RESUME EDUCATION: P ROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS - LICENSES - APPROVALS:

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1 RESUME EDUCATION: Roni Figueroa, B.A., M.S. Ed., L-CAT School Principal Chief Administrative Director 346 Singingwood Drive Holbrook, New York ( home / cell) Dowling College - Oakdale, New York - Professional Post-Graduate Diploma - Major: School Administrative Supervision (NYS Certified School Principal) - Graduated with Honors - January Jones International - Colorado State University - Professional Post-Graduate Certificate - Major: Human and Business Communication - Graduated with Honors - December Adelphi University - Garden City, New York - Masters of Science Degree - Major: Special Education; Minor: Educational Psychology - Child Studies - Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary focus - Graduated with Honors - May Dowling College - Oakdale, New York - Bachelors of Arts Degree - Dual Major: General - Special Education; Minor: Literature - Creative Writing - Deans List (full attendance) - Graduated with Honors - August State University of New York - Empire State College - Old Westbury, New York - Associate of Science Degree - Dual Major: Health Science - Psychology - Early Childhood focus; Graduated with Honors - January P ROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS - LICENSES - APPROVALS: 1. CDA ADVISOR - Approved/Certificated Council for Professional Recognition - Washington, DC a. Center Based Preschool b. Family Based Child Care c. Infant - Toddler d. Home Visitor

2 2. NYS Child-Daycare License - Roni Figueroa - Page 2 Office of Children and Family Services for: Kids' Place Early Childhood Day School (division of Hide-and-Seek Children's Services, Inc.) 55 Trade Zone Drive - Ronkonkoma, NY a. Infant-Toddler b. Pre-School c. Kindergarten d. Before-After Care (children aged 6 wks - 12 years) e. School Closings f. Summer Day Camp 3. CASAS Workforce Skills Certification System Evaluator/Assessor - CASAS (Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems) - San Diego, Ca. a. Adult Education b. Literacy Programs c. School-to-Work Programs d. Workplace Education/Business/Industry 4. NYS Certified School Principal/Educator - Permanent Certification(s) - NYS Education Department - SUNY - Albany, NY a. Early Childhood, Nursery, Kindergarten and Grades 1-6 b. Special Education - Grades N through Pre-K through 12 c. School Administrator-Supervisor (SAS); NYS Certified Principal 5. NYS Licensed Creative Arts Therapist - Permanent License - Registration Certificate - NYS Office of the Professions - SUNY - Albany, NY Specialty Area: Creative Arts Therapy/Bibliotherapy/Poetry Therapy (L-CAT)

3 Roni Figueroa - Page 3 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: June Present - Executive Director - Professional Development/Training Coordinator - Early Childhood Professional Training Institute - (secondary Agency to Kids Place Early Childhood Day School) - Ronkonkoma, NY The agency is a training facility and New York State Education Department approved provider for certificated enrichment, training, and professional development workshops, seminars, and classes to further the knowledgebase of adult learners (21 years and older) within the applied setting. This position incorporates the provision of services indicated above in addition to instructional design and coordination of training programs based on organizational and employee, specialty training, and curriculum/organizational/leadership development for professional educators, paraprofessionals, and pre-paraprofessionals in the field of early childhood education through the early primary grades. Experience and expertise has enabled the development of curriculum material, coordination and writing of educational content, evaluation, and confirmation of learning objectives through on-going needs assessments, and design/development of print/on-the-job training materials. September Present - Universal Pre-Kindergarten School Director - In collaboration and in partnership with the Connetquot Central School District, Bohemia, NY This position surrounds the development of provisions of educational planning for the operation of the Universal Pre-Kindergarten program at Kids Place Early Childhood Day School in collaboration and in partnership with the Connetquot Central School District, Bohemia, NY. Included in this position is the implementation of educational objectives according to NYSED Learning Standards for Pre-Kindergarten aged children under the direction of Connetquot Central School District superintendent personnel. Additionally included is the establishment and implementation of procedures for evaluating staff; establishment of systems to collect required documentation of UPK activities and programmatic progression; participation in an effective communication network between the UPK program, the Connetquot Central School District and the community at large as well as other educational agencies; and preparation, implementation, and oversight of administrative and budgetary criterion included in the strategic plan of the UPK program housed at Kids Place Early Childhood Day School. January Present - School Principal - Chief Administrative/Early Childhood Director - Kids' Place Early Childhood Day School/Early Childhood Center - 55 Trade Zone Drive - Ronkonkoma, NY

4 Roni Figueroa - Page 4 This current position encompasses overseeing all financial and administrative processes as well as research, design and monitoring of programmatic curriculum aligned with OCFS regulations, NYSED Learning Standards, certification-licensing procedures and complete school-daycare administrative practices. Responsibilities relate to Early Childhood - Daycare Administration, Educational Leadership, Communication, School and Community Relations, Fostering Positive Interaction with Students - Parents - Peers and Additional Management Issues, CDA (Child Development Associate) Advisement and Training for prospective Early Childhood Educators as well as those seeking continuing education workshops. An integral part of daily oversight activities include grant writing, fundraising activities, organizational task development, instructional leadership, staff development, public relations, complex discipline and school safety issues. Supervisory experience includes conflict resolution affecting supervisee's acquisition of or improvement in professional roles; structuring experiences to enable emergence of congruent perceptions of supervisee's problems to positively impact their experiences toward success while examining additional experiences to enable learning and growth development. August June Clinical Director Center for Early Intervention Ronkonkoma, NY - Early Intervention, Pre-School Special Education and Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation Site (#4410) - Professional experience included supervision and training oversight of staff psychologists, social workers, physical therapists, special educators, and speech and language pathologists; scheduling and monitoring psychological and social work intakes and assessments; reviewing evaluation procedures of clinicians; report writing; meeting with professional team members; attending municipality conferences and meetings; and providing billing and financial accounting reports to overseeing county and state agencies. September December Educator - Central Islip Public School District - Wheeler Rd - Central Islip, NY Career experience was directly related to teaching self-contained classes of special needs children (emotionally disturbed, speech impaired, and learning disabled) between the ages of 3-4 years (Early Childhood) as well as students aged 5-21 years (Elementary through Secondary levels). This encompassed creating IEP s (Individual Education Plans) to meet student s academic, social, and emotional needs based on academic and psychological testing to identify student s strengths and weaknesses for appropriate curriculum planning.

5 Roni Figueroa - Page 5 Integrated into the teaching process for children of all ages was a paramount focus of coping skills curriculum, utilizing specific task oriented materials. Meeting children's needs in other pertinent academic areas included therapeutic intervention through the use of creative writing. Individual and group testing was utilized to facilitate tracking of student s progress. I was additionally, a valued team member of the CPSE - CSE (Committee on Preschool Special Education - Committee on Special Education) as well as President - Past President of the Central Islip Special Education PTA (SEPTA), an organization of which I was a long-term Board Member, having initiated the organization s start-up with professional colleagues. Supervisory experience as an educator included training, monitoring of progress, and evaluation of performance of student teachers and teacher assistants working directly with me on a regular, yearly academic schedule. August 1975 to July Copy editor for In-House as well as Freelance publishing companies in both Manhattan and on Long Island - I worked as both an in-house and freelance copy editor for Nash Publishing, Random House, Social Policy Magazine, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. I edited numerous psychology textbooks, trade books, and antiquarian editions of books that were out of print. June 1969 to June Copy editor, manuscript writer, proofreader - BFL Communications, Freeport, NY - I worked as Chief Copy Editor for this in-house publishing company, processing trade, reprint, and scholarly books. Responsibilities included preparing "raw" manuscripts for publication -- copy editing, proofreading, trafficking proofs, and maintaining author contact and involvement and research. Additionally, I was responsible for preparing promotional copy for catalogs and book jackets and reading And reviewing manuscripts for evaluation for publishing. Supervisory experience included recruiting and training copy editors and proofreaders for both in-house and freelance publishing assignments.