Saina Sajjadi

7424 Essex Drive. Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48197 734-444-8366 sajjadis@aaps.k12.mi.us

Certifications and Endorsements

Highlights
• Assistant Head of School (Lead Title I Teacher) for • Co-wrote chapter for TEOSOL publication:
Scarlett Summer Learning Institute (SLI) serving over Introducing a Euphony of Voices from Higher
200 students, 12 teachers, and 30 interns. Education TESOL classrooms.
• Evaluated as Highly Qualified per the Danielson Model, • Presented as a Panelist for University of Michigan SOE
every year of teaching career. Educator Career Awareness Conference.
• Provided numerous Professional Development lessons / • Received Rackham-Education Scholar Master’s Award.
workshops to AAPS teachers and U of M interns. • Proficient in Persian and English.
• Served as Mentor Teacher to U of M interns in Summer • Familiar with Title I and Title III compliance and
English as a Second Language Academy (SESLA) for five programmatic requirements
years.
• Experienced in planning and implementing IB • Experienced in analyzing student data from multiple
curriculum. sources, making decisions to improve student academic
achievement and assessing program effectiveness.
• Served on District Curriculum Council, Leadership, • Experienced teaching using multiple academic programs
School Improvement, Equity, Title I and Title III Teams. including: Everyday Math, Balanced Literacy, Read 180,
• Presented at MiTEOSOL conference multiple times. System 44, Science Companion, and Social Studies Alive

Experience
Ann Arbor Public Schools August 2011- Present
Summer Learning Institute - Assistant Head of School (Lead Title I Teacher)
Scarlett Middle School - Ann Arbor, Michigan
May - August 2017
• Assist in the establishment and promotion of school environment that is safe, respectable and conducive to learning and
development of over 200 at risk students.

• Provide professional development regarding students’ cognitive and emotional needs to University of Michigan Interns.

• Initiate and build strategic alliances with community organizations to provide students with learning opportunities in the
classroom and through field experiences.

• Evaluate multiple sources of school wide student assessment data for the purpose of identifying knowledge gaps and
recommending appropriate interventions.

• Prepare a variety of documents, files and records for the purpose of implementing a system to collect, organize and share
information and data ensuring Title I compliance and program quality.
• Create and integrate appropriate resources and virtual tools to support students, families, and school.
• Assist in development of materials and facilitation of parent and intern orientations, and culminating community event.
• Supervise breakfast and lunch programs, and monitor bus routes.
• Promptly respond to inquiries from a variety of sources by providing information and direction regarding individual and
groups of students and the implementation of the Title I Summer School program.
Middle School English Language (ELA) / Title I Teacher July 2014 - Present
Scarlett Middle School - Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Design and provide a learning environment geared towards meeting the cognitive, social and emotional developmental
needs of middle school students.
• Connect instruction to students’ prior knowledge and experiences and use instructional strategies that are sensitive to the
diversity of learners, including those with educational disabilities, socio-economic disadvantages, and English Language
Learners.
• Design formative and summative assessments and use acquired data to develop, guide, and modify instruction to
accommodate students of various strengths and needs.
• Create and integrate appropriate academic resources and virtual tools to support students, families, and school faculty in
implementing IB curriculum.
• Develop and present professional development on implementing numerous interventions and strategies specific for at
risk students.
• Provide modeling /coaching to a number of teachers in the building regarding academic instruction and student
behavioral management.
• Evaluate school wide assessment data, determine student progress, identify knowledge gaps and recommend appropriate
interventions.
• Participate in Leadership and Title I teams by offering feedback on academic practice and curriculum, analyzing student
data from multiple sources and making recommendations on how to improve student academic achievement.
• Prepare a variety of documents, files and records for the purpose of implementing a system to collect, organize and share
information and data ensuring Title I compliance and program quality.
• Promptly respond to inquiries from a variety of sources by providing information and direction regarding individual and
groups of students and the implementation of the Title I program.
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K-9 Grade English as a Second Language (ESL) Mentor Teacher August 2011-July 2016
Ann Arbor Public Schools - Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Designed lessons and taught basic through advanced English Proficient K-8 English Language Learners.
• Implemented supportive English language learning materials to promote students’ acquisition of English.

• Supported students’ understandings of subject specific content across the curriculum; maintain familiarity with grade level
expectations and elementary assessments.
• Provided professional development, collaborated and communicated with classroom teachers and administrators about
ways to provide sheltered content instruction in classrooms and regarding students’ progress on assessments and projects.
• Provided content-based ESL instruction to students grade K-8.
• Assessed students using state mandated English Learner’s Assessments (ELPA & WIDA).
• In charge of keeping schools in compliance with Title III state and federal regulations.
• Member of District Curriculum Counsel, School Improvement Team and Equity Team.
• Collaborated with ELL teachers, University of Michigan professors and mentored interns to develop Summer School
Title III curriculum and instructional strategies.

• Evaluate interns’ instructional effectiveness and made appropriate recommendations to U of M professors.

Education
Eastern Michigan University - Ypsilanti, Michigan M.A. Educational Leadership, 2018
• G.P.A. 4.0/4.0

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan M.A. in Educational Studies, 2011

Eastern Michigan University - Ypsilanti, Michigan B.A. in English, Literature and Language, 2008
• G.P.A. 3.8/4.0

References
• Will be provided upon request.