Sharon Green Resume

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43 Murdock Rd.

Baltimore, MD 21212

March 28, 2013

Bolton Street Synagogue

212 W. Cold Spring Lane

Baltimore, MD 21210

Dear Search Committee Members:

I am writing to express interest in the position of Director of Education at Bolton Street Synagogue. I came across this job posting on JewishJobs.com, and was struck by how closely the job description matches what I have been looking for. I am confident that when you meet me you, too, will see that I am a perfect candidate for this position.

I moved to Baltimore just this past summer with my family after my husband secured a faculty position at JHU. For the past three years I have been home with my two young daughters, but now that we are finally settled in our new home, I have been trying to determine how and when I might re-enter the workforce. I had been hoping for something part-time, so that I might continue to spend extra time with my children, something in the field of education, and preferably something that would allow me to use my skills as a school administrator. And there you were.

My most recent employment experience is as a 5^th grade general education teacher, but I have also recently completed a school administrator certificate program at The College of New Jersey where part of my requirements involved 300+ internship hours with a mentor principal. Prior to becoming a teacher in 2005, and earning a Master’s in Teaching while simultaneously teaching full time in an inner-city classroom, I worked as the Director of Camp and School Age Programs at the Washington DC JCC. In this position I hired and trained a full camp staff, oversaw all aspects of the camp program, was responsible for the budget as well as parent relations, and also ran short school break programs during the year. It was during this time that the education bug first bit me and I joined the DC Teaching Fellows.

I have assorted other Jewish education employment experience in my background in synagogues and camps, as well as an undergraduate major in Hebraic Studies. When you combine my history with Jewish education with my 5 years of classroom teaching experience (one year was at a NJ charter school that has since closed and is not listed on my resume), my school administrator training, and my distinct preference for a part-time position, I imagine you can begin to see as I did that we may be a perfect fit for one another.

I am a dedicated, hard-working, creative, engaging educator that is extremely passionate about creating meaningful educational experiences for all children. I know when you meet me you will see my potential to make a positive impact at your synagogue. I hope to hear from you soon. I can be reached most easily by email at shg...@gmail.com.

Sincerely,

Sharon Green

43 Murdock Rd.

Baltimore, MD 21212

Phone: (h) 609.512.1621 (c) 732.266.5427

Email: shg...@gmail.com

Sharon Green

Education

Post-Master’s Certificate in Educational Leadership

The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ

Sep 2008 – Aug 2011

§ Completed 300+ hours of internship with mentor principal

§ Cumulative GPA: 4.0

MAT Elementary Education

American University, Washington DC

Jun 2005 – Aug 2007

§ Awarded ETS Recognition of Excellence for Praxis Content Knowledge Examination

§ Member of DC Teaching Fellows cohort

§ Cumulative GPA: 3.9

Bachelor of Arts

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Sep 1998 – May 2001

§ Gradated Magna Cum Laude

§ Elected member of Phi Beta Kappa

§ Major Hebraic Studies, Minor Psychology

§ Awarded James Suydam Prize for English Composition and Rutgers College Dean’s Award

§ Cumulative GPA: 3.8

Certifications

§ DC Standard Teaching License, Elementary, Grades 1-6

§ NJ Standard Teaching License, Elementary, Grades K-5

Experience

Administrative Intern

Irwin Elementary School, East Brunswick NJ

Sep 2010 –Aug 2011

§ Conducted formal and informal observations of teachers implementing various components of curricula including Readers’ Workshop, Writers’ Workshop and Everyday Math

§ Cooperatively planned and executed professional development programming to meet needs of teachers and district

§ Disaggregated and organized data from state test scores and classroom assessments to target instructional needs and track individual student and teacher progress

§ Created supplemental resources on a range of topics, including working with ELLs, Math centers, and Standards-based report cards

§ Worked collaboratively with PTA members to orchestrate special school programs

§ Actively participated on committee to develop a new standards-based report card for the district

Teacher, Grade 5

Lore Elementary School, Ewing NJ

Sep 2008 –Jun 2010

§ Implemented various curricula and instructional models including Guided Reading, Writing Workshop, McGraw-Hill Math, Houghton Mifflin Social Studies and FOSS Science

§ Member of the Literacy Committee and Character Education Committee

Teacher, Grade 5

JC Nalle Elementary School, Washington DC

Sep 2005 – Jun 2007

§ Implemented various curricula and instructional models including Houghton Mifflin Reading and Language Arts, Everyday Math, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Social Studies and FOSS Science

§ Social Studies Department Chairperson

§ Member of Parent Involvement Committee, Professional Development Committee, and Discipline Committee, Advisor to the Student Government

§ Orchestrated and facilitated school-wide professional development programming

Assistant Director of Graduate Programs

The Princeton Review, Washington DC

Jan 2005 – Jun 2005

§ Managed operations and customer service of test prep courses for metropolitan DC

§ Staffed courses and provided administrative support for approximately 100 part-time instructors

§ Evaluated students’ satisfaction and provided feedback and personalized customer service

Director of Camp and School Age Programs

Jewish Community Center, Washington DC

Nov 2003 – Nov 2004

§ Designed structure and program of exciting 8-week full-day summer camp for 100 children aged 4 to 12

§ Interviewed, hired and managed a staff of 25

§ Planned and led a week-long training session for staff including behavior management techniques and community building strategies

§ Created and implemented a daily schedule and organized and led day-long field trips around DC

§ Communicated frequently with parents through a daily email bulletin, weekly newsletter and other individual correspondence as necessary

§ Planned and led educational programs for school-age children during school year breaks

§ Managed budget of more than $100,000 with no cost-overruns

Program Instructor

Close Up Foundation, Washington DC

Jan 2002 – Jun 2003

§ Planned and led study visits for 20 high school students each week to memorials, political agencies, and Capitol Hill including meetings with students’ Members of Congress

§ Wrote and conducted workshops and topical seminars on various current world and national issues

§ Moderated seminars and debates with invited speakers on issues related to politics and current events

§ Prepared students to lobby members of Congress on issues important to them and their communities on Capitol Hill each week

Skills

§ Experienced with electronic gradebooks, all Microsoft Office components

§ Excellent written and verbal communication skills

§ School leader in integrating technology into the classroom

References for Sharon Green

Mentor Principal for Administrative Internship

Ron Lieberman, Principal

Irwin Elementary School

71 Racetrack Rd.