Ana DeGraaf

• Lead school in ACSI/WASC accreditation by gathering stakeholders into teams and using data provided to adjust procedures and create final documents for submission to accreditation committee.
• Create and implement After School Care program used daily by approximately 12% of students to assist those working families in community.
• Research and execute and analyze new, adaptive standardized testing in order to evaluate student achievement against set standards, allowing teachers ability to recognize learning needs and to reteach concepts as needed.
• Supervise school-wide teacher certification and induction, using online portals and shared Google documents, allowing teachers to stay current in their skillset.
• Coach teachers in Twenty-first Century teaching skills through professional development, seeing increase in differentiated instruction and meeting variety of learning styles within classrooms.

• Brought excitement to math and science curriculum
• Adapted and implemented remedial math programs
• Established 21st century instructional strategies in rural classrooms.

• Lead teacher for 5th and 6th grades
• Known for instilling enthusiasm for science in students
• Evaluated and implemented curriculum for math and science
• Reputation for willingness to pioneer new programs and technology including Smartboards, Google Docs, and web based learning
• Used differentiated instruction to reach variety of learning modalities.
• Mentored student teachers and new upper-elementary teachers
• Evaluated and implemented new curriculum and technology
• Assisted with simultaneous WASC and ACSI accreditations.

2nd grade teacher
Quickly moved into a temporary role as a school board liaison as the school and board went through many transitions

Chairperson for the development and implementation of curriculum standards
Part of a team to create policy on school governance
Led committee of teachers and other stakeholders for WASC accreditation
Helped interview and hire new principal