Nancy Berger

• Kept accurate and current attendance records and assignment sheets to maintain file compliance.
• Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
• Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement
• 90% of sub jobs requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
• Utilized variety of instructional strategies to meet individual student needs.
• Zero reported incidents of classroom mismanagement

PRIVATE CAREGIVER – Amherst, New York

• Took a planned career break to provide personal care for elderly mother.
• Handled daily in-home activities to ensure quality care and safety.
• Managed scheduling and provided transportation to all medical and non-medical appointments.

• Drove strategic improvements to enhance operational and organizational efficiencies.
• Aligned agency vision, goals, and objectives with strategy of schools we served to achieve consistently high student results and faculty satisfaction.
• Fostered staff culture of collaboration and inclusion to increase morale and reduce turnover.
• Worked closely with department leaders and principals of constituent schools to guide operational strategy.
• Built relationships with school administrators, staff, and students to assure goals were being met.
• Monitored compliance with laws and regulations to protect agency from legal liabilities and penalties.
• Built and maintained strong program by hiring and training qualified staff to create positive and productive academic environments.
• Represented organization to local public by giving presentations and speeches and participating in community events.
• Established and maintained strong relationships with all strategic partners.
• Cultivated agency-wide culture of innovation and collaboration.
• Founded this federally funded tutoring agency, providing students with free after-school tutoring, hot meals, and transportation home.
• Initiated as at-home tutoring service; progressed to office space and then full-scale agency.
• Managed daily activities with oversight of 450-member staff and $3.5M annual budget.
• Awarded tripartite contract with Buffalo Public Schools and Buffalo Teachers' Union.
• Grew first-year participation from 26 students, to 2600 by year three.
• Developed differentiated learning plans aligned to NYSED required curricula, with students achieving 15% gain academically.
• Maintained communication with three regional directors and cross-functional professionals to meet rigorous district standards.