Michael Chirico

Experience

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  Manchester Public Schools

  Jun 2013 - Jan 2016

  My responsibilities as a classroom assistant are: making copies, managing the classroom, making student worksheets and books, assisting students when they need help, work with small group with students, work one-on-one with students, anything the classroom teacher would need. Duties included creating the parent sign in and sign out sheets for students; supervisor during their breaks and lunches; created activities for the students during their breaks as well as working with them in various clusters throughout the day

  • Classroom Assistant

    Sept 2013 - Jan 2016

  • Teachers Assistant

    Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
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  American School for the Deaf

  Jul 2014 - Jul 2016

  Intern

  As a classroom intern with the American School for the Deaf Extended School Year, or ESY, I would help out the classroom teacher with whatever he needed. I did daily attendance, make copies, creating the pre and post test keys, creating flash cards for students based on the students level, created a word search and cross word puzzle to help reinforce the new vocabulary words. I even created a fitness video with my students.

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  Coventry Public School

  May 2015 - Jun 2015

  Special Education Paraprofessional

  Duties included working one-on-one with math, life skills, English, and vocational skills. Assisted resource study hall and worked one-on-one with students when needed. Walked students to class and lunch, one-on-one.

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  Howell Cheney Technical High School

  Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

  Student Teacher

  My responsibilities as a student teacher included: creating lesson plan, mortifying instruction, working on IEP Direct to work on IEPs, create student IEP Goals and Objectives, progress monitoring on IEP Direct, creating IEP Direct charts, enrolling all students into interventions and graphing progress on RTI Direct, working with students in recourse room, organizing incoming students for next school year: by town and then putting student’s paperwork who are accepting into a file, working with small groups in the general education classroom, monitor student’s progress on PowerSchool, assisted the proctoring of SATs and CAPT Science, filling paperwork in student’s files, running reports on STAR AR and ALEKS, attending PPT meetings, assisted sub when a teacher was out for an extended time, assisted department head to ensure students who needed structured homeroom, resource and co-taught classes. Show less

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  Mt. Carmel St. Cristina Society

  Aug 2016 - now

  Key Lead Developer / Manager

  Created the website for a local organization who wanted to be able to reach and showcase their members near and far. Many enhancements / implementations include online registration, online payment as well as a portal of information for the membership.

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  Connecticut Technical High School System

  Aug 2016 - Oct 2016

  Special Education Teacher's Aid

  • Working one-on-one with a student to help him through social sistuations. Also supporting all of the children in his classroom with anything that they needed. Duties included: data collections and analysis, team collabration, generation reports, IEP writing, supporting students with and without exceptionalities.

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  Community Renewal Team, Inc.

  Oct 2016 - Jun 2018

  Speical Needs Facilitor

  • Assist the Disability Coordinator to plan, coordinate services and implement programs for children with special needs in accordance with Federal Head Start Performance Standards; working with families to help them understand, accept and foster their child's growth and development as well as with community agencies, on families' behalf. Also, assist the classroom teachers to provide direct services to their students. Case management of 100 children (6 months to 5 years old) at 10 locations with exceptionality or disability concerns, created an webbased system to track student’s services. Show less

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  Hockanum Elementary School

  Aug 2018 - Oct 2019

  As a self contatined special education paraprofessional at Hockanum Early Child Learning Center, I worked in the rooms with children who are medically fragile and who have behavioral challengings. While in the room with who are medically fragile I would assit with lifting children out of wheelchairs and other assitive devices and work with each children to gain process on their IEP goals. When I was in the room with children with behavioral challengings, I would wotk with each child on following expectations of the classroom as well work with children to make gains in their IEP goals. v. From time to time, I would get called to other rooms to provided behavioral support with children who do not have IEPs. Show less

  • Homebound Special Education Tutor

    Oct 2018 - Oct 2019

  • Special Education Paraprofessional - Self Contained

    Aug 2018 - Oct 2019
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  Connecticut Technical Education and Career System

  Aug 2019 - Aug 2019

  Special Education Aide
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  TVCCA - Thames Valley Council for Community Action, Inc.

  Mar 2020 - Jan 2022

  As the Early Childhood Service Manager, I am responsible for providing support, coaching, and resources for children presenting with developmental or behavioral challenges, children in trauma, and staff and families. Assist with referrals and access to service providers. Attend PPT meetings and secure appropriate documentation. Maintain ongoing files for children who need support or resources for developmental or behavioral challenges. Share authorized information regarding identified children with appropriate staff. Assist staff and parents. Write behavior plans and classroom management plans. Track-specific information and submit monthly reports detailing documented children. Participate in case reviews and team meetings as needed. In charge of the distance learning for our children while our centers were closed due to COIVD. I also supported our staff who were working on "Project 26" for hospital workers. Show less

  • Early Childhood Service Manager

    Oct 2019 - Jan 2022

  • Distance Learning Coordinator

    Mar 2020 - Jun 2020
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  Manchester Public Schools

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  District Preschool Behavior Technician

  As the District Preschool Behavior Technician, I am responsible for providing support, coaching, and resources for children presenting with behavioral challenges, children in trauma, and staff and families. Write behavior plans and classroom management plans. Collect and analyze data to create reports for team and parent meetings. Track-specific information and submit monthly reports detailing documented children. Participate in case reviews and team meetings as needed. I was also in charge of the process for staff getting support for children in their classrooms. Show less

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  Windsor Public Schools

  Jan 2023 - Jan 2024

  Special Education Teacher

  The Turn Around Program (TAP) is designed to provide elementary special education students an educational environment that provides specialized instruction along with focused emphasis on teaching and supporting social, emotional and behavioral skills. The following document provides a procedural and substantive framework for students when considering his/her appropriate educational setting.

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  Hartford Public Schools

  Jan 2024 - now

  Special Education Teacher