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- 1. OBJECTIVE Proven educational professional with more than 16 years of experience with aspirations to obtain a Principal position that will utilize my leadership abilities in communication/coaching, technology integration, problem solving, curriculum development and personalized instruction; which will result in authentic learning for students and supportive relationships for all stakeholders LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE  Lead RTI meetings and plan intervention groups by analyzing Aimsweb data  Engage parents as active partners through family nights, volunteer days, newsletters, class website  Lead PBIS Committee, Rising Star, Literacy Committee, and Problem Solving Team  Provide professional development to staff members to increase student achievement  Disaggregate data by subgroups and identified gaps and program needs during grade level and PBIS meetings  Facilitate modification, creation/assessment of SIP aligned with vision and data decision making  Organize and evaluate methods for PTO to reach parents to increase involvement  Create and align ELA and Math curriculum to Common Core and design Google Classroom for staff utilization of curriculum  Extended School Year Principal Internship: Supervised all Extended School Year operations, led all facets of hiring summer school staff, provided discipline to students and created behavior plans for students to support staff, conducted an evaluation of a Special Education teacher using the Danielson Framework, and directed transportation issues, attendance, curriculum, payroll, and staffing TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1 st Grade Teacher Valley View Elementary School, McHenry, IL // 2015 – PRESENT  Achieve student academic and social growth by using varied teaching strategies to personalize learning for all students  Design and implement Common Core lessons and units of study  Develop and execute a Balanced Literacy block in the classroom  Built and reinforced positive, strong relationships with students and all stakeholders  Design a student-led classroom with problem based learning to foster critical thinking skills  Integrate Chromebooks and iPads to increase student engagement and learning REFERENCES Dr. Josh Reitz Assistant Superintendent, McHenry School District 15 815.385.7210 jreitz@d15.org Senator Althoff Illinois Senator, 32 nd District 815.455.6330 Pamela@pamelaalthoff.net Amanda Cohn Principal, Valley View 815.385.0640 acohn@d15.org EDUCATION Master of Arts in Educational Leadership // Aurora University, Aurora, IL May 2016 Master of Arts in Education // National-Louis University, Evanston, IL May 2002 Bachelor of Science Education // Elementary Education Illinois State University, Normal, IL May 2000 CONTACT MEGGAN BUCHANAN K n o w l e d g e a b l e A d a p t a b l e I n n o v a t i v e Linkedin.com/in/meggan- buchanan-0250b79a 815.382.2636 meggbuchanan@gmail.com Megganmelissa.wix.com/ webmmb www.web.com
- 2. TEACHING EXPERIENCE CONTINUED  Create and monitor student growth through Student Learning Objectives and various pre and post assessments  Use data based decision making to deliver Multi-tiered systems of support to all learners  Increase family engagement through the origination of parent/family education with an emphasis on literacy and technology integration  Produce digital citizens through daily classroom use of technology including Google Classroom, Class Dojo, and Apple TV  Collaborate with a team of teachers to plan Common Core lessons on a weekly basis 1 st Grade Teacher Hilltop Elementary School, McHenry, IL // 2010 – 2015  Delivered Multi-Tiered Systems of Support to all learners through a variety of teaching strategies and technology  Designed a Balanced Literacy Program to increase student achievement  Used Reading CBM data to create and deliver interventions to struggling learners  Served as a district literacy coach to coach teachers on literacy strategies presented by Gretchen Courtney and Laura Beltchenko  Facilitated school improvement team implementing Rising Star  Led the weekly RTI/Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Committee  Delivered professional development with an emphasis on including literacy development and technology integration  Participated on the Problem Solving Team to help teachers differentiate instructional strategies  Assisted 3 rd grade PARCC testing for implementation recommendations  Designed Parent-School Compact for Title I  Produced an intervention pedagogy menu for staff members  Created and led after school homework club 7 th Grade Language Arts Teacher Parkland Middle School, McHenry, IL // 2000 – 2010  Responsibilities included all aspects of teaching a language arts classroom while maintaining student engagement and achievement  Prepared daily lessons with communicated objectives and hands-on activities  Implemented Reader’s/Writer’s Workshop  Collaborated with team members and specialists to meet student needs  Led Spelling Bee, Drama Club, and Snowball Club LICENSURE Administration License Expected May 2016 Elementary Education K-9, Middle School Endorsements: Social Science, Language Arts Completed Growth through Learning Teacher Performance Evaluator Training Program Modules 1-5 LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES RTI/MTSS Committee Rising Star Committee District Literacy Coach PBIS Committee Professional Development Problem Solving Team K-5 Principal Internship Pre-K-7 Extended School Year Principal Internship MEGGAN BUCHANAN