Jamie S.

Experience

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  Thomasville City Schools

  Aug 2015 - Jul 2016

  Elementary Education Teacher

  • Earned “Beginning Teacher of the Year”• Coordinate activities and lessons to actively engage students in learning• Advised students in writing, editing, and design• Adapted content math and reading curriculum to impact varied skill levels• Analyzed data and utilized information for continuous remediation and acceleration• Engage in lesson planning with grade level members • Collaborated with various members of school team to establish productive relationships

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  Guilford County Schools

  Jul 2016 - now

  Elementary Education Teacher

  • Develop and implement activities and lessons to actively engage students using differentiating content, materials through stations, small group instruction, and whole group instruction• In the top 25% for exceptional teaching performance in Guilford County and the state for reading 201985% of students have achieved proficiency in math for the past five years• Consistently met or exceeded growth with student achievement and proficiency• Adapted content math and reading curriculum to impact varied skill levels• Analyzed data and utilized information for continuous remediation and acceleration• Collaborated with various levels of school leadership team to positively impact student learning experience and school improvement• Coordinated and advised Student Council to engage students in activities/volunteer opportunities to foster leadership• Served as cooperating teacher for a student teacher, mentored new teachers to ensure success• Worked as a mentor to high school and college students pursuing careers in education• Organized and planned a behavior manual to be implemented at the school level• Worked as a Summer School Site Coordinator • Served on a variety of teams including MTSS, Grade Level Chair, and Leadership Show less

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  Teach For America

  Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

  Manager, Strategic Initiatives Coordinator

  • Operationalize Ignite in North Caroling by creating and managing the Ignite program and partnerships and by managing processes and communication across multiple internal and external audiences (ex. national Ignite partner team, Fellows, school contacts) so that the Ignite fellowship runs effectively and with excellence annually• Deepen stakeholder engagement through consistent communication, solution generation, and retention and acknowledgement of participating Fellows, trainers, and schools • Partner with centralized Ignite Fellowship team to ensure cross-functional and logistical support • Analyze trends across participating districts and schools to assess program effectiveness and strategy using school visits, community interviews, solution validation, focus groups, Fellow and student survey results• Prepare monthly and quarterly progress reports aligned to Ignite KPIs• Produce various communications to Ignite Fellows and Trainers, TFA staff, and network partners• Contextualize and implement Ignite Fellows & Trainer onboarding materials that enables Fellows and Trainers to execute a strong student experience & programmatic success working in partnership with other NC teams Show less