Sheryl Dean
Logan,AL
Summary
Dedicated Christian educator with over two decades of experience providing educational engagement and support to students in a variety of settings. Creatively shifts teaching methods and creates instructional materials to meet students needs. Well-versed in student and course data analysis to make effective decisions on future plans and materials. Optimist who believes all students can learn; doesn't take "No" for an answer. Faithful follower of Jesus Christ.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Upper School Science Teacher
Harvest Preparatory School
Canal Winchester, OH
10.2012 - Current
- Planned, developed and executed lessons reflecting high school science curriculum and Ohio's core educational standards.
- Taught subject matter based on information compiled from textbooks, online sites and other educational materials.
- Encouraged student interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
- Assessed submitted class assignments, determined grades and reviewed work with struggling students to boost success chance.
- Provided student academic support outside class time to improve learning and performance.
- Communicated with students and parents regarding academic progress, assignments and behavior.
- Taught Honors Physics, Honors Chemistry, Honors Anatomy & Physiology, Basic Chemistry, STEM, Test Prep, 9th Grade Science, 8th Grade Science, 7th Grade Science, 7th Grade Bible and 7th Grade Reading.
- Participated in the Student/Staff Praise Band 2012-2014.
Jon Peterson Scholarship Coordinator/Resource Room Teacher
Harvest Preparatory School
Canal Winchester, OH
08.2015 - 05.2016
- Collaborated with ODE to provide JPSN funding for students with IEPs enabling them to attended HPS at no cost to their families.
- 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.
- Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
- Taught Pre-Algebra, College Algebra, Reading, Language Arts in self-contained SLD classroom.
- Assisted the Guidance Counselor with Standardized Testing for students with special needs.
Intervention Specialist
Ohio Virtual Academy
Maumee, OH
02.2010 - 06.2011
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Wrote and delivered customized instruction to individual students and groups.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Used approaches such as Stevenson Reading to achieve dramatic results with students.
- Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
- Coordinated regular meetings to share and analyze student performance data and success plans with colleagues and parents.
Director, State of Ohio
A To Z Tutoring
Brentwood, TN
07.2009 - 03.2011
- Collaborated with ODE and school administrators across Ohio in utilizing Title II grant monies to develop after-school tutoring programs for struggling students.
- Collaborated with administration staff to develop functional budgets within allocated funds.
- Recruited, interviewed and hired certified teacher to be Title II tutors.
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, behavior modification and data management strategies.
- Kept tutors in full compliance with established policies, legal requirements and student safety standards.
- Built productive relationships with parents of students facing difficult situations at school or at home.
- Verified student grades, attendance and schedules.
Assistant Principal /Director of Special Education
Montessori Renaissance Experience
Columbus, OH
11.2007 - 06.2009
- Kept school in full compliance with established policies, legal requirements and student safety standards.
- Coordinated school budgets and solicited additional funding from grant programs with well-written applications.
- Collaborated with administration staff to develop functional budgets within allocated funds.
- Administered standardized tests to evaluate student performance and progress.
- Initiated partnership with OSU's Educational Services and Research Department to provide remedial reading and math programs for under achieving students utilizing graduate school interns.
- Maintained external partnerships with varying agencies on behalf of at-risk population of scholars.
- Applied for and received Value-Added Program Grant monies.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Studied assessment information covering students, teachers and school operations to formulate improvement plans.
- Observed teachers, documented activities and implemented improvement plans to optimize classrooms.
- Supported and guided school personnel on best practices for special education.
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies and behavior modification.
- Established positive, stimulating learning environment for students and exciting education-focused setting for teachers.
High School Principal /Education Coordinator
Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc.
McArthur, OH
09.2005 - 04.2007
- Coordinated retrieval and distribution of student records from other schools and institutions.
- Collaborated with licensed psychologists, counselors, teachers, and cottage staff to ensure the proper behavioral intervention and treatment of students.
- Adhered to guidelines established by the Ohio Department of Youth Services, local courts and the governing bodies of Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc. for the treatment and education of female students between the ages of 13-18.
- Kept school in full compliance with established policies, legal requirements and student safety standards.
- Collaborated with fellow department managers to develop functional budgets within allocated funds.
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies and behavior modification.
- Administered standardized tests to evaluate student performance and progress.
- Maintained school focus on learning by enforcing rules related to academics, student discipline and class attendance.
- Created entertaining and engaging enrichment activities for the students.
Intervention Specialist
Maysville Local Schools
Maysville, OH
08.1999 - 05.2000
- Taught Math, Pre-Algebra, and English 9-10in a Resource Room Setting.
- Co-taught Creative Writing in a regular English classroom.
- Provided classroom support to students with special needs in the Biology and Chemistry classrooms.
- Helped students with special needs integrate into general classroom environments by advocating for individual requirements and helping teachers solve problems
- Established trusting and friendly relationships with parents and colleagues.
- Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
Behavioral Intervention Specialist
New Albany Middle School /FCESC
New Albany, OH
09.1998 - 05.1999
- Taught reading, language arts, social studies, science, math, health, art and music, in self-contained SBH classroom.
- Designed and implemented point system to encourage positive behavior.
- Planned daily activities to keep students engaged and on track with learning goals.
- Used skills such as active listening and collaborative problem-solving daily to maintain positive student behavior.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
- Collaborated with team members, school personnel and family members to develop individual plans of care for students.
Director of Special Education
Switzerland Of Ohio Local Schools
Woodsfield, OH
04.1998 - 08.1998
- Chaired IEP Meetings throughout the District.
- Coordinated staff evaluations for special education personnel.
- Contributed to district-level committees to support needs of students on IEPs.
- Evaluated and supervised itinerant teachers and support staff based on student needs.
- Assisted ODE with an audit of Special Education Expenditures, 1995-1998.
- Prepared school budget and submitted to school board with recommendations for hiring, capital expenditures and cost-saving initiatives.
- Coordinated retrieval and distribution of student records from other schools and institutions.
- Built productive relationships with parents of students facing difficult situations at school or at home.
Principal of Beallsville PK-12 School
Switzerland Of Ohio Local Schools
Beallsville, OH
08.1997 - 06.1998
- Initiated PK program.
- Initiated fundraiser to purchase new playground equipment.
- Initiated student recognition assemblies.
- Collaborated with local businesses in Monroe County to provide computers for students to use at home.
- Established elementary school parent computer training program so they could help their students with school work.
- Modeled expected and appropriate leadership to promote to teaching staff and administrative personnel positive interaction with students and families.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
- Coached Varsity Football for 3 days when the Head Coach was suspended.
- Actively participated in the OHSAA committee to establish minimum GPA for student athletes.
- Applied for and received Ohio Arts Council Grant to bring music and dance programs to Beallsville High School.
- Collaborated with West Virginia TV station to host a community talent show.
Eighth Grade Principal
Princeton City Schools
Cincinnati, OH
08.1996 - 06.1997
- Provided in-service and additional training to maintain professional growth.
- Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration and related activities.
- Supervised and evaluated teaching and support staff through instructional leadership and professional development.
- Modeled expected and appropriate leadership to promote teaching staff and administrative personnel's positive interaction with students and families.
- Built productive relationships with parents of students facing difficult situations at school or at home.
- Supported special education department by developing programs and protocols for at-risk youth and students with special needs.
Assistant High School Principal
Athens City Schools
The Plains, OH
08.1994 - 06.1996
- Maintained school focus on learning by enforcing rules related to academics, student discipline and class attendance.
- Studied assessment information covering students, teachers and school operations to formulate improvement plans.
- Trained new teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies and behavior modification.
- Collaborated with community businesses to establish a tangible reward system for students who improved and maintained GPA above 3.2.
- Coordinated the SB140 program in cooperation with Ohio University and Hocking College.
- Kept school in full compliance with established policies, legal requirements and student safety standards.
- Collaborated with the Chief Magistrate of the Athens Juvenile Court and Probation Officers to improve the academic and behavior performance of students on probation.
- Established positive, stimulating learning environment for students and exciting education-focused setting for teachers.
- Established a behavior training program for students in after school detention and Saturday School.
- Established in house counseling opportunities for students in collaboration with Tri-County Mental Health.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Sophomore and Senior Class Advisor 1994-1995.
- Powder Puff Football Coach Senior Class 1995.
- Junior Class Advisor 1995-1996.
- Powder Puff Football Coach Junior Class 1996.
- Coordinator of the Senior Follies, Spring 1995.
- Unofficially filled the role of High School Principal when the Principal "took vacation hours" March 1995-May 1995.
- Filled in as Interim Principal June 1995-August 1995.
- Coordinated Summer School 1995.
- Interviewed and hired new teachers for the 1995-96 school year.
- Prepared 1995-1996 school budget and submitted to school board with recommendations for hiring, capital expenditures and cost-saving initiatives.
Severe Behavior Handicapped Teacher
Ohio Department Of Youth Services
Delaware, OH
04.1991 - 08.1994
- Taught reading, language arts, social studies, science, math, and pre-algebra in self-contained SBH classroom.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to incarcerated female student between the ages of 12-20 years old.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Organized instruction material, constructed bulletin boards and set up work areas.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Implemented and taught life skills program, enabling students to master such tasks as checkbook balancing and laundry.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Used Control and Restraint (C&R) techniques in volatile situations.
Developmentally Handicapped Teacher
Buckeye Valley Local Schools
Delaware, OH
08.1988 - 06.1989
- Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
- Instructed students in core academic areas and specialized reading groups, grades 7-8.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Football and Basketball Cheerleader Advisor, grades 7-8.
Education
No Degree - Educational Policy And Leadership
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OHNo Degree - Christian Education
METHESCO
Delaware, OHMaster of Arts - Educational Services And Research
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH09.1992
Bachelor of Arts - Theology
Otterbein University
Westerville, OH06.1984
Skills
- Test Proctoring
- Common core standards
- College preparation
- Complex Problem Solving
- Promethean Board aptitude
- Differentiated instruction
- Group and individual instruction
- Curriculum Development
Timeline
Jon Peterson Scholarship Coordinator/Resource Room Teacher
Harvest Preparatory School
08.2015 - 05.2016
Upper School Science Teacher
Harvest Preparatory School
10.2012 - Current
Intervention Specialist
Ohio Virtual Academy
02.2010 - 06.2011
Director, State of Ohio
A To Z Tutoring
07.2009 - 03.2011
Assistant Principal /Director of Special Education
Montessori Renaissance Experience
11.2007 - 06.2009
High School Principal /Education Coordinator
Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc.
09.2005 - 04.2007
Intervention Specialist
Maysville Local Schools
08.1999 - 05.2000
Behavioral Intervention Specialist
New Albany Middle School /FCESC
09.1998 - 05.1999
Director of Special Education
Switzerland Of Ohio Local Schools
04.1998 - 08.1998
Principal of Beallsville PK-12 School
Switzerland Of Ohio Local Schools
08.1997 - 06.1998
Eighth Grade Principal
Princeton City Schools
08.1996 - 06.1997
Assistant High School Principal
Athens City Schools
08.1994 - 06.1996
Severe Behavior Handicapped Teacher
Ohio Department Of Youth Services
04.1991 - 08.1994
Developmentally Handicapped Teacher
Buckeye Valley Local Schools
08.1988 - 06.1989
No Degree - Educational Policy And Leadership
The Ohio State University
No Degree - Christian Education
METHESCO
Master of Arts - Educational Services And Research
The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Arts - Theology
Otterbein University