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James Isaac Ball 402 W Main St, Earlington, KY, 42410 | [email protected] | 865.306.0898 Education Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, Berea College May 2015 Semester Abroad: Costa Rica and Nicaragua Fall Semester 2013, La Universidad Latina, Heredia, Costa Rica Choir Tour of Spain and Portugal May 2014, Various cities Current Volunteer Work Vestry Member, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church o Managed the St. Mary’s annual yard sale o Acted as tour guide for the 100 th Anniversary Peace Festival Volunteer, West Kentucky Pride Alliance Skills and Qualifications Advanced Spanish proficiency with conversation skills Attainment of English-Second-Language certification through Project Read Knowledge of Hispanic culture collected from formal and informal venues and experiences Interpersonal skills used in one-on-one tutoring Experience Bilingual Family Advocate Present employer Alpha Academy, Audubon Area Head Start Sebree Elementary, KY Organizing and maintaining case files Provides comprehensive family services to low-income families Translates documents into Spanish for teacher and family use Interpreting for school personnel and staff Administers vision, weight and BP screenings for children Bilingual Teacher’s Assistant Sept. 2015- May 2016

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James Isaac Ball402 W Main St, Earlington, KY, 42410 | [email protected] | 865.306.0898

EducationBachelor of Arts in Spanish, Berea College May 2015

Semester Abroad: Costa Rica and Nicaragua Fall Semester 2013, La Universidad Latina, Heredia, Costa Rica

Choir Tour of Spain and Portugal May 2014, Various cities

Current Volunteer Work Vestry Member, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

o Managed the St. Mary’s annual yard saleo Acted as tour guide for the 100th Anniversary Peace Festival

Volunteer, West Kentucky Pride Alliance

Skills and Qualifications Advanced Spanish proficiency with conversation skills Attainment of English-Second-Language certification through Project Read Knowledge of Hispanic culture collected from formal and informal venues and

experiences Interpersonal skills used in one-on-one tutoring

ExperienceBilingual Family Advocate Present employerAlpha Academy, Audubon Area Head Start Sebree Elementary, KY

Organizing and maintaining case files Provides comprehensive family services to low-income families Translates documents into Spanish for teacher and family use Interpreting for school personnel and staff Administers vision, weight and BP screenings for children

Bilingual Teacher’s Assistant Sept. 2015- May 2016Webster County School Board, Sebree Elementary School Sebree Elementary, KY

Provided ESL lessons to ELL students K-6 Works in small groups with Tier 3 students in reading Assisted teachers throughout the day with lessons and station activities Translated documents for school distribution to non-English-speaking families

Program Manager of the Hispanic Outreach Project 2013-2015

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James Isaac Ball402 W Main St, Earlington, KY, 42410 | [email protected] | 865.306.0898

Center for Excellence in Learning Through Service, Berea, KY Berea College

Led team meetings Delegated tasks to a small team of workers Organized and directed community building programs throughout the

semester Organized three ESL Workshops with our community partners Paired clients with volunteers