Overview
Work History
Education
Certification
Administrative Experience
Professional Leadership
Presentations Grants Training
Timeline
Teacher
Megan Raanes

Megan Raanes

Wyomissing,PA

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
8
8

Certifications

Work History

Curriculum Supervisor

Reading School District
07.2025 - Current

Instructional Supervisor

Northeast Middle School
07.2024 - Current
  • Developed and supported MTSS systems and processes.
  • Led revival of Professional Learning Communities.
  • Presented Instructional Framework professional development sessions to district-wide teams.
  • Supported teacher development through targeted learning walks and sessions.

High School Principal

Valley Pathways School
07.2022 - 07.2024
  • Company Overview: Matanuska Susitna Valley School District
  • Led all aspects of the alternative high school as the sole administrator.
  • Adopted comprehensive project-based learning.
  • Implemented a guaranteed and viable curriculum and tiered credit recovery programs.
  • Doubled mental health staffing and hired a safety coordinator, decreasing suspensions to less than half previous rates.
  • Increased graduation rate by 31%.
  • Matanuska Susitna Valley School District

Assistant Principal, Student Support Services & Discipline

Colony High School
07.2021 - 07.2022
  • Company Overview: Matanuska Susitna Valley School District
  • Implemented a co-teaching model to provide less restrictive environments.
  • Served as LEA for all special education meetings in 1300 student high school.
  • Implemented preventative measures and restorative practices to ensure lower suspensions rates than other District high schools.
  • Matanuska Susitna Valley School District

Teacher of Special Education, Grades K-6

Aurora Elementary and Orion Elementary JBER
08.2020 - 05.2021
  • Company Overview: Anchorage School District
  • Anchorage School District

PK-12 Principal

Tok School
07.2019 - 05.2020
  • Company Overview: Alaska Gateway School District
  • Led all aspects of Prek-12th grade school as the sole administrator.
  • Created and implemented a leadership team to develop distributed leadership.
  • Led school community through Covid-19, ensuring all students received instruction, support and nutrition daily.
  • Alaska Gateway School District

District Mathematics Facilitator

Bering Strait School District
07.2018 - 06.2019
  • Created and implemented professional development sessions for teachers in grades PreK - 12th grade in mathematical pedagogy, specific curricular resources, teaching practices, classroom management, working with students with special needs, and culturally relevant instruction.
  • Traveled to 16 schools to support increased collective teacher efficacy through data review, teacher credibility training and micro-teaching.

Teacher of Mathematics and Science, Grades 7-12

Koyuk Malimiut School
08.2017 - 05.2018
  • Company Overview: Bering Strait School District
  • Bering Strait School District

Teacher of Mathematics and Special Education, Grade 9-12

Delaware Valley High School
08.2016 - 06.2017

Teacher of Mathematics and Special Education, Grades 5-12

Anthony A. Andrews School
08.2010 - 05.2016
  • Company Overview: Bering Strait School District
  • Bering Strait School District

Teacher of Special Education, Grades 9-12

John Bartram High School
08.2008 - 06.2010
  • Company Overview: School District of Philadelphia
  • School District of Philadelphia

Education

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) - Instructional Design and Technology

Liberty University
06.2026

Graduate Certificate - Instructional Design and Technology

Liberty University
05.2024

Education Specialist (Ed.S.) - Educational Leadership, Curriculum Director Specialization

Arkansas State University
05.2016

Master of Education (M.Ed.) - Special Education

Arcadia University
05.2010

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Psychology

Gettysburg College
05.2003

Certification

  • PA Administrative I, Principal, PK-12
  • PA Supervisory, Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction, PK-12
  • PA Instructional I, Mathematics, Special Education, General Science, Biology, 7-12; Agriculture PK-12

Administrative Experience

  • Instructional Supervisor, Northeast Middle School, Reading School District, 2024-07-01, Present, Developed and supported MTSS systems and processes., Led revival of Professional Learning Communities., Presented Instructional Framework professional development sessions to district-wide teams., Supported teacher development through targeted learning walks and sessions.
  • Principal, Valley Pathways School, Matanuska Susitna Valley School District, 2022-07-01, 2024-07-01, Led all aspects of the alternative high school as the sole administrator., Adopted comprehensive project-based learning., Implemented a guaranteed and viable curriculum and tiered credit recovery programs., Doubled mental health staffing and hired a safety coordinator, decreasing suspensions to less than half previous rates., Increased graduation rate by 31%.
  • Assistant Principal, Student Support Services & Discipline, Colony High School, Matanuska Susitna Valley School District, 2021-07-01, 2022-07-01, Implemented a co-teaching model to provide less restrictive environments., Served as LEA for all special education meetings in 1300 student high school., Implemented preventative measures and restorative practices to ensure lower suspensions rates than other District high schools.
  • Principal, Tok School, Alaska Gateway School District, 2019-07-01, 2020-05-01, Led all aspects of Prek-12th grade school as the sole administrator., Created and implemented a leadership team to develop distributed leadership., Led school community through Covid-19, ensuring all students received instruction, support and nutrition daily.
  • District Mathematics Facilitator, District Office, Bering Strait School District, 2018-07-01, 2019-06-01, Created and implemented professional development sessions for teachers in grades PreK - 12th grade in mathematical pedagogy., Traveled to 16 schools to support increased collective teacher efficacy through data review, teacher credibility training and micro-teaching.

Professional Leadership

  • Alaska State Coordinator, Region VII, National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), 2023-01-01, 2024-12-31
  • Facilitator, Joint Position Statements, Alaska Council of School Administrators, 2023-01-01, 2024-12-31
  • Region 8 Director, Alaska Association of Secondary School Principals, 2022-01-01, 2024-12-31
  • Acting Site Administrator, Aurora Elementary School, 2020-01-01, 2021-12-31
  • President, Alaska Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2019-01-01, 2022-12-31
  • President-Elect, Alaska Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2018-01-01, 2019-12-31
  • Leadership Team Facilitator, Koyuk Malimiut School, 2018-01-01, 2018-12-31
  • Acting Site Administrator, Koyuk Malimiut School, 2017-01-01, 2018-12-31
  • Lead Contract Negotiator, Bering Strait Education Association, 2017-01-01, 2018-12-31
  • State of Alaska Representative, NEA Minority and Women's Leadership Conference, 2016-01-01, 2016-12-31
  • President, Bering Strait Education Association, 2015-01-01, 2016-12-31
  • Instructional Coach, Mathematics Grades 3-8, Anthony A Andrew School, 2015-01-01, 2016-12-31

Presentations Grants Training

  • Safety Care Certification
  • Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Grant State Finalist, 2023
  • MANDT Certified
  • MatSu Health Foundation Grant Awardee
  • Computer Science Leaders Prize, Alaska Secondary School Awardee, Code.org, 2023
  • Alaska Cross Content Conference Accepted Presenter, 2022
  • Sealaska Heritage Institute 2021 Culturally Responsive Education Conference Presenter
  • Alaska Principals Conference Accepted Presenter, 2018
  • Science News Classroom Grant Recipient
  • Reflex Grant Recipient
  • Classrooms for the Future Grant Recipient
  • National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) Training
  • CORE Leadership Training
  • Life Space Crisis Intervention Certification

Timeline

Curriculum Supervisor

Reading School District
07.2025 - Current

Instructional Supervisor

Northeast Middle School
07.2024 - Current

High School Principal

Valley Pathways School
07.2022 - 07.2024

Assistant Principal, Student Support Services & Discipline

Colony High School
07.2021 - 07.2022

Teacher of Special Education, Grades K-6

Aurora Elementary and Orion Elementary JBER
08.2020 - 05.2021

PK-12 Principal

Tok School
07.2019 - 05.2020

District Mathematics Facilitator

Bering Strait School District
07.2018 - 06.2019

Teacher of Mathematics and Science, Grades 7-12

Koyuk Malimiut School
08.2017 - 05.2018

Teacher of Mathematics and Special Education, Grade 9-12

Delaware Valley High School
08.2016 - 06.2017

Teacher of Mathematics and Special Education, Grades 5-12

Anthony A. Andrews School
08.2010 - 05.2016

Teacher of Special Education, Grades 9-12

John Bartram High School
08.2008 - 06.2010

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) - Instructional Design and Technology

Liberty University

Graduate Certificate - Instructional Design and Technology

Liberty University

Education Specialist (Ed.S.) - Educational Leadership, Curriculum Director Specialization

Arkansas State University

Master of Education (M.Ed.) - Special Education

Arcadia University

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Psychology

Gettysburg College
Megan Raanes