Sarah Morales

• Followed all company policies and procedures to deliver quality work.
• Maintain knowledge in performance standards, national and regional priorities initiatives with regulations
• Collaborate and be in constant communication with the regional office to deliver high quality TTA services to grant recipients in emerging OHS priorities and initiatives.
• Provide on-site, group and virtual TTA to grant recipients related to program management and operations.
• Support grant recipients in tapping into management systems and data driven decisions.
• Support recipients with correcting areas of noncompliance and/or deficiencies with the development and implementation of a Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) and/or Corrective Action Plan (CAP)
• Provide various reports around technical assistance and goal progress
• Managed time effectively with submission of reports and travel to grant recipients within Region 9

In my various roles:

• Planned, implemented, and monitored program areas in early childhood education, health services, community and family partnerships, and program design and management.
• Addressed and resolved technical, financial, and operational concerns by working with team members and directors.
• Managed and supervised administrative and daily program operations, complying with policies and regulations.
• Collaborated with various auxiliary service areas to establish a high-quality child and family outcomes within Early Childhood education best practices and Head Start organization.
• As a multidisciplinary team provided program management, planning and oversight systems to ensure quality outcomes.
• Participated in program operations leading to program improvement: monitoring, analyzing data, and implementation.
• Utilized data-driven decision-making approaches to inform strategy development and optimize outcomes.
• Experience working with administration on a district level: bargaining units, federal reviews, and workforce development.
• Facilitated workshops and conducted one-on-one training to educate team members in Early Childhood Education best practices.
• Supported in the creation of systems for monitoring across agencies to achieve program improvement and compliance aligned with regulations and performance standards.

• Utilized data-driven instruction to tailor lessons for improved academic performance.
• Establish and maintain a positive culturally diverse learning environment.
• Maintain accurate program records such as attendance, volunteer hours, education monitoring checklists, children’s files, screening and assessment instruments, parent forms and data for children’s assessment profiles.
• Develop and maintain developmentally appropriate instructional materials and supplies.
• Sustained ongoing communication with parents through daily/weekly interactions, parent conferences, weekly home visits, phone calls, parent meetings and workshops.
• Establishes and maintain professional and positive working relationships.
• Supervise children, instructional aides, parents, and community volunteers.
• Plan, facilitate, and participate in parent meetings, parent orientations, and parent education trainings.
• Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
• Designed curriculum materials for special education students, facilitating inclusive learning.

• Planned, facilitated and implemented a responsive approach to curriculum activities designed to promote social, physical and intellectual growth.
• Assessed and developed individual and group activities promoting a learning environment.
• Participated in Life Space Crisis Intervention trainings designed for conflict resolution.