Beth A. Rice

2808 Sunrise Avenue

Portsmouth, Ohio 45662

740-353-6341

Email: brice921@verizon.net

Throughout my 27 years of working as an educator, I have always had a passion to create an environment in which a child could learn, grow and achieve to his highest potential.  Through my experience in teaching, administration and consulting in both private and public education, I have worked with teachers and administrators to create such environments.  My heart has always been drawn to very young children and my working experience in preschool through middle school, as well as serving as the director of an early childhood center, has given me great satisfaction.

Objective                                                                                                                                                                           

To use my expertise and leadership skills as an early childhood administrator to direct a model learning center where all children, faculty, students and families can thrive.

Education and Professional Certification

MA, Educational Administration, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii                

BA, Special Education, Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington

Ohio Department of Education, Principal’s License, Preschool through Grade 6

Skills and Strengths

Proven leadership and administrative abilities at the building, district and state level in education

Expertise and experience in management of day-to-day operations of a large early childhood center,   including personnel oversight, school/local university relationships, curriculum development and programming.  Other areas include budgeting, policies/procedures, facility and maintenance, NAEYC accreditation and state licensing, as well as school improvement, professional development and parent/family engagement.

Work Experience

Consultant with the Ohio Department of Education, State Support Team Region 15 (formerly Pilasco-Ross SERRC), Piketon, Ohio, 2005 to Present

Duties:  I have been responsible for developing and implementing job-embedded professional development to over 1000 teachers and administrators in four counties focused in the areas of school improvement, discipline and curriculum; work with building leadership teams that includes administrators and teacher leaders to help districts build the capacity to plan and implement school improvement processes; assist districts and agencies in complying with federal and state laws and regulations in special education; provide  technical assistance and leadership to State Support Team’s  Parent Advisory Council.

Early Childhood Speech/Language Pathologist, Ross-Pike ESC, Chillicothe, Ohio, 2003-2005

Early Childhood Director, Central Union Preschool and Kindergarten, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1998-2003

Infant/Early Childhood Director, KCAA Preschools of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1995-1998

Principal, Windward Nazarene Academy, Preschool-Grade 8, Kaneohe, Hawaii, 1993-1995                                                                      

Speech/Language Pathologist, Ross-Pike ESC, Piketon, Ohio, 1980-1983, 1989-1993

Early Childhood Director, Nazarene International Headquarters, Kansas City, Missouri, 1985-1988

Kindergarten Teacher, Windward Nazarene Academy, Kaneohe, Hawaii, 1983-1985

Advanced Training and Special Activities

Ohio Department of Education training as a Regional Facilitator- Ohio Improvement Process, Ohio Integrated Systems Model, Positive Behavior Support, Columbus, Ohio 2003 to Present

Train-the-Trainer, Non-Violent Crisis Intervention and Second Step Violence Prevention Curriculum,  Boston, MA  and Columbus, Ohio, 2005-2007

Awarded the Castle Honors in Early Childhood, 2001 Leadership Award, Samuel N. and Mary Castle Foundation, Honolulu, Hawaii

State Treasurer and Executive Committee Member, Hawaii State Office of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Honolulu, Hawaii, 2001-2003

Assisted in the design and development of the “Early Childhood Career Lattice” training DVD for teachers in the state of Hawaii

Over a several year period lobbied for early childhood education needs to Hawaii State Legislators, one-on-one and in groups

Served as a mentor for principals associated with the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools in their Professional Development Initiative, 1998-2000

Post-Graduate Coursework in Early Childhood Education, Autism and Positive Behavior Support from Rio Grande, Ohio State and the University of Missouri at Kansas City, 1998-2008