Bethany Costello Stebelton
Oak Park,IL
Summary
Dedicated and enthusiastic educational leader with extensive experience in teaching and program administration, seeking an Assistant Principal position. Currently serving as an English teacher and Director of Advanced Learning Programs, with a strong background in mentoring faculty, collecting and analyzing data, improving student outcomes, and developing curriculum. Skilled at collaborating with students and teachers from diverse backgrounds to foster a positive and inclusive culture of academic excellence.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Advanced Learning Programs
De La Salle Institute
01.2017 - Current
- Collaboratively lead the planning and professional development to vertically and horizontally align the curriculum
- Observe, coach, and evaluate faculty in the domains of planning, curriculum, assessment, instruction, engagement, environment, and responsibilities
- Spearheaded the Faculty Evaluation Subcommittee in revising the teacher evaluation instrument and process
- Collaboratively restructured the AP Program to ensure student and school achievement through improved identification, outreach, culture, communication, and professional development resulting in a 40% increase in the annual pass rate
- Participate in Administrative team meetings to make decisions regarding school improvement initiatives, student performance, school processes, calendar events, etc
- Conduct meetings with Honors and AP faculty and provide support and resources
- Present the Honors and AP curriculum at Open Houses to prospective families
- Interact well with parents in person, via phone, email, and LMS
- Create master schedules for Capstone presentations and AP exams
- Manage the budget for the Honors Program
- Communicate effectively with administrators, counselors, and faculty to ensure appropriate placement of students in Honors and AP courses
- Monitor student progress in the Honors program and ensure compliance with program requirements
- Manage a Capstone Project for juniors and seniors including monitoring deadlines, communicating with student advisors, ensuring quality assessment, and overseeing student defenses
- Supervise the Program for Advanced College Credit through St. Mary’s University
- Met all College Board requirements of an AP Coordinator including auditing all courses, registering all students for exams, ensuring students accommodations, administering exams, shipping materials, and filing all paperwork
- Solicit stakeholder feedback to improve the Honors and AP programs
- Continually improve student experience and outcomes in the Honors program by implementing scholarships, modifying requirements, ensuring access to a research database, and using advisory time to conduct learning sessions on research, etc.
- Improve student experience in AP courses by separating Honors and AP, adding AP course offerings, creating contracts, increasing student supports, and improving student and parent workshops and communication
- Assist the Division Dean of Language Arts in hiring for academic years 2021-2023, 2025
- Co-plan and execute Literacy Initiatives for De Reads program
- Assisted in revising the current Student Handbook, including making the language more precise and equitable
- Collaborated with the Environmental Science teacher, Reading teachers, and Division Deans on an action research project to determine the impact of teaching content-area reading strategies to improve ACT performance
- Worked on the committee to create our school’s Road to Reopening in response to changing safety and educational needs during Covid pandemic
Classroom Teacher, Club Moderator
De La Salle Institute
01.2005 - Current
- Instruct diverse students in terms of learning needs, economic backgrounds, and races/ethnicities
- Foster a classroom environment of critical thinking, collaboration, and respect
- Instruct in a one-to-one computing environment and encourage technology and media literacy by designing computer-based lessons and projects
- Utilized numerous learning management systems (Edline, Schoology, and Blackbaud) to gather and assess data on student performance
- Designed original evidence-based writing assignments focused on meeting Common Core and ACT/SAT writing standards
- Designed curriculum for and instructed students in American Literature, English IV, English I, Gender Lit Studies, Young Adult Literature, World Literature, Creative Writing, Public Speaking, and French I
- Co-moderated theater, student government, French Club, and book club
Freshman Composition and Literature Instructor
Vandercook University
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Taught entry-level composition and literature courses
Lesson Plan Designer
Think CERCA
01.2013 - 12.2013
- Created lesson plans for nonfiction and fiction texts to help students write claims, choose evidence, construct a counterargument, and consider audience
Education
Masters - Educational Leadership
Concordia University
River Forest, IL01.2024
Master of Arts - English
Loyola University
Chicago, IL05-2002
Masters - Teaching Language Arts
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL01.2011
Bachelor of Arts - English and French
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN01.1998
Skills
- Coaching and mentoring
- Team building and leadership
- Process improvement
- Innovative problem-solving
- Analytical thinking
- Stakeholder engagement
- Content development
- Verbal and written communication
Certification
- Professional Educator License, Principal, Prekindergarten through Age 22
- Professional Educator License, English Language Arts, Grades 6-12
- Teaching Endorsement in French, Grades 6-8
Professional Development
- Co-presented professional development at De La Salle in the areas of writing, literacy, gender, and school improvement, Various
- Mentored three student teachers and four first-year teachers, Various
- Co-presented at IATE, 2022
- Attended an online AP Coordinator workshop, 2021
- Participated on an AdvancED review team of a therapeutic day school in Chicago, 2018
- Co-presented at NCTE on Podcasting to empower students, 2017
- Co-presented at IATE on preparing students for the ACT Writing Portion, 2016
- Co-presented at IATE on an individual and society unit for American Literature, 2014
- Attended the NCTE conference and moderated a table discussion on Professor’s poetry workshop research, 2011
Timeline
Director of Advanced Learning Programs
De La Salle Institute
01.2017 - Current
Freshman Composition and Literature Instructor
Vandercook University
01.2017 - 01.2018
Lesson Plan Designer
Think CERCA
01.2013 - 12.2013
Classroom Teacher, Club Moderator
De La Salle Institute
01.2005 - Current
Masters - Teaching Language Arts
Northeastern Illinois University
Bachelor of Arts - English and French
Purdue University
Masters - Educational Leadership
Concordia University
Master of Arts - English
Loyola University
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