Marlene Okafor

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Licensed K–12 educator with 6 years of substitute and long-term assignment experience across Columbus City Schools and surrounding districts. Specializes in differentiated instruction, classroom behavior management, and seamless lesson continuity for absent classroom teachers. Maintained a 97% re-request rate from building principals and successfully led a 9-week long-term assignment in 7th-grade ELA with zero disciplinary escalations.

Work Experience

Long-Term Substitute Teacher – Grade 7 ELASep 2023 - Present

Westridge Middle School (Columbus City Schools), Columbus, OH

Delivered daily 50-minute ELA lessons for 4 sections (112 students total), maintaining the absent teacher's pacing guide with fewer than 2 days of deviation over 9 weeks
Designed 3 supplemental vocabulary units aligned to Ohio Learning Standards, raising average unit quiz scores from 68% to 81% within 6 weeks
Implemented a Tier 1 PBIS behavior framework that reduced hallway referrals by 40% compared to the same period the prior school year

Day-to-Day Substitute TeacherAug 2020 - Jun 2023

Olentangy Local School District, Lewis Center, OH

Covered 180+ assignments across K–12 grade bands in math, science, ELA, and special education settings, earning a 97% principal re-request rate tracked through the district's Frontline Education platform
Adapted lesson plans on under 30 minutes of preparation time for subjects outside primary certification, resulting in zero complaints from cooperating teachers across 3 school years
Mentored 4 newly onboarded substitutes on district sub-caller protocols and IEP accommodation basics, cutting their onboarding support calls to the HR office by 50%

Instructional Aide – Special EducationJan 2018 - May 2020

Linden-McKinley STEM Academy, Columbus, OH

Supported 12–15 students with IEPs across resource and inclusion settings, implementing accommodations that contributed to an 18-point average increase in reading Lexile scores over one academic year
Collaborated with 3 licensed intervention specialists to co-facilitate small-group instruction, enabling 85% of caseload students to meet their annual IEP reading goals
Maintained confidential student records and progress-monitoring data in SEIS, reducing data-entry errors by 30% after standardizing the team's logging workflow

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Ohio Teaching License – Multi-Age & Adolescent to Young Adult (AYA) ELA · Differentiated Instruction · PBIS Tier 1 & Tier 2 Behavior Management · IEP Accommodation Implementation · Frontline Education (Aesop) Sub Management Platform · Google Classroom & Microsoft Teams for Education · Formative Assessment Design · Ohio Learning Standards Alignment · CPR/First Aid Certified (AHA, exp. 2027)

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