STANDARD APPLICATION

For Teaching Positions in Pennsylvania Public Schools

(Please Print or Type)

Name

Cooley Christopher Michael

Last

First

Middle

Social Security Number¹

Present Address

712 Anderson Avenue

412.496.8994

Street

(Area Code) Telephone

Pittsburgh

15239

City

State

Zip Code

Permanent Address

Same as above

Street

(Area Code) Telephone

City

State

Zip Code

E-mail Address (if available)

cool-emath@comcast.net

List, in order of preference, the grades, subjects and/or positions for which you are applying:

Pre-Algebra II (7^thor 8^th)

Pre-Algebra I (6^th or 7^th)

Algebra I (8^th or 9^thgrade)

CERTIFICATION

(list all areas in which you hold valid Pennsylvania and/or out-of-state teaching certificates. Note: Applicants holding a certificate from another state must obtain a Pennsylvania Certificate in order to teach in Pennsylvania Public Schools.)

Area of Certification

Issuing State

Date Issued

Secondary Mathematics

Pennsylvania

02/2003

Elementary Education

Pennsylvania

05/1996

Elementary Education (K-6)

Virginia

11/1997

Middle Education Grades (6-8)

Virginia

11/1997

Have you acquired tenure in Pennsylvania?

Yes

If yes, in what school district?

Franklin Regional School District

Date available for employment

8/01/09

If you are not employed full time, are you interested in being placed on our Substitute List?

Yes

Long-term

Yes

Short-term

Yes

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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

School or Institution and Location

Major/

Minor

Diplomas,

Degrees or

Credits Earned

Grade Point

Average

(GPA)

High School

Plum Sr. High, Plum, PA 15239

N/A

Diploma

3.0

College/University

University of Pitt-Johnstown(90-95)

Elem. Education

Bach. of Science

Combined undergrad GPA is 3.0

2.92

University of Pittsburgh (1996)

Instruct & Learn

Teach Certificate

3.57

College/University

Northern VA Community College

Stats Class

4.0

Graduate Study

EXPERIENCE

(Present or most recent first)

Dates			Name of Employer and Address					Your Title
From	08/01/03		Franklin Regional Middle School, Franklin Regional School District					7^th Grade Mathematics Instructor, Pre-Algebra II and Algebra I
			4660 Old William Penn Highway
To	Present		Murrysville, PA 15668
			(Area Code) Telephone:	724.327.5456
Work Performed:					Reason for Leaving:
Create and implement math lessons based on PSSA’s and					Providing my children with a Catholic education is very
P.O.S.; maintain web site, www.cool-emath.com that posts					important to my wife and I. My current salary makes it highly
scanned homework sheets daily and math study guides; utilize					difficult to afford to send our two children to our parish’s
interactive whiteboard to enhance presentation of lesson; create podcasts of lessons that can be downloaded to Ipod					school. One method to meet this goal would be to attain a higher annual income to ensure our family’s prosperity.
Name & Title of Supervisor:		Mr. Christopher Kelly, Principal				Final Yearly Salary:	45,200
Dates			Name of Employer and Address					Your Title
From	08/01/02		Liberty Middle School, Fairfax County Public Schools					7^th Grade Mathematics Instructor, Pre-Algebra I and Honors 7
			6801 Union Mill Road
To	08/01/03		Clifton, VA 20124
			(Area Code) Telephone:	703.988.8100
Work Performed:					Reason for Leaving:
Created & implemented mathematics lessons based on S.O.L					I applied to schools within the state of Pennsylvania for
and P.O.S.; coordinated & implemented technology initiatives					two reasons: to be closer to family and Fairfax Co.
within Liberty MS as Vanguard Co-chairman.; maintained					is the wealthiest county in the United States. Raising a
website, www.cool-emath.com, for my 140 students that posted scanned homework sheets daily and math study guides.					young family on one income so my wife could care for our son was proving quite difficult.
Name & Title of Supervisor:		Ms. Audra Syndor , Principal				Final Yearly Salary:	42,603.00
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