Lambda Sigma Upsilon, Latino Fraternity Inc.
Regional Intake Officer (2010–2014) • President (2008–2009) • New Member Educator (2007–2010)
Latinos Siempre Unidos — leadership, brotherhood, and service across the Northeast region.
Career
A career built on instruction, intervention, and student outcomes.
More than fifteen years in education, from bilingual social studies classrooms to high school administration and, currently, assistant principal at John Hill School in Boonton Public Schools. Each role has centered on the same work: connecting data, instruction, teacher development, and student support so schools respond to student needs earlier and more effectively.
In Practice
Direct instruction, US history
Modeling and engagement
Discussion and questioning
Adjunct instruction
Family engagement, library
Doctor of Education conferral
Standing with support staff
Student fundraiser, all in
07/2026 – Present
Assistant Principal
John Hill School, Boonton Public Schools
Boonton, NJ
- Serve as a central instructional and student-support leader across John Hill School's PreK and grades 3–8 programs, aligning academic data, classroom practice, intervention planning, student experience, and schoolwide systems around measurable growth.
- Lead a comprehensive data-to-action cycle using state assessment results, marking-period performance, i-Ready diagnostics, classroom evidence, progress-monitoring information, and other relevant data to identify student needs and establish clear instructional priorities.
- Guide teams in assigning appropriate intervention tiers, identifying specific skill gaps, matching students with targeted supports, and adjusting interventions when progress-monitoring evidence shows that students are not responding.
- Strengthen teacher pedagogy through walkthroughs, actionable feedback, coaching, collaborative analysis, and implementation support focused on small-group instruction, differentiation, formative assessment, explicit teaching, academic discourse, and responsive intervention.
- Drive consistent implementation of academic and student-support interventions so plans move beyond documentation and become visible, monitored classroom practices.
- Identify and remove instructional and systemic barriers for multilingual learners through targeted support, language-access strategies, family partnership, and teacher development grounded in bilingual and ESL expertise.
- Improve the student experience by connecting academic support, belonging, behavior, relationships, and family communication within coherent schoolwide systems.
- Create greater continuity across grade levels by helping teachers, interventionists, counselors, child study teams, and administrators share information, clarify responsibilities, and coordinate support around individual students.
- Translate complex data and competing school priorities into clear next steps for teachers and support teams, ensuring that the students who need the most assistance are identified early and monitored consistently.
08/2022 – 06/2026
High School Assistant Principal
Township of Orange Board of Education
Orange, NJ
- Provided executive-level leadership across instruction, student support, staff supervision, assessment, and school operations — setting the strategic direction for daily school performance and long-term school improvement.
- Led instructional supervision and evaluation for 100+ faculty members, building a culture of high expectations through calibrated feedback, growth-oriented coaching, and consistent professional accountability.
- Designed schoolwide intervention systems associated with a 40%+ reduction in course failures through data-informed decision making, targeted student support, and structured progress monitoring.
- Averaged 250+ classroom walkthroughs and 30+ coaching rounds annually as part of an instructional improvement system connecting frequent classroom visibility with actionable feedback, teacher development, implementation support, and follow-through.
- Helped design and lead the AP preparation, intervention, and student-support systems implemented following the 2024 testing cycle. By 2026, Orange High School reported 112 AP scores of 3 or higher and a 62.6% AP 3+ success rate, reflecting the collective work of students, teachers, and coordinated support structures.
- Designed and launched signature initiatives — including the Academic Intervention Plan Framework, OHS Scholars Program, AP Bootcamp, ESL Bootcamp, and Bridge to Graduation — to strengthen instruction, expand access, and improve student outcomes.
- Led schoolwide testing operations and compliance for ACCESS, NJSLA, NJGPA, SAT, ACT, and AP — building organizational systems that protected instructional continuity and met state expectations.
- Drove graduation readiness and student support strategy through 550+ structured student conferences focused on academic progress, attendance, intervention planning, and postsecondary preparation.
- Strengthened school culture and climate through restorative practices, student recognition systems, and accountability structures that reduced exclusionary discipline and built belonging.
- Partnered with district leadership on staffing, scheduling, and school improvement planning, contributing to organizational clarity and operational consistency schoolwide.
- Built leadership capacity across the faculty through mentoring, distributed leadership opportunities, and succession-minded coaching — promoting multiple staff members into formal teacher-leader and administrative roles.
08/2021 – 05/2025
Adjunct Professor — Puerta al Futuro/Latino Promise Program
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Teaneck, NJ
- Served as university faculty within a nationally recognized program advancing access to higher education for Spanish-speaking adult learners.
- Led instruction grounded in culturally and linguistically responsive practice, translating bilingual and bicultural research into classroom application.
- Mentored adult learners through the academic, linguistic, and professional transitions required for continued postsecondary success.
08/2012 – 08/2022
High School Bilingual / ESL Social Studies Teacher
North Bergen Board of Education
North Bergen, NJ
- Served as an instructional leader for bilingual and multilingual learners, designing curriculum and assessment systems aligned to state and WIDA standards.
- Chaired the Curriculum Committee, leading data-informed revisions to ESL instruction, curricular alignment, and multilingual learner programming.
- Designed culturally responsive instructional models — including the HOPE Program for students with interrupted formal education — that became reference points for districtwide ELL practice.
- Led professional development on instructional technology, data systems, and digital learning tools, building staff capacity across the department.
- Used assessment data to drive targeted intervention and measurable academic growth across a caseload of approximately 150 students.
- Advised the Spanish Club for over a decade, building a sustained student leadership and cultural engagement program.
09/2012 – 08/2015
Online Curriculum Consultant / Instructor
GoFutureNow.com
Online
- Designed and delivered an online ESL curriculum for adult learners, anchored in WIDA standards and proven multilingual learner instructional practice.
- Built scalable virtual learning structures that advanced language acquisition, learner engagement, and academic progression.
09/2009 – 06/2012
Assistant Wrestling Coach
Union City High School
Union City, NJ
- Led student-athlete development, training systems, and statewide competition logistics within a high-performing varsity program.
08/2009 – 06/2012
Behavioral Assistant
Supreme Consultants
Rutherford, NJ
- Designed and implemented individualized behavioral support plans for students with disabilities, in collaboration with clinicians, social workers, and families.
- Translated multidisciplinary input into actionable intervention strategies and structured progress documentation.
Beyond the School
The leader behind the educator.
Service, cultural advocacy, and direct work with young people have shaped a leadership approach grounded in steadiness, equity, and long-term community trust.
Multilingual Family Engagement
Township of Orange BOE
Organize family outreach, multilingual family supports, and recognition programs that strengthen trust and partnership with diverse families.
Spanish Club Advisor
North Bergen High School
Fostered cultural awareness, student leadership, community partnerships, and student-led programming for over a decade.
Foundational Practice
Behavioral Support & Youth Services
Early-career work with United Friends of the Children, Pacific Lodge Boys Home, and Optimist Youth Home and Family Services — supporting youth ages 4–21 in schools, group homes, and wraparound settings. This experience continues to shape a calm, student-centered approach to discipline, intervention, and family engagement.
1:1 intervention
Implemented individualized behavior plans in school, home, and community settings under clinical supervision.
Skill development
Taught social, daily living, and self-regulation skills using positive reinforcement and consistent routines.
De-escalation
Applied trained crisis-management techniques to safely navigate aggressive, unsafe, or self-injurious behavior.
Progress tracking
Collected and reviewed behavioral data to inform clinical decisions and measure student growth over time.