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Matthew South

Porterville,CA

Summary

I am assertive, experienced, organized and dependable. In every job I have worked for 15+ years, I have been a proven asset who goes above and beyond expectations. I always execute on site goals and initiate new ideas and ways to grow students, develop colleagues and increase learning. My passion towards education and students and our profession as a whole is clear to anyone who meets me.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Teacher

Learn 4 Life Schools
06.2020 - Current
  • WASC Lead - Successfully wrote the report for, prepared staff for and led Crescent Valley's recent Mid-Cycle WASC visit with high commendations.
  • 504/SST Coordinator - Additional caseload of students with meetings, parent communication, in-house organization, legal paperwork with signatures.
  • E-Sports Head Coach - Competitive e-sports coach with program that is beyond expectations according to direct report.
  • Content Educator - Online/on-site teaching, consistent full classroom with 95%+ ADA and 71% students completing 3 or more credits.

Public School Teacher

Porterville/Burton Unified School District
06.2015 - 06.2020
  • High School Math Teacher - 7-11th grade math with consistently high student test scores. Room always full at lunch and break due to rapport with students.
  • Robotics Teacher - Learned to teach on the spot - Robotic cars, garages, factory lines etc.
  • Odyssey of the Mind Coach - Coached competitive team to state level competition.
  • Intervention/After School Teacher - Saturday school/after school/in-school intervention teacher offered outside of payed hours.

Administrator/Teacher

Tule River Indian Reservation
06.2010 - 04.2015
  • Administrator of 50+ employee department with multi million dollar budget.
  • After/In-school teacher/tutor - 35 + student K-12 caseload with reputation for excellence.
  • Club and Activities Leader - Self-initiated clubs and activity organizer - music club, science club, student council, haunted house, character counts and more.
  • Summer School Teacher - 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grade summer school teacher and events/field trip organizer.

Community Service Officer

UC Merced
05.2008 - 06.2009
  • Responded to and processed found property calls, logging details and filing required reports with University Police Officers for further action.

Education

Clear Teaching Credential - Foundational Mathematics - Working On Calculus

Tulare County Office of Education
Visalia, California
06.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

University of California - Merced
Merced, CA
06.2005

Skills

Training and proficiency in:

  • Professional Learning Communities (PLC)
  • Kagan strategies/group learning mechanics
  • Test/assessment creation
  • Technology in the classroom and in general
  • Excel/Sheets
  • Robotics/coding
  • ELL Education
  • Budgets

Timeline

Teacher

Learn 4 Life Schools
06.2020 - Current

Public School Teacher

Porterville/Burton Unified School District
06.2015 - 06.2020

Administrator/Teacher

Tule River Indian Reservation
06.2010 - 04.2015

Community Service Officer

UC Merced
05.2008 - 06.2009

Clear Teaching Credential - Foundational Mathematics - Working On Calculus

Tulare County Office of Education

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

University of California - Merced

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