Olga G. Agosto has over 30 years of experience in bilingual and dual language education. She has a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education, a Master's in Bilingual Education and TESOL, and a 6th Year Certificate in Educational Leadership. Currently, she is a Spanish Language Development teacher in New Britain, CT where she has also held other roles such as bilingual resource teacher and classroom teacher. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

1. 143 Ridgewood Rd.
West Hartford, CT 06107
Phone 860-521-4174
Cell 860-416-3918
E-mail
ogagosto@sbcglobal.net
Olga G. Agosto
Education March 2007 – May 2009 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE
UNIVERSITY, New Britain, CT
6th
Year Certificate Program in Educational Leadership
January 1999 – August 2000 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, Storrs,
CT
Master of Education, Summa Cum Laude, Bilingual-Bicultural
Education and TESOL
September 1984 – June 1990 NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY,
Boston, Mass.
Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude, Elementary
Education with Minor in Special Education
September 1981 – June 1983 BORICUA COLLEGE, New York, N.Y.
Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts
Professional
experience
September 2013 – Present Consolidated School District of New Britain,
New Britain, CT
Spanish Language Development (SLD) K-8 Teacher
– Diloreto Magnet School
• Developed and implemented daily Spanish Language
Development instruction for six classes of students in grades K-
8 at the Foundation and Academic levels of proficiency
• Participated for three consecutive years of SLD professional
development, six times per year
• Administered and scored SLD Benchmark Assessments every
eight weeks
• Facilitated weekly SLD Team meetings
• Worked in collaboration with the rest of the school’s SLD
teachers
November 2012 – June 2012 Consolidated School District of New
Britain, New Britain, CT
Dual Language 5th
Grade English Reading & Language Arts
Teacher - Diloreto Dual Magnet School
• Developed and implemented daily whole group and small group

2. lesson plans for 52 Dual Language students
• Provided daily English Guided Reading Instruction
• Integrated and implemented District’s Common Core Standards
Units
• Participated in monthly districts professional development on
Common Core Standards Units
• Worked in collaboration with Diloreto 5th
Grade Team, including
Reading Specialist and Special Education on a weekly basis
• Monitored progress of all SRBI students
• Monitored progress of all English Language Learners on their
development of English as their second language
• Administered the DRA 2, CMT and LAS Links
• Assessed all students on all Common Core Standards listed on
the 5th
grade report card
• Met and communicated to parents their child’s progress and
ways to support their child
January 2002 – November 2012 Consolidated School District of New
Britain, New Britain, CT
District-Wide Bilingual Resource Teacher
• Interpreted language dominance assessment and place eligible
students in the Bilingual Education Program and/ or ESOL for four
elementary and three middle schools
• Held meetings with parents and guardians of students who are
eligible, to provide information explaining the benefits of the
language service options available in the District, as required by the
State Bilingual Law
• Planned and presented parent workshops bilingually (Spanish-
English)
• Assisted teachers in developing and implementing instruction
consistent with the District’s Bilingual Educational Guidelines and
Procedures
• Held instructional conferences with teachers, provide demonstration
lessons, and assist teachers in planning the instructional program
and applying best practices of first and second language acquisition
based on current research
• Maintained and shared literature and innovative practices with staff
• Planned and presented, along with another colleague, the
workshops that train all district teachers, from grades 3-12, in the
Sheltered Instruction Observational Protocol (SIOP) as required by
the State Bilingual Law and the No Child Left Behind Act.
• Planned and Presented other workshops as determined by the
District
• Participated in District committees and projects, such as teacher or
administrator hiring interviews, Writing Folders Review Team, PPT
and EIP consultation, ESOL Curriculum revision, District Data
Team, CLASS data collection team, etc.
• Assisted teachers and school principals in selecting appropriate
instructional materials for second language learners
• Conducted Action Research projects annually directly impacting
English Language Learners academic progress

3. April 2011 – June 2011 Consolidated School District of New Britain,
New Britain, CT
Bilingual 4/5 Grade Teacher - Lincoln Elementary
School
• Developed and implemented daily whole group and small group
lesson plans.
• Implemented the reading intervention program: Breakthrough
Through Literacy (BTL)
• Monitored progress of all SRBI students
• Monitored progress of all English Language Learners on their
development of English as their second language
• Administered the DRA 2, CMT and LAS Links
• Assessed all students on all Common Core Standards listed on the
4th and 5th
grade report card
• Met and communicated to parents their child’s progress and ways to
support their child
March 2010 – June 2010 Consolidated School District of New Britain,
New Britain, CT
Bilingual 3/4/5 Project Child Teacher - Lincoln
Elementary School
• Developed and implemented daily whole group and small group
lesson plans within the Project Child Model.
• Implemented the reading intervention program: Breakthrough
Through Literacy (BTL)
• Monitored progress of all SRBI students
• Monitored progress of all English Language Learners on their
development of English as their second language
• Administered the DRA 2, CMT and LAS Links
• Assessed all students on all Common Core Standards listed on the
4th and 5th
grade report card
• Met and communicated to parents their child’s progress and ways to
support their child.
September 1999 – June 2002 Consolidated School District of New
Britain, New Britain, CT
Bilingual Migratory / Early Spanish Literacy Intervention
Teacher, District-Wide
• Developed and implemented daily lesson plans in all academic
subject areas necessary to support learning for children of migrant
workers including ESOL.
• Provided Spanish early reading intervention services for students in

4. graders 1st
and 2nd
in the Bilingual Program at Smalley Academy,
Holmes and Chamberlain Elementary schools.
September 1995 – June 1999 Maria C. Sanchez Elementary School,
Hartford, CT
Bilingual 5/6th
Grade Teacher
• Developed and implemented daily lesson plans in all academic
subject areas for bilingual (Spanish/English) students ranging in
number from 20-25 students per class
• Instructional methods and best practices implemented included:
Responsive Classroom, Susan Richart’s Maximizing Potential
Model, Think and Learn, Cast-A-Spell, Multiple Intelligences,
Cooperative Learning, Process Writing, First Steps Reading and
Writing, Literature Circles, CMT Reading, Writing and Math, Basal
as well as Literature-based Reading instruction.
September 1991 – June 1995 James Hennigan School, Jamaica Plain,
Mass.
Advanced Work Class Bilingual 5th
Grade Teacher
• Assumed full responsibility in developing and implementing daily
lesson plans in all subject areas for 20 bilingual gifted and talented
students in a bilingual advanced-work classroom
• Teaching methods included: Project-based learning, Cooperative
learning, student-selected literature- based program, Process writing
and inter-disciplinary thematic units
September 1990 – October 1990 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language K-8
School, Roxbury, Mass.
Dual Language 6th /
7th Grade Teacher
• Developed and implemented daily lesson plans in a two-way
bilingual program for 6th
and 7th
graders in all subject areas except
Science. (Could not return for remainder of school year after
emergency back surgery at the end of October)
Other Experience Lead Teacher at Diloreto Magnet School, New Britain
Member of CALAS: Connecticut Association of Latino Administrators
and Superintendents 2015-2016
Trained Well-Managed Classroom Coach at the school building, April
2016
Elected member of Diloreto’s School Governance Council, October 2015

5. Guest lecturer at Saint Joseph College on Bilingual Education, ESL, and
Sheltered Instruction, February 2009
Chair of District Data Team sub-committee on Instructional Practices,
Consolidated School District of New Britain, January 2009 -
Member of the Leadership Succession Collegium, Consolidated School
District of New Britain, 2007-2008
Member of the Connecticut Board of Directors of the United Church of Christ,
2000 - 2006
Member of the United Church of Christ (UCC) National Task Force on
Public Education, August 2001 until September 2004
CMT Academy Instructor, Maria C. Sanchez School, After-School and
Summer Program, July 1998 until July 1999
Co-Founder and advisor, Student Editorial Board, Maria C. Sanchez School,
1997-1999
Member of the Language Arts Committee, Maria C. Sanchez School, 1996-
1999
Volunteer advisor of Miss Porter’s After-School Program, Maria C. Sanchez
School 1997- 1999
6th
Grade Year Book Advisor, Maria C. Sanchez School, 1997-1999
Faculty Representative (Elected Position), School-Based Management
Council, James W. Hennigan School, September 1994- June 1995
Teacher, ALERTA, an after-school program for talented, Hispanic children
with limited resources, September 1991 – June 1992
Accreditations
CT Professional Educator Certificate with the following endorsements:
• Elementary, Grades K through 6 (013)
• Bilingual Elementary Education (902)
• CT Administrator Certificate (092)
Languages Fluent in English and Spanish
Awards received Member, Kappa Delta Phi, Education Honor Society, Northeastern
University
Constance Green Award for Excellence in Student Teaching, Northeastern
University, 1990
Personal Married (since 1983); two young adult children (ages 28 and 29)
References Furnished upon request