THEODORE D. ISUE
1340 Westview Circle, S.E.
North Canton, Ohio 44720
(330) 494-0220 (Home)
EMPLOYMENT
2005 – current
2003 - 2005
2002 - 2003
2000 - 2002
1999 - 2000
1995 - 1999
MOUNT UNION COLLEGE, Alliance, Ohio
Field Placement Coordinator/Associate Professor
Field Placement Coordinator/Education Department Chairperson
Field Placement Coordinator/Education Department Cochairperson
Field Placement Coordinator/Assistant Professor
Full-time Instructor
Adjunct Professor
•Foundations of Education 150W
•Educational Psychology 205
•Curriculum Design for Secondary Students 405
•Clinical practice supervisor
1990 - 1995
1989 - 1990
1973 - 1989
1971 - 1973
1970 - 1971
1965 - 1970
EDUCATION
NORTH CANTON CITY SCHOOLS, North Canton, Ohio
Principal, Hoover High School
Administrative Assistant to Superintendent
Principal, Hoover High School
Principal, Portage School (Grades K-7)
Assistant Principal, North Canton Junior High
FAIRLESS LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM, Justus, Ohio
Teacher of French
Foreign Language Department Chairman
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON, Akron, Ohio
Post-graduate coursework
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, Kent, Ohio
Master of Education, June, 1969
INSTITUT D’ÉTUDES FRANÇAISES POUR ÉTRANGERS
LES UNIVERSITES DE BORDEAUX ET DE TOULOUSE
Summer, 1967
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, Kent, Ohio
Bachelor of Science, June, 1965
Major: French
CERTIFICATION
Ohio Four-Year Provisional City Superintendent Certificate
Ohio Permanent Secondary Principal Certificate
Ohio Permanent Teaching Certificate, French
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
•Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
•Ohio Association of Teacher Educators
•Mount Union College Teacher Education Advisory Council
•Ohio Association of Teacher Educators
•National Association of Secondary School Principals
•Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators
•Ohio Education Association
•National Education Association
•National Field Directors Forum
•Fairless Teachers’ Association
•Stark County Teachers’ Association
•American Association of Teachers of French
•North Canton Administrators’ Association, President
•Stark County Roundtable
•Phi Delta Kappa
•Federal League Association, Secretary-Treasurer
•North Canton Library Board of Directors
•North Canton Rotary Club
•North Canton Rotary Club Board of Directors
•North Canton Heritage Society, President
•North Canton Heritage Society Board of Trustees
HONORS
•North Canton Alumni Association Hall of Distinction (9/17/2008)
•Minerva High School Alumni Association Hall of Fame (6/17/2006)
•Promotion in rank from Assistant to Associate Professor (2/2006)
•Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
•One of five national scholarship recipients to study and travel in France
(American Association of Teachers of French, 1967)
•Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Scholar
•North Canton Endowment Fund Educator of the Year
ADMINISTRATIVE
QUALIFICATIONS
•Ohio teacher and administrative certification
•Administrative experience, K-12 and Central Office
•High academic expectations
•Integrity and excellent work ethics
•Management style that emphasizes vision and participation and cooperation
•Everyone is treated in a professional and caring manner. Human relations
are of paramount importance.
•Organizational skills
•Receptive to ideas expressed by staff, students, parents, and supervisors
•Emphasis on oral and written communications
•High visibility within school and community
•Working knowledge of Ohio school finance, school laws, and regulations
INTERESTS
Reading, running, physical exercises, antique collecting
REFERENCES
Available upon request
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THEODORE D. ISUE
Professional Background
ADMINISTRATIVE
BACKGROUND
CURRICULUM
Created a comprehensive Course Description to distribute to
students and to their parents. This provided an excellent instrument for
school-community relations.
Participated in assessments and studies which led to recommendations for
advanced placement courses in English, calculus, American history and
government, and physics.
Involved with technological studies for the new Hoover High School.
Chaired three North Central Evaluations for Hoover High School.
Provided staff development and inservice programs for staff members.
Assisted with procedures and scheduling of the ninth and twelfth grade
proficiency tests and assisted in initiating intervention programs.
Created academic assist classes to tutor or to provide enrichment opportunities
for students.
Chaired or served on district level committees such as Certificated Policy,
Drug/Alcohol, and Multicultural Development Program.
Developed 5-year plans for textbook and curricular review and assisted in
writing and editing courses of study.
Developed a master schedule of classes for each school year.
STAFF EVALUATION
AND DEVELOPMENT
Coordinated the evaluation process for 95 teachers and 45
classified personnel.
Developed and implemented an inservice program for new staff members at
Hoover High School.
Met at least once a month with department chairmen and administrators to
discuss and to evaluate academic programs and any school-related concerns.
Evaluated teachers, department chairmen, classified personnel, and
administrators to reinforce strengths and to make constructive suggestions for
improvements.
Directed recruitment, selection, assignment, termination, and transfer of
teachers, extracurricular advisors, and administrators.
Conducted monthly staff meetings to discuss curricular concerns, future
school events, and to provide staff development programs.
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SCHOOL FINANCE/
NEGOTIATIONS
Served on Board negotiation team.
Served as president of the North Canton Administrators’ Association and was
negotiator for the administrators to the superintendent and North Canton Board
of Education.
Member of the Unified High School Committee that studied, evaluated, and
recommended proposals for the new high school.
Served on the North Canton Bond Issue Committee.
Was responsible for establishing and supervising the high school budget.
COMMUNITY AND
SCHOOL RELATIONS
Assisted interested parents in creating an Academic Booster Club to
recognize students for their academic achievements and citizenship.
Created an eighth to ninth grade orientation program for students and their
parents.
Attended academic and extracurricular activities throughout the school year.
Assisted with the Senior Honors Banquet and the Senior Citizens’ Prom.
Established a Parents’ Night for parents who had children enrolled in Hoover
High School.
Wrote and mailed a monthly newsletter, Good News from Hoover High School,
to parents.
Met with local clergy, police, and political officials as needed.
Edited the Course Description and Student Handbook.
Provided information to the media relative to student and staff honors and
achievements and new programs.
Wrote congratulatory notes and letters to students and parents for academic or
extracurricular achievements.
Christ United Methodist Church Consecration Sunday Chairperson
Christ United Methodist Church Staff Relations Committee Chairperson
North Canton Fourth of July 2-Mile Race Participant