Dr. Carol Chanter has over 30 years of experience in education, including roles as a teacher, principal, assistant principal, director of reading programs, and vice president at Scholastic focusing on literacy implementation. She has a doctorate in educational research, technology and leadership from the University of Central Florida and has taught and mentored students there. She has authored and co-authored several publications on literacy coaching and interventions.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Dr. CAROL CHANTER
1168 Clinging Vine Place
Winter Springs, FL 32708
ccha100@aol.com
cchanter@scholastic.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Vice President, National Implementation Services
Scholastic Achievement Partners
2012-Current
Vice President, Scholastic Implementation and Technical Services
Scholastic Inc.
2010-2012
Senior Director Education Services, East Region
Scholastic Inc.
2007-2010
Adjunct Professor University of Central Florida
2003-2007
 Taught and mentored Masters and Doctoral students in Educational Leadership and
Reading courses:
 EDA 6931 Contemporary Issues in Educational Leadership
 EDA 6061 Organization and Administration of Schools
 RED 6746 Management of Reading Programs
 RED 6337 Reading in the Secondary School
Seminole County, Florida: Secondary Reading Director
2005-2007
♦ Coordinated all aspects of the High School Reading Research Partnership Project with
Florida State University, Learning Systems Institute, Just Read Florida and the Florida
Center for Reading Research. Activities included student randomization, teacher training,
district and school administrative training, pre and post student assessment, program
monitoring, teacher support, budget management, data analysis and technical writing
♦ Facilitated current reading initiatives in all district Middle and High Schools
♦ Facilitated writing and implementation of the K-12 FEFP Reading Plan
♦ Designed and delivered literacy in the content area trainings to secondary content teachers
♦ Designed and delivered secondary reading trainings to reading teachers
Principal Seminole County Public Schools
1998-2005
♦ Directed all school functions and processes: facilities, staffing, budget, curriculum, training
♦ Facilitated school improvement plan, procedures and technical details
♦ Implemented school-wide Read First grant initiative
♦ Implemented school-wide 21st
Century Community Learning Center grant initiative
♦ Completed national leadership training in Johnson and Johnson Cooperative Learning
♦ Conducted teacher and parent workshops in brain-based learning and reading strategies

2. Curriculum Vitae
♦ Member of district team chosen for the Progress Energy-UCF Leadership Institute
♦ Facilitator at the Florida Elementary Education Conference
♦ Leadership presentation at Florida Elementary Education Conference
♦ Implemented teacher literature clubs for reviewing research-based practices
Assistant Principal Seminole County Public Schools
1994-1998
♦ Led grant writing and planning to enhance and expand current technology initiatives
♦ Writing team member for District Reading Plan including Reading Assessment Plan
♦ Created and presented staff development on numerous topics including reading
instruction, learning strategies, brain based learning, cooperative discipline, cooperative
learning and precision teaching.
♦ E.S.E./F.E.F.P. State matrix trainer and field test rater
♦ Completed NASA Technology Specialist Training
Seminole County Teacher Instructional Specialist (K-12)
1991-1994
♦ B.A.L.A.N.C.E. trainer (Blending All Learning Activities Nurtures Classroom Excellence):
Integrated Language, Writing Process, Precision Teaching, Thinking Skills and Direct
Instruction
♦ S.T.R.I.D.E. trainer (Seminole Teachers Responding to Individual Differences in Education)
♦ Assessed instructional needs, provided resources and training in 16 Schools (K-12)
♦ Mentally Handicapped Program steering committee member
♦ Writing team member for county-wide Curriculum Based Assessment project
♦ Writing team member for county-wide Intervention Assistance Team project
Consultant for Science Research Associates (SRA Publishers) Chicago, Illinois (K-12)
1991-1994
♦ Designed and presented training to educators across the nation
♦ Presenter at The International Learning Disabilities Conference in San Francisco, California
♦ SRA/ Corrective Reading Trainer
♦ Authentic Assessment Trainer Pinellas County, Florida
Teacher - Seminole County, Florida
1988-1991
♦ Team Leader
♦ Utilized SIM Learning Strategies Model
♦ County Teacher Advisory Committee member
♦ Disney Teacher Award recipient
♦ Awarded grants for innovative teaching techniques
♦ Seminole County Exceptional Education Award recipient
Teacher - Orange County, Florida: High School English, Learning Disabled Students, Mentally
handicapped students
1985-1987
Teacher – Burgin, Kentucky: Varying Exceptionalities Classroom in K-12 school
1979-1982

3. Curriculum Vitae
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
2002 Doctorate of Education. University of Central Florida. Major: Educational Research,
Technology and Leadership. G.P.A. 4.0
1994 Educational Specialist. Nova University. Major: Educational Leadership. G.P.A. 4.0
1982 Master of Science. University of Kentucky. Major: Learning and Behavior Disorders
G.P.A. 4.0
1979 Bachelor of Arts. University of Florida. Major: Exceptional Education, Specialization:
Mental Retardation. Graduated with high honors
PUBLICATIONS AND CITATIONS
Chanter, C. & Welsh L. (1999). Fifth-grade students experience careers that use mathematics.
Teaching Children Mathematics, 7 (4), 236-241.
Chanter, C. (2002). The relationship of the accountability practices of elementary principals to
student achievement. Doctorate Dissertation, University of Central Florida.
Taylor, R.T., Moxley, D., & Chanter, C.L. (2007). Three techniques for successful literacy
coaching. Principal Leadership, v7, n6, p22-25, Feb 2007
Taylor, R.T., & Chanter, C.L (2008). Systematically Making Reading the Center of High School
AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice ISSN # 1931-6569 Volume 5, Number 3 Pages 37 through 45
Lang, L., Torgesen, J., Vogel, W., Chanter, C., Lefsky, E. , and Petscher, Y (2008).
Relative effectiveness of reading interventions. JREE
Cited in:
Taylor, R.T. & Gunter, G.A. (2006). The k-12 literacy leadership fieldbook. Thousand Oaks, CA:
Corwin.
AWARDS/COMMUNITY SERVICE/ORGANIZATIONS
Board Member-Universal Studios Education Board
Youth and Women’s Ministries, First Covenant Church Winter Park, FL
Assistant Principal of the Year-Seminole County 1998
Vice President Central Florida Chapter Phi Delta Kappa
Vice President Seminole County Association of School Administrators
Member-Florida Association of School Administrators
Member National Association of Elementary School Principals
Member-Florida Association of Direct Instruction
Member- International Reading Association
Member-Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
Jr. Achievement Instructor
Disney Teacherrific Award recipient-1991
References Available Upon Request