Amy Riley
Chesnee,SC
Summary
Experienced secondary teacher and professional learning specialist with a proven track record of implementing strategies to support successful student learning outcomes and experiences. Skilled in analyzing student and schoolwide data, identifying trends, and developing targeted initiatives to improve student confidence, mastery, performance, and engagement. Adept at designing and delivering dynamic, relevant, engaging instruction that motivates students to perform at the highest levels to ensure access to opportunities that will enhance their lives, bring them joy, and prepare them to become active, vital, contributing members of their communities.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sixth Grade English Language Arts Teacher
District 2
08.2024 - Current
- Collaborated on a team of ELA teachers to enhance lesson planning, align pacing, and ensure successful learning for all students
- Prepared and implemented lesson plans leading to mastery of state standards, skills, and core content
- Completed in-service and additional training to maintain professional growth
- Utilized multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways
- Encouraged independent thought, good judgment, and expression of original ideas
- Helped students develop academic, social and emotional skills for long-term success
- Taught age-appropriate spelling techniques, grammar rules, and language skills
- Created and maintained safe and orderly classroom environment conducive to learning
- Developed and implemented variety of instructional strategies to meet diverse needs of students
- Established and maintained professional relationships with students, staff, parents, and community members
- Promoted culture of inclusion, respect, and collaboration in classroom
- Supported development and implementation of 504 and individualized education plans for students with special needs
- Monitored student progress and proactively provided feedback to both students and parents
Senior Consultant
Independent School Management
- Designed a results-driven, replicable approach to enrollment management for North American private-independent schools, delivering customized diagnostics, analysis, and solutions for each client
- Created and delivered professional development curriculum to school Heads, CFOs, enrollment management professionals, and academic leaders
- Led presentations and training workshops at national, regional, and state-level association conferences
- Evaluated clients' needs and created plan of action to provide solutions.
Advancement Director
The Heritage School
- Led the school to historically high enrollment and rates of retention
- Established a parent ambassador program to support successful new family transitions
- Collaborated with faculty to tell student-centered mission stories to enhance enrollment and philanthropic outcomes
- While enrolled in a performance-based educational leadership program, enhanced the school's safety protocols; engaged student leaders in a diversity dialogue; observed faculty utilizing pre- and post-instructional feedback strategies; and analyzed constituent survey data in support of the school's reaccreditation process
- Redesigned marketing collateral to solidify the school's premier position in the local market
- Planned and executed a successful $3.8 million capital campaign, writing the case for support, designing the campaign materials, and identifying, soliciting, and training the committee of parent volunteers
Full-time Instructor
University of West Georgia
- Taught four semesters of freshman composition utilizing both non-fiction primary sources and a literature-based critical approach
- Implemented a process writing program, using computer-based and one-on-one conferencing, resulting in a pass rate for students that exceeded the university's first year writing program average
- Tutored students in the university's writing center to enhance writing proficiencies and critical thinking
High School English and Journalism Teacher
Coweta County Schools
- Taught gifted, general, and collaborative ninth grade English, American Literature, journalism, and communications courses
- Supervised the school's student-run newspaper, professionalizing production with the implementation of industry-standard publishing tools and establishing an internship partnership with the local newspaper
- Nurtured two state-level champion journalists within the Georgia Scholastic Press Association
- Earned a two-week teacher fellowship and high school newspaper partnership grant from the American Society of Newspaper Editors
- Volunteered to serve as a teacher/tutor in an after school support program for students at risk of failing the Georgia High School Graduation test
Education
Ed.S. - Educational Leadership
University of West Georgia
MA - English
University of West Georgia
BA - Psychology
Auburn University
Skills
- Adolescent learning specialist
- Engagement strategist
- Student motivator
- Analysis and synthesis of school data
- Family relationship expert
- School culture specialist
- Collaborative colleague
- Valued team member
- D2 brand ambassador
- Resident of D2 district
Certification
- Educational Leadership, Tier II, Georgia Professional Standards Commission
- T Initial Middle Level Language Arts (1E), South Carolina Department of Education
- T Initial English (04), South Carolina Department of Education
- Gifted and Talented Endorsement (30), South Carolina Department of Education
Timeline
Sixth Grade English Language Arts Teacher
District 2
08.2024 - Current
Ed.S. - Educational Leadership
University of West Georgia
MA - English
University of West Georgia
BA - Psychology
Auburn University
Senior Consultant
Independent School Management
Advancement Director
The Heritage School
Full-time Instructor
University of West Georgia
High School English and Journalism Teacher
Coweta County Schools
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