Mary Clare Piatak

Wrote grants to obtain scholarships for students to travel to sites of the Holocaust in Europe in the summer before their senior year.

• Ensured smooth transitions between different tour segments by synchronizing timings across activities.
• Managed finances and budgets, optimizing cost efficiency while maintaining high-quality offerings.
• Traveled with, supervised and mentored the students upon return to help them develop "pay it forward " presentations of the message"Always remembernever forget!"
• Scheduled and publicized all the venues where the students would be presenting to reach a wide audience according to grant specifications/
• Wrote final grant completion reports with evidence and links after each trip.

• Collaborated with colleagues to develop cross-curricular projects, enhancing student learning through interdisciplinary connections.
• Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans to keep learner attention.
• Chose materials and developed lesson plans to enhance skills for individual students.
• Mentored new educators in best practices for teaching, leading to increased confidence and effectiveness within the school community.
• Created and implemented assessments to measure student progress.
• Served on various school committees focused on improving policies or procedures related to academics, safety, or equity issues – driving positive change at an institutional level.
• Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet evolving standards and benchmarks of education system.