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EDUCATION
C.A.E.S. Advanced Degree in Educational Leadership Boston College, 2012 Master of Science in Reading Wheelock College, 1992 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Concentrations in Elementary Education and English Merrimack College, 1991
AWARDS/HONORS
Graduated Cum Laude, 1991 Member of Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology, 1991
CERTIFICATIONS
Supervisor/Director - Core (Reading/Language Arts), Professional Principal/Assistant Principal, PreK-6, Initial Sheltered English Immersion Teacher - Endorsement Reading, All Levels, Professional Elementary, 1-6, Professional
COMPUTER SKILLS Google Suite Microsoft Office Suite
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Waltham Best Practices - Leveraging Time: Case Studies in Pushing Instructional Improvement Efforts Planning for the Individual Needs of Students Winter, 2019 Recent Learnings on Effective Early Warning Student Support Systems with Robert Belfanz, PhD Fall 2018 ELA Pilot Grades K-2 Fall, 2018
Andover UDL for Leadership and Learning Crest Collaborative Fall, 2017 Reading and Writing Institutes at TCRWP, Columbia University Summer, 2015-2017 Dyslexia and Literacy Conference at Harvard Medical School Fall, 2016 and 2017 Literacy for All Conference Providence, RI Fall, 2017
JENNIFER BARRESI caring instructional leader ● responsive teacher ● committed to student learning PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Literacy Coach ● Waltham Public Schools August 2018 – Present | MacArthur Elementary School - Waltham, Massachusetts • Develops positive relationships with students, parents, teachers, and administrators. • Guide K-5 teachers how to integrate the WIDA and 2017 Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for ELA and Literacy to plan and teach effective lessons, and support students with varied language proficiency levels. • Facilitate ELA Teaching and Learning Cycles across K-5 grade level teams of 5 to 10 teachers to analyze data sets, identify students’ diverse needs, and drive high quality instruction. • Proud member of the Student Teacher Assistance Team (STAT) to provide authentic skills, techniques, and strategies for improving student learning. • Collegial member for the Instructional Leadership Team (ILT), who meet monthly to help make key decisions about the school’s strategic direction. • Coach literacy instruction in grades K-2, facilitating new programs and pedagogical approaches for teaching. • Provide job embedded staff development in grades 3-5 to demonstrate new methods for teaching in small groups. • Deliver rigorous small group instruction to 36 students in grades 3-5, based on their needs, interests, and skill levels. • Assist with writing, leading, and managing a cohesive K-5 literacy program as reflected in the school improvement plan (QSP). • Conduct engaging ELA common planning time and curriculum meetings for K-5 teachers using UDL principles. • Collaboratively partnered with the teaching staff and PTO to host a school-wide literacy event - Read Across America.
Program Coordinator for Literacy PreK-5 ● Andover Public Schools July 2014 to August 2018 | Andover, Massachusetts • Crafted, communicated, and facilitated a 3-year Elementary Curriculum Review Cycle: established short and long term goals, collected and analyzed data, identified needs, launched a pilot, and shared accomplishments with a diverse stakeholder group including administrators, teachers, support staff, and teaching assistants. • Liaised with district and school leadership and sought feedback and input to single-handedly train 300 staff across 5 elementary schools in Writing Workshop, including all PreK-5 classroom teachers, special educators, ESL teachers, Reading Specialists, and teaching assistants. • Evaluated professional and non-professional teachers using Baseline Edge. • Secured yearly district budget funding for literacy ranging from $50,000 to $350,000 to ensure PreK-5 teachers were receiving resources and materials to sustain effective instructional practices. • Offered opportunities to engage with parents and explain the stages of writing development and share tips parents could use at home to support their young writers. • Served on district-wide interviewing committees to hire new administrators.
Staff Developer ● Waltham Public Schools and Andover Public Schools November 6, 2018 | Waltham, Massachusetts • Build Your Small Group Instruction Toolkit – Teach Book Clubs! – Presented a collaborative session at ACCESS! A Waltham Elementary Educator Conference to connect with district-wide elementary teachers in grades 3-5, and demonstrate best practices for scaffolding and supporting all learners. September 2014 – June 2018 | Andover, Massachusetts • Studying the Units of Study for Teaching Writing – 25 teachers spanning grades K-5 participated in a 30-hour graduate course designed to support and improve their instructional repertoire for teaching writing.
District Literacy Coach ● Lynn Public Schools September 2012 – June 2014 | Lynn, Massachusetts • Inspired K-5 teachers to change their instructional practices in literacy by using research-based pedagogy to advance student achievement; planned, modeled, coached, and evaluated interdisciplinary units and lessons. • Collaborated with a team of 5 literacy coaches to develop the Lynn Public School’s ELA Curriculum Map for grades 1-5, in order to streamline state, district, and school level instructional goals for literacy learning. • Immersed K-5 teachers in the 2011 Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for English Language Arts and Literacy to create rich learning experiences for students to become college and career ready.
6 Locke Hill Ln, Amesbury, MA 01913 ● 9787668574
jenbarresi @gmail.com
EDUCATION
C.A.E.S. Advanced Degree in Educational Leadership Boston College, 2012 Master of Science in Reading Wheelock College, 1992 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Concentrations in Elementary Education and English Merrimack College, 1991
AWARDS/HONORS
Graduated Cum Laude, 1991 Member of Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology, 1991
CERTIFICATIONS
Supervisor/Director - Core (Reading/Language Arts), Professional Principal/Assistant Principal, PreK-6, Initial Sheltered English Immersion Teacher - Endorsement Reading, All Levels, Professional Elementary, 1-6, Professional
COMPUTER SKILLS Google Suite Microsoft Office Suite
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Waltham Best Practices - Leveraging Time: Case Studies in Pushing Instructional Improvement Efforts Planning for the Individual Needs of Students Winter, 2019 Recent Learnings on Effective Early Warning Student Support Systems with Robert Belfanz, PhD Fall 2018 ELA Pilot Grades K-2 Fall, 2018
Andover UDL for Leadership and Learning Crest Collaborative Fall, 2017 Reading and Writing Institutes at TCRWP, Columbia University Summer, 2015-2017 Dyslexia and Literacy Conference at Harvard Medical School Fall, 2016 and 2017 Literacy for All Conference Providence, RI Fall, 2017
JENNIFER BARRESI caring instructional leader ● responsive teacher ● committed to student learning PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Literacy Coach ● Waltham Public Schools August 2018 – Present | MacArthur Elementary School - Waltham, Massachusetts • Develops positive relationships with students, parents, teachers, and administrators. • Guide K-5 teachers how to integrate the WIDA and 2017 Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for ELA and Literacy to plan and teach effective lessons, and support students with varied language proficiency levels. • Facilitate ELA Teaching and Learning Cycles across K-5 grade level teams of 5 to 10 teachers to analyze data sets, identify students’ diverse needs, and drive high quality instruction. • Proud member of the Student Teacher Assistance Team (STAT) to provide authentic skills, techniques, and strategies for improving student learning. • Collegial member for the Instructional Leadership Team (ILT), who meet monthly to help make key decisions about the school’s strategic direction. • Coach literacy instruction in grades K-2, facilitating new programs and pedagogical approaches for teaching. • Provide job embedded staff development in grades 3-5 to demonstrate new methods for teaching in small groups. • Deliver rigorous small group instruction to 36 students in grades 3-5, based on their needs, interests, and skill levels. • Assist with writing, leading, and managing a cohesive K-5 literacy program as reflected in the school improvement plan (QSP). • Conduct engaging ELA common planning time and curriculum meetings for K-5 teachers using UDL principles. • Collaboratively partnered with the teaching staff and PTO to host a school-wide literacy event - Read Across America.
Program Coordinator for Literacy PreK-5 ● Andover Public Schools July 2014 to August 2018 | Andover, Massachusetts • Crafted, communicated, and facilitated a 3-year Elementary Curriculum Review Cycle: established short and long term goals, collected and analyzed data, identified needs, launched a pilot, and shared accomplishments with a diverse stakeholder group including administrators, teachers, support staff, and teaching assistants. • Liaised with district and school leadership and sought feedback and input to single-handedly train 300 staff across 5 elementary schools in Writing Workshop, including all PreK-5 classroom teachers, special educators, ESL teachers, Reading Specialists, and teaching assistants. • Evaluated professional and non-professional teachers using Baseline Edge. • Secured yearly district budget funding for literacy ranging from $50,000 to $350,000 to ensure PreK-5 teachers were receiving resources and materials to sustain effective instructional practices. • Offered opportunities to engage with parents and explain the stages of writing development and share tips parents could use at home to support their young writers. • Served on district-wide interviewing committees to hire new administrators.
Staff Developer ● Waltham Public Schools and Andover Public Schools November 6, 2018 | Waltham, Massachusetts • Build Your Small Group Instruction Toolkit – Teach Book Clubs! – Presented a collaborative session at ACCESS! A Waltham Elementary Educator Conference to connect with district-wide elementary teachers in grades 3-5, and demonstrate best practices for scaffolding and supporting all learners. September 2014 – June 2018 | Andover, Massachusetts • Studying the Units of Study for Teaching Writing – 25 teachers spanning grades K-5 participated in a 30-hour graduate course designed to support and improve their instructional repertoire for teaching writing.
District Literacy Coach ● Lynn Public Schools September 2012 – June 2014 | Lynn, Massachusetts • Inspired K-5 teachers to change their instructional practices in literacy by using research-based pedagogy to advance student achievement; planned, modeled, coached, and evaluated interdisciplinary units and lessons. • Collaborated with a team of 5 literacy coaches to develop the Lynn Public School’s ELA Curriculum Map for grades 1-5, in order to streamline state, district, and school level instructional goals for literacy learning. • Immersed K-5 teachers in the 2011 Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for English Language Arts and Literacy to create rich learning experiences for students to become college and career ready.
6 Locke Hill Ln, Amesbury, MA 01913 ● 9787668574
jenbarresi @gmail.com
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