S HEILA R.

T HOMPSON
1429 Clinton Ave. Irvington NJ 07111 (973) 986-9982 sheilart3@aol.com

BJECTIVE: TO SECURE A CHALLENGING, PROFESSIONAL, AND PERSONALLY SATISFYING POSITION WITHIN AN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE VENUE. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL Newark, New Jersey CLASSROOM TEACHER, 9/2009 to Present Duties include: Planned, prepared and delivered instructional activities that facilitated active learning experiences and developed schemes of work and lesson plans. Established and communicated clear objectives for all learning activities. Identified and selected different instructional resources and methods to meet students' varying needs. Modeled the proper use of relevant technology to support instruction. Created, assigned and graded class work, homework, tests and assignments. Encouraged and monitored the progress of individual students and maintained accurate and complete records of students' progress and development. Updated all necessary records accurately and completely as required by district policies and school regulations. Managed student behavior in the classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures while maintaining discipline in accordance with the disciplinary systems of the school and district. NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL Newark, New Jersey LEAD SCIENCE TEACHER,9/2000 to 6/2009 Duties included: Responsibilities included but not limited to managing the Science Lab,developing scheduled time for students and teachers to use the lab for various experiments. Ordering science supplies and equipment for the school. Serving as a contact person for ECA at the school site. Staying current with cross discipline approaches and philosophies in science. Arranging professional development opportunities for teachers in building and in district. Coordinating field trips and outreach visits. Working with classroom teachers in team teaching situations. Serving as a mentor. Working with new teachers to aid them in developing their comfort level with the science program. Developed and implementedthe science log and note booking system which has been adopted in our school. Assisted in the redesigning of theadministration walk through plan and forms.

S HEILA R. T HOMPSON
1429 Clinton Ave. Irvington NJ 07111 (973) 986-9982 sheilart3@aol.com

Coordinated grade level meetings and workshops for new teachers and those who changed grade levels.

NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL Newark, New Jersey CLASSROOM TEACHER, 10/1998 to 6/2000 Duties include: Planned, prepared and delivered instructional activities that facilitated active learning experiences and developed schemes of work and lesson plans. Established and communicated clear objectives for all learning activities. Identified and selected different instructional resources and methods to meet students' varying needs. Modeled the proper use of relevant technology to support instruction. Created, assigned and graded class work, homework, tests and assignments. Encouraged and monitored the progress of individual students and maintained accurate and complete records of students' progress and development. NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL Newark, New Jersey SUBSTITUTECLASSROOM TEACHER,9/1988 to6/1998 Duties include: Assumed all duties of the regular classroom teacher promptly and in accordance with school rules. Maintained normal classroom routines and discipline procedures. NEW COMMUNITY COOPERATION Newark, New Jersey GRAPHIC DESIGNER/ASSISTANT MARKETING DIRECTOR, 10/1985 to 7/1994 Duties included: Design and produce (from concept to completion) most types of marketing collateral, retail inserts and catalog projects. Used Quark in master page setup, style sheet organization, and font usage. Created extensive Illustrator and Photoshop files that are print-ready. Designed training manuals for new employees. Created city flags, which display concepts of todays struggles. UNIQUE IMAGESBrooklyn, New York PHOTOGRAPHER, 1/1980 to 10/1985 Duties included: Responsible for the supervision of assistants. Worked with art directors/stylists/PR. Photographed models and events. Selection and creation of props as well as backgrounds.

S HEILA R. T HOMPSON
1429 Clinton Ave. Irvington NJ 07111 (973) 986-9982 sheilart3@aol.com

Responsible for Budget/Pricing/Billing/Accounting.

EDUCATION WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY, WAYNE, NJ MASTERS DEGREE M.Ed. Educational Leadership, 2012 KEAN UNIVERSITY,Union, NJ CERTIFICATION Elementary Education,1998 MILO SCHOOL of DESIGN, TOTOWA, NJ CERTIFICATE DEGREE Advance Computer Graphics,1996 PRATT INSTITUTE, BROOKLYN, NY BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE Photography,1985

COMPUTER SKILLS WINDOWS SCHOOL DUDE KRONOS PAGEMAKER MS OFFICE PEOPLESOFT MY BUDGET FILE QUARKXPRESS HONORS& ACTIVITIES 2010, Organization of African American Administrators 2009-2011, St. Luke AME Church Missionary Society, PME (Promotion Missionary Education) Director 2008,National Sorority of PHI DELTA KAPPA, Inc. 2006-2010, Newark Do Something Coach 2006, Mayor's Volunteer Award 2005, Presidental Philanthropy Award 2005 and 2010, Governors Teacher Award 2004-2007, School Leadership Council Chair 2003, Teachers as Scholars 2002-2004, Professional Development Chair 2001, GRAD Master Teacher Award SCHOOL NET SASI PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATOR