Janet R. James

My Resume

Business:      Jackson Ave. School
421 Jackson Ave.
Hackensack, NJ  07601
Business Phone:     (201) 646-7990
Business Fax:         (201) 931-0135
e-mail:     jamesjan@shu.edu 
j.james@hackensackschools.org  

Janet James-Shuler

To continue to manage school operations and to positively effect teacher performance and student achievement as a visionary, instructional leader/ administrator.

2002 – present      Jackson Avenue School                Hackensack, NJ
2003 Governor’s School of Excellence

Assistant Principal

2003 – present      Seton Hall University                  South Orange, NJ

Lead Professor

• Lead professor for Masters coursework, ELMP 8891 Directed Research in Administration and Supervision (Spring 2006)

• Lead professor for alternate route teachers, Integrating Technology in the Curriculum, through a partnership with Seton Hall and Teach For America (TFA)

Adjunct Professor   

• Adjunct professor with professor Dr. John W. Collins for graduate level, Masters coursework, ELMP 7768 – Microcomputers in Administration

• Adjunct professor with Dr. Elaine Walker and Dr. Achilles for graduate level,  Masters coursework, ELMP 8891 Directed Research in Administration and Supervision

Graduate Assistant    College of Education & Human Services
                         Department of Education Leadership, Management & Policy

• Teaching assistant to Dept. Chair/ professor Dr. Charles Mitchel for graduate level, Masters coursework, ELMP Leadership Dynamics: Analysis of Supervisory Behavior

• Assisted the ELMP Director, of Executive M.A./Ed.S. Programs, Ms. Robin Sullivan, in carrying out organizational details for ELMP Executive Masters Programs

2000 – 2002        Washington Academy of Music       East Orange, NJ

Literacy Coordinator, K - 8

• Implemented & facilitated a standards based Whole School Reform  model using the America's Choice, a  Balanced Literacy curriculum    

•  Data Driven Instruction – collaborative analysis of test results with 

           administration and teachers for effective instructional planning      

• Staff developer for K-8 staff  [change agent, motivational & instructional facilitator, presenter, collaborative team developer, instructional coach]
   

• Mentor/ coach for 1st year and alternate route teachers
   

• Participated in interviewing teacher candidates with the principal

1998 – 2000           Washington Academy of Music      East Orange, NJ

Teacher – Language Arts grade 7

• Team member in writing  the 7^th gr. Lang. Arts district curriculum

• Facilitated students becoming published in national poetry anthologies
   

• Integrate technology into the curriculum - problem based learning

1997 - 1998                   School # 8                                   Belleville, NJ

Teacher - Grade 5

• Interim assignment for a teacher on sabbatical, Feb. – June 1998     

• Facilitator of  Career Week with parents & community professionals

1991 – 1994                      Kearny Christian Academy           Kearny, NJ

Enrichment Teacher- gr. 1-6

• Worked with students in improving writing skills & abilities, Fine Arts projects, and standardized test administration
   

1978 - 1980                   Covenant Christian School         Fanwood, NJ

Teacher – grade 6

• Curriculum writing for grade 6 (all subjects)

• Also, the Art teacher for grades 4-6

Other - ’80 – ’94 sabbatical -  home/ full time mother of 5 children

1999 - 2001                   Seton Hall University         South Orange, NJ     

• M.A.., Education with a specialization in Administration & Supervision

•           (GPA  4.0)                      

1974 – 1979                    Kean University of NJ                    Union, NJ

• B.A., Elementary Education

•          Graduated Cum Laude

• 2003  Permanent Standard Certificate from the NJ Dept. of Education
  of Principal/ Supervisor (# 00418618)
   
• 1979  Permanent Standard Teaching Certificate from the NJ Dept. of Education
  for Elementary School Teacher

•  2003 Governor’s School of Excellence Award, administrative team member receiving the award for Jackson Avenue School

• NJ Department of Education selected Jackson Avenue School as a state demonstration site for: outstanding growth in literacy measures, meaningful improvement for parental involvement, reduction in measures of violence and vandalism, creative and increased involvement with partnerships and community, creative and increased use of technology (2003-2004).

• America's Choice selected Washington Academy of Music as a national demonstration site Whole School Reform (WSR) model in literacy, where I served as the Literacy Coordinator/ WSR facilitator  (2002)

• Master Teacher (2000)

• Graduate Assistant at Seton Hall,  Dept. of Education & Human Services, Education, Leadership, Management & Policy (2004 - 200x)

• Web Master of the Jackson Avenue School Web Site (2003-present),  winner of the 2003-2004 Golden Web Award & the EduNET Connect Choice Award

• National Junior Honor Society co-advisor (1998 -  2001)

•  Facilitated school planning process in meeting East Orange district goals   & objectives (2000 – 2002)

• Assisted in developing the zero-based budget & technology plans for Washington  Academy of Music (2001 - 2002)

• Sallie Mae First Class Teacher Award nominee from East Orange 1999

• Grant(s) Program Director – Family Friendly ($50,800) & 21^st Century ($75,000), 2002 -2006

•  Program Director of the STAR-W Grant 2003-2005 ($175,000) 

• FAA Grant Steering Committee Member ($7 million), 2002 – present

•  Reading First Grant (district awarded $9 million) Assisted with oversight on the school level of grant regulations and mandates 2003-2006

• Oversight for disbursement of $25,000 Governor's School of Excellence award monies (2002-2003)

• Continue to participate in writing, procuring, budget management, and end of year reporting on said educational grants as well as for:

•  NJ State Educational Grant needs assessment – for the FastForWord [reading & technology] Program 2001 ($50,000)     

§         East Orange Education Foundation (for literacy education) 2000 (personally awarded $500)

Curriculum & Staff Development

• Developer of Balanced Literacy distance learning professional development resource (with known usage by districts and Literacy Coordinators in; NJ, NY, Florida, and Texas , 2004-present)

• Developer of distance learning professional development units for administrators, Becoming Leaders in Educational Technology, and for teachers Effective Integration of Educational Technology (2005-present)

• Team writer of 2007 District Technology Plan, administrative/ curriculum representative, Hackensack Public Schools  (2005-2006)

• Expanding the Effective Integration of Technology into the Curriculum, via mentoring, turn-keying staff, and Staff in-service presentations in East Orange & Hackensack School Districts (2000 - present)

• Collaboratively Developed Bi-Lingual Balanced Literacy Framework for Jackson Avenue School K-4 (with R. Ostrow, M. Haines, J. Jordan, S. Marzoli)

• District Level Planning of Whole School Reform Implementation in Literacy, collaborative team planner, East Orange School District (2000 - 2002)

•  Certificate of Training in administering FastForWord Program (2002)

• Established & Facilitated the School Based Literacy Management Team at Jackson Avenue School, Hackensack, NJ (2003- present)

• School Management Team Committee member, serving on the Staff Development Committee at Washington Academy of Music in East Orange, NJ (2000 – 2002):

- Developed & analyzed a Staff Professional Development Needs Assessment Survey (in East Orange & in Hackensack, 2002-present)

- Collaboratively developed and executed  the Action Implementation Plan for Staff Professional Development,  based upon  above analysis of the needs assessment (in East Orange & in Hackensack, 2002-present)

• School Leadership Team (SLT) member 2000 – 2002

• District Curriculum Team writer – 7th gr. Language Arts curriculum (2000)

• Program Developer for Star School (submitted 2002) and Best Practices in Science (submitted 2001) & in Parent Involvement (submitted 2002)

Presenter &  Facillitator

• NJDOE (NJ Dept. of Education) STAR-W Grant Culminating Conference representing Hackensack Public Schools on educational technology growth as a result of the STAR-W grant, with C. Romano, P. Ruggiero, E. Wolff (Piscataway, NJ, May 2006)

• NJDOE (NJ Dept. of Education) and Passaic County Community College professional development break-out workshop facilitator of Strategies for Facilitating Quality Parental Involvement with Allison Cammarata (Wayne, NJ, November 2005).

• TFA (Teach for America) lead professor facilitating Effective Integration of Technology in the Curriculum class/units for elementary and secondary alternate route TFA teachers (in partnership with Seton Hall University, 2003-present)

• NECC (National Education Computing Conference) 2005 Team facilitator of Moving Through Change: Integrating Technology in Elementary Curriculum a round-table discussion, team members; Jessica Luciano-Dow, Dina Nasr, Patricia Ruggiero (Philadelphia, Pa., June 2005).

• NECC (National Education Computing Conference) 2005 Poster Session Students Using Technology To Achieve Reading Writing (STAR-W) Grant Implementation co-presented with Elizabeth Messick  (Philadelphia, Pa., June 2005).

• NJAET state level conference workshop on Effective Use of Smartboards & Knowledge Box in the K-3 Curriculum co-presented with: J. Luciano-Dow, D. Foster, D. Nasr, P. Ruggiero (Lakewood, NJ, October 2004).

• Guest Speaker at Seton Hall University for professor Dr. Lourdes Zigora-Mitchel's undergraduate coursework for aspiring teachers in Early Literacy Writing Methodology (March 2003).

• National Conference Break-Out Workshop Presenter for the National Center on Education and The Economy (NCEE) on Data Driven Instruction & Results co-presented with L. Shults (Anaheim, California, January 2002).

• Writing Conferences Hackensack Public Schools professional development in-service for gr. 2 teachers, co-presented with R. Ostrow (January 2004).

•  Reading & Writing Make & Takes to create grade level appropriate projects to enhance literacy instruction Hackensack Public Schools professional development in-service for gr. 2 teachers  (December 2003).

•  Planning & Assessing School Based Staff Development facilitated the planning & assessing for a school-based staff development program, for Jackson Avenue School in Hackensack, NJ (November 2003).

•  Writing Assessments & Integrating Technology into the Curriculum Hackensack Public Schools professional development in-service for gr. 3 & 4 teachers  (October 2002).

Whole School Reform Instructional Workshop Facilitator/ Presenter as a Literacy Coordinator for East Orange School District & Washington Academy School of Music (October 2000-2002):

• Learning How to Use Running Records co-presented with J. Feldman (September 2001).

• Establishing Schoolwide  and Classroom Rituals & Routines co-presented with L. Shults (September 2001).

• The Writer's Workshop (October 2001).

• Establishing Classroom Libraries and How to Level Text (November 2001).

• Analyzing Student Writing & Providing Commentary co-presented with L. Shults (May 2002).

• America's Choice School Design (ACSD) Orientation a two part series co-presented with L. Shults (September 2000).

·      “The World May Be Flat But Are Our Classrooms? Implications for School

            Administrators for Effective Use of Technology in the Classroom”. Educational Viewpoints

           2006. Monroe, NJ: New Jersey Principal and Supervisors Association.

 

·      “Leading By Example in Technology: 21^st Century Life Skills for School Leadership and Productivity” Educational Viewpoints 2006. Monroe, NJ: New Jersey Principal and Supervisors Association.

Dissertation, a work in progress:

·     “Examining the Influence of the STAR-W Technology Grant on Student Achievement in Language Arts Literacy Elementary Students in New Jersey”
to be submitted as partial fulfillment of the doctoral requirements at Seton Hall University targeted date for completion December 2007

• Web Master for school web site: http://pirate.shu.edu/~jamesjan/JAS

• Web Master for personal web site: http://pirate.shu.edu/~jamesjan

Over 500 Earned Professional Development Hours 2000-2005

 

• Available upon request (Documented and on file according to the NJ Dept. of Education 100 hour Professional Development requirement for teachers and leaders)

•  Personal/Professional web site (2004-present)

• The County Seat Newspaper – regular contributor for public relation pieces for Jackson Avenue School (2003-present)

• Multi-Cultural Appreciation Week facilitator (2003-2004
   

•  PASS in Literacy program designer & facilitator (2002-2003)

• Presenter/ Facilitator for Parent Workshop:  Homework Help with the Parent Education Academy of Washington Academy of Music (6/5/02)

• The Comet Newsletter Hackensack School District (2002 – 2003)

• East Orange Public Schools Newsletter (2000 – 2002)

•  School coordinator for the Celebrity Read Program with the United Way – a school  & community partnership (2001 – 2002)

• Facilitated the Essex County LINKS Partnership in Education Program with Washington Academy of Music - a school & community partnership (2000 - 2001)

• Short term mission work to the people of Acuna, Mexico through Faith Mission International based in Del Rio, Texas, offering practical helps (food & clothing) as well as spiritual support & ministry
  (July 1998)             

• Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (2001 - present)

• Christ Church active member (1999-present)

• International Reading Association (2004 -present)

• International Society for Technology in Education (2004-present)

• Kappa Delta Pi, an International Honor Society in Education (2001 - present)

• National Association of Elementary School Principals (2003-present)

• National Council on Staff Development (2002 to present)

• NJ Association of Educational Technology (2004-present)

•  NJ Principal/ Supervisors’ Association (2002-present)

•  NJ Staff Development Council (2003-present)