Sarah Glenn Yarbrough

Teacher

Hindsville, AR

SUMMARY

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Mental Health Paraprofessional turned Elementary teacher. I have worked with people, specializing in interactions with children, for over 24 years. Fifteen of these years have been as an Elementary school teacher. I have multiple state and national awards and love to broaden my mind and knowledge base. If it's new and I can use it to help my kiddos, I am on board. I am a facilitator of the after school program as well as the teacher who manages the school gardens and Economics program. This year I am the facilitator for the EAST program in grades 3 through 8 and am a member of the Arkansas Teacher Leadership Institute. WORK EXPERIENCE

General Manager

Club Pilates, Rogers, AR

June 2023 - Present

Duties include managing staff, overseeing the budget, employing marketing strategies, recruiting members, selling memberships and developing member retention strategies and plans. Teacher

Arkansas Arts Academy

Jul 2022 - June 2023

Educating and nurturing students in a classroom setting. I have experience creating and implementing lesson plans, assessing student performance, communicating with parents, and collaborating with colleagues to ensure a positive and effective learning environment. I also have extensive experience with grant-writing and with accessing community resources and involvement. Teacher

Bentonville School District, Bentonville, AR

Jul 2019 - July 2022

Educating and nurturing students in a classroom setting. I have experience creating and implementing lesson plans, assessing student performance, communicating with parents, and collaborating with colleagues to ensure a positive and effective learning environment. I also have extensive experience with grant-writing and with accessing community resources and involvement. One year was spent in the ALE Classroom setting. Taught students who were seriously emotionally disturbed and with behavior disorders.

Teacher

Huntsville Intermediate School, Huntsville, AR

Jul 2003 – June 2019

Facilitator for the EAST program in grades 3 through 8. I am on the grant committee for the 21st Century Grant; facilitator of after-school program; Economics coordinator for the building; Master Economics Teacher and the "go-to" teacher for grants in the building. I have experience presenting at National and State Conferences in both, Economics and Agriculture as well as facilitating professional development in the building. I also have experience with service on Policy and Procedures Committee and PLC. This year I will complete my Teacher Leadership Institute Case Manager/Mental Health Paraprofessional

Ozark Guidance, Springdale, AR

Jun 1994 – Jun 2003

Case manager for Chronically Mentally Ill adults and Seriously Emotionally Disturbed children in 4 counties of the state. Job included teaching life skills, medication management and compliance and daily hygiene and housework. We also worked on social skills, behavior management, and school work. EDUCATION

B. A. Psychology

Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR

1990 – 1994

President's Leadership Program

Phi Mu Sorority

Student director- Crimes of the Heart

Multiple plays and musicals

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ESL Certification

MET-Polly M. Jackson Master Economics Teacher,

Teacher Leadership Institute Scholarship recipient 2017/2018.

2009-present-presenter at Economics Arkansas workshops,

GATE member, (sponsored by the Council of Economics) Northwest Arkansas Economics Advisory Board 2009- Present

2008 Bessie B. Moore Excellence in Teaching Economics Award Winner Newcomer Division 2009 Bessie B. Moore Excellence in Teaching Economics Award Winner Veteran Category R.E.A.L State Economics Conference presenter 2013-present

2009 Madison County Farm Bureau Teacher of the Year

2010 Arkansas Ag in the Classroom Outstanding Teacher of the Year

2011 Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture National Award Winner.

White-Reinhardt National Scholarship winner 2013 and 2017.

CHS Scholarship Award 2015, 2016

Arkansas Game and Fish Grant recipient, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Arkansas Farm Bureau Mini-Garden Grant recipient totaling $5500.00.

Presenter National Ag In The Classroom Conference-2014-Present (Hershey PA 2014, Louisville, KY 2015; Phoenix, AZ 2016; Kansas City, MO 2017, Portland, ME 2018). Economics Arkansas Grant $750 each year 2008-Present,

2009 Arkansas Reading Association Presentation “A Balanced Literacy Program” Integration of Literacy with Economics 2010

December 2008 Presentation to Economics Arkansas Board Members in Little Rock 2009 Presentation to Governor, Bessie B. Moore Economics Project

2016 Right Stuff Educator Award STEM Space Academy for Educators-Huntsville, AL. Grant writer for EAST program in our school-facilitator of program.

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