Sara Deffley, M.A. Email & Phone Number

Cupertino, California, United States

Throughout 11-year tenure as an educator, I have been dedicated to maintaining a positive and rigorous learning environment. Highlights include:• Routinely collaborate on school-wide teams of teachers and administrators to design curriculum and supports for student achievement. Have served as grade-level representative on Leadership Committee, Faculty Advisory Committee, and PBIS teams.• Design, curate, and manage 8+ learning programs using multiple techniques and modalities rooted in pedagogical theory and research for teams of 24-33 annually.• Differentiate instructional materials and methods to support a wide range of learners.• Track progress toward learning objectives using formal and informal assessments; analyze data to derive implications and develop learning solutions. • Develop and implement 6-week instructor-led onboarding program to foster positive learning culture: relationship building, goal-setting, and self-assessment.• Promote a culturally responsive climate for learners from 14+ backgrounds by affirming customs, languages, and abilities. Integrate cultural perspective and representation across environment and curriculum.• Develop and facilitate student club program fostering school-wide student leaders as ambassadors of respectful and inclusive behaviors.• Rapidly adapted and created 1,000+ learning assets for remote synchronous and asynchronous instruction. Facilitated 100+ virtual instructor-led trainings and collaborative workshops in Google Workspace. Met 1:1 with 24 individuals and facilitated small groups to personalize the e-learning experience.• Helped achieve "California Distinguished School Award 2023" (see link below).

San Francisco, California, United States

• Collaborated with colleagues and stakeholders to plan, organize and implement donor engagement events including Women in Leadership, Wexner Heritage Alumni, donor appreciation, and various award events for up to 500 people.• Supported the Governance Task Force in creating a new governance plan for the organization.• Coordinated board and subcommittee meetings including calendars, agendas, and catering. Worked closely with office of the CEO to record and distribute meeting minutes and action items to colleagues and stakeholders.• Processed purchasing requests and invoices for payments to vendors. • Utilized Raiser's Edge CRM to track and report volunteer gifts, part of a 24 million dollar Annual Campaign.

Eugene, Oregon, United States

• Supported the School-Wide Information System (SWIS) Accounts Management Team, a unit of PBISApps, through database entry and mailings.• Managed the paper and digital filing systems for more than 4000 schools worldwide.• Developed and distributed training materials for facilitator trainings and conferences.• Designed informational material including the School-Wide Information System Brochure and the SWIS New Features Guide using Adobe InDesign CS2.

Eugene, Oregon, United States

• Spearheaded a community service event in conjunction with Oregon Hillel’s annual Retreat in the Snow, in which I recruited more than 40 students for the Bend Community Center’s Feed the Hungry program. • Initiated and recruited volunteers for ongoing events with Food For Lane County’s Organic Gardening Program and HIV Alliance.• Met with the Board on a regular basis to facilitate programming.

Soquel, California, United States

• Conducted camper registration for Resident and Day Camp programs.• Organized daily transportation and lunches for Day Camp attendees.• Communicated via phone and email to coordinate programs and answer questions.• Performed daily clerical work including database maintenance, file management, and mailings.

M.Ed., Elementary Education And Teaching

B.A., Geography

Activities and Societies: Oregon Hillel, Mortar Board Senior Honor Society • B.A. in Geography; minors in Planning, Public Policy &.