SAMANTHA SOLOMITA

21 Terrace Lane, Smithtown, NY 11787 ● (631) 681-2483 ● Samanthasolomita@gmail.com

CERTIFICATION NYS Childhood Education Teacher (Grades 1-6); NYS Students with Disabilities Teacher
(Grades 1-6), NYS Teaching Assistant

EXPERIENCE Special Education Teacher, Public School 150, Sunnyside, Queens ( 09/2017-present)
 Develop and execute lessons in 12:1+1 classroom with 3rd and 4th grade students
 Differentiate activities and curriculum to meet the needs of diverse learners
 Utilize and differentiate Go Math and Teachers College Curriculum
 Integrate science and social studies content through math and ELA instruction
 Communicate daily with parents, teachers, service providers, and administration
 Develop and monitor progress of IEPs and positive reinforcement plans
 Execute Fundations and Leveled Literacy Intervention reading programs
 Teach Project Intervention after school program to struggling students
 Member of School Leadership Team

Special Education Teacher, Noxon Road Elementary School, Arlington, NY (09/2016-12/2016)

 Leave replacement in Integrated Co-Teaching 4th grade classroom
 Differentiated activities for students with special needs
 Planned, implemented and executed lessons in all content areas
 Designed and executed authentic assessments
 Targeted IEP goal progress through resource room instruction

Substitute Teacher, Arlington, Connetquot, Elwood, Harborfields, (12/2016- 06/2017)

Hyde Park, & Wappingers School Districts

Division Head, Hidden Pond Day Camp, Hauppauge NY 11787 (12/2016-present)

 Coordinate activities and schedules for summer camp
 Supervise counselors (15) and campers (90) ages 3-7
 Resolve camper and counselor conflict
 Effectively communicate with staff, campers, and parents 

Teaching Assistant, Washington Drive Primary School, Huntington, NY (06/2015-07/2016)

 Engaged with kindergarten, first and second grade students during school year and in summer
school (ENL).

EDUCATION Touro College, New York, NY

Advanced Certificate in TESOL Program- GPA 4.00 (6/2019- present)

Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY

M.A. in Educational Psychology, May 2017 - GPA: 3.98
 Outstanding Graduate Education Award
 Web Manager of Graduate Education Students Association

B.A. summa cum laude, May 2016 - GPA: 3.91; Major: 3.98
Major: Psychology; Dual Certification in Childhood Education/ Special Education (1-6)
 Member of Teachers of Tomorrow, Habitat for Humanity, and Campus Ministry 
 Participated in the Marist Professional Education Unit’s Site Visit by the National Council for
Accreditation for Teacher Education (NCATE) in October 2015 

VOLUNTEER Volunteer/Tutor, Violet Avenue Elementary School ● Mentor, Liberty Partnership Program● Tutor
Project Thunder

HONORS Outstanding Graduate Education Award ● Presidential Scholarship ● Dean’s List (every
semester) ● Kappa Delta Pi-International Honor Society of Education ● Alpha Chi-National College
Honor Society ● Psi Chi- International Honor Society for Psychology

SKILLS Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Social Media platforms
Educational Applications: Google Apps, Glogster, Socrative, iCivics, Padlet, NewsELA, Plickers