Beth Blum Email & Phone Number

Lancaster, South Carolina

• Selected to lead the traditionally underperforming at-risk Title 1 elementary school of 450 students, 80 staff including all emotionally disabled special needs students in Lancaster County School District.• Implementing numerous over-due facility improvements transforming the school into a top request in the county school choice program by both parents, students and staff members. • Hired 50% of the school’s staff in the first two months.• Placed 21% of the school’s pre-existing staff on employee improvement plans.• Increased corporate giving of local business partners by 80%.• Established a corporate sponsored no-fee Holiday Shop for all students to select gifts for family members.

Closely supervised numerous student teachers resulting in 100% earning their teaching certificates and becoming valuable members of the teaching profession.

Fort Mill, Sc

• Transformed Indian Land Elementary School into the largest (1600 students and 150 staff) and highest performing elementary school in Lancaster County School District.• Implemented a balanced literacy program resulting in being awarded 3 Palmetto Gold and 4 Palmetto Silver Awards for consistently improving the school’s absolute performance and achievement growth on the Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS) testing.• Consistently worked with corporate partners and the Parent Teacher Organization to raise over $3 million dollars a year.• Managed the splitting of school staff twice as additional elementary schools were added to the district resulting in the smooth staffing transition of over 500 positions.• Selected to serve on the Olde English Consortium resulting in the delivery of numerous professional development opportunities to rural educators.

Hartsville, Sc

• Led the largest (800 student and 100 staff) and one of the highest performing elementary schools in Darlington County School District• Recognized by the South Carolina State Department of Education as the youngest person to attain the position of public school administrator.• Elected to serve as the president of the Darlington County Principal’s Association opening a communication channel between the superintendent and the 20 school principals. • Implemented the Four Block Literacy program resulting in being awarded 1 Palmetto Gold and 2 Palmetto Silver Awards for consistently improving the school’s absolute performance and achievement growth on the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT).• Created a family friendly school environment and provided excellence in customer service resulting in being awarded the State of South Carolina’s Red Carpet Award.• Owner’s representative for a multimillion-dollar refurbishment/new-build school construction project. • Selected to participate in the highly competitive three-year Duke Energy Leadership Academy to align business strategy and imperatives between Duke employees and community leaders.• Awarded the 2001 Darlington County Education Foundation Making a Difference Award for kindling enthusiasm and curiosity in the hearts and minds of children.

Hartsville, Sc

• Established and implemented the curriculum at two very diverse elementary schools. • Developed and administered all staff performance improvement plans.

Darlington, Sc

Managed all aspects of the summer STEM program for rising sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students.

Hartsville, Sc

• 1997 Teacher of the Year• As a selected participant in the Denmark/USA Teacher Exchange Program, taught English and American culture to Danish elementary students in an immersive environment in Skive, Denmark. • Awarded the 1996 WBTW-13 Golden Apple Award for making a difference in the lives of students.• Inducted into the Delta Kappa Gamma International Society of Key Women Educators.• Inducted into the Who’s Who Among American Educators.

Honolulu, Hi

• Developed and implemented a thematic curriculum utilizing no textbooks to teach a multi-age group of students who were classified as gifted and dyslexic.• Completed the certification in the Orton Gillingham Approach intensive literacy therapy.

North Charleston, Sc

1992 Teacher of the Year Finalist

North Charleston, Sc

• 1989 Sallie Mae Most Outstanding First Year Teacher Award for Charleston County School District

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Elementary Education

Middle School Science Certification

Education Specialist - Eds, Elementary Administration

Master Of Science - Ms, Elementary Administration