Resume ………………
Mr. Beryl L. Darrah
This resume is designed to showcase and demonstrate my extensive and varied training and experience as an educator and to give some indication of the successes I have enjoyed and shared during my long career as a teacher, counselor, and administrator within the educational community. I have also endeavored to point out some of the experience I have had in areas where planning, organizational and human resource skills are needed------positions where I had to use my experience and expertise in planning, supervising, writing, and working to meet the needs of students, teachers, parents, administrators, and others who are interested in providing a quality life and education for others. |
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Telephone Number:
Citizenship: United States of America
Date of Birth: July 28, 1938
Home Page Address: www.bdarrah.com
EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
High School: Sterling High School 1952-1956
Sterling, Kansas 67579
Colleges: ~ Sterling College 1956-1960 B.S. in history and education
Sterling, KS 67579
~ University of Kansas 1969-1971 Counseling (32 hours)
Lawrence, KS 66945
~ Washburn University 1975-1979 M.Ed. in elementary education
Topeka, KS 66621
Certificates now held: 5 Year Elementary-Secondary (English 7-9, American History 7-12
World History 7-12, Elementary Classroom K-9, School Counselor
K-12, Building Administrator K-8)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
U.S.D. 338 Valley Falls Schools
700 Oak Street
Valley Falls, KS 66088
Telephone: 785-945-3221
Principal: Richard Koester
1993 – 2003 Elementary/Middle School Counselor
~ Large and small group counseling
~ Personal one-on-one counseling
~ Behavior and discipline counseling
~ Academic counseling
~ Substance abuse counseling
~ Grief counseling
~ Career exploration counseling
~ Personal adjustment counseling
~ Crisis counseling
Technology Coordinator
~ Wrote long-range technology plan
~ Coordinate technology purchasing
~ Troubleshoot minor technology problems
~ Oversee and supervise major technology repair and maintenance
~ Advise administration and faculty on technology issues
~ Assist in implementing technology curriculum
Testing Director
~ Plan and supervise school-wide testing program
~ Order testing materials
~ Collect and compile test data
~ Advise administration and faculty on matters relating to testing
Local Consolidated Plan Coordinator
~ Apply for federal title funding and other state/federal funding
~ Report on yearly disposition of funds to State Dept. of Education
~ Write and submit Local Consolidated funding plan
~ Submit reports to State Dept. of Education as required
Professional Development Coordinator
~ Oversee operation of Professional Development Council
~ Prepare agendas and minutes of minutes
~ Secure speakers and presenters for professional development activities
~ Maintain record of professional development points for staff
~ Write Five-Year Professional Development Plan
~ Attend and report on regional/state professional development conferences
~ Advise faculty and staff on professional development matters
Related Activities: Coordinator, Intervention Team
Chairman, Technology Committee
Coordinator, Professional Development Council Member, Quality Performance Accreditation Steering
Committee
Chairman (and member), Subject Area Curriculum
Committees
Wrote local and state approved District Technology Plan,
Professional Development Plan, School Intervention
Plan, Title 1 Plan
Member, Regional Professional Development Council
Member, Jefferson County Substance Abuse Council
Member, Steering Committee, Big Brothers-Big Sisters
1969 – 1983 Taught American History in high school (2 years)
Taught social studies and English in junior high
School (2 years)
Taught sixth grade (20 years)
Bingham Junior High School
Kansas City, MO
1969 (2nd Sem) Taught language arts/social studies in 8th grade
International Voluntary Services
Washington, D. C.
1967 – 1968 Associate Chief of Party for Education
~ Supervised staff of 72 American volunteer teachers
~ Planned and coordinated teacher placement and
educational placement with South Vietnamese
government
~ English instructor at Saigon University
~ English instructor at Van Hanh (Buddhist) University
in Saigon
1966 – 1967 Taught English in local high schools
Planned and supervised construction of public library
Prosperity School
Hutchinson, KS
1961 – 1962 Taught all subjects in grades 7 and 8
Fairplay School
Lyons, KS
1960 – 1961 Taught all subjects in grades 5, 6, 7, and 8
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Grade school Intramurals
Junior high school tract coach
High school cross-country coach
High school Knowledge Bowl coach
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Valley Falls Educators Association
Kansas National Education Association
National Education Association
Kansas Counselors Association
Northeast Kansas Counselors Association
Kansas School Counselors Association
MISCELLANEOUS EXPERIENCE
Teacher for homebound physically handicapped student for 3 years
Kansas School Team Training for alcohol and drug abuse
Project STAR training for alcohol and drug abuse
PUBLIC SERVICE
Volunteer Junior Olympic Coach
Can-Help telephone counselor
Local Area Coordinator for foreign exchange organization
Host parent for eight foreign exchange students
Member American Legion
Member Veterans of Foreign Wars’
Member of Board of Education of USD 338
MILITARY SERVICE
Service: U. S. Army
Dates of Service: December 1962 – December 1965
Honorable Discharge, December 1965
Military Training: Basic Training, Ft. Leonard Wood. MO
Pay Specialist School, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
Administrative Specialist School, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN
Rank: E-5
Assignments: Battalion Clerk, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN
Secretary to the Adjutant General, US Army Vietnam