1. Jennifer P. Fitzpatrick
jennifer.fitzpatrick@dc.gov
4934 1
st
street NW Washington, D.C. 20011
(301)-404-2992
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
K-12 Special Education and Elementary General Education Certification
Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction, Saint Xavier University, May 2013, GPA 4.0
Graduate Certificate in Special Education, University of North Carolina Charlotte, May 2010, GPA 4.0
BS in Exercise Science, Minor in Psychology, The George Washington University, May 2008
LEADERSHIP
MAURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Washington, D.C., 2010 – current
§ Developed and implemented two 6-week ILCs with staff members
§ Weekly planning support for 1st
and 2nd
grade teachers
§ Mentor to a 2nd
grade teacher in the area of mathematics
§ Developed two professional development opportunities for DC3 art teachers at local museums
§ Coordinated Saturday Math Academy for grades 3rd
-5th
2013 - 2015
§ Coordinated the Math-a-demics competition 2015
§ Facilitated two professional development sessions on creating Math Projects
§ Facilitated teacher training for the Aspen grading system
EXPERIENCE
MARTIN LUTHER KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Washington, D.C., 2015 – current
General Education Teacher 4th
grade Math and Science
• Developed long range math instructional plans for 52 4th
grade students
• Chaired the spelling bee and pep rally committees
• Developed individualized behavior plans for students going through the RTI process
MAURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Washington, D.C., 2010 - 2015
Special Education Teacher K-5 (2010-2011), general education 3rd
-4th
(2011-current), Data lead
§ 2013 Maury Elementary Teacher of the Year
§ 2010-11, 2012-13, and 2014-15 DCPS Highly Effective Teacher Award
§ Taught 20 3rd
/4th
graders using the Responsive Classroom model
§ Developed CCSS unit and long-term plans using ANET data
§ Mentor to a Special Education teacher during her first two years
§ Secretary of the LSAT committee 2011- 2014, Leadership team 2014-2015
THE NEW TEACHER PROJECT, Washington, D.C., 2014 – current
Assessment of Classroom Effectiveness Observer
• Observed and evaluated 12 first year teachers in the DC Teaching Fellows program
ALBEMARLE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Charlotte, NC, 2008-2010
Special Education Teacher inclusion and resource services, K-3
§ Teach For America corps member
§ Managed a caseload of up to 30 students varying special needs
ACHIEVEMENTS
§ 2014 ANET Student Growth Award
§ 2014 Data Quality Campaign Speech on the importance of data in education
§ 2014 Panelist at the NBPTS conference
§ 2014 Teaching and Learning Conference Panelist