1. Donald T. Busch 7473 Yorkshire Dr., Hudsonville, MI 49426
Home/Cell phone: 616.481.7467
Email: dbusch1@davenport.edu
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
1994 UCLA School of Education
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Post graduate educational instruction in school leadership
1982 California State University School of Counseling
California State University, Long Beach, CA
Major: Psychology and Family Counseling
Masters of Science in Psychology and Family Counseling
Master’s Theses: The Effects of Values Education on the Self-concepts of
Elementary School Children Call number: AS36 .C25 1982 B88
California State University at Long Beach library
1968 DePaul University School of Education
DePaul University, Chicago, ILL
Major: Educational Psychology
Area of Study: Initial classes toward master’s degree completed at
California State University at Long Beach
1967 Chicago State Teachers College School of Education
Chicago State Teachers College,
Area of Study: English education in grades 7 to 12
1966 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI B.A.
Major: Communication Arts–Advertising and Marketing
Minor: Psychology
SPECIALIZATIONS
Management Practices
Educational Instruction
Pedagogy
Teaching of Writing
Teaching of Reading
Organizational Design
Efficiency Planning
Lesson Design
Educational Theory
Psychology
Marketing
Advertising
School Management
Project Writing
Writing, Editing,
Citation and Notation
Customer Service
Participative
Management
Site Management

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Davenport University
2013-Present Instructor: Psychology/Academic Coach
Responsibilities:
 Insure athletes are eligible to play
 Edit and assist students writing papers using APA
formatting
 Tutor students in beginning psychology
 Tutor students in marketing
 Record study times and hours
Staples Office Supplies
2012-2014 Copy and Print Professional
Responsibilities:
 Take in copy orders
 Produce copies in accordance with customer
specifications
 Provide superior customer service
Michigan Office Solutions
2008-2012 Service Support Manager
Responsibilities:
 Manage the parts department
 Insure all machines are prepared for delivery
 Create, design, implement, and manage reclamation
department
 Create, design, inaugurate, and manage warranty
department
 Manage the ordering process for parts and supplies
 Manage the shipment of parts to off-site locations

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IKON Office Solutions
2005-2008 Order Coordinator
Responsibilities:
 Receive orders from sales representative
 Order equipment
 Acknowledge receipt of equipment
 Bill received equipment
 Write business proposals
 Write portions of the weekly newsletter
 Create financing payment plan
 Verify eligibility for financing
2003-2005 On-Site Print Professional at Johnson Controls Site
Responsibilities:
 Take in client orders
 Produce copies in accordance with client specifications
 Provide superior customer service
 Resolve, create and complete specialized printing
situations
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District
1997-1999 Teacher on Special Assignment to District Office
1993-1997 Foster Road Elementary School Teacher – Fourth and
Fifth Grades
1992-1993 Lampton Middle School Teacher – Eighth Grade –
Counselor
1984-1992 Teacher – Seventh Grade – John H Nuffer Elementary
School
1982-1984 Teacher – Seventh Grade – Gardenhill Elementary
School
1978-1982 Reading Specialist Gardenhill Elementary School –
Administrative Position
1972-1982 Teacher – Sixth and Seventh Grades – Gardenhill
Elementary School

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Taught:
Math
Science
Social studies
Reading
Language Arts
Physical education
Values education
Computer skills
Various forms of software
Responsibilities:
 Develop, plan and create curriculum for students in fourth and
fifth grade
 Treasurer of the Parent Teacher Association
 Member of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District
safety committee
 Vice President Teachers Association of Norwalk and La
Mirada (TANLA)
 Member of Founding Committee Lampton Middle School
 Interviewed and hired original staff Lampton Middle School
 Interviewed and hired principal Lampton Middle School
 Developed school structure and curriculum plan following the
middle school model
 Planned and developed self-esteem curriculum
 Co-originator of the junior college at risk interaction program
articulation with Rio Hondo City College
 Committee member for development and implementation of
the middle school program in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
School District
 Established Computer Lab for John H Nuffer Elementary
School
 Member of school site planning committee for budget study,
in-service preparation, and teacher/parent articulation
 Developed, planned, organized and coordinated the arts
program for the seventh grade that culminated in an evening at
the theater, Mark Taper Auditorium, for a performance of
“Phantom of the Opera”
 Developed John H Nuffer Elementary School PE program
 Planned, developed and implemented small group reading
program
 Organized, planned and created the Gardenhill reading lab
 Organized, planned and developed the Gardenhill math lab
 Reading resource teacher
 Created class configuration assigning students to teachers

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 Developed, planned and organized teacher in day
preparation period
 Developed, planned and organized Gardenhill Elementary PE
Program
 Served as liaison between Los Angeles Country Special Ed
program and Gardenhill Elementary
 Served as intermediary for teachers dealing with children with
unique problems
 Co-originated a successful summer school program focused on
the arts with record attendance
 Co-originated a middle of the school middle school program
design
 Organized and developed school plan in response to California
Proposition 13
 Consulting teacher for the successful Gardenhill Elementary
math day team
 Assisted in the planning and implementation of the Great
Books Reading Program
 Participant in the implementation of the Madeleine Hunter
Lesson Design Program
 Member of social studies implementation committee
 Member of the district standardized test selection committee
 Member of the district middle school implementation and
planning committee
 Member of the district reading text selection committee
 Member of the school restructuring project
 Teacher on special assignment to the district office in the
communications department assigned to operate and manage
the copy and print center
 Organized and distributed standardized testing materials
including receiving, distributing, collecting, auditing and
returning to the vendor.
 Member of the district social studies development committee
correlating the districts goals and objectives with the State of
California Benchmarks
 Member of the district math committee creating math
benchmarks for the State of California
 Co-creator for the language arts benchmarks for the State of
California
 As teacher on special assignment, a member of the
superintendents staff
 Member of the 1984 planning committee in conjunction with
University of Southern California and University of California
at Los Angeles to prepare for students of the 21st Century
 Member of the district site management team
 First Selection of the Lampton Middle School site management
team

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 Member of the superintendent’s committee on middle
school planning
Sears, Roebuck, and Co
1969-1970 Management Trainee
1970-1971 Manager of the Housewares Department
1971-1972 Manager of Office Furniture, Men’s Work Clothes,
Greeting Cards, Cameras, and Electronics
Responsibilities:
 Order and keep in stock merchandise
 Set up and prepare ad merchandise
 Track competition
 Schedule staff
 Oversee cash handling and closing procedures
 All other managerial functions in accordance the dollar
value in sales of the managed departments
Chicago Board of Education
1967-1969 Teacher – seventh grade -Oliver Wendell Holmes Elementary
Subjects Taught:
 All curricula associated with the designated instruction
assigned by the Chicago Board of Education
 Develop a daily design for the presentation of lessons
 Provide remedial assistance to students severely behind
their grade level
 Participant in the initial after school reading program
AWARDS AND HONORS:
Recipient Staples Office Supplies, Inc., employee of the month 2013
Recipient President’s Award for Outstanding Achievement
Michigan Office Solutions 2009
Recipient Circle of Excellence Award Michigan Office Solutions 2009
Recipient Employee of the Year Award IKON Office Solutions 2004
Recipient Employee of the Month Award IKON Office Solutions 2004
Employee of the Quarter Award IKON Office Solutions 2004
Recognition for Outstanding Service Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School
District Board of Education 1993
Recipient Teacher of the Year Award John H Nuffer Elementary 1992

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Recipient Outstanding Achievement Award in Education John H Nuffer Parent
Teacher Association 1992
Recognized as outstanding employee by the Disney Corporation 1988
Recipient Outstanding Achievement Award in Education Gardenhill Parent
Teacher Association 1983
Recipient Teacher of the Year Award Gardenhill Elementary 1983
CERTIFICATIONS:
2012 Certified Print Pro Staples Office Supply
2003 to 2007 State of Michigan Temporary Teaching Certificate
2008 OMD Inventory Control Trained expert status
1993 CBEST (California Basic Education Skills Test) above average
grades in all areas
1972 to Present State of California Teaching Credential Grades K thru 8
1967 to 1969 State of Illinois Temporary Teaching Certificate
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
 Participant, contributor and writer of the State of Michigan
benchmarks in math Saginaw Valley State University
 Member of Middle School Committee attending the Middle School
Development Conference, San Francisco, CA
 Member of the Observation Committee to the Aurora Public Schools
in Aurora, CO
 Member of the Observation Committee to the Columbine Public
Schools in Columbine, CO
 Member of the Observation Committee to the Boulder Public
Schools in Boulder, CO
 Member of the principal hiring committee for the Norwalk-La
Mirada Unified School District
 Member of the teacher hiring committee for the Norwalk-La Mirada
Unified School District method
 Participated in John Goodlad’s program “A Place Called School”
during the researching of the book
 Participant, contributor and writer of the State of California
benchmarks in Math, Social Studies, Language Arts and Science
 Member of the Math Teachers Association
 Consortium on Education for the 21st Century
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL TRAINING:
 Lean Process training
 Six Sigma Training – Yellow Belt
 Panasonic Participative Management Training
 Participative Management Training (aka - Site Management ) –
Norwalk – La Mirada Unified School District
 University of California at Los Angeles training
- Interviewing techniques

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- Resume writing
- School management
 Trained in the participative management program as outlined by the
Panasonic Corp.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
 OMD ordering system software training, Bollingbrook, ILL:
- Billing
- Receiving
- Shipping
- Invoice creation
 Extensive, in depth training in the use and facilitation of the Oracle
ordering program
 OMD Ordering System training, Grand Rapids, MI:
- Ordering
- Billing
- Contract Creation
- Sales Cancellation
 Advanced training in the use of CLAS and IKONICs contract
leasing software
 IKON University on line Classes: (passing grade of 80%)
- Effective Telephone Techniques
- Six Sigma
- Managing Anger in the work place
- Professional Assertiveness
- Basic Excel
- Cost Management
- IT Project Trade-Offs
 IKON Office Solutions on site copier Training
- Canon CLC 5100
- Canon 4000
- Canon 3000
 WinSchool Training at WinSchool Software Offices in Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada (required passing grade of 90%)
 Optimal Solutions Software package Training:
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- ASCII Transfer
- ACT
- Outlook
- Power Point
- Data Conversion
- Data Formatting and Installation
- Software Installation

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 Xerox certification
- Docutech 6180
- Docutech 6135
- PDF software package
 Brain Theory Training – from Stanford University
 Madeline Hunter Lesson Design – taught by Madeline Hunter
 Craig Cunningham of UCLA Lab School PE Training for the
elementary school – taught by Craig Cunningham
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
 John Goodlad training taught by John Goodlad
- Examination of teaching best practices
- Review of research on teaching best practices
 Trained in Reflective Therapy
 Walt Disney Corp., Anaheim Location, Disneyland, Anaheim, CA
- Central Communications Officer for Corporate
Communications
- Transmitted necessary corporate information to
appropriate personnel
- Followed emergency procedures and practices in
extraordinary situations
 Disneyland University training:
- Customer service
- Emergency response
- Bomb scare tactics
- Appropriate phone etiquette
 Trained in the initial computer assisted evaluation and
assessment program of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
School District
 Motorola Computerized Transmission Training – Walt
Disney Corporation, Anaheim, CA
 Disneyland University training
- Customer service
 Advanced Writing Process training
 Discussion Group training designed for improvement of
reading comprehension
 Attendance at Southern California Math conference every year of its
existence
 Barksdale Therapy training
 Trained in Group Therapy
 Trained in the Great Books Foundation Reading comprehension
 Trained in brain theory of the time using the Stanford University
model