Theresa Hanley

Education

Educational Administration:
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA

• Elementary Principal Certification (K-8) 1991
• Secondary Principal Certification (9-12) 1995
• Supervisor of Special Education K-12 1995

Special Education Certification: University of Pittsburgh/Duquesne University 1978

Masters of Arts in Teaching: University of Pittsburgh 1969

Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with an Art Minor: California University of Pennsylvania June 1968

• Instructional I (Elementary K-8)

Certifications

• PA Elementary (K-8), Instructional II
• PA Mental and /or Physically Handicapped (K-12), Instructional II
• PA Elementary School Principal, Administrative II
• PA Secondary School Principal, Administrative II
• PA Supervisor of Special Education, Supervisory II

Professional Affiliations

• Curriculum Council, ARIN Intermediate Unit 28
• Pennsylvania Association of Federal Program Coordinators
• Phi Delta Kappa
• National Elementary/Secondary Principal Association
• National Staff Development Council
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Pennsylvania School Board Association

Professional Experience

         Director of Education / Blairsville Elementary Principal , 2008 to present
         Blairsville-Saltsburg School District

• Director of Education, 1994 to 2008
  Blairsville-Saltsburg School District

  Curriculum Coordination and Development; Instructional Improvement; Staff Development; Strategic Plan; Federal Funding, Federal Program Monitoring; Grant Writing and Monitoring; K-12 Guidance Program, District PSSA Assessment Coordinator; Coordinate Special Education Services in collaboration with Special Education Supervisor and Principals; and Assist Principals in assigning, supervising, coordinating and evaluating the work of professional staff and other personnel.

• Elementary Principal, 1992 to 1994
  Saltsburg Elementary School, Saltsburg, PA

  Planned and implemented new elementary Reading curriculum; Initiated Pennsylvania Instructional Support Program; Implemented Statewide Gateways Grant project for Inclusion; and Initiated a parent volunteer program and recycling program.

• Assistant Principal and Second Grade Teacher, 1983 to 1992
  Saint Paul School, Greensburg, PA

  Supervised Seton Hill College practicum students and student teachers; Assisted in Middle States Evaluation application process; Developed individual education programs for special needs students; Facilitated parent teacher meetings; Organized classroom volunteers; Assisted in planning and implementing new pre-school program; and Supervised, evaluated and planned the education of students in second grade classes.

• Director of the Eastern Area Remedial Program (part time), 1986 to 1992
  Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, Pittsburgh, PA

  Directed learning disability programs; Implemented individual education programs; Administered individualized diagnostic assessments and supervised staff in the implementation of diagnostic teaching strategies.

• Director of the Riverview Childrens Center, 1980 to 1983
  Verona, PA

  Planned and implemented daily, after school and summer child care programs, and family activities; Developed and supervised pre-school and kindergarten curriculum; Established personnel and procedures manuals and supervised building and pool maintenance.

• Faculty Member, Student Advisor and Supervisor of Student Teachers,
  1978 to 1980 Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA

  Administered the Undergraduate Advisement Office; Instructed courses in Educational Diagnosis, Behavior Management and Mainstreaming, supervised student teaching; and acted as Dean's grant mainstream project consultant to teachers in Allegheny County to help implement programs for students with learning disabilities.

• Clinic Supervisor/ Educational Diagnostician, 1974 to 1978,

  Allegheny County Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, Pittsburgh, PA

  Assessed and reported educational needs of individual students; Taught reading; Acted as expert witness in Right to Education hearings; and Worked as a consultant to school districts to help develop programs for students with learning disabilities.

• Teacher, 1972 to 1974
  Schaumburg School District # 54, Schaumburg, IL

  Taught developmental first grade and second grade students.

• Teacher, 1969 to 1972
  Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Bethel Park, PA

  Taught second grade students