Lauren E. Kowalczyk
Kindergarten Teacher, Public Elementary School
Cincinnati, OH · (513) 555 0122 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/laurenekowalczyk
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Five years of kindergarten teaching in Ohio public schools
SETTINGS
Public elementary school of about 560 students; full day class of 24
SPECIALTIES
Structured literacy, phonemic awareness, readiness assessment, small group reading
SYSTEMS
ProgressBook, Seesaw, ClassDojo, Heggerty, Fundations, Amplify early literacy screener
LICENSURE
Ohio professional license, early childhood, prekindergarten through grade five
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education, Miami Valley State University
Executive Summary
Kindergarten teacher with five years in a public elementary school of about 560 students, teaching a class of 24 in a full day program with a shared aide. Runs a structured literacy block built on phonemic awareness and phonics routines, and gives the state kindergarten readiness assessment each fall to the whole grade. Known for spring reading results that lead the four kindergarten classrooms in the building.
Signature Achievements
- Brought 91 percent of students to the spring benchmark on the district early literacy screener in 2025, from 44 percent at the fall screening.
- Moved 87 percent of the class to reading at text level D or above by May, the highest of the four kindergarten classrooms for three years.
- Gives the state kindergarten readiness assessment to about 95 students each fall as the grade level lead and reports results to families within three weeks.
- Cut office referrals from the classroom to zero for two straight years with a morning meeting and a visual schedule.
- Held family conference attendance at 100 percent for four years by offering evening and video options.
- Completed the Ohio dyslexia training requirement and the science of reading course in 2024.
Professional Experience
Kindergarten Teacher
Mill Creek Elementary School, Mill Creek Valley City School District, Cincinnati, OH August 2021 to present
Elementary school of about 560 students; full day kindergarten class of 24 with a shared instructional aide; kindergarten grade level lead
- Teach a full day kindergarten class of 24 students across literacy, mathematics, science, social studies and play based centers.
- Run a 120 minute literacy block with Heggerty phonemic awareness, Fundations phonics and small group reading.
- Give the state kindergarten readiness assessment and the district early literacy screener and group students from the results.
- Share daily photos and weekly updates with families through Seesaw and record grades in ProgressBook.
- Lead the kindergarten team's weekly planning meeting and its data review each trimester.
Preschool Teacher
Little Miami Early Learning Center, Loveland, OH August 2020 to June 2021
Licensed child care center with about 90 children; lead teacher for a class of 16 four year olds
- Led a class of 16 four year olds in a licensed early learning center with one assistant.
- Planned daily lessons under the state early learning standards and documented progress in Teaching Strategies.
- Held conferences twice a year and wrote transition reports for children moving to kindergarten.
Licensure and Certification
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, professional license in early childhood education prekindergarten through grade five, license number 7261938
Ohio Assessments for Educators, early childhood education, passed 2020
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid, American Heart Association, current through 2027
Education
Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education, Miami Valley State University, Oxford, 2020
Core Skills
Structured literacy block · Phonemic awareness routines · Readiness assessment · Small group reading · Play based centers · Morning meeting · Visual schedules · Seesaw family communication · Grade level leadership · Data review meetings