Rob Andrews 435 Bay Ridge Parkway

Brooklyn, NY 11209 sandrews5@schools.nyc.gov

917.620.3423 M.S. 442, Carroll Gardens School for Innovation September 2014-Current Principal's Institute, Administrative Internship

• Collaborated with Administration and School Leadership in writing, designing and publishing a successful Apple Distinguished School Application for 2014-16. As a result M.S. 442 is the only individual school in New York City to be named an Apple Distinguished School.

• Showcase Schools Learning Walkthroughs and Planning Discussions.

• Bank Street Administrative Internship: Administrative Support (lunch, recess, detention, student mediation), Strategic Restorative Interventions for at-risk students, two cycles of clinical supervision with a struggling teacher, Weekly Mentor conversations with Principal Sinito.

Teacher, ELA

• Cooperatively designed/implemented differentiated 7th Grade ELA curriculum to a population of students that is 43% special needs, including an ASD Nest class for students on the Autism Spectrum.

• Full-Time ICT Partnership. K463, Secondary School for Journalism September 2007-June 2014 Lead Teacher, Department Chair

• Department Chair, 2010-14: Organizational Management of multiple ELA teachers and ESL and SPED teachers.

• 11th Grade Interdisciplinary Grade Team Leader. 2009-10 • Led department in comprehensive Common Core aligned

curriculum redesign for ELA in 2011-12. • Launched "The Press Box," lunch club with a former Editor-

in-Chief of Sports Illustrated for Kids: an in-depth sports writing clinic for at-risk teens.

• Managed vendor relationships through the 21st century grant: BRIC, Midori and Friends, and Creative Connections.

• Sourced and hired several key positions on SSJ staff: wrote job descriptions, interviewed and vetted candidates.

• Planned and Facilitated PD around writing instruction and interdisciplinary collaboration for the humanities staff.

• Strategic Planning for 2013-14 Quality Review.

• Resource acquisition: 2000+ book library procured through international social media donations, as well as a class set of re-furbished Sony Readers through outreach to Sony Corporate.

• Teacher Mentorship: Acted as formal mentor through NYC DOE and mentorship of multiple Hunter Student Teachers.

• Volunteer Management through Temple Beth-Elohim in Park Slope.

Teacher, ELA

• Collaboratively designed/implemented curriculum for 9-12 English Language Arts and AP English.

• Launched an enrichment book/lunch club for students who have expressed a special aptitude in ELA.

• Elective Course Design and Instruction: Writing Skills (Regents Prep), Art and Performance, Journalism.

M.S. 136, Charles O. Dewey, Teacher, ELA September 2005-June 2007

• Taught seventh grade English Language Arts. • Assistant coach of the Sunset Park Running Club. • Cohort 10, New York City Teaching Fellows

Bank Street College of Education, M.S. Ed NY, NY. May 2015 Principal’s Institute, School Building Leader Certification Pace University, New York, NY, M.S.Ed, May 2007 Alternative Certification, Concentration in English Bates College, Lewiston, ME, B.A. May 2001 Major in English, Concentration in Creative Writing Certifications:

• School Building Leader Examination, Passed March 2015 • Principals Candidate Pool, Passed March 2015 • 7-12 ELA Certified, 2007

Awards: Wallace Fellowship to Bank Street College of Education, 2013 Interests: I am a working visual artist. I have shown my work at The Museum of Modern Art, Exit Art in New York City, San Francisco, and internationally in China, Brazil, Macedonia. I have an extensive background in theater, visual and performing arts.