Sara Bachtel

• Facilitate individualized instruction to improve students' writing skills and confidence.
• Implement innovative teaching strategies to foster critical thinking and effective communication.
• Utilized educational technology tools to enhance lesson delivery and foster a dynamic learning environment for students.

• Counsels middle and high school students with essay writing

and test-taking strategies to reach their academic, college, and career goals.

• Uphold classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules while teachers are away.
• Coordinate with other departments to facilitate cross-functional projects related to enrollment management and student success.

• Delivered instruction in language arts encompassing reading, grammar, vocabulary, composition, and literature, working with teachers in other subjects to integrate skills across the curriculum.
• Encouraged spiritual growth through developing lessons, projects, and reflections on Biblical stories, so students can better understand God's larger narrative.
• Taught creative acting techniques encompassing varied historical genres and performance in preparation for chapel performances.

• Helped effectively cast six middle school musical productions and six elementary musical productions.
• Took extensive notes regarding musical cues and ran music and sound effects during rehearsals and performances to ensure a smooth and seamless musical production.

• Helped improve team performance by implementing tailored training programs for athletes over the course of the season and saw four of our runners finish in the top ten at the Metro Ten Championship.

• Created a schedule, organized bus transportation for off-site service, secured a relevant speaker, planned in-house activities for organizations like the Ronald McDonald House, and led debrief discussions for over a hundred 5th-6th-grade students.

• Learned under a master teacher in a first-grade classroom and co-taught math, phonics, reading, social studies, and grammar.
• Served as assistant director for two musicals, The Addams Family and Chess, and lead director for the spring play, Fools, by Neil Simon.

• Discipled six to eight students each year to support their spiritual growth and discuss the Bible study curriculum.
• Led multiple ministry areas that prepared and equipped students to serve in a mentorship program for underserved communities, missions, and prayer.
• Led a mission trip to Los Angeles (spring 2017) and Kansas City (spring 2018) and participated in a mission trip to Colorado (summer 2018) to help underserved communities with basic needs, prayer, tutoring, and vacation Bible school camps.

• Summa Cum Laude
• Hope Scholarship Recipient
• Additional Coursework in English and Language Arts Classes