.

Work History

ESE Upper School Director

Calvary Christian Academy, Ft. Lauderdale, United

States

Oversee curriculum development for the Upper

School ESE population .

Create a vision for the school to meet the needs

of over 200 students with learning disabilities.

Promoted professional growth of teachers and

staff by implementing workshops on "All Kinds Of

Minds" and providing guidance.

Create and provide parent workshops on a

variety of topics.

Consult with psychologists, social workers,

parents/guardians, and students to establish

educational priority needs.

Served as tireless school resource, which enabled

development of lasting relationships with students, parents and guardians.

Provided detailed feedback to teams after

analyzing each educator's responsibilities.

Trained teachers on effective teaching

techniques, classroom management strategies

and behavior modification.

2013-08 -

Current

Observed teachers, documented activities and

implemented improvement plans to optimize

classrooms.

Exceptional Student Education Director

K-12th

Westminster Christian School, Palmetto Bay, Florida Oversaw development and implementation of

quality educational programs.

Prepared action plans to address concerns

discovered through surveys, classroom

observations and conversations with stakeholders.

Recruited, trained and mentored faculty and staff

in best practices for instruction.

Observed teachers and students in classrooms to

gather data and improve instruction.

Create and deliver parent workshops on a variety

of topics.

2003-08 -

2013-06

Exceptional Student Education Teacher

MIAMI DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSi, Miami, FL

Identified children's collective and individual

learning needs to plan, prepare and deliver

instruction designed to maximize individual

learning and capture interest.

Prepared lesson plans and executed different

modalities to accelerate individual success.

Communicated with parents and faculty to

develop strong sense of collaboration between

teachers, students and parents.

Balanced individual and group instruction to

accommodate different academic levels and

learning styles.

Forged a major initiative to re-design and

enhance the delivery system for

speech/language therapy for students with

Language Learning Disabilities in the public

school by delivering mulitmedia presentations at

the region offices on Class/Act collaboration

between the ESE teacher and the Speech

Pathologist.

1991-08 -

2003-06

Facilitated professional development by serving

as a mentor for teachers pursuing Florida

Excellent Teaching Standards/National Board

Certification.

Designed and delivered parent education

programs dealing with a wide range of topics

such as promoting acquisition of language and

child development birth through adulthood.

Developed and implemented developmentally

appropriate curriculum to prepare ESE pre-school

students for K and provide opportunities for

Development of Socialization skills.

Worked closely with parents and guardians to

address students' issues on multiple fronts.

Promoted memory, cognition and language

development with hands-on activities and

individualized instruction.

Provided professional development training to

educate faculty and staff on laws and regulations

governing special education.

Education

Bachelor of Science: Specific Learning

Disabilities K-12th

Florida International Univeristy - Miami Florida

1987-01 -

1991-01

National Board For Professional Teaching

Standard

National Board Certification Birth - Adulthood -

Miami, Florida

2001-01 -

2022-05

English To Speakers of Other Languages

Endorsement: ESOL

Florida International Univeristy - Miami, Florida

2001-01 -

2002-01

Accomplishments

CEO-Sonfish Outdoor Adventure Program Non Profit

Our Mission

Sonfish Outdoor Adventure Program is a non profit

501 C (3) that provides marine-related adventures

for families living with disabilities. We host and provide adventures that will benefit the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of the individual with special needs as well as provide disability awareness to the non-disabled volunteers. We provide parent

training and resources during our events.

CEO- LZ Coaching Group

Professional Creative Wellness Art Life Coach and

Consultant.

https://lzcoachinggroup.com

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