Cheryl Boylan
Cary,NC
Summary
Project-oriented teacher with 20+ years of working with educational teams to assess, plan and implement reading and math intervention programs impacting over 400 students. Passionate about closing the equity gap with proven history of incorporating a variety of cultures, races, religions and backgrounds into lessons, content, and curriculum to improve critical-thinking skills and ensure that every student feels seen, heard, and represented. Dedicated to improving the quality of education by aligning content and motivating students, resulting in 82% of students exceeding state goals.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Permanent Substitute Teacher/Summer Camp Assistant
Montessori School of Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
10.2023 - Current
- Guide students ranging in age from infant through upper elementary school
Teacher, Grades 2-3
Douglas Creative Arts Magnet Elementary
Raleigh, NC
08.2016 - 06.2023
- Honored and recognized as Teacher of the Year for 2023, out of a team of 40 certified staff, for a strong ability to build relationships and commitment to providing mentoring support and professional and personal development to students, parents, and staff members
- Immersed in collaboration with team to provide intervention for reading and math students across grade level
- Team-taught STEM lessons with STEM teacher
- Key Equity Team member, activating strategic vision of understanding racial equity through lens of self-reflection with emphasis on supporting team of 56 staff members and 420 racially diverse students
- Managed program performance data and metrics for over 80 individuals with exceptional growth, raising reading scores from 54% to 82% through ability to provide support and actionable steps and resources for students to reach individual and organizational goals
- Instructed 20 students virtually during 2020-2021, ensuring that State standards were met using digital content.
Teacher, Grade 2
Wendell Creative Arts & Science Elementary
Wendell, NC
11.2015 - 06.2016
- Heavy emphasis in using data to inform instruction, with an increase of 13% of students performing at benchmark level
- Positively influenced and mentored beginning teacher with an emphasis on aligning curriculum to State standards and prioritizing urgent tasks, contributing to a goal increase of 10%
Teacher, Grades 1-2
Brier Creek Elementary
Raleigh, NC
07.2009 - 09.2015
- Collaborated with a team of 8, with an emphasis on navigating and mapping National and State curriculum standards to curriculum, as well as with building relationships
- Recognized at staff meeting for work with ESL student population, due to strengthening social skills as well as raising achievement by 12%
Teacher, Grades K-2
Wendell Creative Arts & Science Magnet Elementary
Wendell, NC
08.2000 - 06.2009
- Collaborated with 3 cross-functional project teams to share insights with alignment of multi-curricular goals with State standards
- Co-authored Social Studies curriculum at the county level
- Identified and recommended opportunities to incorporate best practices and emerging trends with curriculum and State standards, culminating in increasing goals by 10%
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Methodist University
Skills
- Adaptable, pivot quickly
- Use assessment and progress monitoring tools
- Design interventions
- Consult with cross-categorical groups
- Data-entry and analysis
- Research education trends
- Reflective
- Excellent written communication
- Process and results-oriented
- Google Suites & Microsoft skills
Timeline
Permanent Substitute Teacher/Summer Camp Assistant
Montessori School of Raleigh
10.2023 - Current
Teacher, Grades 2-3
Douglas Creative Arts Magnet Elementary
08.2016 - 06.2023
Teacher, Grade 2
Wendell Creative Arts & Science Elementary
11.2015 - 06.2016
Teacher, Grades 1-2
Brier Creek Elementary
07.2009 - 09.2015
Teacher, Grades K-2
Wendell Creative Arts & Science Magnet Elementary
08.2000 - 06.2009
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Methodist University
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