About Darlene D.
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Even Start Program Director
Sep, 2003 - Aug, 2006Suffolk Public Schools
• Oversaw all aspects of the development, implementation and management of the Even Start Family Literacy Program including providing leadership to this program that integrates early childhood education, adult education (pre-GED; ESL) and literacy, and parenting education into a unified family literacy model • Strengthened collaborative network by coordinating with school and community resources to provide transportation, food services and other support services in order to remove barriers for attendance by families • Coordinated with other programs assisted under Title I, adult education, Head Start, volunteer literacy programs, and other relevant programs
English as a Second Language Teacher
Sep, 2011 - Jan, 2013York County Schools
• Planning, preparing and delivering lessons and workshops for groups and individuals; • Designing and producing teaching materials and adapting existing materials based on students’ needs
Resource Specialist (Music & Spanish)
Aug, 2006 - Jun, 2011Calvary Christian Academy
• Expanded, enriched, and formalized Spanish and Music curricula • Developed afterschool educational enrichment programs including a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) based mentoring and robotics program • Established a collaborative network of weekly STEM volunteers including parent volunteers from Pratt • Whitney and Northrop Grumman as well as staff volunteers from NASA and the National Institute of Aerospace. • Secured grant funding to support program activities.
Education
M.Ed. Educational Entrepreneurship
Jan, 1996 - May, 1999Regent University
Education Policy Planning and Leadership - Gifted Education
Jun, 2011William and Mary
Affiliations
TESOL International Association
Jan, 2013TESOL International Association’s mission is to advance professional expertise in English language teaching and learning for speakers of other languages worldwide.
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Spanish
Limited Proficiency
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