Sharon Wilson Murray
Decatur
Summary
An ambitious director who creates strategic alliances with organizational leaders to effectively align with and support key business initiatives. Builds and retains high performance teams by hiring, developing, and motivating skilled professionals.
Overview
44
44
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Teacher
Baltimore School System
01.1980 - 01.1981
- Created and implemented courses of professional development
- Mentored and coached employees resulting in a 12% increase in productivity
- Leadership:
- Managed summer camps and after school programs
- Handled all functions related to day to day management of daycare facility
- Lead team to create services in a church setting
- Introduced new learning methods to ensure total comprehension for all students
- Provided leadership for learning center development
- Planned and conducted activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provided students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate
- Established clear objectives for all lessons/projects and communicated with students, achieving a total understanding of grading rubric and overall class expectations
- Employee relations
- Self-motivated
- Customer-oriented, Taught special education
- Conducted student assessments
- Defined appropriate activities through collaboration
- Worked with colleagues to identify students with special needs.
Owner Sales Representative
Coca Cola
01.1981 - 01.1984
- Recommended and helped customers select merchandise based on their needs
- Served as liaison between customers, store personnel and various store departments
- Confirmed that appropriate changes were made to resolve customers' problems
- Managed wide variety of customer service and administrative tasks to resolve customer issues quickly and efficiently
- Developed individual educational plans (IEP) designed to promote educational, physical and social development
- Established and communicated clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects to both students and parents
- Wrote and presented documents for Individual Education Plan conferences
Special Education Teacher
Dekalb County School System
01.1984 - 01.1990
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
Owner
Sharon's Sunshine Family Daycare
01.1991 - 03.2015
- Employed a variety of materials for children to explore and manipulate in learning activities and imaginative play
- Disciplined children and recommended other measures to correct behavior
- Created an infant area, toddler area, and preschool area of play within the daycare
- Offered detailed daily reports that outlined each child's activities
- Incorporated music and art activities to encourage creativity and expression
- Maintained daily records of activities, behaviors, meals and naps
- Carefully identified warning signs of emotional and developmental problems in children
- Created and implemented a developmentally appropriate curriculum
- Upheld all CPR and Georgia regulated certifications
- Offered stimulating curriculum that accommodated all learning styles
- Licensed through Bright from the Start Georgia Department of Early Care
Director
Beulah Missionary Baptist Church Summer Camp
01.2005 - 02.2015
- Employed a variety of materials for children to explore in learning activities and imaginative play.
- Disciplined children and recommended other measures to correct behavior.
- Created an infant,toddler, and preschool area of play within the daycare.
- Offered details daily reports that outlined each childs activities.
- Incorporated music, and art to encourage creativity and expression.
- Created and implemented a developmentally appropriate curriculum.
- Upheld all CPR & Georgia regulated certifications.
- Licensed through Bright from the Start Georgia department of early care.
Director
Kidazzle Child Care & Learning
05.2015 - 05.2019
- A confident leader
- Set the tone for entire program
- Highly organized & business oriented.
- Responsible for administrative duties such as ; ordering,purchasing, and approving of equipment and supplies for the facility.
- Supervise and lead staff.
- Design program plans
- Oversee daily activities.
Substitute Teacher
Dekalb County
12.2019 - Current
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
Education
Master of Science - Early Childhood Education
Pembroke - Pembroke, University
Pembroke, NC1978
Skills
- Interpersonal Relationship
- Operations Management:
- Small business development
- Leadership/communication skills
- Business operations organization
- Staff Development
- Problem Solving
Timeline
Substitute Teacher
Dekalb County
12.2019 - Current
Director
Kidazzle Child Care & Learning
05.2015 - 05.2019
Director
Beulah Missionary Baptist Church Summer Camp
01.2005 - 02.2015
Owner
Sharon's Sunshine Family Daycare
01.1991 - 03.2015
Special Education Teacher
Dekalb County School System
01.1984 - 01.1990
Owner Sales Representative
Coca Cola
01.1981 - 01.1984
Special Education Teacher
Baltimore School System
01.1980 - 01.1981
Master of Science - Early Childhood Education
Pembroke - Pembroke, University
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