Michelle Myre
WA
Summary
Dynamic music educator (and former newspaper publisher) with proven success at both Longview and Renton School District, through innovative curriculum development and collaborative leadership. Skilled in effective communication and large-scale management, passionate about fostering community engagement and teamwork to create inspiring experiences.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Children's Choral Director
Bellevue Presbyterian Church
01.2023 - Current
- 7th - 12th Grade Children's Choir Director.
- 2nd - 3rd Grade Children's Choir Director.
- Directed and managed rehearsals and performances for two children's choirs, enhancing musical skills and fostering teamwork.
- Collaborated with Ministry Director, choir directors, accompanists, and families to create a supportive environment for children's musical growth.
Music Educator, Elementary
Renton School District
01.2018 - Current
- Grades K-5 Music, currently working to apply progressive teaching principles to approximately 250+ students of Bryn Mawr, Campbell Hill and Hazelwood Elementaries.
- Designed and implemented inclusive curriculum collaboratively with colleagues.
- Integrated discipline and management strategies across three schools to create a cohesive learning environment for students.
- Implement successful Social Emotional Learning intervention for all students, resulting in safe spaces throughout the classroom and continuous dialogue surrounding emotional wellness and responsibilities.
- Successfully designed and implemented a safe and welcoming environment for students to learn and develop relationships within the classroom.
- Collaborating with multiple colleagues between multiple schools for discovery and implementation of various musical concepts and learning practices.
- Collaborated with administration on providing cutting edge electronic tools and apps for learning.
- Designed, developed and proposed the first Hazelwood Choir, launched in Fall 2019.
- Participated in and led multiple school-wide events, fostering community engagement through initiatives like Multi-cultural Night, Winter Singalong, Spring Musical Showcase, Game Night, and Jump Rope for Heart.
Cert Sub, PARA 1-1 LRC2
Issaquah School District
09.2017 - 08.2018
- Substitute teaching / Para sub began 9/2017.
- Hired into long-term para 1-1 sub position 11/2017-3/2018.
- Hired full time long term sub 1-1 position 3/2018.
- Supported 17 students in high school special needs LRC2 classrooms, fostering individualized learning environments.
- Provided 1-1 support for severely disabled 14-year-old, managing wheelchair mobility and daily care accommodations.
- Administered tube-feeding and water bolus to students, ensuring nutritional needs were met.
- Integrated music into weekly activities for both classrooms, enhancing engagement and learning through creative expression.
- Workshop attendance with ODD, Autism and other conditions.
Publisher, Editor, Sales Manager, Graphic Designer
Valley Bugler Community Newspaper, LLC
01.2007 - 01.2017
- Served as publisher, editor, sales manager, graphic designer, column editor, and project manager.
- Built business to triple growth in sales and readership, within two years.
- Recruited and trained employees for ad sales and graphic design roles.
- Managed daily operations for 10 years, ensuring smooth workflow and strategic direction.
- During ten years of operation, developed and honed leadership, business acumen and creativity.
- Acquired business assets in 2007.
Choral Music Educator
Longview School District
01.1998 - 01.2003
- Applied progressive teaching principles to classes and choirs of between 20-72 students, improving performance, homework and participation rates drastically, resulting in a choral education program growth of 100-200% per year for 4 years.
- Instructed approximately 900 students in grades 6-8, fostering musical skills and teamwork.
- Expanded Middle School choral program enrollment by implementing engaging curriculum and performance opportunities.
- Directed and administered All-District Choral Concert, leading a 1,000-voice choir in a memorable finale performance.
- Successfully prepared, auditioned and performed top choral groups at Disneyland Mainstage.
- Coordinated field trips and choral competitions, including out-of-state events, while managing parent and administration chaperone participation.
- Designed, developed and implemented new curriculum for a new 6th grade Music Appreciation class.
- Developed interesting course plans to meet academic, intellectual and social needs of students, including those who had not voluntarily signed up for chorus.
- Proposed new high school choral program and was hired with over 300 students the first year.
Education
BA - Music Education, Music Performance
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA01-1998
Skills
- Curriculum development
- Conducting workshops
- Team Leadership
- Management and organization
- Large-scale management
- Effective communication
- Positive relationship management
- Collaboratively focused
- Flexible and adaptive
- Self-motivated
- Computer and internet proficiency
Platform management expertise - Marketing analysis and design
- Marketing analysis and design
Advertising strategy development
Market research and insights - Platform management expertise
- Newspaper publishing and development
Certification
- Washington State Teaching Certificate, K-12 Music Endorsement
- Outstanding Educator Award, 2021
- Certificate of Completion, Understanding & Recognizing Dyslexia
- World Music Pedagogy, Texas State University
- Behavior Intervention Strategies, University of Washington
Hobbies and Interests
- Gardening & Plant growth
- Playing & Performing Music
- Spending time with my Kids
- Studying world cultures
Timeline
Children's Choral Director
Bellevue Presbyterian Church
01.2023 - Current
Music Educator, Elementary
Renton School District
01.2018 - Current
Cert Sub, PARA 1-1 LRC2
Issaquah School District
09.2017 - 08.2018
Publisher, Editor, Sales Manager, Graphic Designer
Valley Bugler Community Newspaper, LLC
01.2007 - 01.2017
Choral Music Educator
Longview School District
01.1998 - 01.2003
BA - Music Education, Music Performance
Western Washington University