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Overview
Work History
Education
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Community Service
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SHAREE I. THOMAS

Dallas,GA

Summary

Dynamic educator with a proven record in enhancing both student and teacher development through innovative, standards-aligned learning activities. Exceptional communication skills that drive engaging presentations that effectively connect classroom lessons to real-world applications. A strong collaborator, adept at fostering relationships with students, staff, and stakeholders, supported by extensive experience in education and a service-oriented approach.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Gifted Anatomy & Physiology Teacher

Pope High School
Marietta, GA
10.2022 - Current
  • Created a standards-based, engaging curriculum for the Anatomy & Physiology program
  • Developed interesting, standard-based lesson plans to meet the academic, intellectual, and social needs of students
  • Collaborated with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons, promoting learning and student engagement
  • Helped establish a culturally diverse presence on campus through campus activities and raising awareness
  • Lead the Black History Month assembly and activities on campus
  • Lead a food drive to help support a local teen shelter, Must Ministries, Cobb County
  • Provided guidance to staff regarding the MTSS process, and met with students to provide targeted interventions.
  • I held a position on the school data team and analyzed school data from the PSAT
  • Designed a curriculum for the school-wide initiative to increase PSAT scores
  • Held a position as a School Strategic Plan Team member: Provided professional development to teachers around school-based and district initiatives.
  • Scheduled tutoring sessions to help students improve their grades and gain a better grasp of the course material.

RTI/MTSS Interventionist

Osceola County School District
Kissimmee, FL
08.2021 - 05.2022
  • Evaluated students need to provide helpful resources and support
  • Developing, leading, implementing, monitoring, and collaborating with other educators in the school-wide integration of MTSS
  • Communicating with key stakeholders and working on the MTSS Leadership Team, Tier 2 Team, and Tier 3 Team to implement the MTSS framework, which includes RtI and PBIS approaches
  • Coaching and training colleagues on MTSS implementation
  • Managing, analyzing, and utilizing student data (i.e., scoring probes, scheduling data collection, and using collected data to drive student support)
  • Coordinated with school personnel, parents and students to determine disciplinary actions for behavioral issues
  • Observed teachers under classroom conditions to track professional abilities and identify areas in need of improvement
  • Guided instruction by mentoring teachers to improve leadership and teaching effectiveness

Assistant Testing Coordinator

Osceola School District
Kissimmee, FL
08.2021 - 05.2022
  • Presented resources and opportunities to teaching staff for further professional development and curriculum training courses.
  • Monitored the testing area and equipment to minimize variables.
  • Reported test results to inform management and improve production processes.
  • Recruited and trained testing team members.
  • Assisted with quality control monitoring and the identification of the root cause for non-conformances.
  • Monitored and evaluated the performance of school employees.
  • Outlined, implemented, and maintained personnel-related policies and procedures.

International Baccalaureate Biology Teacher

Gateway High School
St. Cloud, Florida
01.2017 - 06.2021
  • PLC Lead teacher
  • Observed educators in classroom and offered methods to improve instructional techniques
  • Communicated objectives for all lessons, units and projects to students and parents
  • Coached several new teachers on school guidelines to decrease training time and increase teacher success
  • Developed interesting standard based lesson plans to meet academic, intellectual, and social needs of students
  • Collaborated with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning and student engagement
  • Strengthened parent-teacher and parent-child communication by holding regular parent-teacher conferences
  • Established and enforced rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among a class of 33 students

AVID Life Science Teacher

Maitland Middle School
Maitland, Florida
02.2013 - 01.2017
  • Selected as the PLC leader
  • Coordinated after school tutoring hours with other teachers to help students in need of extra attention
  • Routinely met with students' parents regarding in-class issues and learning interruptions to discuss solutions
  • Earned positive verbal/written feedback from parents regarding classroom instruction and student learning success
  • Received high remarks for the creativity of classroom lesson plans and instructional techniques from students, parents and faculty

Traumatic Brain Injury Program Instructor (TBI)

R.E.S. Company Inc
Medford, New York
07.2006 - 09.2012
  • Developed and implemented interesting and interactive learning mediums to increase student understanding of the course materials
  • Develop and implement daily and unit lesson plans for individuals with TBI, administer tests and evaluations, and analyze student performances
  • Project Management/ Training Coordinator: Established credibility, rapport, and maintained communication with vendors at multiple levels, internal and external to the organization
  • Designed and conducted classroom and web-based training for the company's policies and procedures
  • Acted as the senior trainer responsible for providing support to new trainees through mentoring, observation, and feedback
  • Maintained training documents to meet Department of Health regulations for the TBI Waiver, and developed training documentation for an internal server program that uses the information to extract data to create reports

Paraprofessional Summer School Program

Garden Manor Elementary School
Bay Shore, NY
07.2001 - 09.2005
  • Assisted with delivering lesson plans that focused on age and appropriate material
  • Facilitated and supported daily classroom instruction
  • Provided tutoring session for students requiring additional instruction

Education

MEd - Education Leadership

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
08.2021

Bachelor of Science - Bioscience-Research Science, Pre-Med

Farmingdale State University
Farmingdale, NY

Skills

  • Relationship Building Expertise
  • Effective Conflict Management
  • Professional Development Coaching
  • Serving diverse communities
  • Excellent classroom management

Certification

  • Licensed Educational Leadership
  • Licensed Secondary Teacher: Biology 6-12
  • Licensed International Baccalaureate Biology Teacher
  • Licensed Minister
  • Certified AVID Science Teacher
  • Certified PREP Relationship Educator
  • Certified Mental Health First Aide Responder

Accomplishments

  • Cobb County STAR TEACHER AWARD, 2025, High School and District Winner.
  • Employee of the Month, 2025
  • Teacher of the Month
  • 2023-2024
  • 2024-2025
  • Best and Brightest Award in Osceola County, Rated as a Highly Effective Teacher in several counties.
  • 6th-grade Science PLC Lead Teacher
  • 9th to 12th grade Science PLC Lead Teacher
  • District Science curriculum creator, For the East Learning Community in preparation of science FCAT - Orange County.
  • District professional development designer, For district initiatives (Marzano evaluation system).
  • District Professional Development facilitator
  • ECET Conference Facilitator, Osceola County
  • Technology Integration, Increased student participation and test scores by introducing relevant computer programs and exercises to encourage student interest and enjoyment.

Community Service

  • Georgia Association of Educators (GAE) Constitution and Bylaws Committee Member
  • Volunteered at a local church, providing enrichment activities such as dance classes for the community, and tutoring to help increase the academic performance of kids in low socioeconomic areas.
  • Volunteered and provided spiritually based counseling to newly engaged couples and families in low socioeconomic areas to help raise awareness and connect families to resources.
  • Coordinated community events for married couples to help restore, train, and build stronger family core values.
  • Basketball Booster Club board member

Timeline

Lead Gifted Anatomy & Physiology Teacher

Pope High School
10.2022 - Current

RTI/MTSS Interventionist

Osceola County School District
08.2021 - 05.2022

Assistant Testing Coordinator

Osceola School District
08.2021 - 05.2022

International Baccalaureate Biology Teacher

Gateway High School
01.2017 - 06.2021

AVID Life Science Teacher

Maitland Middle School
02.2013 - 01.2017

Traumatic Brain Injury Program Instructor (TBI)

R.E.S. Company Inc
07.2006 - 09.2012

Paraprofessional Summer School Program

Garden Manor Elementary School
07.2001 - 09.2005

MEd - Education Leadership

University of Central Florida

Bachelor of Science - Bioscience-Research Science, Pre-Med

Farmingdale State University