SHANE MCANDREW
New York,NY
Summary
School leader with over 21 years of experience as an educator and change agent impacting students, staff, and school districts. Expertise in improving classroom and school climates through intentional instructional strategies and the integration of conflict resolution, restorative practices, and social emotional learning in all aspects of school culture.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Global History Teacher
Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce
New York, USA
09.2017 - Current
- Enhanced Global History Regents results by integrating Writing Revolution strategies to strengthen student thinking and writing through criteria for success and Socratic seminars
- Guided students in critical thinking and analysis of historical texts.
- Facilitated discussions on global commerce and historical events in classroom settings.
- Developed engaging history lesson plans for diverse student groups.
Community Building SEL Teacher
DREAM-SHSI
New York, New York
02.2025 - Current
- Led community building and social-emotional learning activities that equipped students to manage anxiety from high-stakes testing and smoothly transition to specialized high schools during Saturday and summer programs.
- Facilitated acceptance of black and brown students into specialized high schools by providing targeted instructional and logistical support aligned with DREAM's equity mission.
SEL & Restorative Practices Lead
Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce
New York, USA
09.2014 - Current
- Led visioning process and integration of SEL instruction into classrooms, advisories, and staff professional development
- Provided professional development to staff on key SEL strategies to improve instruction, teacher and student relationships in alignment with school CEP and SEL goals
- Oversaw the completion and analysis of SEL data collection initiatives, including DESSA.
- Modeled SEL best practices and then coached teachers on the implementation of best practices including the use of collaboratively generated rubrics for assessing SEL competencies
- Spearheaded restorative justice initiatives by facilitating school-wide consensus building and professional development, fostering supportive mindsets for program success
- Led staff in the integration of restorative practice including circles, mediations, and restorative conferencing in the classroom resulting in a significant drop in suspension rates
- Expanded RJ programming through obtaining grants, hiring RJ support professionals, collaborating with New York Peace Institute, and increasing the number of RJ trained staff
- Facilitated staff-wide circles to improve school climate, facilitate staff-wide restorative conversations, and build staff culture
- Collaborated with students on the implementation of gratitude practices in all aspects of the school through the development of advisory and classroom routines, community bulletin boards, and art projects
- Led team of advisors through the implementation of curriculum, integration of SEL strategies, and the development of teacher-student relationships
- Developed comprehensive curriculum, materials, and activities for teacher advisors to enhance SEL integration and instructional effectiveness
- Aligned advisory curriculum with SEL competencies and areas of growth according to DESSA results
- Created a tiered system of support that leveraged data-based interventions increasing the graduation rate from 58% to 78%
- Transformed staff culture from contention to collaboration by developing protocols for resolving workplace issues, improving team dynamics
- Answered questions for parents and school ambassadors on DESSA implementation during a city-wide panel.
Career Technical Education Teacher
Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce
New York, USA
09.2014 - 06.2016
- Developed supply chain management curriculum emphasizing intermodal transportation and professionalism skills
- Partnered with industry professionals to deliver experiential learning opportunities aligned with classroom instruction
9th Grade Academy Teacher
U-32 School
Montpelier, USA
01.2005 - 01.2013
- Developed and taught alternative program fostering successful transition to high school for struggling freshmen through mentoring, social-emotional awareness, and academic skill support
- Coordinated interventions among classroom teachers, special educators, counselors, and families to support students in 9th Grade Academy
U32 Staff Association President
U-32 School
Montpelier, USA
01.2005 - 01.2013
- Introduced and integrated interest-based resolution practices through all areas of labor-management relations creating a more collaborative relationship and more effective advocacy of the school community through multiple rounds of teacher negotiations, grievance procedures, and labor management committees
- Led multiple district-wide teacher contract negotiation teams that simultaneously advocated for teachers while building relationship and collaboration with school board members through the integration of interest-based collaborative practices in contract negotiations
- Facilitated multiple rounds of teacher contract negotiations using Federal Mediation Services system, shifting school culture from contentious to collaborative
- Created supervisory union-wide Labor Management Committee that worked to collaborate on district-wide workplace issues
Education
M.S - Education Leadership
Hunter College of Education
New York, NY06-2022
M.S - Mediation and Applied Conflict Studies
Champlain College
Burlington, VT06-2012
Vermont Licensure - Secondary Education Social Studies
Union Institute And University-Vermont College
Montpelier, VT06-2005
B.A - History
Kutztown University
Kutztown, PA12-2000
Skills
- Curriculum design
- Instructional leadership
- Instructional Coaching
- Social-emotional learning
- School climate improvement
- Conflict resolution
Certification
- New York State Certification, Grade 7-12, Social Studies
- New York State School Building Leadership
- New York State School District Leadership
Timeline
Community Building SEL Teacher
DREAM-SHSI
02.2025 - Current
Global History Teacher
Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce
09.2017 - Current
SEL & Restorative Practices Lead
Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce
09.2014 - Current
Career Technical Education Teacher
Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce
09.2014 - 06.2016
9th Grade Academy Teacher
U-32 School
01.2005 - 01.2013
U32 Staff Association President
U-32 School
01.2005 - 01.2013
M.S - Education Leadership
Hunter College of Education
M.S - Mediation and Applied Conflict Studies
Champlain College
Vermont Licensure - Secondary Education Social Studies
Union Institute And University-Vermont College
B.A - History
Kutztown University