Stephanie Nord
Lakeville,MN
Summary
Educator who believes the foundation of teaching is building relationships between students, teachers, and families. Skilled at leading data-informed decisions and building on students strengths to help them reach their full potential. Always thinking through a culturally relevant lens to engage all learners, and foster kindness and empathy.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
Work History
Lead Literacy Interventionist
Westview Elementary
09.2024 - Current
- Deliver engaging literacy instruction for K-5 students through targeted interventions and growth mindset practices
- Lead school wide data analysis and intervention planning to accelerate student growth, guiding staff in using screening and diagnostic tools effectively
- Collaborated across all grade levels to support some risk and high risk students, ensuring WIN time is structured, engaging, and impactful for all learners
- Progress monitoring my own students, and teaching staff how to use Fastbridge to progress monitor.
- Co-lead the SAT process, responsible for all collaboration with teachers, and record keeping for all the academic referrals
- Partner with PTO to help with family engagement activities and school garden
Math and Literacy Interventionist
Westview Elementary
09.2017 - 09.2024
- Taught both literacy and math interventions including Math Recovery, Bridges Math Interventions, LLI, Writing Groups, and many other literacy interventions
- Helped create continuous improvement plans by being on the CORE team and Building Leadership Team
- Served as Lead Title 1 Teacher, managing budgets, resources, and compliance
- Co-lead the Equity Team for three years
- Planned, collaborated with staff, and attended Family Engagement Events
- Lead the school's intervention meetings and collaboratively worked with other interventionists to create schedules that helped support both literacy and math
- Elementary representative on the 196 District Professional Development Advisory Committee planning team, and attended the committee meetings for three years
Classroom Teacher and Interventionist
Westview Elementary
09.2012 - 09.2017
- Split time between classroom teaching math (1st, 3rd, and 4th grades) and providing literacy and math interventions
- Served as Team Leader, fostering collaboration among staff and families to promote student growth, positive behavior, and engagement
- Built strong classroom communities through effective classroom management, high expectations, and empathetic relationship with students and families
Education
Master of Science - Teaching And Learning
St. Mary's University
Minneapolis, MN05-2018
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, MN06-2009
Skills
- Effective communicator
- Adaptability to change
- Organized and prepared
- Data driven decision maker
- Great at collaborating
- Caring with a sense of humor
- Empathetic
Certification
AVMR 1 and 2 Certificates
Timeline
Lead Literacy Interventionist
Westview Elementary
09.2024 - Current
Math and Literacy Interventionist
Westview Elementary
09.2017 - 09.2024
Classroom Teacher and Interventionist
Westview Elementary
09.2012 - 09.2017
Master of Science - Teaching And Learning
St. Mary's University
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
St. Cloud State University