Kelly M.

Mulka
74 Hillside Drive Cell: (860) 597-9716
Ellington, CT 06029 Email: mulkakelly@gmail.com

EDUCATION
Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
Bachelor of Science Major: Elementary Education, English
Graduated December 2016 Magna Cum Laude
Certified as an Initial Educator in CT for K-6 License
Certified as an Educator in MD for 1-6 License
Pending Certification as an Educator in VA for 1-6 License

K-6 EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Grade 3 Classroom Teacher Grade 3

Linden Street School, Plainville, CT Title I
September 2017-June 2018
 Implemented Tier I PBIS Framework and class-wide economy behavior management
system
 Created Tier II Numeracy RTI as a member of a K-5 school-wide data team
 Created and used individual behavior management plans (BIP, IEP, 504)
 Participated in Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings at the school and
district-wide level
 Implemented the workshop model in Teachers College Reading and Writing Units of
Study
 Implemented the workshop model in math with Envisions curriculum
 Completed a 1 year TEAM mentorship program

Long-Term Substitute Teacher Grade 2

Keeney Street Elementary School, Manchester, CT Title I
February 2017-June 2017
 Collaborated with fifth grade on a newspaper article research project
 Used academic data and tracked behavior data to inform PPT meetings and IEP plans
 Put into action a class-wide positive reinforcement behavior system

Long-Term Substitute Teacher Grade 1

Keeney Street Elementary School, Manchester, CT Title I
December 2016-Februrary 2017
 Instructed word work through the Words Their Way program
 Direct systematic phonics instruction through One Way
 Managed guided reading groups with students from other classrooms
 Competent in the use of the Leveled Literacy Intervention program to remediate students
in reading
K-6 FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE
Buckley Elementary School, Manchester, CT Grade 1
September-December 2016 Student Teaching Experience
Alfred W. Hanmer Elementary School, Wethersfield, CT Grade 2
Spring 2016
Study Abroad Experience Jamaica
January 2016
Guilford Elementary School, Greensboro, NC Grade 1
2013-2014

COACHING EXPERIENCE
Head Girls Soccer Coach
Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Middle School, Windsor, CT
Fall 2014 and 2015
 Designed practice plans
 Planned and executed team fundraisers
 Initiated a Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser for team and school wide participation
 Received the “Coach of the Year” Award both seasons
 Involved the team in community service
 Coordinated parent involvement for after-practice pasta parties

Professional Development
 CPR/AED/First Aid Training by the American Lung Association, May 2018
Online and In-class
 Smarter Balanced Assessment Training Online Modules May 2018
 Dyslexia Awareness Online Training April 2018
 DCF: Mandated Reporter Online Training April 2018
 District wide professional learning on Cultural Responsive November and March 2017-18
classrooms, digital notebooks, and behavior management
strategies, Plainville, CT
 District wide professional learning on Social-Emotional August 2016
curriculum and number sense in math, Manchester, CT