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Riza Velasco

Riza Velasco

Teaching
Tacurong

Summary

Effective Officer In-Charge Principal with can-do attitude and skill in being part of focused team. Creative and smart with excellent relationship-building and communication skills. Background in leadership roles in inner-city school district.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
18
18
years of post-secondary education

Work History

OIC-Principal

Department of Education
Tacurong City
01.2023 - Current
  • Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
  • Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
  • Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration, and related activities.
  • Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.
  • Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
  • Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers.
  • Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.
  • Allocated school budgets and solicited additional funding from grant programs with well-written applications.
  • Collaborated with administration staff to develop functional budgets within allocated funds.
  • Observed teachers, documented activities and implemented improvement plans to optimize classrooms.
  • Researched and incorporated new educational trends and instructional strategies to optimize education effectiveness.

Teacher

Department of Education
Tacurong City
11.2011 - 12.2022
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
  • Developed and administered tests for students to measure academic proficiency and understanding.
  • Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning, and activity organization.
  • Designed detailed learning plans for struggling students based on test, homework and assignment records.
  • Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
  • Boosted cultural awareness by incorporating children's literature from world cultures.
  • Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers, and course work.
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
  • Conducted evaluations to measure performance and progress of students, providing guidance for areas requiring improvement.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

Notre Dame of Tacurong College
Tacurong City, Philippines
06.2004 - 03.2008

Diploma in Teaching - Social Sciences

Sultan Kudarat State University
Tacurong City, Philippines
11.2008 - 04.2010

Master of Arts in Teaching - Social Studies

Sultan Kudarat State University
Tacurong City
04.2010 - Current

Skills

Planning and Coordination

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Accomplishments

  • Awarded "Outstanding Secondary Teacher" by P.R.A.I.S.E. in the Region 12 Philippines in 2017.
  • Awarded "First Place" in the Oral Presentation under theme Governance and Cross-cutting with a research title "Satisfaction, Governance and Advocacy of Basic Education Services: Basis for Sustainability Plan Development during the 2nd Regional Research Congress in 2018
  • Awarded "Outstanding School-Based Management Coordinator" in the Region 12, having received a level 3 performance level in 2019
  • Featured in the national television "Lingkod Kapamilya' in the Philippines for converting her minivan into a mobile classroom called "Eskwela (School) Express" in 2020
  • Awarded "Best in Classroom Innovation" in 2020
  • "Passed" the National Qualifying Examination for School Heads in 2022


Timeline

OIC-Principal

Department of Education
01.2023 - Current

Teacher

Department of Education
11.2011 - 12.2022

Master of Arts in Teaching - Social Studies

Sultan Kudarat State University
04.2010 - Current

Diploma in Teaching - Social Sciences

Sultan Kudarat State University
11.2008 - 04.2010

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

Notre Dame of Tacurong College
06.2004 - 03.2008
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