Olivia T. Saulsberry
Summit,MS
Summary
Motivated educator enthusiastic about working with students and adults of all backgrounds and skill levels. Knowledgeable Academic Interventionist bringing 9 years of education experience. Flexible and adaptable approach to meet student needs.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Academic Interventionist
Eva Gordon Lower Elementary
08.2024 - Current
- Developed and assigned groups to assistant teachers to provide pull out groups to students.
- Developed activities and strategies for improvement of instruction and student performance.
- Observed teachers in classrooms and offered insights to enhance teaching-learning situation.
- Worked with small groups of students to provide research based Tier II and Tier III interventions.
Virtual Teacher
Teach for America
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Facilitate virtual tutoring services for Tier 2 students within the school provided by Teach for America Teacher Fellows.
- Design and provide lessons for the Teacher Fellows using Freckle adaptive learning.
- Analyzed data from informal assessments to inform instructional decisions.
- Smilow Collegiate, Jackson, MS
Reading Interventionist
Smilow Collegiate
08.2021 - 05.2024
- Work extensively with students to help them improve specific reading skills such as letter-naming, initial sounds, phoneme segmentation, and comprehension strategies.
- Administer school-wide STAR test for progress monitoring.
- Gather data used to measure student progress, create Tier Intervention groups, and determine learner needs.
- Collaborate with teachers, administrators, and parents to identify appropriate interventions based on student data.
Second Grade Teacher
Harry S. Truman School
08.2018 - 05.2021
- Taught and prepared the required materials for lessons, assignments and assessments in Reading, Math and Social Studies.
- Adjusted learning approaches when necessary to account for class comprehension capabilities.
Sixth Grade Teacher
Osyka Elementary School
08.2016 - 05.2017
- Planned and designed standards based lessons, assignments and assessments for Reading and Language Arts.
Education
Master of Education - Elementary, Elementary Education
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ12.2020
Bachelor of Science - Educational Psychology, Counseling
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS05.2016
Skills
- Training Coordinator
- Reading Roots- Success for All
- Literacy Support
- STAR Reading Liaison
- Intervention planning
- Fundations- Wilson Language
- Phonics for Reading
- i Ready Liaison
- Tutoring and Student Assistance
- Education plan management
- Leadership
Certification
Elementary Education K-6
AIMS Pathways to Literacy Leadership
Timeline
Academic Interventionist
Eva Gordon Lower Elementary
08.2024 - Current
Virtual Teacher
Teach for America
08.2023 - 05.2024
Reading Interventionist
Smilow Collegiate
08.2021 - 05.2024
Second Grade Teacher
Harry S. Truman School
08.2018 - 05.2021
Sixth Grade Teacher
Osyka Elementary School
08.2016 - 05.2017
Master of Education - Elementary, Elementary Education
Grand Canyon University
Bachelor of Science - Educational Psychology, Counseling
Mississippi State University
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