Karen D. Harris
Fountain Inn,SC
Summary
To obtain an administrative position to support the District's goals and to help every student be enlightened learners who become respectable global citizens
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Rudolph Gordon School
08.2024 - Current
- 7th grade Social Studies, geography
Teacher
Greenville Early College
08.2019 - 05.2024
- Academic Literacy/ Reading Assistance teacher for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students
- Used Language! Live and Read180 to facilitate reading and reading comprehension with the goal of bringing the student's reading up to grade level
- 7th grade English Language Arts and 9th grade English 1 Honors and English 1 College Prep
- 11th grade U.S History: raised student performance on EOC from 50% pass rate to 83% passing rate
- English department head for GEC (20/21); SS department head (23/24)
Teacher
Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School
08.2018 - 06.2019
- 7th grade English Language Arts Teacher
- Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
ADEPT Teacher Leader
Greenville County Schools
08.2016 - 06.2018
- Evaluate teachers at all grade levels using the ADEPT, PAS-T, PAS-MS, PAS-IC, and PAS-SC evaluation instruments
- Create ADA improvement plans and communicate them with teachers
- Conduct interviews for the school district
- Lead professional development for ADEPT/SAFE-T, new teacher orientations, and student teachers
- Complete Human Resource tasks as needed including working with Lawson Live Production, update job descriptions, analyze survey results, prescreen substitute teachers, assist with recruitment events, and conduct new staff orientations
Teacher
Beck Academy IBMYP
08.2008 - 06.2016
- 8th grade English Language Arts and Social Studies teacher
- 6th grade English Language Arts teacher
- Chair Person for Youth Court (2009/2010 school year)
- Long term substitute ELA teacher, Beck Academy
Administration Internship I and II
Greenville County Schools, Beck Academy
01.2013 - 12.2014
- Disciplinary actions, referrals, in school and out of school suspension, bus referrals, conferring with parents about student infractions, implementation of 6th grade teachers' hall duty schedule after each related arts period, administrative duties during the absence of an assistant principal, IEP Meetings, administrative duty during after-school athletic events, speaker at school events, ADEPT 3rd Evaluator
Human Services Specialist II
State of South Carolina Department of Social Services
03.1997 - 02.1999
- Provided treatment and follow-up services to clients where abuse/neglect has been indicated
- Maintained paperwork and prepared cases for court, as needed
Juvenile Detective, Vice Investigator, Patrol Officer
Charleston Police Department
05.1991 - 11.1994
Education
Ed. S - Educational Leadership, Administration and Supervision
Clemson University
Clemson, SC05.2014
MAT - Master of Arts in Teaching in Middle Grades Education with SC initial Certification in Language Arts and Social Studies
Clemson University
Clemson, SC05.2008
Bachelor of Arts - English
The College of Charleston
Charleston, SC05.1991
Skills
- Classroom management
- Relationship building
- Critical thinking
- Student engagement
- Behavior management
- Positive role model and mentor
- Public speaking
- Differentiated instruction
- Serving diverse communities
Accomplishments
- Won “Teacher of the Year” award at Greenville Early College in 2023-2024 school year.
Professional Development Presentations
- Presenter for PAS-T formal evaluation teacher orientation
- Schaffer Model Presentation for Humanities Staff
- Schaffer Model Professional Development Training
- Beck Academy Rising 6th Grade Open House Speaker
- Beck Academy Magnet Night Speaker
- 7th/8th Grade Curriculum Night
Honors And Affiliations
- Kappa Delta Pi International Honors Society in Education
- The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Certifications And Licensees
- Highly Qualified Middle School ELA, Middle School Social Studies, History and Educational Leadership, Administration and Supervision
- Gifted and Talented and Read to Succeed
- INTEL, Google Docs, Google Apps, Google Classroom, Outlook, Microsoft Office
- SC Mentor, ADEPT/SAF-T Certified/ 4.0 Rubric
Timeline
Teacher
Rudolph Gordon School
08.2024 - Current
Teacher
Greenville Early College
08.2019 - 05.2024
Teacher
Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School
08.2018 - 06.2019
ADEPT Teacher Leader
Greenville County Schools
08.2016 - 06.2018
Administration Internship I and II
Greenville County Schools, Beck Academy
01.2013 - 12.2014
Teacher
Beck Academy IBMYP
08.2008 - 06.2016
Human Services Specialist II
State of South Carolina Department of Social Services
03.1997 - 02.1999
Juvenile Detective, Vice Investigator, Patrol Officer
Charleston Police Department
05.1991 - 11.1994
MAT - Master of Arts in Teaching in Middle Grades Education with SC initial Certification in Language Arts and Social Studies
Clemson University
Bachelor of Arts - English
The College of Charleston
Ed. S - Educational Leadership, Administration and Supervision
Clemson University
Similar Profiles
Kristina H. LeeKristina H. Lee
Speech and Language Pathologist at Gordon County School SystemsSpeech and Language Pathologist at Gordon County School Systems
Daniel RuweDaniel Ruwe
Director of Operations at Gordon Parks Elementary SchoolDirector of Operations at Gordon Parks Elementary School
AILEEN GRANTAILEEN GRANT
Associate Professor (Prior Snr Research Fellow) at Robert Gordon University, School of HealthAssociate Professor (Prior Snr Research Fellow) at Robert Gordon University, School of Health