SusanMatthews

13ChuscoRoad
SantaFe,NM87508

matthews_susan@me.com
202.421.4525

EDUCATION

ColumbiaUniversityTeachersCollege

MasterofEducation,PrivateSchoolLeadership,KlingensteinCenter
MasterofArts,MathematicsEducation

NewYork,NY
2013
2001

VanderbiltUniversity

GraduateSelectScholar,Mathematics

Nashville,TN
1997

DrewUniversity

BachelorofArts,Mathematics,Music
SummaCumLaude,PhiBetaKappa,PiMuEpsilon,SeniorAwardsinMathematicsandMusic

Madison,NJ
1997

GeorgeWashingtonUniversity

SummerProgramforWomeninMathematics

Washington,DC
1996

EXPERIENCE

SantaFePreparatorySchool
AssistantHeadofSchool|UpperSchoolHead

SantaFe,NM
2013-present

Serveasinstructionalleaderfor320students:directacademicprogramandsupportingprograms;oversee
studentactivities,studentdiscipline,andacademicsupport.Superviseandevaluateapproximately40faculty,
staff,andadministrators.AttendallboardmeetingsandserveonStrategicPrioritiesBoardCommittee.

Creatednewprofessionaldevelopmentmodel,includingdepartmentretreatsandpeerobservations.
Developednewsystemofdepartmentchairrotationandappointments.Expandedthefrequencyandvariety
ofschool-widecommunity-buildingactivities.MentorUpperSchoolstudentsinnewlyformedgirls
leadershipclub.

GeorgetownDaySchool
Washington,DC
Chair,ProfessionalGrowthandEvaluation
20112013
MathematicsDepartmentChair
20082013
HighSchoolMathematicsTeacher
20012013

Developedandimplementednewcycleofprofessionalgrowthandevaluationfor100+PreK12faculty
members.Plannedtwice-yearlyin-servicedaysforfullfacultyandstaff.Ledadvisorycommittee.

Supervised,evaluated,andcoachedtenteachersofallexperiencelevels.Plannedandleddepartmentand
cross-divisionalmeetingsandyearlyretreatsthatresultedinstreamlinedcurriculumandexpandedcourseof
study.Managedsubstitutesandhiringwithinthedepartment.

TaughtcoursesrangingfromAlgebraItoBCCalculus.100%ofstudentsearneda5onBCCalculusexam
(20102012).Servedasfoundingfacultymemberforninthgradeequityandsocialjusticeseminar;led
communityservicegroups.

NewYork,NY&Philadelphia,PA

TeachForAmericaSummerInstitutes
CorpsMemberAdvisor;CurriculumSpecialist

2005,2010

Coachedpre-serviceteacherstodevelopinstructionalskillsandmaximizeimpactonstudentachievement.All
corpsmembersmetdesiredinstituteoutcomes.

Deliveredtrainingsessionsoneducationaltheory,practice,diversity,andleadershiptoapproximately60
pre-serviceteachers.Plannedandfacilitatedlessonplanningclinics.Builtandmaintainedpartnershipswith
school-sitementorteachers.Analyzedgrouprubricdatatodetermineneedsforgrouplearningexperiences.

TeachForAmerica/RobertoClementeCIS166
Bronx,NY
Director,HighSchoolPreparatoryAcademy;MiddleSchoolTeacher
19982001

Created,managed,anddevelopedmulti-gradeAcademywithinlarger(1000+students)publicschoolto
preparestudentsforentranceintoselectpublicandindependenthighschools.Academydoubledinsizeafter
firstyear.

ServedasteacherleaderforMiddleSchoolMathematicsStandards,districtinitiativewithNewVisionsfor
PublicSchools.SelectedbydistrictandBronxZoologicalSocietytoimplementProjectIMAGINE.Co-led
after-schoolprograminmusicandtheater.ServedasTeachForAmericaschoolcoordinator,mathematics
contentgroupfacilitator,andorientationvolunteer.

AFFILIATIONS

DesertMontessori
BoardofTrustees

SantaFe,NM
2014present

BreakthroughSantaFe
DavisBreakthroughScholarshipSelectionCommittee

SantaFe,NM
2013,2014

PerryStreetPreparatoryPublicCharterSchool
BoardofTrustees

Washington,DC
20112013

TheKeySchool
AlumniAdvisoryCouncil

Annapolis,MD
20112013

SELECTEDPROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT

TheHeadsNetwork:WomensLeadershipSeminar
ISASAccreditationTeam:KinkaidSchool,Houston,TX
TheTecoloteGroupatSt.JohnsCollege,SantaFe,NM
NationalEndowmentfortheHumanitiesSummerScholar:BardCollege,NY
NationalAssociationofIndependentSchools:SummerLeadershipInstitute
HarvardUniversity:NewandAspiringSchoolLeadersInstitute;FutureofLearningInstitute;
AnnualLearningDifferencesConference
AIMSMakingSchoolsSafeConference:CommitteeMemberandFacilitator
SEED(SeekingEducationalEquityandDiversity)Group
StanleyH.KingCounselingInstitute:FountainValleySchool

2015
2015
20142015
2014
2010
20072009

20062008
20032006
2003