All administrative duties, planning, copy editing for family outreach / grading and reporting / reporting to school committee, teacher coaching and curriculum review, safety planning with public safety organizations, student progress and DEI a priority.

Associate principal of one of the Elementary School Campuses of the American International School in Viet Nam.

Supervise, support and mentor a staff of 13 English teachers and oversee the curriculum for 650 students. Support the principal in her mission for the school and maintain a harmonious working environment.

I developed this concept of a shared educational resource group. This is a group of three reading specialists who work collaboratively from our home offices. We create customized tutorials for students of all ages and abilities in reading, writing, comprehension, vocabulary, etc.. We also offer workshops for parents and teachers in various literacy related topics such as emergent literacy, book selection, how to help an a-typical learner etc..

In 2009-2010, I spent an amazing year as a founding teacher at the International School of Egypt (ISE) a brand new private school in Cairo, Egypt where I taught Language Arts and World History. As one of the most senior teachers there I created a warm, fun, and successful learning environment in my classroom of bilingual Egyptian students. By the time we were done the classroom looked like an Ancient Egyptian temple complete with paper pillars and an “altar” to Toth, the god of wisdom and writing! As a founding teacher at the school I contributed to: the development of the narrative report card system, the development of a responsive system for teaching teams to evaluate, support and monitor the needs of children who were struggling, and a scheduling solution for teaching Saturday classes that reduced the burden on the faculty and increased the motivation for the children. Together, with the other American and Egyptian teachers we created all-school unique and inspiring educational experiences: a week-long celebration of contemporary Egypt, a month-long celebration of poetry and expression through the arts, a month-long celebration of reading and authors, a week-long celebration of the Arabic language,a science fair, and an original all-school musical based on virtues and working together to create a better world. My World History students turned one long hallway into a “living” time-line and the bulletin boards outside my room were interactive learning centers for the school. During our study of Ancient Egypt students created a lift-the-flap poster for the whole school to test their knowledge. In addition to my teaching duties I was a sought after mentor for younger teachers for brainstorming solutions to academic and behavioral classroom issues. I enjoyed the exchange of information with them. They were able to teach me much about the use of technology in the classroom, especially with our Smartboards, and Internet resources such as Voice Thread and Brain Pops!

Assist in coordinating all types of events 60 people - hundreds of people weddings, fund raisers, etc. From initial contact - creating party description and estimate - hiring subs - attending event - billing etc.

Before working as a reading specialist from my home I worked in the Amherst Public School system as a Language Arts Resource Teacher (LART) . This school system serves a culturally and socioeconomically diverse school population. In addition to many other LART tasks one main focus of mine was to find ways to make the distribution of quality learning opportunities more equitable. I identified the needs and I initiated the following two programs:Homework Club-A program pairing students in 4th-6th grade who were consistently failing to complete homework assignments with Umass, Amherst work-study students for one-on-one homework help two afternoons a week. This was paid for through a small grant and the college work-study program. 100% participation was achieved and teachers reported a significant increase in homework turned in.Parent Literacy Series- Meetings focused on strategies for improving language and literacy skills at home. This was for parents of 1st grade children identified through testing as performing below grade-level. Duplicate sessions were offered during the day and evening. Parents were provided with vouchers for cab fare, translators, and child care for younger siblings if needed. 100% participation was achieved. This was a very important place for parents to exchange ideas, ask questions and give us information about their children.

I was hired not only as the first teacher and director but also to develop this school from the initial concept to becoming the first NAEYC accredited preschool and first cooperative preschool with a focus on educating the entire family on Nantucket.