1. SHARON ROMEO
sharon.romeo@sausd.us
WORK HISTORY
SAUSD-MENDEZ FUNDAMENTAL INTERMEDIATE
Teacher 7th and 8th grade Language Arts, AVID, GATE Coordinator, GATE Curriculum Specialist | Santa Ana, CA
| September 2007 - Current
Classroom Teacher, Language Arts.
Taught AVID program for 7 years.
GATE Coordinator- developed school wide GATE program.
Created and implemented GATE Symposium "Lift the Gifted" curriculum for highlighting giftedness
in poverty.
Developed "Mentors at Mendez" mentoring program in collaboration with Santa Ana College
Train staff in GATE strategies, Thinking maps, and Frameworks in Poverty.
Assisted in Developing and teaching STEAM, Language and History Saturday curriculum for EL
students.
Pentathlon coach.
Developed after school reading program for homeless students through the McKinney-Vinto grant.
Wrote curriculum for SAUSD for EL Intermediate students.
Train GATE strategies for SAUSD District staff development.
Coordinator and Lead teacher for Pathways literacy program through University of California Irvine.
Master Teacher for Teacher Candidates UCI, CSF, and Pepperdine University.
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
Professor MAED Program | Irvine, CA | April 2015 - Current
Depth and Differentiation in Language Arts Secondary Curriculum.
SANTA ANA COLLEGE
CBEST Instructor, Trainer, Speaker | Santa Ana, CA | September 2004 - Current
Teach reading and writing workshops for the CBEST.
Present writing and reading strategies for under served populations at the Road to Teaching
Conference. Provide training for teacher candidates in GATE Strategies and mentoring techniques for
our STEM programs, and GATE programs through the Center for Teacher Education.
SAUSD-KENNEDY ELEMENTARY
Teacher 4th and 5th grade. GATE Coordinator | Santa Ana, CA | September 2005 - June 2007
Classroom Teacher
2. Master teacher for Teaching Candidates in the teaching programs of University of Phoenix and Cal
State Fullerton.
In Orange County'slowest performing school at this time, improved CST scores on Math and
Language Arts from 9% passing to 87% passing in Math and 12% passing to 93% passing in Language
Arts within the first year.
Implemented Staff development in GATE strategies and teaching students from generational poverty.
SAUSD-GLENN L. MARTIN ELEMENTARY
Title VII Coordinator, Literacy Coach, Teacher 1st grade | Santa Ana, CA | November 2001 - June 2005
Implemented and created site reading and writing programs.
Trained staff in Literacy strategies.
Managed the Title VII grant, allocated funds and implemented art and literature projects, parent
college readiness programs, and staff development programs for Literacy and Understanding Poverty.
Developed after school writing program for students from poverty.
Classroom teacher
ASSOCIATIONS/AWARDS
California Association for the Gifted Presenter at 2015 Conference
National Association for Gifted Children
Bowers Museum
Museum of Latin American Art African-American Arts Council 2001-2007
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
American Association of University Women
Awards:
Orange County Teacher of the Year 2016
SAUSD Teacher of the Year 2015-2016
Kiwanis International Intermediate Teacher of
the Year 2015-2016
Mendez Fundamental Teacher of the Year 2015
SAUSD Gifted and Talented Educator 2013
EDUCATION
MASTER OF SCIENCE Education, Curriculum and Instruction
University of Phoenix
Fountain Valley, CA | 2003
Thesis: Expository Writing for Students in Generational Poverty
BACHELOR OF ARTS Theater Arts, Creative Dramatics, Teaching
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA | 1984
CREDENTIALS
Multiple Subject /Single Subject English
