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Tamar Kahn

Bergenfield,NJ

Summary

Versatile professional with extensive experience across various roles, leveraging a diverse skill set to foster growth and collaboration. Expertise in cultivating a positive classroom community centered on kindness and differentiation, while adept at adapting curriculum in dynamic educational environments to enhance critical thinking and communication. As Director of Admissions, committed to delivering exceptional customer interactions through empathy and effective problem-solving, ensuring prompt resolution of issues. Detail-oriented with strong emotional intelligence, dedicated to proactively identifying challenges and optimizing processes to support colleagues and enhance overall effectiveness.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

General Studies Teacher and Learning Center Support Teacher

Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey
01.2006 - Current
  • Manage a classroom of children on varying levels while meeting each and every child’s needs cognitively and emotionally and reinforce positive behavior by encouraging efforts and praising accomplishments.
  • Nurture a classroom culture of friendship and a community of learners who each have varying strengths and abilities.
  • Encourage development of critical thinking skills and problem solving.
  • Establish many new programs for the first grade as a whole like “Big Fish, Little Fish”
  • Adapt and create curriculum with team teachers on grade levels.
  • Frequent communication with parents to cultivate partnership and effective growth.

Director of Admissions

Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey
01.2012 - 01.2022
  • Showcase the school to prospective students and parents by organizing an open house and private tours.
  • Cultivate relationships with prospective families, utilizing phone, e-mail and video to stay in touch with the families as they go through the process of admissions.
  • Aid in the creation of marketing and promotional material for the school.
  • Communicate effectively and often with administration, teachers and parents regarding final decisions re: acceptance.
  • Created a new systematic and efficient admissions process for Early Childhood admissions.
  • Concretized procedures for transfer students to the yeshiva. All procedures are typed and available on our website and as part of our promotional materials.
  • Created the “Kesher Program” where new families are connected with current RYNJ families as “big brother / sister families.”
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Head of School
  • Served as primary contact for coordination of application screening and tracking, visit and interview arrangement and marketing communications.
  • Served as a liaison between prospective students, families, faculty, and administration throughout the admissions process, facilitating seamless communication among all parties involved.
  • Conducted regular evaluation of admission policies and procedures, making necessary adjustments to maintain alignment with institutional objectives.
  • Devised and implemented strategic recruitment plan with consideration to both long and short term goals.
  • Led training sessions for staff on best practices in admissions processes, enhancing consistency among team members.
  • Implemented recruitment methods designed to increase application pool within targeted areas.
  • Organized successful campus events such as open houses and information sessions to showcase what the institution has to offer its students academically and socially.
  • Collaborated with marketing teams to create compelling promotional materials that showcased the unique qualities of the institution.
  • Designed effective and user-friendly processes for both admissions and applicant review.
  • Worked with marketing team to develop recruitment strategies in accordance with organizational goals and within budgetary guidelines.

Education

Master of Science - General Education And Special Education

Touro College
New York, NY

Kallah Teacher

Nishmat

Skills

  • Proficient in managing classroom dynamics
  • Fostering collaborative partnerships
  • Engaged listening
  • Joint problem-solving approach
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Collaborative strategic planning
  • Event coordination

Camp Experience

  • Camp Kahn – backyard camp for 3 and 4 year olds
  • Planned and executed the day to day activities and themes for the group.
  • Activities included: sports, art, music, movement and parsha
  • Hired and oversaw staff and budget
  • Communicated with parents via e-mailed newsletters, pictures and conversations.
  • Creative Camp Kahn – created a two week program for girls ages 10 and 11 when they returned from sleep away camp.
  • Formulated a curriculum based on age appropriate chapter books.
  • Read, discussed and wrote about the books
  • Created projects connected to the literature
  • Encouraged girls to form a menu for the week, bought groceries to match the plans and worked on cooking lunch and making snacks with the girls
  • Camp Moed – Girls Head counselor
  • Oversaw staff and counselors
  • Designed creative night activities
  • Implemented the night activities
  • Communicated with parents
  • Camp Dina - Head of the Day Camp
  • Planned and executed day to day age appropriate activities within the larger sleepaway camp setting for a long day and variety of ages.
  • Planned themes, projects and activities
  • Ran tefillah / circle time
  • Camp Impact for Boys - Camp Mom
  • Manages medications and health of the boy campers
  • Oversee medical needs of the boys as well as dietary issues
  • Communicated with parents to ensure safety
  • Creator of Morah2Mom - 2021
  • Instagram handle for parenting tips and tricks
  • Name of parenting classes offered periodically based in educational philosophy

Timeline

Director of Admissions

Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey
01.2012 - 01.2022

General Studies Teacher and Learning Center Support Teacher

Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey
01.2006 - Current

Master of Science - General Education And Special Education

Touro College

Kallah Teacher

Nishmat

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