 New ISD Teachers for 2015-2016 Dear Parents, I am pleased to introduce our new teachers for next year. Our school is fortunate to have a great reputation in the international school community, which was built by the hard work of our current and past staff. Here is a summary of the 21 new teachers and then a brief description of each of them. 15 of the new hires have a master’s degree, one has a doctorate 15 have worked internationally 5 will have children attending ISD 5 are fluent in French, 3 are fluent in Spanish 3 attended international schools as students, one earned an IB Diploma Collectively, they average 13 years of teaching experience ____________________ Je suis heureux de vous présenter nos nouveaux enseignants pour l'année prochaine. Notre école est chanceuse d'avoir une grande réputation dans la communauté éducative internationale, qui a été construit par le travail dur de notre personnel actuel et passé. Voici la liste des 21 nouveaux enseignants et une brève description de chacun d'eux. 15 ont leur maitrise, 1 a son doctorat 15 ont travaillé à l’étranger 5 auront des enfants qui seront inscrits à l’ISD 5 parlent couramment français, 3 couramment espagnol 3 sont des anciens élèves des écoles internationales Collectivement, la moyenne du nombre d'années d'expérience dans l'enseignement est 13. International School of Dakar New Hires for 2015-2016 Melissa Breiter – Pre-K 4 • 4.5 years experience • Worked in China • Experienced Head Teacher and Team Leader Stephen Bowler – Elementary Physical Education • 2 years experience • Currently working in Honduras, attended international schools in Kenya and Malawi • Extensive experience working with young children and coaching soccer, badminton, and tennis (certified Tennis Club Professional) Kelly Campbell – Grade 2 • 21 years experience, master’s degree • Worked in international schools in Brussels, Tokyo, and Belgrade. • Experienced classroom and English Language Learner (ELL) teacher Bojana Coulibaly – IB French • 4 years experience teaching at university level, doctorate from University of Tours in France • Taught in France and United States • Specializes in West African Literature Laura Fitzgerald – Secondary Physical Education/Health • Six years experience, master’s degree • Taught in U.S. and China • Started dance program in current school • Extensive experience with using technology in PE Audrey Forgeron – IB Film, Video Production • 26 years experience, master’s degree • Taught in Canada, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Chile • Worked as a French teacher, PE/Health, and Technology Mark Forgeron – Middle School Math • 26 years experience, undergrad University of Pennsylvania, master’s degree • Taught in U.S., Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Chile, Peace Corps in Gabon • Fluent in French • Coaches multiple sports • Veteran middle school educator Catharina Gress-Wright – Secondary English • 4 years experience, bachelor’s Smith, master’s Oxford • Grew up in Denmark, IB graduate (earned 42 points) • Teach for America alumna, experienced in working with diverse student population Jose de la Hera Hernandez – IB Physics, IB Environmental Science • 9 years experience, master’s • Native of Spain • Worked in Spain, U.S., and China • Five years experience working as an environmental consultant for European Union Toni Hillman – Grade 3 • 17 years experience, master’s degree - Johns Hopkins University • First time working overseas • Extensive experience working with gifted and talented students and differentiating instruction Kerry Hurst – IB Chemistry • 15 years experience, • Worked in public and private schools in U.S., internationally in Kenya and Vietnam • Veteran IB teacher • Soccer coach Sitara Englebrecht-Larkin – Middle School Drama and Math • 8 years experience, all in Africa, Ethiopia and Tanzania, master’s degree • Experience as elementary classroom teacher and middle school drama, language arts, math, science, and social studies • Graduated from International School of Kuala Lumpur • Experienced middle school educator Eileen Knobloch – Middle School Guidance Counselor • 23 years experience, master’s degree • 15 years as counselor and 8 years as a MS and HS English teacher • Worked in U.S., Niger, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and China Nancy Magnus – Elementary Art • 13 years experience, master’s degree • Worked in private schools in the US and internationally in South Africa • Extensive experience teaching students of all ages art, photography and using technology in education Whitney Omosefe – IB Spanish, IB Theory of Knowledge • 6 years experience, graduate of Princeton University • Experience teaching elementary classroom, ELL, Psychology, Religion, and Spanish • Teach for America alumna • Fluent in French Maura O’Reilly – Grade 2 • 14 years experience • Worked in international schools in Venezuela and Costa Rica • Extensive experience with many of the ISD curriculum standards and instructional programs. Trupti Patel – Elementary Instructional Coach • 21 years experience, master’s degree • Worked in US public and private schools, internationally in England and Japan • Significant experience with Readers/Writers Workshop, technology and differentiation Gary Posner – Secondary School Music • 2.5 years experience, master’s degree • Professional musician • Award winning composer Terrence Reuwer – Middle School Language Arts • 4 years experience, master’s degree • Worked in Indonesia and China, Peace Corps in Fiji • Experienced middle school educator • Experienced coach Eric Rodine – Activities/Athletic Director • 22 years experience in education, has worked as an athletic director (9 years experience), assistant principal, reading specialist, social studies teacher, and gifted coordinator, two master’s degrees • First time overseas • Veteran athletic director and administrator who has experience designing programs for students, mentoring coaches, and working with families. • Worked at the elementary, middle and high school level Jody Rodine – Pre-K 3 and Learning Support • 21 years experience, master’s degree • First time overseas • Experience as classroom teacher, literary specialist, and administrator Parking Update The road beyond the school exit remains closed for parking. The road belongs to the university housing complex across from the school. They have been letting us use the road for parking since the beginning of the school year, but have put it off limits as they are going to pave the road. Work has started on the entrance way, which can be accessed from Ouakam Road and they have worked on the dirt road we have used for parking, clearing rocks and dirt.
We are hopeful we can gain access to the road again for parking once they are finished. Unfortunately, do not have control over how fast the work is done. I will update you when I have new information. _____ La route juste à coté de la sortie de l'école reste fermée au stationnement. Cette route fait partie du complexe de logements universitaires situé en face de l'école. Depuis le début de l'année scolaire les responsables nous ont autorisé l’accès mais actuellement ils vont paver cette piste qui mènera vers la route de Ouakam.
Une fois qu'ils aurons terminé les travaux, nous espérons pouvoir utiliser à nouveau cette zone pour le stationnement. Malheureusement, nous ne sommes pas en mesure de vous dire combien de temps le projet va durer mais nous vous tiendrons informé de toutes nouvelles informations. Dr. Alan Knobloch Director |
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