I am an Instructional Leader
1977
Taught my 3 yo sister to read
when we played school
Fall 1990
3rd Grade Cadet Teacher
Ms. Wagar's Class
Schoolcraft Elementary
1991-94
Taught 3 sections of French to 3rd Graders
1993
Started St. Monica's
Latchkey Program
Petitioned the Bishop
Petitioned the scholarship committee to keep my honor's grant b/c my schedule changed
1995
Married Joe Graber
Move to Lansing
No education contacts
Joe = State Senate Majority Policy Officer
Education Specialist
1993-1996
Joe = Manager of the State Senate Majority Policy Office
1996-98
Joe = Pastor Grand Ledge Christian Center
1998-2000
Quarterly hosted 150-200 people for
Church-sponsored weekend conferences
Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner
2 services: Regular church + Nursing/Assisted Living Facility
Weekly activities with the Assisted Living Community to build relationships - shooting pool, teaching them solitaire on the computer, and planned a coup d'etat of the food services resulting in a Senior Leadership Team of advisors for food services.
Michigan Hospital Assn. Ins. Co.
1996-2000
Admin. Asst. Chief Financial Officer
Mich. Hosp. Assn. Ins. Co.
1995-97
Tech. Support
Network Administrator
Webmaster/designer
1997-2001
Passed 3 of 7 CPCU certification exams!
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) is a professional credential earned by individuals who specialize in risk management and property-casualty insurance.
National VFW Children's Home
Educational Specialist
Teacher Certification Req'd.
Responsible for the academic support of children living at the home. Tutoring and Behavior Interventions
Inventoried and moved the library, Summer 1996
2000
2002
Moved to Battle Creek
Managed WLLA
Christian TV Station
On-call 24/7/365
Joe Graber, Associate Administrative Pastor
Dexter Lake Church of God
2000 parishioners
2000-2005
Entertained families every Sunday evening
15-40 people every time
3 Picnics a summer with 150 people over
Plus Jen's class of students and family
2002-
2005
Washington Elementary
Battle Creek Public
Kindergarten
Teacher
Edison Schools
(Charter for 3 years)
School Improvement Team
Lead in District
School Improvement
Presentation
Masters Degree
Educational Technology
District Technology Team
Write Curriculum K-2: Ed. Tech. Int.
Provided Ed.Tech. Int. PD to teachers
MACUL Presentation
Grant for digital projector
District
Taught Kdg Summer School
Community
Home visits to every child
Monthly dinners with 3-5 families at our home
2005-2012
Minges Brook
Lakeview (BC)
2005-6
2nd Grade
Teacher
2006-9
1st Grade
Teacher/Coach
2009-12
4th Grade
Teacher/Coach
District Curriculum
Elementary Math Instructional
and Data Coach (2009 –12)
Title 1 Math Teacher K-2
Math Recovery Teacher
Core School Improvement Team:
Data analysis
MI Champions Grant Award
Team of 6 teachers rec.
Tech. Int. PD for 2 years
Educational Technology
District Technology Team
Lead Teacher
Provided: Prof. Dev.: Ed. Tech. Integration
9-wk course for teachers
MACUL Presentations: 2006-8
Michigan Dept. Ed.
Michigan Online Resources for Education
Later this became MeL (Mich. Ed. Library)
Data Reviewer for Interim Math Assessments
Annually K-2
Michigan State University
PROM/SE
Promoting Rigorous Outcomes in Math and Science Education) aligned math curriculum to Common Core Standards (2008 –12)
Provided PD to Elementary Math Teachers
across 3 counties
Community
Home visits to every child
PTO Liaison
Family Engagement Focused
Annual Alumni Picnics for 10 years
Joe = MAISCO
Ag. Irrigation
2005-2008
Joe = Finnerman's Irrigation
Greenmark Irrigation
2008-13
2012-22
Norton Elementary
Three Rivers Community Schools
Principal
Building
Created MTSS System for Norton
30-min ea. ELA/Math Suppt. EVERY child
Targeted Team Teaching Pilot K-3 (2018-21)
Installed 6 above ground garden
plots for each grade level with irrigation
Coached teachers in grant writing
Headphones
Technology
Ukuleles
Improved teaching and learning through teamwork taking Norton from the lowest performing to the top in 2020-21.
Community
Home visits to every child first 5 years
PTO
Family Engagement Focused
President of the PTO 2 years during COVID
Title 1 Family Advisory Team (FAT)
Meetings held monthly
w/PTO to garner an audience
Weekly Family Trivia nights 2020
(COVID Family Engagement)
Bible Release offered during lunch
to not disrupt learning times
All hands-on-deck at all times
to support student learning
District
Director/Evaluator
GSRP
Districtwide = 2 yrs
Building = 3 yrs
Adult Education
1 yr
District ELA Coach
1 yr
English Language Teacher
3 yrs
Summer School
Taught Summer School
Grades 1st/2nd
Principal Summer School
Peer Coaching
Coaches
Principals
Teachers
Substitute Principal for 10 Weeks; covering two elementary schools at one time 2022
Curriculum
District Implementation Team for Multi-tiered Systems
Math Instructional Leadership
Eureka Trainer Elementary
Professional Development
Districtwide Elementary PD
March & April
Led District Data Team Meeting
Led District Curriculum Team Meetings
Reading/Writing Elementary Leadership
Curriculum committee
Soc. Emot. Learn. Leadership
Conscious Discipline
Led Remote CD Training for staff 2020
COVID Recovery
Michigan Department of Education
Data Reviewer for Interim Math Assessments
Annually K-2
FAME Grant Award Winner 2015, '19, '20
Formative Assessment for Michigan Educators
$15 value (unable to accept '19 & '20)
Presented at the last in-person State School Improvement Meeting on Family Engagement in Lansing Nov. 2019
Joe = MI Valley Irrigation
2013-16
A-1 Auto
Used Car Sales
2016-2018
Joe = Bus Driver
Three Rivers Comm. Sch.
2016-2017
Joe = Jack's Windows
2017-18
Joe = Truck Driver
2017-2019
Joe = Substitute Teacher
Feb-Jun 2019
Joe = Science Teacher
Three Rivers Comm. Sch.
2019-present
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