SUSAN RIEDY

• Channeling my teaching and leadership experience and passion for student and teacher development into a school position where I can serve and promote positive school experiences for all stakeholders with a focus on continuous improvement
• Highly developed educator with a proven track record of data-driven visioning and detailed planning that increases student achievement at both the classroom level and school level
• Dynamic professional with over twenty-seven years of PreK-8 experience
• Committed to the belief that all students can achieve academic proficiency and strength of character
• Dedicated to establishing and maintaining a culture of high expectations in a safe, healthy, multicultural environment
• Collaborative team member who supports current and innovative practices
• Initiator and manager of change to meet vision, mission and goals
• Effective communicator who builds strong partnerships with stakeholders
• Life-long learner who seeks and models constant professional growth
• Strong belief in the nurturing and development of EACH individual

Seasoned Teacher with deep understanding of lesson planning, classroom management, and educational technology integration. Demonstrated ability to differentiate instruction to meet diverse learning styles and needs. Strong communicator with a knack for fostering meaningful relationships with students, parents, and colleagues. Proven track record of creating engaging learning environments and promoting positive student outcomes.

• Texas Core Subjects – Grades EC-6
• Texas Core Subjects – Grades 4-8
• Texas Principal – EC-12
• English as a Second Language Supplemental – Grades EC-6

• Kevin, Daniel, Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services, kdfiredup@gmail.com, 816-935-0428, Lee’s Summit School District, former supervisor-six years, 301 NE Tudor Road, Lee’s Summit, MO, 64086, also Fired Up Consulting Group
• Peter, Retsos, Principal, pretsos@horrycountyschools.net, 843-903-8440, Horry County Schools, former supervisor KCPS, 900 East Co Ferry Road, Conway, SC, 29526
• Luis, Hinajosa, Principal, lhinajos@kcpublicschools.org, 816-418-3125, Kansas City Public Schools, former supervisor, 1924 Van Brunt Blvd., Kansas City, MO, 64127
• Michelle, Hofmann, Director of Elementary, michelle.hofmann@raypec.org, 816-616-4210, 816-892-1930, Raymore-Peculiar School District, 21005 S. School Road, Peculiar, MO, 64078
• Kelly, Vines Nash, Butcher Greene Elementary School Principal, kelly.nash@grandviewc4.net, 816-316-5400, 816-678-3741, Grandview School District, 5302 E. 140th Street, Grandview, MO, 64030
• Jo Lynn, Nemeth, Director of Elementary Education, jnemeth@kcpublicschools.org, 816-418-7748, Kansas City Missouri Public Schools
• Karen, Hurst, Director of Curriculum and Instruction (retired), kelderhurst@hotmail.com, 816-392-5270, Raymore-Peculiar School District, 21005 S. School Road, Peculiar, MO, 64078

• Served as President of the Kansas City Women’s Network for Women in School Administration.
• Served as Board Member of the Kansas City Women’s Network for Women in School Administration.
• Recognized for six years of outstanding leadership in the Raymore-Peculiar School District in the Spring of 2009.
• School selected as a nationally recognized model of Professional Learning Communities in 2008
• Recognized for the successful opening of Sunset Valley Elementary School in the Fall of 2009.
• Successfully wrote and was awarded one leadership grant and two teaching grants.

Researched, wrote, and successfully defended dissertation – An Exploratory Study of Teacher Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Professional Learning Community, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2010

• Participated in three years of Professional Learning Communities training through the Kansas City Regional Professional Development Center – Wrote and received a three-year grant that provided in-depth training to our Building Leadership Team along w/ myself as the school administrator
• Instructional Coach Training - Jim Knight Kansas Coaching Project (KCP) at the University of Kansas
• Ruby Payne Diversity Training – Working With Students From Poverty
• Summer Institute for Academic Diversity - Carol Ann Tomlinson’s intensive training for the various elements of Differentiated Instruction
• Standards-Based Assessment Training – Formative assessment and standards-based grading as part of the Professional Development Network
• BIST: Behavior Intervention Support Team – Participated in 200+ hours of professional development and intensive training as both a classroom teacher and building principal to support students with behavioral and mental health issues
• Assessment for Learning w/ Rick Stiggins - Intensive training in the construction, evaluation, and usage of formative and summative assessment
• Pyramid Response to Intervention-Mike Mattos/Solution Tree
• CPI: Non-violent Crisis Intervention training – Safe behavior management techniques with emphasis in de-escalation strategies and safe restraint practices
• McRel (Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning) training - Balanced Leadership training based on the School Leadership that Works research by Robert Marzano, Waters, and McNulty
• Power Walk Through training for the purpose of classroom observations based on the Classroom Instruction that Works research by Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock
• Marzano’s Nine Essential Teaching Strategies training based on the Classroom Instruction that Works research by Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock
• Kim Sutton Math Teaching Strategies – various workshops through Creative Mathematics
• Lucy Calkins Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop Model – various workshops through Heinemann