Kelly Zaborowski

A passionate and devoted educator with over 10 years of teaching experience. Skilled in developing and implementing engaging lesson plans that foster critical thinking and differentiated needs. Committed to providing a nurturing and stimulating learning environment that fosters academic and personal growth. Demonstrated success in cultivating positive relationships with students, parents, and colleagues. Dedicated to improving instructional practice via professional development that supports best practice and technologies to enhance student learning. Accomplished Elementary General Education Classroom teacher successful in classroom management, student evaluations and test preparation. Proven history of improving student learning outcomes by adapting lesson plans to student needs. Dedicated to promoting academic performance and fostering social skills and character development.

● National Board Certification

One of the most difficult experiences in my career was achieving National Board Certification. It challenged me to reflect on, assess, and refine my teaching○ practice. The process made me more effective in my teaching strategies, which can be seen in my students’ growth.

● Student Growth

My students’ growth is something that I am incredibly proud of because it shows my commitment to understanding my student’s needs and my ability to help them grow. Historically, the students at Richland perform lower than the state average in math. Improving these scores is a district-wide initiative supported by the Math Committee, which I am a part of.

■ My students' average ELA growth in the 2022-2023 school year was 105%.

■ My students' average math growth in the 2022-2023 school year was 87%

● Leading a Kagan-Inspired Strategy Session for staff members

○ The School Improvement Team identified student engagement as a focus area for the school year. I led a Kagan-inspired strategy session for our district’s staff members to support this focus. This required me to synthesize information I had learned in a workshop that I attended to create a presentation/activities to strengthen classroom engagement. This process challenged me to step out of my comfort zone and share practices that I value and feel have highly influenced the success of my students in the classroom.