MAXINE YUROWITZ
Summary
Experienced Project Manager adept at delivering complex projects on time and within budget. Skilled in needs analysis and stakeholder alignment to meet organizational objectives. Strong communicator and leader, fostering collaboration across teams. Strategic thinker with a focus on problem-solving and quality management. Committed to driving operational excellence and delivering tangible results through effective project management strategies.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
3rd & 4th Grade STEM Department Lead
Cresthaven Academy Charter School
09.2023 - Current
- Developed a daily tracking system to collect performance data, identifying gaps for clients early; tailored responses and interventions based on needs analysis, resulting in a 10% increase in assessment scores.
- Supported new and experienced team members in adopting administrative initiatives and provided feedback through regular check-ins, leading to a 20% increase in team member confidence and comfort with new initiatives.
- Designed and implemented a digitized deliverable submission system, encouraging additional client practice with state standard formats and enabling daily data collection for team members; saved 100 minutes weekly on task review and analysis.
- Conducted weekly meetings with internal stakeholders to gather feedback and communicated it to team members in weekly in-person meetings, ensuring stakeholder satisfaction and fostering the professional growth of team members.
General Education Teacher
Cresthaven Academy Charter School
10.2021 - Current
- Led a team of 9 members to develop a comprehensive LGBTQ curriculum for K-6 students, ensuring alignment with state and national standards, bolstering instructor confidence, and facilitating a successful project launch.
- Demonstrated proficiency in planning, organization, and analysis to create and implement effective lesson plans, assessments, and student progress tracking, achieving 100% adherence to school standards.
- Designed and executed a data-driven long-term strategy to address learning gaps, resulting in an 84% increase in literacy skills among clients.
- Implemented a rigorous evaluation process every 6 weeks, utilizing validated methodologies to assess client growth and content retention, with 28% of clients exceeding expected growth rates.
Elementary Teacher
North Star Academy
09.2019 - 09.2021
- Established and managed effective stakeholder communication channels to support clients and ensure timely completion of weekly deliverables throughout the quarter.
- Enhanced student engagement through the implementation of a blended learning approach, integrating a learning management system with in-person training components.
- Implemented a daily material tracking system, ensuring prompt delivery of necessary resources to clients and timely submission of deliverables
Education
Master of Arts - Teaching; Elementary Education (K-6)
Relay Graduate School of Education
06.2022
Bachelor of Science - Visual Arts Education
State University of New York
New Paltz 05.2019
London Art Seminar
London, England01.2018
Skills
- Project Management Software (eg, Microsoft Project, Asana, Trello)
- Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
- Waterfall Methodology
- Collaboration and Communication Tools (Microsoft Teams)
- Data Analysis and Reporting Tools (Microsoft Excel)
- Virtual Meeting Platforms (eg, Zoom, WebEx)
- Quality Management Tools
- Requirements Management Software
Certification
- Scrum Alliance , Certified Scrum Master - 2024
- Coursera , Google Project Management Certification - 2024
- State of New Jersey, Standard Elementary Education Certificate - 2023
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
- AmeriCorps , 2021, student support and achievement learning gap analysis at the elementary level, served as an instructor to help students gain foundational skills that foster long term success, regularly performed data analysis on elementary level observational data (e.g. grades, weekly data collection, monthly data collection), planned detailed interventions based on data collected, and successfully closed learning gaps
- Student Consultant , 2019, student support and achievement learning gap analysis at the university level, served as a peer success coach to help other students manage their time and tasks effectively, and performed data analysis on university-level observational data (e.g. research papers, grades, academic surveys) to close student success gaps and improve customer experience for attendees
- New York Students Rising Member , 2016, organized amongst students for the benefit of the student population, served as an activist for peers navigating constrained financial situations, documented, and facilitated events aimed at target demographics to raise awareness for pressing and relevant problems facing clients
Timeline
3rd & 4th Grade STEM Department Lead
Cresthaven Academy Charter School
09.2023 - Current
General Education Teacher
Cresthaven Academy Charter School
10.2021 - Current
Elementary Teacher
North Star Academy
09.2019 - 09.2021
Master of Arts - Teaching; Elementary Education (K-6)
Relay Graduate School of Education
Bachelor of Science - Visual Arts Education
State University of New York
London Art Seminar
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