SARA STEWART
Brighton,MI
Summary
Elementary teacher with 4+ years of experience teaching grades k.-2. Experienced in facilitating an engaging classroom learning experience through organized lessons and personalized learning plans. I am seeking a position to continue helping children increase their knowledge and unlock their potential through successful methodologies and student motivation.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy
09.2020 - Current
- Inspired academic success based on the belief that all students can achieve excellence, regardless of background
- Virtual and brick-and-mortar classroom experience
- Fostered a positive classroom environment, encouraging learning and promoting student growth
- Created engaging lesson plans, fostered a culture of discovery, and provided a well-organized classroom structure to help students succeed
- Assessed students’ strengths and weaknesses regularly to provide appropriate methods for addressing needs
- Math lead for K-2 teams and reviewed new curriculum and gave input on how to implement it
- Created math curriculum for k-2 grade band.
Owner/Manager and Pet Service Provider
Pet Mommy’s
01.2013 - Current
- Managed and trained pet sitters, grooming, managing invoicing, and scheduling, handling day-to-day business tasks, managing to meet and greet new clients, and managing staff
- Effective July 2020 I will become a partner and not be involved in day-to-day activities.
- Maintained company website and all reporting
Student Teacher First-grade
High Point Virtual Academy
03.2020 - 06.2020
- Helped develop and implement lesson plans for first grade, analyzed student performance and their area of needs
- Virtual and brick-and-mortar classroom experience
- Fostered a positive classroom environment encouraging learning and promoting student growth
- Conducted small group activities and gave lessons to large groups of students
- Experience teaching a virtual classroom using Blackboard and implementing virtual lessons.
Human Resource Manager
ABC Realty & Property Management/ABC Mobile Signing Services
01.2006 - 01.2011
- Employed focus, attention to detail, and reliability to manage payroll and vacation time, recruiting estate agents, property managers, and all facets of talent acquisition
- Managed payroll, and accounts payable, and handled all HR filing
- Conducted new hire orientation and administration benefits for employees
- Supervised worker's compensation cases and helped clients understand unemployment claims, OSHA programs, formulated and updated HR handbooks and documentation.
Senior Human Resource Manager
Aztec Manufacturing
01.1999 - 01.2005
- Directed talent acquisition and development, compensation, labor relations, performance management, and other core HR and employee relations functions
- Administered health, dental, and life insurance programs
- Researched worker's compensation laws and teamed up with attorneys as a company representative during employee law violation hearings
- Authored policies and guided program development for employment.
Education
Master of Arts - Education Administration
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI05.2025
Arc Elementary Education -
Schoolcraft College
Livonia, MI05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Enivoromental Science
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
East Lansing, MI05.2000
Skills
- Microsoft office - Google suite
- Letrs Certified
- Highly Qualified Teacher
- Creative Lesson Planning
- Classroom Management
- New row, Blackboard, Canvas, Amplify, and virtual teaching experience
- Technologically Savvy
- OG math and Ela classroom certification
- Power bi
- Database management
- Curriculum Planning
- PowerSchool
- SQL
- Advanced Excel
- Data Analysis
- Learning Support and Student Assessment Systems
Volunteer Experience
- High point Virtual Academy of Michigan, Student Teacher - First Grade, Virtual and brick-and-mortar classroom experience, Help develop and implement lesson plans for first grade, analyzed student performance and their area of needs., Fostered a positive classroom environment encouraging learning and promoting student growth., Participated in parent conferences, Conducted small group activities and gave lessons to large groups of students, Experience teaching a virtual classroom using Blackboard and implementing virtual lessons
- Selcra, T-Ball Assistant Coach, 05/17, 07/19, Assistant coach for three years for my sons t-ball team
- Brighton Area Schools, Parent Helper, 2011, Present, I've had the opportunity to help in my kid’s classrooms in a variety of ways throughout the years. I helped with small group instruction, individual instruction, party planning, and classroom organization
Certification
Skills:
- PowerSchool
- SQL, Scripting, HTML
- Advanced Excel
- Data Analysis
- Learning Support and Student Assessment Systems
- Technical Documentation
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy
09.2020 - Current
Student Teacher First-grade
High Point Virtual Academy
03.2020 - 06.2020
Owner/Manager and Pet Service Provider
Pet Mommy’s
01.2013 - Current
Human Resource Manager
ABC Realty & Property Management/ABC Mobile Signing Services
01.2006 - 01.2011
Senior Human Resource Manager
Aztec Manufacturing
01.1999 - 01.2005
Master of Arts - Education Administration
University of Michigan
Arc Elementary Education -
Schoolcraft College
Bachelor of Science - Enivoromental Science
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Skills:
- PowerSchool
- SQL, Scripting, HTML
- Advanced Excel
- Data Analysis
- Learning Support and Student Assessment Systems
- Technical Documentation
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