1. Samantha A. Montani-Siegelheim
71 HaddonCourt, Pennington, New Jersey 08534/201-960-6101 samsiegelheim@yahoo.com
Career Profile
Advocate/Elementary Education Teacher/Gifted and Talented Services/Special Educator
Highly accomplished teacher with over twenty-four years ofteaching experience.
Knowledgeable in the following:
New Jersey Learning Standards * Advocating * Auditing IEPs * Individualized
Education * Common Core * Responsive Classroom * Cooperative Learning *
Curriculum Writing * Columbia Reading and Writing Program *
Renzulli Method * RT I * Brain Gym * Online Instruction * Webinars
Professional Experience
High School Special Educator: Delaware Valley School, Hamilton,NJ November 2015-Present
*Instructed,Assessed, and Documented Student Academic and Behavioral Goals
*Conducted RTI’s
*Wrote Student PLAAPs
*Created an outline for theschool’s High School English Department Curriculum
*Managed a computer-based instructional program)Acellus
*Audited the school’s IEPs
Self-employed Homemaker:Pennington, NJ August 2013-Present
* Temporary hiatus from teaching toraise my family
* Launched a part-timeeducationalconsulting business toassist families navigating the IEP
Process-March,2014-Present
Customer Support Specialist: SSATB, Princeton, NJOctober 2013-March 2014
* Prov ided Support toFamily and Member Clients via CRM & WhoseOnClient,
* Maintained Support Log Communications
* Project Coordinator:SpecialAccommodations Test Registration Monitoring
* Coordinated with Special Accommodations parents and Test Proctors toinsure proper testing
accommodations
Fourth Grade Teacher: South Brunswick Schools, Monmouth Junction, NJ August 2011-August 2013
*Instructed,Assessed, and Documented Student Growth Objectives
*Managed Columbia Reading and Writing Program for my class
*Fourth Grade Common Core Parent Seminars-Utilizing Technology for Test Preparation
*Project Management-Courtyard Revitalization Project for Brooks Crossing Elementary School
Enrichment Support Services Team: South BrunswickSchools, Monmouth Junction,NJ August 2001-
July 2008
*District Manager for Renzulli Learning Systems
*Project Coordinator for Data Analysis of Educational Scoring and Selection Process for Gifted and
TalentedAdmissions
*Project Coordinator for CurriculumDevelopment
*Project Coordinator for Assessment Development
*School Liaison for the Implementation of Gifted andTalented Services for 3-4 Elementary Schools
*Project Coordinator for Administration,Teacher,Parent and Community Outreach Services
District Director of AcademicEnrichment Camp: South Brunswick Schools, Monmouth Junction,
NJ The Summers of 2007-2012
*Project Manager for Curriculum Development
*Project Manager for Staffing
*Project Coordinator for PayrollandPurchases
2. Samantha A. Montani-Siegelheim
71 HaddonCourt, Pennington, New Jersey 08534/201-960-6101 samsiegelheim@yahoo.com
Special Education Teacher: Montgomery High School/Middle School Skillman,NJ August 2002-
August 2005
*Transition Services, Eighth thru TwelfthGrade
*Transition Development Committee Member- 2002-2005
*Project Coordinator: Curriculum Developmentfor Pupil Services- Wrote and Published “LearningStrategies”
and “Career Exploration” Curriculum for the highschool- summerof 2002
*Social Studies Curriculum Evaluation Committee Member- 2003-2004
*ProjectManager: Dare to Dream Leadership Program
*Faculty Council Review Board Member for: The Montgomery HighSchool National Honors Society
for the *Fine Arts *Induction Committee- 2003-2004
*Faculty Council Review Board Member for:The MontgomeryHigh School National Honors
Society Induction Committee- 2003-2004
*Scenic/Stage Director for:The MontgomeryHigh School Drama Department- 2002-2003
*Montgomery Township Public SchoolsPupil Services State Evaluation Committee Member
-Professional Development Presenter:Reading in the Content AreaWorkshop- Summer 2003
Summer Arts Camp Director: Montgomery Center for the Arts,Skillman,NJ Summers of 2003-2007
*Project Manager of Curriculum Development
*Project Manager for Payroll,Accounts Payable,Staffing,and Enrollment for an Art Camp for 100+
children and a staff of 10+ Employees
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
August1 995-July 2002
Anne Arundel County , Mary land
Special Education Teacher: Anne ArundelCounty Schools, MD August 1995-1998
* Co-Teacher for Grades 6-8
* Learning Lab Instruction for Math and Literacy Skills
* Case Manager for 36-50Students per school year
* AutisticBehavioralManagement and Alternative Instruction Coordinator
Language Arts/English Teacher: Anne Arundel County Schools, MD August 1998-August 2002
* Classroom instruction for students in seventh grade
* MSAPPLiteracy Instruction
* Wilson Reading Trained
* Builder Club Advisor-Dev eloping and implementing
* County Liaison for ‘The Reading Assessment Initiative’ for the State of Maryland -2001-2002
* Anne Arundel County Summer High School English Teacher-1 997-2002
* Colonial Day School InstructionalResource Support Consultant-1998-2002
* Hosting Bright Futures Communications and Multi-Media Instructor:University of Maryland of
BaltimoreCounty-1997-1999
* Project Coordinator for Student/Teacher participation in Special -OlympicFundraising Project-
Susan Komen 5K’s and the Polar Bear Plunge-1 995-2002
* Nominated for Disney Teacher of the Year-2001 and 2002
Tutoring/ SAT Preparation: Sylvan Learning, Anne Arundel County,and MD January 1994-August
1 998
*Managed the instruction for a caseload of 36-45 students preparing totake the SAT’s.
Elementary School Teacher: Baltimore City PublicSchools, Baltimore,MD August 1992-August 1995
* Managed First andFourth Grade Classrooms.
* Worked with 36 students toteach literacy and math skills.
* Project Coordinator for the IBM Computer Lab
Education
3. Samantha A. Montani-Siegelheim
71 HaddonCourt, Pennington, New Jersey 08534/201-960-6101 samsiegelheim@yahoo.com
Rutgers State University
Graduation: January 2007
M.S. Degree, English
Concentration: American Literature
Slippery Rock University
Graduation: May 1992
B.S. Degree, Education
Concentration: Elementary/Special Education
TRAINING
Loyola College- Baltimore,Maryland
Modern American Studies
2001-2002
Goucher College-Baltimore, Maryland
Reading Certification Program
2000-2001
CERTIFICATION:
Elementary K-8 Elementary Education/Language Arts Endorsed
K-1 2 SpecialEducation
COMPUTER SKILLS:
PC and Macintosh Operating Systems, Microsoft Office, Outlook, Microsoft Dynamics, Internet and Intranet
Research,Online SoftwareManagement,QuickBooks, WhoseOnClient,
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES:
Parent Teacher Executive Board Member: Stony Brook Elementary School, Pennington,NJ
July 2013-July 2015
*Vice-President of Fundraising
*PTO Treasurer
Secretary: Girl Scouts of Hopewell Township: Hopewell,NJJune 2015-Present
Alpha Sigma Alpha National Sorority: Gamma Xi Chapter,Slippery Rock University-*
*PanHellenicRepresentative
*FraternalOrder Representative
*Parliamentarian
*Chairwoman tothe Alumni
*PhilanthropicChairwoman
*Project Coordinator for on-site Campus ‘SpecialOlympics’ fundraising activities.
Professional Activities
South BrunswickSchool District Manager of Renzulli Learning Systems-2006-2009
New Jersey StateAdministrators TechspoConference Presenter-January 2004
“Technology and Students with SpecialNeeds”
Student Advisor for the New Jersey Department of Education’s “ DaretoDream LeadershipConferences”
Presentations for students with SpecialNeeds-2003-2005
Presenter at the Special Education Special Advisory Committee totheGov ernor -May 2003
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
Fundraising, Writing, Traveling,and Community Service
