Roxanne Dorrie
Belchertown
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Perceptive and poised educational leader and educator with a solid record of accomplishment in increasing student achievement, with a focus on diverse student populations.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Freelance ELA Content Editor
Achievement Net
Boston, Massachusetts
12.2021 - 10.2024
- Served as an English Language Arts content expert and edited student assessment items with attention to rigor, standard alignment and clarity, grades 3-10.
PK-12 Director of Curriculum & Instruction
Northampton Public Schools
Northampton, Massachusetts
08.2022 - 08.2024
- Managed local and grants budgets allocated for curricular resources, maximizing impact while maintaining fiscal responsibility.
- Fostered strong partnerships with parents and community stakeholders to ensure collaborative efforts towards student success.
- Developed a comprehensive curriculum framework, ensuring alignment with state standards and best practices.
- Promoted a culture of collaboration among educators by facilitating open communication channels and supportive networks.
- Championed innovative teaching methods that invigorated classroom environments and promoted student success.
- Supervised Instructional Coaches.
- Led Mentorship & New Teacher Induction programs.
- Chaired Math Chair Committee, Literacy Chair Committee. Vertical Data Team, and PD Committee.
- Served as Title I Director by coordinating family engagement events, and maintaining program communication and evaluating program data.
- Managed district-wide benchmark assessments and dyslexia screening procedures.
- Coordinated educator professional development.
- Served on Restorative Practices team and Strategic Planning team.
Adjunct Professor
Baypath University
Longmeadow, MA
02.2023 - 06.2023
- Taught 3 credit asynchronous course: Early Childhood English Language Arts Content, Application, and Assessment and provided instruction to 13 undergraduate students.
K-12 Director of Instructional Services
South Hadley Public Schools
South Hadley, Massachusetts
08.2016 - 10.2017
- Provided district-level leadership in a high-performing district with 1,800 students and 4 schools.
- Ran the Induction & Mentoring Program and supervised the Mentor Coordinator.
- Led a team in the creation and implementation of a Professional Development Plan.
- Led a team of Curriculum Facilitators in developing K-12 curriculum maps in all content areas and managed a local $250,000 curriculum and materials budget.
- Wrote and managed the Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV and Perkins grants and completed the requirements for a DESE Title I and IIA District Review/Audit.
- Wrote 2 annual District Improvement Plans -Completed the 7-year Civil Rights Assessment CPR audit paperwork, including updating district policies to comply with current civil rights and ADA laws.
PK-6 Director of Curriculum, Title I & ESL
Orange & Petersham Consolidated District
Orange, Massachusetts
08.2014 - 08.2016
- Coordinated and executed a theme-based, professional development program.
- Supervised Title I and ELL faculty and led the district curriculum and data teams in the development of a district Literacy Action Plan and K-6 standards-based report cards in all subjects.
- Wrote and managed Title I, Title IIA, Title III grants and supervised the Title I and ELD Programs.
- Wrote, won, and implemented a $67,000 state competitive grant to become a Massachusetts Innovation School exemplifying inclusive practices and co-teaching.
Literacy Field Specialist
MA Department Of Elementary & Secondary Education
Malden, Massachsetts
02.2012 - 07.2014
- Worked with a field team to provide targeted support to underperforming Massachusetts school districts.
- Led teacher teams in several elementary and secondary schools in the development of English Language Arts curriculum maps.
- Provided monthly professional development in literacy to an audience of principals and ELA coaches at regional network meetings.
- Facilitated teacher teams in the creation of English Language Arts Model Curriculum Units with attention to alignment of the Common Core Standards.
- Presented at the 2013 DESE Curriculum and Instruction Summit.
- Served on the DESE grant review team.
Freelance ELA Assessment Developer
Pearson - National Evaluation Systems
Hadley, Massachusetts
01.2001 - 01.2022
- Developed literacy assessment items for various state licensure tests.
Adjunct Professor
American International College
Springfield, Massachusetts
10.2013 - 01.2014
- Taught a 3-credit graduate course in writing instruction to in-service teachers in Western Massachusetts.
Elementary Reading Specialist
Deerfield Elementary School
Deerfield, Massachusetts
09.2000 - 02.2012
- Taught students reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills in a K-6 school.
- Delivered professional development to faculty and staff.
- Assessed student literacy skills.
Lead Classroom Teacher, Grades 1 & 4
South Hadley School District
South Hadley, Massachusetts
12.1996 - 08.2000
- Lead teacher in a Grade 4 classroom- taught all subjects
- Lead teacher in a Grade 1 classroom- taught all subjects
Visiting Professor, Exemplary Teacher Designation
University of Massachusetts Amherst
01.1998 - 01.1999
- Taught undergraduate foundational courses in social studies, art, and ELA to pre-service teachers.
Education
MEd & CAGS - Elementary Education
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MassachusettsCertificate Program - Early Literacy
Lesley University
Cambridge, MassachusettsCertificate Program - Educational Administration
Collaborative For Educational Services
Northampton, MassachusettsSkills
- Distance Learning
- Technology Integration
- Graduate-Level Teaching
- Learning Assessments
- ESL and Reading Instruction
- Disability Law Expertise
- Syllabus Development
- Faculty and Staff Training
- Induction & Mentoring Leadership
- Early Literacy Instruction
- Curriculum Creation & Editing
- Learning Community Facilitation
- Grant Writing & Management
- Large Scale Budget Management
Publications
- Venus & Serena Williams: The Smashing Sisters, Red Brick Learning, 2003
- Advantage Reading: Grade 5, Creative Teaching Press, 2004
Certification
- Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent
- Supervisor/Director
- PK-12 Reading Specialist
- PK-6 ESL Specialist
- 5-12 ESL Specialist
- 1-6 Elementary Teacher
Timeline
Adjunct Professor
Baypath University
02.2023 - 06.2023
PK-12 Director of Curriculum & Instruction
Northampton Public Schools
08.2022 - 08.2024
Freelance ELA Content Editor
Achievement Net
12.2021 - 10.2024
K-12 Director of Instructional Services
South Hadley Public Schools
08.2016 - 10.2017
PK-6 Director of Curriculum, Title I & ESL
Orange & Petersham Consolidated District
08.2014 - 08.2016
Adjunct Professor
American International College
10.2013 - 01.2014
Literacy Field Specialist
MA Department Of Elementary & Secondary Education
02.2012 - 07.2014
Freelance ELA Assessment Developer
Pearson - National Evaluation Systems
01.2001 - 01.2022
Elementary Reading Specialist
Deerfield Elementary School
09.2000 - 02.2012
Visiting Professor, Exemplary Teacher Designation
University of Massachusetts Amherst
01.1998 - 01.1999
Lead Classroom Teacher, Grades 1 & 4
South Hadley School District
12.1996 - 08.2000
MEd & CAGS - Elementary Education
University of Massachusetts
Certificate Program - Early Literacy
Lesley University
Certificate Program - Educational Administration
Collaborative For Educational Services