Steven Olson

Experience

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  LENNOX SCHOOL DISTRICT 41-4

  Aug 1998 - Jun 2002

  Band Teacher

  Director of grades 9-12 Bands, including pep band, jazz band, marching band and percussion ensemble. Elementary and Middle School band lesson teacher during the school year, as well as the summer lesson program.Band trips to New York City and Chicago

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  BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOLS - ISD 726

  Aug 2004 - Jun 2008

  Band Teacher

  Head director of grades 9-12 bands and middle school band lesson instructor.Took the Marching Band to California and Wisconsin Dells.

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  White Bear Lake Area Schools, ISD #624

  Aug 2008 - Jun 2009

  Band Teacher

  Directed middle school concert bands and 8th grade jazz band at Central Middle School.Assistant band director at White Bear Lake North Campus.

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  CENTENNIAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 12

  Aug 2010 - Jun 2011

  Band Teacher and Choral Assistant

  Part of a three-person team that directed the middle concert bands. Co-directed the middle school jazz band and middle school holiday band. Assistant director of the middle school choirs.

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  Pipestone Area Public Schools

  Aug 2011 - Jul 2018

  Band Teacher

  •'Favorite Educator' Award Recipient•30% growth in the grades 9-12 band program•MMEA Board of Directors – Region 3-4 A Representative•Leadership article featured in the MMEA Journal Interval•MacPhail Center for Music Online Lesson Program Implementation •Symphonic Band "Best in Site" at Large Group Contest•Highest number of 'Superior' ratings in Sub-Section at Solo/Ensemble Contest•Band program consistently represented at All-State•Marching Band won 'Best Winds' at 2016 MN State Championships (Class A - Youth In Music)•Band trips to New York City, Boston, St. Louis, Memphis and New Orleans Show less

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  HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOLS

  Aug 2018 - Jul 2021

  Director of Bands

  •Nominated for Teacher of the Year•100% received 'Superior' ratings at Solo/Ensemble Contest•Multiple students selected for All-State Band•Founded the Senior High Jazz Band•Expanded the Senior High Drumline program

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  Dennis Kirk, Inc.

  Jun 2021 - Jan 2024

  Front End Developer & Web Designer

  ∙ On the team that designed and implemented the website's Product Comparison Tool∙ Redesigned and implemented the internal ERP website’s checkout pages∙ Developed user interfaces for web applications using HTML, CSS and JavaScript∙ Created administration-approved interactive prototypes and mockups using Adobe Creative Suite∙ Integrated third-party libraries and frameworks such as jQuery, Bootstrap, Sass and Pebble Templates