Amanda R.

Squillace
130 Valley Run Drive
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
(856) 669-9556
Email: asquillace@chclc.org
Profile:An educational professional who is supportive to teachers through district and building level professional
development. Offering staff a teacher-centric leadership style with open communication and focus on student
achievement. Seeking to enhance the home-school connection and advance district goals.
EDUCATIONANDCERTIFICATION
UniversityorPennsylvania
GraduateSchoolofEducation
Philadelphia,PA
(anticipated7/2015)

M.S.Ed.SchoolLeadership
Thesis- Understanding teachers perceptions of the Marzano evaluation
model and the influence of feedback on instructional practice.

RutgersUniversity
CollegeofArtsandSciences
Camden.NJ

B.A.ChildhoodStudies/TeacherPreparation;MinorinPsychology
Cumulativegradepointaverage3.87
VolunteerresearchassistantinChildDevelopmentLaboratory
Honors:
Distinguished Elementary School Candidate Award
AthenaeumAcademicHonorSociety
KappaDeltaPiInternationalHonorSocietyinEducation
DeansList
Endorsement:
Principal Certification - pre kindergarten grade 12

PrincipalCertificate
OfEligibility
(anticipated7/2015)

NewJerseyState
StandardCertificate

Endorsements:
K5ElementaryTeacherCertification
ConcentrationinScience

LEADERSHIPSUMMARY
Datadrivendecisionmaking
AnalyzeddatathroughuseofPerformanceMatters
I&RScommitteemember
Professionaldevelopment
TosupportPARCCreadiness
Mentoringfirstyearteachers
Completingobservationsandprovidingfeedback
Organization
NextGenScienceSTEMdayinclusiveofbudgetingandstaffing
Partnerships
PTA,staff,parents,students,andSustainableJerseyforSchools
Collaboration
CreateddistrictwideGoogleDocspagefor5thgradeteachers

Committeeleadership
ExpandedEnvironmentalClubfrom12to80students
CowroteRecycleBankGrant

amandasquillace@aol.compg.
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INSTRUCTIONALEXPERIENCE
ClassroomTeacher BretHarteElementarySchool,CherryHill,NJ
8/2013Present
5thGrade
LeadsgradelevelinanalyzingdatathroughPerformanceMatterstoplan
instructiontomeetindividualneedsandmaximizestudentachievement.
Establishesandmaintainsregularfacetofacecommunicationwithparentsto
enhancethehomeschoolconnection.
TitleITeacher
11/20126/2013

KingstonElementarySchool,CherryHill,NJ08034
Gradesk,2,and3
UseddatatoinformdecisionstoinstructatriskstudentsinLAand
Mathematicsinmultiplegradelevels.
Metwithhomeroomteacherstocollaborateandplanactivitiestosupport
learningintheclassroom.

ClassroomTeacherLEAPAcademyUniversityCharterSchool,Camden,NJ
1/20126/2012
1stGrade
Established a cooperative learning environment that fostered participation and
developed students into intrinsically motivated, life-long learners.
Providedoutofclassmentorshipformultiplestudentswhowerereading
belowgradeleveltoimprovereadingabilities.
Curriculum
Development
2011

NationalScienceFoundation,RutgersUniversity

Recruitedurbanhighschoolstudentstoparticipateinresearchwithstudent
mentorsinordertoscaffoldlearning.
Plannedtodifferentiatebyprovidingresearcharticlesthatwerewrittenat
differentabilitylevels.

TRAINING
ComputerTraining:MicrosoftOfficeincluding:Word,Excel,PowerPoint,Outlook;
Appleappsincluding:Pages,Numbers,Keynote;
Internetsearchenginesincluding:InternetExplorer,Firefox,Chrome,andSafari;
Socialmediaincluding:Facebook,Twitter,andLinkedIn
Other:SmartBoardsoftware,andGoogleDocs
PROFESSIONALMEMBERSHIPSANDSCHOLARSHIP
ASCD Educational Leadership
NJEANewJerseyEducationAssociationNEANationalEducationAssociation
NJSTANewJerseyScienceTeachersAssociation*DorisWhiteScholarshipRecipient
REFERENCES

Dr.NeilBurti
(856)7950515
Principal,BretHarteElementary
AdditionalReferencesAvailableUponRequest

CherieLombardo
(856)5892121
Principal,PitmanHighSchool