1. Lynn M. Brantley
15 Cobblestone Drive
Hamden, CT 06518
203- 281-4185(H) 203- 640-1556 (C)
brantleylynn@gmail.com
Professional Profile
Offering over twenty five years of expertise in improving the quality of education.
Adept at analyzing data to design and implement instruction to better student achievement.
Knowledgeable of current trends in education and capable of motivating staff to continually improve
their teaching skills.
Relevant Experience and Accomplishments
SRBI/RTI Interventions District-Wide
• Provide professional development in best practices in Literacy K-12
• Monitor teachers to ensure fidelity to SRBI program
• Created entrance and exit criteria for district- wide interventions
• Analyze and present district intervention data
• Plan and present district-wide professional development on SRBI/RTI
• Reported to state on NHPS SRBI/RTI action plan
Co-Chairperson of 3-3 Transition Committee
• Developed a transition plan for Prekindergarten to Kindergarten
• Created a document “Families Are The Child’s First Teachers”
• Provide professional development to preschool teachers in both on the Literacy outlined in the CT
Early Learning and Development Standards
District Representative State Literacy Leaders Council
• Networked with administrators from alliance districts on curriculum, instruction and coaches’role
• Contributed to discussions on assessments and digital reporting of data
• Contact administrator for state literacy reports
• Critiqued and reviewed literacy programs
District Representative for the State SRBI Practitioners Working Group
• Provided input in the creation of the SRBI State Survey
• Reviewed data from the SRBI State Survey
• Participated in the SRBI Symposium
Trained in Comer School Development Program
• Chaired Student Staff Support Team
• Facilitated School Planning and Management Team
• Provided on-site professional development on school governance and building climate
2. Trainer of Trainers for State Literacy Modules in:
• PhonologicalAwareness
• Enhancing Oral Language: A Pathway to Deep Literacy
• Explicit Small Group Instruction
• Enhancing Vocabulary to Unlock the Treasures of Text
• Explicit and Differentiated Code Instruction
• Fluency: The Essential Link to Building Comprehension
• Independent Literacy Practice: The Key to Mastery
Employment History
2012-2015 SRBI Coordinator Reading Department New Haven, CT
2007-2012 District Intervention Facilitator Reading Department New Haven, CT
2004-2007 Instructional Coach Jepson Magnet School New Haven, CT
1999-2004 Literacy Mentor Reading Department New Haven, CT
1994-1999 Teacher Gr. 1 Davis Street School New Haven, CT
1992-1994 Staff Developer Early Childhood Department New Haven, CT
1985-1992 Teacher Gr. 1,2,3,5 Lincoln Bassett School New Haven, CT
Education and Training
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT
Sixth Year in Educational Leadership
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT
Masters of Science in Special Education
Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education