Stacy Jay

Apopka, FL 32703
Cell: (xxx)xxx-xxxx Email: stacy.jay@email.saintleo.edu
PROFILE
- Veteran elementary school teacher with experience serving on district-level curriculum writing teams
- Instructional Coach and for all first and second-year teachers in grades K-5
- ACP Coach
- 4th Grade Team Leader
- Motivated, enthusiastic educator with an in-depth knowledge base of effective research-based strategies
- Committed to shaping curriculum in order to incorporate students diverse interests, abilities, and learning styles
- Possesses strong planning, organization, and leadership skills
- Lifelong learner, focused on staying up-to-date on the latest best practices and pedagogies
- Certified Clinical Educator
CERTIFICATION
Florida Professional Certificate, Elementary Education K-6
EDUCATION
Master of Science Instructional Design: Est. Completion: May 2016
Saint Leo University
Master of Education Instructional Leadership: March 2010
Saint Leo University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology: May 2006
University of Central Florida
EXPERIENCE
Instructional Coach, Clarcona Elementary School, December 2012-Present
- Facilitates biweekly PLCs for first and second-year teachers
- Provides coaching to teachers to support them with their instructional practices
- Assists teachers in planning and aligning lessons with the LAFS and MAFS.
- Mentors new teachers across grade levels, providing resources and ongoing guidance and support
- Fosters positive relationships with teachers and administrators
4th Grade Team Leader, Clarcona Elementary School, August 2015-Present
- Facilitates weekly grade-level PLCs
- Assists in the review of lesson plans and the development of curriculum
- Develops and shares strategies to improve instruction
- Reviews grade-level common assessment data and utilizes the data to make grade-level instructional decisions
- Coordinates departmental duties (reports, agendas, minutes, surveys, etc.)
4th Grade Teacher, Clarcona Elementary School, August 2013-Present
- Serves as Team Leader for a diverse group of fourth grade teachers with varied levels of experience
- Utilizes data to plan differentiated standards-based lessons
- Monitors student performance
- Conducted FSA bootcamp for over 40 4th grade students, providing enrichment in writing, reading, and math.
- Organized FSA Writing Parent Night, teaching parents the expectations of FSA-style writing in 4th and 5th grade.
Writing Lab Teacher, Clarcona Elementary School, June 2006-June 2013
- Developed and implemented effective writing lessons for approximately 1,000 students from kindergarten
through fifth grade
- Collaborated with teachers of various grade levels to plan individualized writing lessons
- Served as a resource teacher by pulling students individually and in small groups to provide them with
individualized writing instruction
- Coordinated special events, including writing celebrations and author visits

ACCOMPLISHMENTS/SPECIAL PROJECTS
- 2012 Teacher of the Year, Clarcona Elementary
- Chosen for the Clarcona common assessment writing team
- Selected as a member of the Orange County Writing Leaders team, an exclusive group of 15 educators districtwide that are proven writing leaders
- Conducted district-wide professional development sessions, The Joy of Revision and "A Guide to The Writing
Process"
- Developed task analyses for various language arts benchmarks
- Constructed curriculum instructional assessment (CIA) blueprints, designed to address instructional strategies,
resources, assessments, essential questions, cross-curricular connections, and learning experiences for the 21st
century classroom for each standard
- Created an order of instruction for kindergarten through fifth grade which included lesson plans, resources, and
assessments
- Generated district-wide elementary language arts lesson plans
- Crafted handbooks for teachers entitled, The Writing Process: A Writing Resource Guide and Kindergarten
Writing Resources
- Analyzed various online writing programs and created a guide for principals highlighting the pros and cons of
each
AFFILIATIONS
Founding Member, Orange County Writing Leaders
Member, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Member, International Reading Association (IRA)