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Shepard Schools - Staff Information
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STAFF INFORMATION:
The staff is caring, involved, and always learning.
“They offer us a daily dose of knowledge, love, support, strength, and patience. They serve as positive role models who have held our hands as we have gone through our years at Shepard. They greet us with a smile each morning as we climb the steps to begin our day – and those same smiling faces are there to say good bye to us as we leave. If we are having a stressful day, we know we can turn to them for a simple conversation that encourages us not to give up. Their upbeat attitude always brings out the best in us.”
- From Senior Graduation Speech 2008.
Shepard Schools employ a full-time Director, Principal, Dean of Students, Psychologists, Social Workers/Counselors, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapist, and a Registered Nurse. The teaching staff is comprised of NJ certified teachers in all subject areas including Drama, Music, and Art. These teachers are also Highly Qualified in their respective teaching areas. The schools have a Remediation Teacher and Structured Learning Teachers. Each class has at least two trained classroom aides.
While over 50% of the certified staff have advanced degrees including three with earned doctorates, all staff is involved in continued professional development. Shepard Schools staff participant in Union-Morris Jointure Commission workshops as well as the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development programs and institutes.
We presently have a number of teachers who have completed the College Board’s Advanced Placement Audits for the courses such as include: English Literature and Composition, United States History, Physics B, and Art History.
Recently, some staff members have received outside awards and recondition for their teaching achievements.One of our teachers was honored by the New Jersey State Legislature for her outstanding contributions to government and education. She is a former municipal mayor and candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. She was also honored by the Daily Record’s NIE program for her use of the newspaper in her classes. Another teacher has the National Council for Social Studies’ Advanced Certification as well as a New Jersey Humanities Council Teacher of the Year award for the teaching of New Jersey history.
Two staff members have worked closely with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra to develop programs for high school and middle school students that introduce them to classical music. One of these teachers has had articles about using classical music in the classroom published in Social Education and New Jersey Classical Society.
Two staff members were recognized for their participation in the Kettering Foundation’s National Issues Forum Institute. These staff members have been developing the use of “deliberation” in the classroom.
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