June Thomas Email & Phone Number

Virginia, United States

Educators Rising is a “Grow Your Own Teachers” program that PDK International is marketing nationally. The program's objective is to support certified teachers and students desiring to enter the teaching field as they navigate the Educators Rising curriculum.As the Connecticut State Field Coordinator, I marketed the program to school districts within Connecticut. I worked closely with districts and their designated teachers who purchased the curriculum. I provided onboarding and program support by guiding them on how to get started and helping them structure how to move from an after-school club to facilitating a credited classroom experience for their students. In addition, I taught monthly Public Learning Community (PLC) workshops geared toward all teachers in districts that had purchased the Educators Rising curriculum. There were two main focuses of the PLC workshops. One was to provide training on the usage of the Educators Rising curriculum, and the second purpose was to provide an arena of support for teachers who were working in the Educators Rising clubs and classrooms as they prepared to teach and train the future teachers of America.Another aspect of the position was to work collaboratively with various members within the Educators Rising community which included district leaders, teachers, and employees from the State of Connecticut Department of Education on annual workshops and conferences geared towards providing opportunities for student networking, and annual statewide and national Educators Rising competitions for the students enrolled in the program.

East Hartford, Connecticut, United States

The EXPECT Grant is a five-year magnet school grant awarded to LEARN, a Regional Educational Service Center in Connecticut. Connecticut River Academy Magnet School (CTRA) was one of several schools included in the LEARN, EXPECT Grant proposal awarded by Magnet Schools of America (MSA).The EXPECT Grant Manager’s major objective was to understand the grant's ultimate goal and to orient the grant fiduciary, school administration, and teachers on how these funds were designed to be spent. In order to ensure compliance, steps were introduced to increase a method to make sure the justification for the requested funds was in alignment with the grant guidelines. I also coordinated the final spend-down of funds for the end of the grant.Finally, I collaborated with the EXPECT Grant Curriculum Coach in the planning of professional development to train teachers and administrators on how to incorporate the Design Process into each educational discipline represented in the high school.

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

The Hartford Knights Youth Organization is a youth organization located in Hartford, Connecticut. As the Educational Director, I collaborated with senior management to define the programs the organization would engage in, as a recipient of the federal government’s, TITLE IV educational grant. During this time, old programs were revamped, and new programs were designed to meet the stated objectives of the TITLE IV grant. I also provided oversight for the administration of and compliance with the federal requirements for the organization’s TITLE IV federal grant. Finally, I successfully supervised the Hartford Knights’ TITLE IV site which received a 98% evaluation score.

Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States

The Connecticut Pre-Engineering Program (CPEP) is a nonprofit organization located in Connecticut. CPEP existed to bring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) based programs to underrepresented children of color in their school districts. CPEP’s programs include after-school, Saturday, and summer science programs.In the capacity of CPEP’s Regional Director position, my territory increased to additional school districts in the northeastern sections of Connecticut. I continued to market the program and work with middle/high school principals to identify potential CPEP teachers for their school programs and provide program orientation and teacher training. I also continued to write successful grants for CPEP programs during my employment at the organization.

Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States

As the Director of CPEP Summer Science Camp and Saturday programs, the opportunity to design, execute, and evaluate a variety of hands-on, real-life STEM programs was a major aspect of my CPEP career experience. This allowed the organization to provide equity access to urban and middle school students. It required strong collaboration skills to interact with community leaders, local middle/high school administrators, and the colleges within different regions of the state.

Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States

The Connecticut Pre-Engineering Program (CPEP) is a nonprofit organization located in Connecticut. CPEP existed to bring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) based programs to underrepresented children of color in their school districts. CPEP’s programs include after-school, Saturday, and summer science programs.In the capacity of CPEP’s Associate Director, I was the face of CPEP for several school districts in the northeastern sections of Connecticut. I marketed the program and worked with middle/high school principals to identify potential CPEP teachers for their school programs and provide program orientation and teacher training. I also wrote successful grants for the CPEP program during my employment at the organization.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Christian Education

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Mass Communication/Media Studies

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