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Education Teacher High School

Location:
Edison, NJ
Posted:
August 12, 2025

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Leslie M Krutan

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EDUCATION Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona

Doctorate- Educational Leadership May 2021

Masters in Curriculum and Instruction, May 2008

G.PA. 3.5

Rider College, Lawrenceville, NJ

Bachelors of Arts

English Education Teacher 9-12

Elementary Education Teacher K-8

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

CERTFICATIONS Reading Specialist Certificate

Supervisor Certificate

Teacher of the Handicapped Certification

Rider College, Lawrenceville, NJ

Bachelors of Arts

English Education Teacher 9-12

Elementary Education Teacher K-8

Adjunct Professor, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ,

2019-Present

Adjunct Professor of English Composition

Reading of various essays in literature as models for writing

Promote student’s voice in writing formal papers

Teacher, Princeton Public Schools, Princeton, N.J.

2016- Present

Teach English Literature to high school students

Provide reading instruction to high school and elementary

students

Taught in Autism classroom to increase language arts literacy

comprehension and skills

Collaborated with staff in developing life skills curriculum for

special needs students

Reading Teacher, Educational Services Commission, Piscataway,

NJ. 2006-Present

Taught middle and high school reading

Developed and implemented curriculum and assessments in

reading and writing

Trenton Area Writing Project- Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ

Created a program with a group of educators to improve the

writing of students

Developed programs to teach writing

Received Certification as a Teacher Consultant.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Westminster Choir College, Princeton, N.J.

2019-Present

Adjunct Professor of English Composition

Reading of various essays in literature as models for writing

Promote student’s voice in writing formal research papers

Princeton Public Schools, Princeton, N .J.

2016-Present

Teacher of English Literature to High School Students

Reading Teacher to High School and Elementary Students

Assisted in the Autism Classroom working with the students to promote Language Arts Literacy

Collaborated with staff in developing life skills curriculum for Special Needs Students Educational Services Commission, Piscataway, N.J.

Reading teacher to High School and Middle School Students

Developed curriculum and Assessments in Reading and Writing

New Brunswick Public Schools, New Brunswick, NJ

Developed a prescription for learning based on the student’s IEP’s

Remediated students in language arts, reading, math and social studies Developed a writing and reading program

Designed Social Studies Curriculum for 5th grade

Managed the Poetry Club

Assisted students in the development of Poetry to be presented at various concerts. Black History Month, Women in History Month

Assisted in the coaching of students for cheerleading

Huntington Learning Center

Improved the test scores of students using the Huntington Method

Increased language arts literacy for students grades 4-12

New Jersey Council of the Humanities, Trenton, NJ

Participated in teaching training institutes at Monmouth University

Published an article for a Curriculum Guide Inventions and Inventors and From Slavery to Freedom: The African American Experience through Paintings and Illustrations.

Trenton Public Schools, Trenton, NJ

Created a model classroom for the district.

Taught Reading and Language Arts to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students Developed methods used to teach reading, phonics, and language experience Created individualized lesson plans for each student based on the ALEM Model Published Mystery and Imagination; A Five Step Approach to Reading Worked at Homework Central, an after school tutoring program

LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Leadership-School Management Team/8th Grade Advisor

Implemented Improvements for Holland Middle School

Coordinated parent-teacher Conferences

Speaker at Graduation

Coordinated activities for the 8th grade prom.

Leadership Conference Temple University, Baltimore, Md.

VP of School Management Team

Elizabeth Board of Education, Elizabeth, NJ

Replacement Teacher

Developed strategies for team teaching, cooperative learning, Student, Based Learning and Project Based Learning based on the Abbott Grant

Created activities to develop language skills using whole language and phonics Increase the student’s literacy skills

Developed assessments for mathematics and reading

LEADERSHIP

SKILLS

Involved in the Princeton Chamber of Commerce

Participation in the Soroptomist Club of Princeton

Involved in the Princeton Leadership Training Institute

Developed programs to deal with inner city issues including “When Purple Meets Green”

Created a program Something in Common which bridges the gap in diversity? Edison Public Schools, Edison, New Jersey

Remediated students with reading disabilities

Conducted reading workshops for teachers

Prepared students by providing instruction for the basic skills test.

CORPORATE

EXPERIENCE

First Page, Mountainside, New Jersey

Created a customer base for telecommunication equipment to end users Managed in the startup operation of the company

Achieved 2% of the top sales in the country.

Finalco Telemanagement, Inc., Edison, NJ

Configured Merlin, Dimension, and PBX telecommunication systems Managed the marketing of PBX Systems to Fortune 500 companies

LEADERSHIP

SKILLS

Organized the award banquet in Washington, DC.

Worked with the Garden State Games to develop programs to promote businesses References may be furnished upon request.



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