Teacher

TARA M. ECHTERNKAMP, M.ED

***********@*******.*** linkedin.com/in/Tara-Echternkamp/ 253-***-****

EDUCATION

City University, Bellevue, WA

Master of Education in Integrated Curriculum and Instruction Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA

Bachelor of Arts in Education

Green River Community College, Auburn, WA

Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts

EXPERIENCE

Sumner Bonney Lake School District and Orting School District 2024 - Present Certificated Teacher

• FT K-8 Floating Substitute teacher performing all teaching responsibilities required. Washington Virtual Academies 2015-2021

Certificated Teacher

• Substitute teacher for both short-term and long-term assignments in grades K-8 in an online setting. Including administrating standardized assessments, participating in IEP meetings, grade level collaboration/planning with team members, parent/student virtual conferences and curriculum planning. Washington Virtual Academies 2007-2014

Learning Coach

• FT Learning Coach executing all academic levels (K-8) including assessment, teaching content within the K12 Curriculum, record keeping, connecting/working collaboratively with my student’s teacher, and assuring completion of the program before both students transition into traditional high school setting at the 9th grade level. Washington Virtual Academies 2007-2008

K-8 Certificated Teacher/Instructor

• FTE Certified K-8 Instructor in the first year of Washington Virtual Academies establishment of an online/virtual, state funded school through Steilacoom School District. (Currently Omak SD)

• Pioneering work as a staff member, establishing protocol at the very beginning of a revolutionary program within the educational system as a successful online school establishment serving students/families grades K-8 .

• Teaching in a “hybrid” system where testing was done in person, weekly communication/conferencing by telephone with families and online platform instruction given multiple times during the week. Orting School District 2004-2007

2/3 Grade Certificated Teacher – Orting Partnership School for Sciences and Technology

• .5 Certified (job-share) teaching position working collaboratively with teaching partner to provide high quality education at the district’s choice school that was established and partially funded by the Bill Gates foundation. Sumner School District 2002-2003

Certificated Teacher

• Substitute Teacher Grades K-5 Inclusive.

White River School District 1996-1999

2nd Grade Certificated Teacher – Elk Ridge Elementary

• All teaching responsibilities for FTE 2nd grade level teacher and contributing member to various district/building level committees.

Renton School District 1992-1996

1st Grade Certificated Teacher – Highlands Elementary School

• All teaching responsibilities for FTE 1st Grade Teacher including various district/ building level committees.

• Supervising Teacher for student teacher practicum from Central Washington University.

• District scholarship recipient for Washington State Principal Outreach Recruiting Program. Kent School District 1991-1992

1st/2nd Split Long Term Contracted Certificated Substitute Teacher – Springbrook Elementary School

• Immediately after finishing my student teaching practicum, was hired in the same “pod” to take over a teacher’s class that was placed on a mandatory emergency leave until an investigation was completed by the district. The teacher was not released back to the classroom until the last week of school.

• Accountable for all FTE responsibilities, working confidentially and collaboratively with the grade level team, principal, and administrators to seamlessly continue the school year for the students and families during a publicized and controversial mandatory leave for their originally assigned teacher. Weyerhaeuser Paper Company Summer 1990

Administrative Summer Paid Internship Human Resources Department

• Paid summer internship to work at the corporate location, within the human resource department, fulfilling a variety of admin/clerical duties. These duties included temporary replacing administrative assistants to executives when on vacation/leave, placement at the main reception desk greeting/establishing all clients visiting Weyerhaeuser’s Corporate Headquarters, a variety of HR project management assistance and assigned confidential record keeping responsibilities within the HR spectrum. Renton Vision Center 1987-1989

Receptionist/Optician Assistance

• All Receptionist duties including (but not limited to) answering phones, scheduling appointments, greeting patients, showing patients to exam rooms, keeping records current/ accurate, filing insurance claims and communicating/being a liaison between the patient and the doctor.

• Optician assistance in teaching patients how to put in contact lenses, picking out glasses, writing patients rx orders, distributing glasses and simple glasses repair.

Horizon West Development 1986-1987

Administrative Assistant/Receptionist

• All administrative/clerical duties for a real estate/land development company. Including (but not limited to) bookkeeping, record keeping, accounts payable distribution, data entry.

• All receptionist duties which include answering phones, strong communication with customers, greeting customers within the office setting, scheduling appointments, and working closely with owner and office manager who would assign a wide range/variety of tasks that related to their general business. PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• First/Second Grade Faith Formation (Catechist) Teacher, St. Andrews Catholic Church

• Board Member for Mt. View Coop Preschool and Orting Partnership School, Publicity

• Science Fair Chairperson, Elk Ridge Elementary

• Committee Member of Science and Reading Textbook Adoption (White River SD, Renton SD)

• Raising Healthy Children Program, University of Washington

• Master Teacher for Central Washington University Student Teacher Program

• Scholarship Recipient for Washington State Principal Outreach Program

• District Representative for Oversight Committee for Sight Based Decisions

• District Representative for RIFT/Transfer Policy Committee

• Building Level Committees; Safety, Social, K-3 Teacher Representative, Leadership, Etc.

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