Susan Cope Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Texas, United States

Charged to lead program development and literacy coaching at early-intervention literacy program for more than 20 Title I elementary schools in Dallas and Richardson Independent School Districts.· Developed and executed program that helped more than 93% of low-performing students grow in decoding, comprehension, and other reading skills.· Earned highest educational effectiveness rating for a quasi-experimental design (Every Student Succeeds Act Tier 2) based on a study by Johns Hopkins School of Education.· Created professional development based on the Science of Reading that 95% of elementary teachers said made them more effective.· Represented organization to 20 district administrators, 80 principals, and 400 teachers serving 2,400 low-performing students.

Dallas, Texas, United States

· Increased average reading level 1.2 years in seven months by modeling, observing, and coaching best literacy practices for elementary teachers.· Coordinated and analyzed student data using iStation and Northwest Evaluation Association Measures of Academic Progress.· Coordinated and led meetings with principals, reading coaches, and lead teachers to share progress and make changes for improvement; 99% of teachers and 100% of principals said they would recommend the organization to colleagues.· Innovated program by shifting to video-based lessons for students and professional development for teachers, while providing reading instruction in virtual small groups.

Dallas, Texas, United States

Hired to teach elementary grades for classical Christian K-12 school with an enrollment of 600. Chosen to lead grade-level team for two years.· Developed curriculum to pursue knowledge and promote virtue for student success. Deepened classical philosophy at Circe Institute and Classical Christian Schools conferences.· Leveraged Shakespeare and the classics for literature, Neuhaus for phonics, Singapore Math, Susan Wise Bauer for history, Charlotte Mason for nature study.· Showcased for peer pedagogical observations, and for twice-yearly marketing and student recruiting events that led to new enrollments.· Nominated to faculty/board leadership team to search for new head of school.

Dallas, Texas, United States

Charged to teach elementary grades for preK-6 classical Christian school following the University Model—part-classroom and part-homeschool instruction—for 120 students at the Dallas campus. Collaborated with educators in Plano, Texas, and Flower Mound, Texas.· Applied classical approach to teaching history, phonics, reading, math, Bible, and Shurley English with a 14:1 student-teacher ratio.· Collaborated effectively with students, homeschool parents, campus administrators, and peers to achieve the mission of Coram Deo Academy: pursue the good, the true, and the beautiful in the presence of God.· Helped achieve near-perfect student retention for grade level, laying the foundation in the “grammar” phase for the “rhetoric” and “logic” phases of classical education.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Hired to teach elementary grades for the opening of the first public International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme in the Americas. The International Baccalaureate organization runs 5,000 schools in 150 countries that teach students to think critically and develop global perspectives.· Trained more than 20 teachers in International Baccalaureate program.· Applied Junior Great Books program to inspire students to read quality literature in order to boost reading comprehension, critical thinking, speaking, listening, and writing skills.· Employed inquiry approach to integrate global themes; and promoted knowledge, care, respect, and other key virtues.

Master, Education

Bachelor, Humanities

Master, Teaching