Michelle de Mercado
Suisun City, Ca 94585
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EXPERIENCE
Compass Connection June 2024 to March 2025--Fairfield, Ca While employed at Compass I was a case manager where I managed the cases of the minors on my caseload. I was in charge of seeking sponsors for the children completing all the needed paperwork for this sponsorship. I also accessed all information for the child's criminal cases or immigration cases and wrote reports about traumatic experiences that the children may have experienced. During my tenure I also prepared paperwork for the child's placement within our shelters and prepared paperwork to transfer the child to other shelters within the United States.
Special Education Teacher August 2019 to June 2024 Travis Unified School District— Fairfield, California
In the TUSD I am in charge of providing academic support to my TK–2nd grade Special Education students. I teach all academic subjects across all grade levels of the class. In the class I implement NCI (Non-Crisis Intervention) strategies if they become frustrated. I created a fun and safe learning environment for the class where the students felt cared for.
Special Education Teacher December 2013 to 2019 Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District – Fairfield, California
I Taught in the district’s elementary PERL classroom (Program for Effective Relationships and Learning). This program is a behavior modification-based program where the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) principles are utilized daily to assist the students in meeting their academic and social emotional needs. During my time teaching these students, I taught math, English language arts, science, social studies, and social skills using district and Selpa adopted curriculum. While teaching in the PERL classroom I received training in the NCI training (Non-Crisis Intervention) where I learned how to deescalate a student and how to keep a student safe through trained restraints.
Substitute Teacher August 2011 to December 2013 Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District – Fairfield, California
I reported to different schools daily where I utilized the lesson plans left by the classroom teacher. I worked in all grade levels and taught most all academic subjects. During this time, I partook in a classroom management class to assist with exactly that, classroom management. Stay At Home Mom August 2006 to 2011 Mercado Family – Suisun City, California
Over five years I maintained our household and cared for not only our two children, but for multiple other children who were unable to live with their family due to circumstances beyond their reasoning. During this time I was SKILLS
Microsoft
Google Suite
Adobe Acrobat
LANGUAGES
Spanish (read/write/read)
PTA president for 1 term within my son’s elementary school. I also volunteered with the PTA playing key roles within the origination. Upon my father’s diagnosis in 2008 I became passionate about working with the American Cancer Society in the Fairfield Chapter volunteering and doing Relay for Life.
EDUCATION
Brandman University- Autism Certification
September 2017- May 2018
University of Phoenix- Masters in Arts-Special Education Fresno Pacific University- Bachelor Degree- Liberal Studies August 1995- May 2000
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