On-Line Resume


Addie M. Gaines

Education

Summer 2002: Completed educational administration classes, Pittsburg State University
Spring 1996: Masters of Science in Elementary Education, Southwest Missouri State University
Spring 1989: Bachelor of Science in Elementary/Early Childhood Education, Missouri Southern State College

Employment History

2002 to present: Kirbyville R-6 School District, elementary principal, curriculum coordinator, federal programs director
Summer 2002: Seneca R-7 School District, elementary summer school administrator
2000 to 2002: Seneca R-7 School District, assistant principal
Summer 2001: Seneca R-7 School District, elementary summer school administrator
1989 to 2000: Seneca R-7 School District, kindergarten teacher
1998 - 2000: Seneca R-7 School District, summer school lead teacher/elementary summer school coordinator
1990, 1992 - 1997: Seneca R-7 School District, summer school teacher
1993 to 2000:Seneca R-7 School District, career ladder participant

Grant Writing Experience

Wrote and implemented three Missouri Incentives for School Excellence Grants:

Co-wrote and implemented a Missouri Incentives for School Excellence Grant (Group of Teachers)

Honors and Awards

December 2005: Principal for Kirbyville Elementary when district was awarded "Distinction in Performance" by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
December 2003: Principal for Kirbyville Elementary when district was awarded "Distinction in Performance" by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
October 2003: Included in the book, The Key Elements of Classroom Management, by Joyce McLeod, Jan Fisher, and Ginny Hoover
January 2003: Featured in the Education World article, "Story Bits" Strategy Works, by Gary Hopkins
December 2002: Principal for Kirbyville Elementary when district was awarded "Distinction in Performance" by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Oct. 2001: Featured in the photo essay, Teachers, by John Yow and Gary Firstenberg
May 1999: Part of the faculty/staff at Seneca Elementary when the school was honored as a National Blue Ribbon School.
March 1999: Part of the faculty/staff at Seneca Elementary when the school was honored as a Missouri "Gold Star" school.
Dec. 13, 1997: Featured in Joplin Globe article entitled “Students use music to build math skills”
March 1997: Selected to serve on Missouri Department of Education committee to review the STARR (Select Teachers as Regional Resources) program
Dec. 1996: Featured on KOAM-TV Education Connection segment
June 1996: Nominated for 1996-1997 Missouri Teacher of the Year by Seneca R-7 School District
1993 - 1994: Awarded scholarship from the Missouri State Council of International Reading Association

Conference / Inservice Presentations

November 2005: "Right at Home with Reading" Mo. International Reading Association State Conference (co-presented)
October 2004: "Tech for Tots (Integrating Technology in the Primary Grades), Missouri Educational Technology Conference, Tan-Tar-A (co-presented)
April 2004: "Expect More, Achieve More", National Association of Elementary School Principals Conference, San Francisco, CA (co-presented)
August 2002: "PowerPoint in the Classroom", Kirbyville R-6 School District
February 2002: "Hittin' the Road with Stan the Man", Missouri Southern State College Early Childhood Conference
October 2001: "Parent Teacher Conferences", Seneca R-7 School District
August 2001: "Have a SUPER School Year (tips for first year teachers)", Seneca R-7 School District
Spring 2001: "BIST in a Nutshell", Seneca Elementary School, Seneca, MO
Spring 2000: "Becoming a Love and Logic Parent", Seneca Alternative School, Seneca, MO
April 1999: "Integrating the Internet Across the Curriculum, Part 2", Seneca Elementary School, Seneca, MO (co-presented)
February 1999: "Integrating the Internet into the Early Childhood Classroom", Missouri Interface A Conference, Tan-Tar-A (co-presented)
February 1999: "Integrating the Internet Across the Curriculum", Seneca Elementary School, Seneca, MO (co-presented)
June 1998: "Wonderful Watermelon Thematic Unit", School Days Store, Miami, OK
June 1998: "I Love Spiders Thematic Unit", School Days Store, Miami, OK
October 1997: “Internet Workshop for Teachers”, Seneca Elementary School
February 1997: “Catch a Dream through Grant Writing”, 3rd Annual SWC-IRA mini conference, Eunice Thomas Elementary School, Cassville
February 1996: SWC-IRA Mini Conference Chairperson, Seneca Elementary School
February 1995: “Loving Literature, Learning Literacy”, 1st Annual SWC-IRA mini conference, Benton Elementary School, Neosho
Spring 1993: “Loving Literature, Learning Literacy”, MSC-IRA State Conference, Columbia
Spring 1993: “Loving Literature, Learning Literacy”, KAC meeting, Springfield

Professional Memberships

Southwest Central League Elementary Principals
2002-2003: President
National Association of Elementary School Prinicpals
Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals
Southwest Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals
2005-2006: Vice President-Subdistrict D
2004-2005: Secretary/Treasurer-Subdistrict D
Southwest Council of International Reading Association
1998-1999: Corresponding secretary
1997-1998: Recording secretary
1996 - 1997: Past president/publicity chairperson
1995 - 1996: President
1994 - 1995: President-Elect
1993 - 1994: Vice President
Missouri State Council of International Reading Association
International Reading Association
Missouri State Teachers Association

Publications

June 2005:ABC's of School Success on Education World
November 2004 to present: Created and maintained Mrs. Gaines' Principal Page, a webpage of resources for principals, teachers, parents and students
October 2004: To Put it Bluntly: Advice for New Principals,article in Elementary Principal, published by MAESP
August 2002 to present: Created and published "KES Elementary Express" newsletter for Kirbyville Elementary families.
January 2000: Why Polar Bears are White Lesson Plan featured at Education World Website.
1999: Was a contributing author to Best Classroom Practices What Award Winning Elementary Teachers Do by Randi Stone. (Published by Corwin Press)
March 1998 to present: Created and maintained Inside Kindergarten, a website dedicated to sharing ideas for teaching kindergarten with other teachers.
1990 - 2000 : Created and published “Inside Kindergarten”, a newsletter for kindergarten parents
Jan. 1998: Created publicity flyer for SWC-IRA 4th annual mini-conference
Jan. 1996: Created publicity flyer for SWC-IRA 2nd annual mini-conference
August 1996: Created image brochure for SWC-IRA

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