Danielle Scally Garcia

Compassionate Special Education Teacher dedicated to cultivating inclusive and productive learning environments. Engages children with varying degrees of academic, social, emotional and behavioral challenges. Works with parents, administrators and faculty to develop, monitor and adjust IEPs.

Special Education Teacher at JM Rapport School (2014-09 – Present)

Teach Algebra II and SEL to a standardized population in a 12:1:1 and 8:1:1 setting with emotional behavior disorder

• Create and implement Individual Education Plans for each student on Official Class roster
• Participate in after school teacher leader position and data assessment team
• Mentor new teacher(s) to help guide them through their first year in the profession
• Lead a focus group to help revamp the Level 1 Vocational Assessments for the school
• Collaborate with a colleague on the Billion Oyster Project and brought math into the real world to ninth and tenth grade students
• Co-led Common Planning time with a colleague to introduce new Hochman strategies, as well as celebrate fellow teachers successes
• Chosen to serve as a Teacher Representative on SLT by the Union Chapter Leader
• Collaborates with IEP coordinator to help work on high volume of IEP's and troubleshoot any problems that may arise

School Counselor/Social Worker at Baker Victory Services (2013-09 – 2015-04)

Maintained a case load of 40-50 students in grades Kindergarten-8th Grade with emotional behavior disorder

• Pushed into classes to lead whole group counseling to implement social-emotional curriculum
• Facilitated small group and 1:1 counseling with students
• Scheduled and led IEP Annual Review meetings with parents and stakeholders
• Wrote counseling reports and letters of recommendation for students transitioning
• Scheduled and Delivered Professional Development to promote PBIS and social emotional curriculum
• Participated in an anti-bullying campaign with fellow counselors

Master of Science in Teaching in Teaching – Pace University (2016-12)

MS in Education in School Counseling – The College of Saint Rose (2010-05)