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Janice Routon

Teacher/Administrator
Franklin

Summary

My references will tell you I am diligent, hard-working and highly dependable. In my evaluations at the University of Tennessee I was noted to have outstanding problem solving skills.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

American and World History Teacher

Renew Christian Academy
08.2023 - Current

English as a Second Language Teacher

University Of Tennessee At Martin
06.2010 - 01.2016

I taught English to multi-national students from Saudi Arabia, Mexico, South America, Brazil, Taiwan, China, Japan and many other countries

Project Director

State Of Tennessee Department Of Education
08.2003 - 05.2006

I directed three federal programs under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002: The programs I managed were for a) homeless b) neglected and delinquent, and c) rural children in need.

I managed the federal budgets for all three programs, including approving all requisitions and monetary requests from TN county school districts.

I prepared and submitted federal reports, which involved collecting and compiling statistics from school districts to document evidence that Tennessee was eligible to receive federal funds.

I audited neglected and delinquent juvenile facilities which were receiving program funding

I conducted presentations and led seminars for school superintendents for the purpose of educating them on federal laws pertaining to homeless children.

English as a Second Language Teacher

Fairfax County Schools
08.2001 - 05.2003

I taught students from South America, Central America, France, Brazil and many other countries.

English as a Second Language Teacher

District Of Columbia Public Schools
08.1998 - 08.2000

A student of mine from El Salvador was twelve years old, and he had never attended school in his life. After a year, he was reading on the second grade level and even won first prize in the science fair.

Psychiatric Teacher/Counselor

Tennessee Department Of Mental Health
08.1993 - 09.1997

I worked in a children's psychiatric hospital, teaching and counseling children at Cumberland House (the children's unit) and Crockett Academy (the adolescent unit)

My main job was managing a computer-assisted learning center for both of the units

Education

Master of Arts - English

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY

Bachelor of Arts - History

Birmingham-Southern College
Birmingham, AL

Skills

Spanish Language Skills:

Formerly certified Spanish teacher with three years of experience teaching high school Spanish

Translated study guides for the United Methodist

Publishing House from English into Spanish

Lived in Barcelona, Spain for three years

Studied Spanish in Villanova University's foreign language summer program in Madrid

Professional Writing Skills:

Wrote literary and historical non-fiction study guides for SuperSummary ( a competitor of Cliff Notes) You can find a sample of my work at wwwsupersummarycom/ The Worst Hard Time

Timeline

American and World History Teacher

Renew Christian Academy
08.2023 - Current

English as a Second Language Teacher

University Of Tennessee At Martin
06.2010 - 01.2016

Project Director

State Of Tennessee Department Of Education
08.2003 - 05.2006

English as a Second Language Teacher

Fairfax County Schools
08.2001 - 05.2003

English as a Second Language Teacher

District Of Columbia Public Schools
08.1998 - 08.2000

Psychiatric Teacher/Counselor

Tennessee Department Of Mental Health
08.1993 - 09.1997

Master of Arts - English

Western Kentucky University

Bachelor of Arts - History

Birmingham-Southern College
Janice RoutonTeacher/Administrator