Brian Sammons

604 3 Street Parkersburg, Iowa 50665 Phone: 319.404.9709 E-Mail: bsammons@mchsi.com

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Education
Administrator License
Iowa Principal Leadership Academy, Storm Lake, Iowa 2012
M.A. Viterbo University of LaCrosse, Wisconsin 2006
B.A. University of Northern Iowa of Cedar Falls, Iowa 1996
Majors: Elementary and Early Childhood Education

Teaching Experience
1997-2000 Howard-Winneshiek Community School District
Taught second, third, and fourth grades while looping
2000-2015 Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District
Taught two years of first grade and thirteen years of third grade

Leadership Experience
PLC group leader
Professional development committee member
Evaluator for Love and Logic AEA class for continuing credit
State of Iowa, Iowa Core drama development member
Elementary team leader
Science curriculum committee member
Language arts curriculum committee member
Report card committee member
District technology committee member
Elementary problem solving (GEI) leader
Aplington Elementary web page creator
Reading program coordinator and co-chair
School reconfiguration committee member

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Activities
PLC training with Solution Tree
Trained in Lucy Culkins Units of Writing philosophy
Developed activities and led grades 3-4 field trip to Prairie Hills Farms and organized end-of-year field trips
Developed a classroom pen pal relationship with Broadway actress Hayley Podschun
Participant in Lawrence Hall field trial of Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading unit
Incorporated sign language into K-2 and third grade curriculum
Built two curriculum based outdoor classroom gardens for K-5 students
Participant in the Journey North Global Study of Migration project on the Internet
Utilizes Parent-Student-Teacher conference format

Grants/Fellowships
2014 McElroy Excellence in Education grant Bridging the Gap: STEM Education
2014 Target Field Trip grant Lion King
2014 Donors Choose grant Learning Life Skills with Rubiks Cubes
2014 Iowa Arts Council Big Yellow School Bus grant
2014 Mickelson Exxon Mobil Teacher Academy fellowship winner, Jersey City, New Jersey
2013 Co-writer McElroy Excellence in Education grant Activotes
2013 Iowa Arts Council Big Yellow School Bus grant
2012 McElroy Excellence in Education grant Weather Center
2011 Co-writer Team Nutrition grant
2010 Horace Mann Abraham Lincoln Fellowship Institute winner, Springfield, Illinois
2010 McElroy Excellence in Education grant Lincoln Live!
2010 Target Field Trip grant Drama Workshop
2007 McElroy Excellence in Education grant Classroom Connections to Broadway
2007 National Pay It Forward Foundation grant for a community service project
2006 McElroy Excellence in Education grant Nature Club
2003 McElroy Excellence in Education grant Prairie Restoration
2001 Lincoln Savings Bank grant Incorporating American Sign Language

Recognition
2014 Broadway League Educator Apple Award winner, New York City, New York
2010 Featured on KWWLs Youve Got Class segment for classroom achievement
2006 School garden featured on the National Gardening Associations web site
2005 National Wildlife Federation certified U-Garden as an Official Schoolyard Habitat
2005 Received Governors Iowa Environmental Excellence Award
2004 National Gardening Association award winner for one of the Best Youth Gardens in America
2003 Received the Green Apple award from the Iowa Rural Waste Management
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