Assistant Director Elementary School

CHRISTINE D. KELLY

***** Marlboro Court; Charlottesville, VA 22901 *434. 282 0256 *434. 466. 1700 (Cellular)

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OBJECTIVE: OBTAIN A FULL-TIME JOB WHERE MY PEOPLE SKILLS AND GIFTS MAY BE USED TO FURTHER THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE EMPLOYER.

2021

Educational Leadership Master’s Degree James Madison University

2011 James Madison University

Gifted Education Certification Courses Completed

1990 University of Illinois at Chicago

B.A., Education, Reading endorsement with emphasis in Language Arts and Linguistics.

-Educational Leadership course work at National Lewis University, 1996

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Teacher supervision Able to work independently and as part of a group

Program Organization Bookkeeping

Payroll Website management

Microsoft Suite of products Outlook 365

Event planner and coordinator

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

2022-present First Presbyterian Church Preschool, Charlottesville, VA

Half-time Assistant Director. Collaborate with and support the Director of the preschool to ensure the smooth operation of the school. Develop and perfect bookkeeping record keeping systems. Organize and run the Lunch Bunch after-school program. Manage payroll and tuition payments. Maintain the school’s Facebook page and support the classroom teachers with anything they may need. CPR trained.

2021- 2022 Chestnut Grove Preschool, Earlysville, VA

Half-time preschool teacher at Chestnut Grove Preschool.

Create and implement a robust curriculum to prepare students entering kindergarten this fall whose birthdays fell after the September 30 enrollment date for kindergarten registration.

Maintain communication with parents and ensure that all COVID-19 CDC guidelines are followed.

2015-2019 Red Hill Elementary School, Albemarle County, VA

Half-time Gifted Resource Teacher and Half-time Art Teacher

GRT Responsibilities:

Train students and produce the Morning Announcements Show each school morning.

2015-2017 Student Council teacher sponsor

Identify and meet the educational needs of gifted and high performing students, schoolwide.

Deliver talent development lessons to students in K-2nd grades.

Serve as stand-in teacher when substitute teachers were not available.

Art Teacher Responsibilities:

Create and engaging and robust arts program for students in Pre-k through Fifth Grades.

Collaborate with specialty and classroom teachers to provide special opportunities to collaborate in school-wide presentations: backdrops, costumes. Set up school hallway bulletin boards.

Select, prepare, and set up yearly community show featuring ACPS students’ art pieces.

2008-2015 Woodbrook Elementary School, Albemarle County, VA

3rd Grade Teacher 2008-2011, 4th Grade Teacher 2011 and 2012, 3rd Grade Lead Teacher 2013 to 2014.

Responsible for all facets of student education, curriculum, planning and implementation of Albemarle County Framework for Quality Learning along with the Lifelong Learner Standards.

Daily instruction of Gifted Identified, High Performing and On Grade-level students. Differentiation based on student needs.

Member of the Gifted Advisory Committee 2013-ongoing

Appraiser for the Jefferson Regional Destination Imagination Competition

Member of Science Vertical Team 2009-2011

Hosted full time student teachers 2009, 2010, 2012 along with many part-time observation and practicum college students

Developed classroom newsletter to facilitate communication between school and home.

2005-June 2008 Dumbarton Elementary School, Henrico, VA

4th grade team leader 2005

Instrumental in implementing novel study units rather than basal instruction in grade level.

5th grade Reading and Science teacher.

Collaborated and co-taught with Special Education teacher daily.

Served grade level gifted population differentiating instruction in the classroom.

Completed college level coursework in Children’s Technology in the classroom: STEM

1991- January 2005 Chappell Elementary School, Chicago IL

Teacher 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Grades

Taught in a self-contained classroom, including split classrooms.

Lead teacher for the fifth-grade team.

Reading and Language-Arts endorsement in Illinois.

Received the Rochelle Lee grant for Reading Education through classroom literature.

Oversaw school wide assembly program including coordinating all facets of school classroom productions.

Participated in school committees such as: School Improvement Plan, PPAC, and Social Committee.

Hosted a student teacher from Roosevelt University in 1999, as well as a student from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2004.

Hosted numerous future teachers for classroom observation hours and mentoring.

Planned and implemented field trips to various locations in Chicago such as the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Botanic Gardens, Museum of Science and Industry and many others.

Participated in special teacher workshops in partnership with the Museum of Science and Industry and Mystery at the Museum programs.

Participated in additional college level classes to motivate reluctant readers and reading for deeper meaning.

Taught gifted after school programs for sixth grade.

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