Holly Scacca
Wilmington
Summary
Dedicated student support specialist and former secondary educator with extensive experience providing data-informed, relationship-centered academic and social-emotional interventions to diverse, at-risk youth. Skilled in building trust, implementing evidence-based supports, and collaborating across systems to promote resilience, wellbeing, and meaningful personal growth.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
Work History
Student Support Specialist
Communities In Schools, Cis
Burgaw
06.2024 - Current
- Conduct school-wide needs assessments and create data-informed support plans.
- Manage a caseload of 50 at-risk students using SMART goals, evidence-based SEL interventions, and tiered supports with a 95% success rate.
- Build supportive, therapeutic relationships to promote coping skills, resilience, and social-emotional growth.
- Implement and monitor behavior interventions, provide mentoring, and adjust plans based on student progress.
- Developed and led a school-wide mentoring program and collaborated with staff to meet complex student needs.
English Instructor
Pender County Schools
Burgaw
08.2020 - 06.2024
- Designed data-driven, differentiated instruction for diverse learners in grades 9–12.
- Supported students’ academic and social-emotional development while managing classrooms of 30+ and 100+ students per semester.
- Built strong, supportive relationships to encourage growth, wellbeing, and engagement.
- Utilized data analysis, collaboration, and progress monitoring in a state-tested course.
- Served in leadership roles including School Improvement Team, PLCs, and Military Kids Club advisor.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Secondary English Education
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina, NC05-2020
Skills
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Creative, adaptive problem-solving
- Effective organization and time management
- Data-informed analytical thinking
- Empathy, compassion, and relationship-building
- Program, project, and case management experience
- Leadership in student-support settings
- Behavior modification
Affiliations
Volunteer, Small Group Leader, Lifepoint Church, Wilmington NC
Certification
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Timeline
Student Support Specialist
Communities In Schools, Cis
06.2024 - Current
English Instructor
Pender County Schools
08.2020 - 06.2024
Bachelor of Science - Secondary English Education
East Carolina University