Celeste Payne Email & Phone Number

Exeter, NH, US

Exeter, New Hampshire, United States

• Teach term components of the year-long course, An Introduction to Biology
• Teach term components of the year-long course, Principles of Biology
• Advise a small group of boarding & day male-identifying students
• Serve as a dorm affiliate one weeknight each week and one weekend each month in a house of female-identifying students
• Robotics Team, Assistant Advisor

• Taught Biotechnology for an intensive academic residential summer program at the Carlisle, Pennsylvania site

Peapack - Gladstone, New Jersey, United States

• Taught the following year-long science courses to 11th & 12th grade students: AP Environmental Science & Honors Biology

Lawrenceville, New Jersey

• Note: This was a one-year family leave and sabbatical replacement position.
• Taught term components of year-long Inquiries in Biological and Environmental Sciences course to 9th grade students, including physiology and genetics
• Taught term component of year-long Inquiries in Chemical and Physical Science course to 10th grade students, including measurement, significant figures, kinematics, dynamics, and energy
• Advised a small group of 9th grade boarding & day male-identifying students in a single-year cohort
• Served as an on duty faculty member one weeknight each week in a dorm of Form II male-identifying students
• Partnered with a colleague as a team of house affiliates one weeknight each week

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

• Selected by the US faculty
• Set the divisional faculty meeting agendas
• Ran biweekly divisional faculty meetings online and in person
• Communicated faculty questions and concerns to the administration
• Served on the following committee: Upper School Steering Committee (clerk)Accomplishments
• Served as a faculty leader during distance and hybrid learning of the COVID-19 pandemic

West Chester, Pennsylvania

• Served as point person for faculty & students to discuss & problem-solve diversity, inclusion, equity, & justice issues
• Coordinated creation of new student affinity groups
• Coordinated faculty advisors of student affinity groups
• Coordinated institutional response to bias incident reports submitted through variety of means
• Developed & delivered division-wide programming to students & faculty
• Wrote & shared division-wide communication with students, faculty, staff, & parents

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

• Partnered with a colleague as the campus administrators in charge throughout assigned weekends
• Coordinated student off campus excursions with assigned faculty
• Managed the computerized student off campus sign out system, communicating with hosts and parents to secure permission when necessary
• Managed any emergencies, including fire alarms and student crises requiring medical attention, psychological support, or off campus health care
• Ran weekend team meetings with on duty dorm parents and dorm affiliates
• Directed and managed the on duty dorm parents and dorm affiliates

West Chester, Pennsylvania

• Taught semester and year-long chemistry courses (advanced and non-advanced) to 9th, 10th & 11th grade students, introductory chemistry, atoms to reactions, and moles & stoichiometry
• Taught various semester and year-long biology courses (advanced and non-advanced) to 10th & 11th grade students, including introductory survey, cell & molecular biology, forensics
• Taught the following semester life science courses (non-advanced) to 10th, 11th & 12th grade students: ecology, environmental issues, and environmental science
• Implemented laboratory investigations that incorporate hypothesis formulation & data analysisAccomplishments
• Partnered with the rest of the science department to shift from year-long to semester courses
• Created the following elective courses: Biology of Disease and Biology of Sexuality & Drugs

West Chester, Pennsylvania

• Served as the sole campus administrator in charge in person and on call from dinnertime through breakfast the following morning
• Ran weekly team meetings with on duty dorm parents, dorm affiliates, prefects, and proctors
• Managed the computerized student on campus tracking location system during evening study hall
• Managed the computerized student off campus sign out system, communicating with hosts and parents to secure permission when necessary
• Managed early departures for or late returns from major school vacations
• Managed departures for or returns from COVID-19 in conjunction with the Health Center

• Advocated for the interests of day students in the school’s programming and decision making
• Communicated to day students changes in public school district transportation due to inclement weather during the afternoon
• Supervised the following student leaders: Day Student Chief Prefects; Day Student Prefects
• Served on the following committee: Dorm Heads
• Reported to the Dean of Students Accomplishment
• Developed and distributed a weekly newsletter to the families of day students

West Chester, Pennsylvania

• Supervised, guided, and supported 10th grade class officers in their work with peers in their own grade
• Counseled the class officers on class concerns, issues, events, and functions
• Communicated class events and fundraisers to Upper School Parents Council Grade Clerks

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

• Created a calendar documenting key dates in the selection of student leaders
• Catalogued the position descriptions and application forms for each of the student leader positions
• Collected and posted candidate personal statements in advance of each election
• Created physical and electronic election ballots for all elected positions
• Communicated election dates to all US students
• Communicated all election outcomes to candidates, their advisors, faculty leaders, administrators, US faculty, and US students

West Chester, Pennsylvania

• Supported faculty members where they were in technology experience
• Trained faculty members to set up & maintain a page in the Moodle Learning Management System
• Assisted faculty members in their set up of technology tools (e.g., Dropbox) to support their work
• Trained faculty members on technology tools (e.g., Dropbox, Evernote, Twitter)
• Consulted on the Technology Committee, which approved the school’s Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), Social Media Policy, & Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Policy as well as recommended the model for the school’s next faculty.

West Chester, Pennsylvania

• Managed a demerit system to monitor minor disciplinary infractions
• Partnered with the Dean of Students to coordinate and support the disciplinary, residential life, studentleadership, and student life programs for a 400-person student body
• Served as the faculty advisor of Student Council
• Served on the following committees and teams: Dorm Heads; Discipline Council; Demerit System Review Committee Clerk (ad hoc); Student Leader Selection Review Committee Co-Clerk (ad hoc)
• Reported to the Dean of Students Accomplishments
• Shepherded the Student Body Presidents through the process of changing the Mobile Device Policy over the course of two school years

West Chester, Pennsylvania

• Taught 2 sections of the Health & Life Skills course to 9th grade students

• Partnered with the instructor of the two-week online course, Building Trust with Faculty: Critical Skills for Challenging Times
• Reported to the Academic Leaders Senior Director

• Served as the senior-most on-site administrator for an intensive academic residential summer program at the Easton, Pennsylvania site (2012 & 2013), Bethlehem, Pennsylvania site (2011), and the Santa Cruz, California.
• Supervised all aspects of the CTY summer program at the site
• Set the tone for the CTY community of 200-300 students (for each session) and 50-75 instructors, teaching assistants, and resident assistants
• Promoted appreciation and understanding of the CTY program philosophy, policy, and procedure among the staff
• Guided the instructional staff, the residential staff, and the office and administrative personnel to work in harmony with each other
• Supervised the following direct reports: Academic Counselor; Academic Dean; Dean of Residential Life; 2 Health Assistants; Office Manager; 2 Residential Program Assistants; Site Nurse

Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Taught a year-long introductory survey biology course to 9th grade students
• Taught a year-long survey environmental science course to 12th grade students

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Supervised two Dorm Assistants, training new members
• Organized and maintained a sign-out sheet, bulletin board, and monthly staff schedule
• Responded to disciplinary issues involving residents
• Communicated with the parents of boarders via telephone, letters, and boarding reports
• Reported to the Director of Residential Life or the Dean of Students
• Note: The Director of Residential Life position was vacant during one school year.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Partnered with the Head Form Advisor
• Participated in the review of students of concern by the Student Standing Committee six times a year
• Co-facilitated the student grade review by 10-15 advisors four times a year
• Reviewed approximately 60 advisee reports two to three times a year
• Served on the following team: Head Form Advisors
• Reported to the Director of the Advisory Program

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Taught a year-long introductory survey biology course to 9th grade students
• Taught a second-year survey biology course to 11th & 12th grade students
• Taught a year-long introductory chemistry course to 10th grade students
• Supervised the Science Laboratory on average one class period per day
• Field Hockey, Junior Varsity, Assistant Coach
• Squash, Girls', Assistant CoachAccomplishment

A.B., Biology

Activities and Societies: head counselor, resident counselor, residential area supervisor

Certificate

Institute for Engaging Leadership in Friends Schools

Certificate

Leadership Chester County

Diploma, College Preparatory Curriculum

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Student of the Month, band, choir, debate team, newspaper, orchestra, student council.