Stacy A. Groves

613 Walnut Avenue Fairmont, WV 26554 ♦ (304) 694-1985 ♦ sgroves07@hotmail.com

Education      

FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY, Fairmont, WV                   

Graduate   GPA: 4.0                                       Undergraduate            GPA: 3.36

Master of Arts in Teaching (Social Studies)  Bachelor of Science in Sociology

Master of Education Professional Studies     Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Certifications

PLT Grades: 7-12 Score: 161

Social Studies Content Knowledge Score: 163

CPI, CPR, and First Aid

Teaching Experience

Marion County Board of Education Substitute Teacher, January 2015-Present

• Fulfill short term substitute assignments across all subject areas, effectively teaching students of varied academic/age levels (grades K-12), and diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Instruct classes of as many as 34 students as well as build a positive rapport with said students.

East Fairmont Middle School/Lincoln High School Student Teacher and 30/75 Hour Experience, August 2013-December 2014

• Attended collaborative staff meetings between staff, administration, and outside agencies.
• Planned, constructed, and taught daily lesson plans in a classroom setting.
• Enhanced student understanding of cultural differences by introducing concepts like the Indian caste system and the treatment of individuals at each level.
• Facilitated a question and answer session with an Egyptologist, by using telecommunication technology to contact her in Arizona from our school in West Virginia.

Professional Experience

XCALIBUR, INC. Client Relations, 2012-2014

• Training clients in the use of the SCRIBE system in-person and through webinar.
• In charge of social media and client relations.
• Running the helpdesk, through telephone and chat, to assist clients with questions they may have about the submission and tracking of their GEAR UP data.

GAME EXCHANGE Sales Representative, 2011-2012

• Training new employees in the use of technology in the store.
•  Creating articles for monthly store magazine about new releases and vintage games.
• Supervising employees in day to day activities of the store.

Software decisions inc. (sdi)/Kelly fedsecure/KellY Services Contractor/Various, 2008-2010

• Researching, analyzing, and inputting legal documents (including but not limited to information from titles, contracts, writs, right-of-ways, deeds, and wills) into Microsoft           Access and BOLO databases.
• Handling important government documents (including licenses, marriage and birth certificates, passports, government issued IDs, and divorce decrees) .
• Enrolling, fingerprinting, and activating federal employees in the USAccess Program. Independently managed the only USAccess Credentialing Center in the state of West           Virginia.

Personal 

Assisted in various Fairmont State GEAR UP events/activities 2006-2011

Head Commissioner, 2005 Special Bond Levy and 2006 State Primary Election

FSU Political Science Association President, August 2005 to August 2006

Pi Sigma Alpha - Political Science Honorary, May 2005 – Present

Fraisure-Singleton Legislative Internship

Election Commissioner, 2004 Primary/City/National Election

Recipient of Promise Scholarship