PHYLLIS MERANT

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EDUCATION

Seton Hall University

Bachelor of Science

New York University

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Sylvan Learning Center, 2014

Tutor

• Assist and supervise student’s to create, edit, proofread and submit materials for projects, presentations and

grades before deadlines.

• Significantly improved students overall grade point average through focused tutoring

• Taught English and Mathematics enrichment course afterschool

• Proctored high-stakes state tests, prepared students for tests, and secured tests

• Provided assistance with K-12 online curriculum and common core state standards

• Recorded and updated students’ progress on excel and school database daily

Roseville Community Charter School, 2011-2012

Teacher’s Assistant

• Greeted students, took attendance, and settled them into their classroom and routines every morning

• Analyzed homework, class work, and test scores through lead teacher’s charts, graphs, and excel sheets

• Contributed and collaborated to coordinate school wide events and assemblies

• Provided services that required planning and design such as creating a progressive academic calendar

• Updated classroom files, worked on data for spreadsheets, and administered and graded tests

Montessori Children's Academy, 2007- 2008

Teacher’s Assistant

• Assisted Head Teacher in understanding, improving, and delivering lessons and classroom management for

20 students ages 3-6

• Provided administrative support to Directors through professional development ideas

• Participated in evening and weekend training and workshops

• Helped plan events for students such as field trips, class parties, guest speakers, and educational days

• Created intensive weekly craft projects and prepared all materials based on themes for all students

• Edited parent newsletter that communicated class agenda and wrote proposals for afterschool enrichment

Children’s Learning Tree, 2006-2007

Lead Teacher

• Researched methods with administration to provide optimal school satisfaction for students

• Assisted with the day to day operations

• Oversaw the Creative Curriculum development calendar, events, and assignments

• Created daily lesson plans based on themes

• Increased student’s grades in assisted academic courses through evidence of 85%-100% on test scores

• Administered assessments to check understanding and insured that students met expectations and standards

• Monitored academic progress through portfolios

• Maintained strict regulations in compliance with preschool and all federal NAEYC regulation requirements

• Helped with the merging and acquiring of new materials and attended training events

• Researched and developed best practices and demonstrated a superior professional work ethic

• Provided effective and consistent leadership designed to meet deadline driven events such as parent teacher

conferences, report cards, school wide performances, inspections, schedules and complex assignments

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• 2009 Praxis Elementary Core Content Knowledge Score 141/155 New York, New York

• 2008 Montessori Academy Assistant Teacher of the Week Award Chatham, NJ

• 2007 Seton Hall University National Dean’s List Honoree South Orange, NJ

• 2004 New York University National Dean’s List Honoree New York, NY

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