Angela
McClary-Rush
Instructional Leader • Excellent Communicator • Master Teacher
Angela is a professional educator with exceptional leadership skills that include collaboration with others, analyzing and interpreting data as a means of focusing instruction, and managing instructional programs. She is highly capable of presenting and disseminating information pertaining to state/national standards and effective teaching practices.
Qualifications and Experience
Education and Certifications
Degrees
- Master of Education in Elementary Education/with a concentration in Special Education, Coastal Carolina University, 2006
- Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature/Teaching, Fayetteville State University, 1995
Certifications
- Secondary English, SC Department of Education. 1995-Present
- Advanced Placement Teacher Endorsement, English Literature, 1997-Present
- National Board Certification, Adolescent and Young Adulthood/ELA, 2002-2013
- Critical Friends Group Training, National School Reform Faculty, 2016
- Project Based Learning Training, Buck Institute, 2015
- Reading Recovery Training, Audited Coursework, Clemson University, 2015
Professional Experience
- Curriculum Specialist & District SAT/ACT Facilitator, Andrews High School, Georgetown County School District, August 2019-Present
- Advanced Placement Literature and Composition and Humanities Instructor, Scholars Academy/Coastal Carolina University, Horry County Schools, August 2017-Present
- English/Language Arts & Social Studies Coordinator/Curriculum, Williamsburg County School District, July 2009 to June 2017
- SC Virtual School Instructor, Williamsburg County School District Franchise, 2017
- Adjunct English Teacher, Florence-Darlington Technical College, 2013 to 2014
- Teacher Ambassador Fellow, U.S. Department of Education, August 2011 to July 2012
- South Carolina Reading Initiative–Literacy Coach, C. E. Murray High School, Greeleyville, SC, August 2007 to June 2009
- High School English Teacher, C. E. Murray High School, Greeleyville, SC August 1995-June 2007
- College Adjunct Professor, Williamsburg Technical, 2002-Spring 2010
- Adjunct Teacher, South Carolina State University, 2007-2009
- Literature Instructor, Upward Bound, 1996-2007
Professional/Personal Affiliations
- Horry County Chapter of South Carolina Education Association (SCEA)
- National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE)
- South Carolina Council for Teachers of English (SCCTE)
- South Carolina Council of the International Reading Association (SCIRA)
- South Carolina/American Association of School Administrators (SCASA)
- Iota Mu Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. (Basileus/President)