Educational Director
Congregation Shir Chadash
Metairie, Louisiana
Developed and ran a supplemental religious school for students in Kindergarten to Twelfth grade. Created experiential field trips that involved both students and parents. Created and maintained an environment allowing and encouraging children to make discoveries, solve problems, and think independently. Conducted conferences with parents. Assigned lessons, corrected papers, and heard oral presentations. Supervised and evaluated the well being of each child and managed their educational development. Supported staff in developing curriculum to meet physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs for each child. Completed progress reports for each child. Demonstrated diplomacy and forbearance in dealing with parents, students, and coworkers. Created a risk free environment, full of resources and opportunities. Counseled pupils when adjustment and academic problems arose. Crafted interesting real-life and entertaining student-centered activities. Demonstrated strong classroom management skills. Incorporated various teaching methods to adapt to the students' needs. Designed curriculum to encompass the various student learning levels in the classroom. Exhibited patience, ability, and desire to work with children who have special needs. Collaborated with team on scheduling and curriculum. Partnered with clergy in guiding religious and spiritual activities for students and families including prayer services, grade level celebrations and the celebration of Jewish holidays and traditions. Hired, trained, and supervised faculty. Maintained frequent and congenial parental contact to keep them advised of their child's progress. Provided instruction on navigating the Internet and using e-mail. Managed students' service projects. Met with parents for student evaluations. Worked to ensure program quality, parental satisfaction, and financial performance.