Laura Waarvick
971-397-3944
LAURAMARYW@YAHOO.COM
WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/IN/LAURA-WAARVICK-45970445
HILLSBORO, OREGON
PROFILE
Energetic, enthusiastic Spanish/ English multilingual teacher experienced in teaching children from diverse range of cultures and ethnic backgrounds. 16 years of classroom experience at elementary levels. Excellent record of achieving student performance goals in all domains while connecting with students, families, and staff.
SKILLS
• Helped create School Improvement Plan (SIP)
• Presentations
• Instructional Coach
• Instructional Strategies
• Professional Development
EXPERIENCE
English Language Development Teacher, Vose Elementary, Beaverton School District, Beaverton, Oregon, 08/2025–3/2026
• Half-time teaching position using Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Structured Literacy materials for English Language Learners.
• The students were taught in small groups in grades 1, 2, 5, and kindergarten.
• The ELD team worked with the Language Acquisition Specialist to pull small groups accurately.
Multilingual Teacher on Special Assignment, Office of School Performance, Hillsboro School District, Hillsboro, Oregon, 01/2023–03/2025
• Provided support for general education teachers at the elementary and middle school level, with the explicit goal of exiting English Learners from specialized services.
• Attended Constructing Meaning Training, became a trainer. CM is an academic framework in which to
scaffold language learning.
• Attended Leading With Love: Systematic ELD Symposium, 2023.
• Worked closely with administration team at Evergreen and South Meadows Middle Schools to collect data on language objectives and learning objectives in order to further inform School Improvement Plan for SY 2023-24, 24-25
• Collaborated with multilingual TOSA colleagues to create presentations for classroom teachers to create combined language, content, and product goals for all content teachers to utilize to further student achievement
• Worked with staff and administration to create behavior plans for students who need belonging and support
Multilingual Learner Teacher, Lincoln County School District, Newport, Oregon 08/2022 -01/2023
• Explicitly taught the basics of English grammar and conversational speaking
• Gave one-on-one attention to each student while maintaining overall focus on entire group
Developed and taught ESL curriculum to improve students’ conversational abilities• Administered and graded tests and assignments to evaluate student progress
Gifted/ ELD Education Teacher, Los Alamos Public Schools, Los Alamos, New Mexico 08/2016–05/2022
• Worked with multiple stakeholders (teachers, students, parents, and administration) to plan and deliver curriculum to gifted and talented students at the elementary level
• Kept accurate records and collect, analyze, and track data on student progress in order to maintain
student engagement, achievement, and promote future learners into the gifted program
• Wrote and implemented individualized education plans for gifted education plans according to special
education law in the state of New Mexico
Reading Interventionist, Turquoise Trail Charter School, Santa Fe, New Mexico 08/2015–07/2016
• Assessed and coached children in small groups to increase confidence and reading comprehension and fluency in order to reach grade level reading status using Fountas and Pinnell’s Leveled Literacy
Intervention
• Worked with classroom teachers to ascertain which students would benefit from the intervention
• Dedicated additional time and resources to prepare students for state testing after school hours
English Language Learner Teacher, Cesar Chavez Elementary, Santa Fe Public Schools, Santa Fe, New Mexico 08/2013–05/2015
•Taught first and fourth grade using English Language Learner strategies
• Kept students on-task with age-appropriate learning goals and positive reinforcement strategies
•Became Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD) trained, a nationally renowned program to improve English Language learners achievement in school
• Worked with grade level team to turn in weekly lesson plans in order to promote continuity across the
grade level
• Taught in the after school program
Education
• Concordia University, Portland, Oregon—English Speakers of Other languages Endorsement, 2012-2013
• Portland State University, Portland, Oregon—Master of Science, Curriculum and Instruction, Reading
Endorsement, 2009-2011
• Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon—Double Degree Program, Bachelor of Arts, History, 1998-1999, and Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education, 2005-2007
