Janet A. Schliff
68 Penstock Lane
Lake Katrine, NY 12449
68 Penstock Lane
Lake Katrine, NY 12449
Profile
Versatile and passionate
professional with significant “hands-on” experience in the Life Skills Special
Education field. Particular expertise in implementing techniques targeting
individuals’ different strengths and learning styles. Positions held have
required the ability to create a truly unique learning experience for all my
students with a strong emphasis on practical, daily life skills. Highly
effective and direct communicator, able to develop trust and build solid
relationships with students of varying ages, abilities, and diagnosis’. Proven
ability to coordinate and link individuals with a variety of community services
as a part of a cohesive team.
Professional Experience
Life Skills Special Education Teacher
(1:12:1)
Rondout Valley Central School District (2003-2007)
Worked directly with mentally
challenged adolescents ages 12-15 in a full range of practical, Life Skills
areas… Developed and lead sessions in food preparation, budgeting,
housekeeping, and personal hygiene… Incorporated field trips to local stores
and restaurants to reinforce learned skills… Emphasized proper manners, proper
ordering, shopping fundamentals, and cash flow management with teens… Assisted
students with a variety of behavioral and social skills… Trained and supervised
teaching assistants and teacher aides.
·
Maintained a weekly laundry schedule with class
·
Facilitated recipes on food preparation and
party hosting
·
Organized Christmas caroling trips to a local
nursing home
Life Skills Development Program Special
Education Teacher (1:12:1; 1:8:1)
Management Needs Special Education Teacher
(1:6:1)
Ulster BOCES (1989-2003)
Taught children labeled mentally
handicapped and emotionally disturbed ages 6-15 in all Life Skills and
curriculum areas… Supervised teacher assistants and aides… Implemented various
behavior management plans… Organized field trips throughout Ulster County…
Trained in TRIBES (behavioral cooperative learning program)… Conducted several
songs sung at concerts and moving up ceremonies… Directed various play
productions.
·
Coordinated Ulster BOCES Special Olympics Track
and Field
·
Implemented the BOOK IT Reading Incentive
Program for the district
·
Instituted the Sparkly Crest Dental Health
Program for the district
·
Initiated the Ulster BOCES Running Club (Sophie
Finn Extension)
Self-Contained Special Education Teacher /
Resource Room Teacher
Pine Plains Central School District (1982-1989)
Taught children labeled mentally
handicapped, emotionally disturbed, and/or learning disabled, ages 6-14 in
curriculum and Life Skills areas… Supervised teacher aides… Planned numerous
field trips throughout the Hudson Valley… Organized and chaperoned overnight
camping/educational trips… Directed various play productions… Conducted several
songs sung at winter/spring concerts.
·
Coordinated a school-wide fundraiser for the Gannett
House of Poughkeepsie, an emergency housing shelter for homeless families
·
Initiated the Pine Plains Special Olympics Track
Team and acted as Training Club leader for 3 Special Education classes
·
Developed a swimming program and conducted
lessons for 2 Special Education classes
·
Implemented a breakfast and dental program for
students
·
Coordinated a community spaghetti supper as a
classroom fundraiser
Education
State University of New York at New Paltz
Master of Science Degree in Education: Special Education (1985)
·
Grade Point Average: 3.97
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Bachelor of Science Degree in Special Education, K-12 (1982)
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Grade Point Average: 3.67
Certifications
New York State Permanent Certification,
Special Education (K-12)
Awards
The 1992 Dean’s Award for Excellence in
Teaching: Ulster County
State University of New York at New Paltz and Mid-Hudson School Study
Council (1992)
Who’s Who in American Education
The National Reference Institute (1992-1993 Third Edition)
Publications
Co-authored with Dr. Spencer
Salend of the State University of New York at New Paltz an article entitled, “An Examination of the Homework Practices of
Teachers of Students with Learning Disabilities,” Journal of Learning Disabilities, December 1989: Volume 22, Number
10, pp. 621-623.
Co-authored with Dr. Spencer
Salend of the State University of New York at New Paltz an article entitled, “The Many Dimensions of Homework,” Academic Therapy, March 1988: Volume 23,
Number 4, pp. 397-403.
·
Both articles were presented at the National CEC
Conference, San Antonio, Texas, (4/93)
Activities
Training Club Coordinator/Advisor
(1992-2005)
Ulster County Special Olympics; Ulster BOCES Special Olympics—Track and
Field, New Paltz, NY
Fundraising Chairperson (1997-1999)
Ulster County Special Olympics, Kingston, NY
Training Club Coordinator (1983-1990)
Dutchess County Special Olympics; Pine Plains Special Olympics—Track
and Field, Pine Plains, NY
Superintendent of Sunday School
Third Lutheran Church, Rhinebeck, NY
Whole Language Presentations and Courses
Taught
Whole Language for
the K-3 Special Education and Regular Education Class
30-hour/15-hour In-service Courses
Fall 1990 to Fall 1997
Ulster and Dutchess BOCES-SETRC Office
Mid-Hudson Teachers Center
New Paltz and Poughkeepsie, NY
An Introduction to
Whole Language and the Special Education Classroom
Undergraduate Course Workshop
April 1999
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Classroom
Celebrations
Mid-Hudson Reading Council
Thirteenth Annual Fall Conference
October 1996
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Classroom
Celebrations
Staff Development Workshop- Brinkerhoff Elementary School
December 1995
Wappingers Falls Central School District
Wappingers Falls, NY
Classroom
Celebrations
Staff Development Workshop – Gayhead Elementary School
March 1995
Wappingers Falls Central School District
Wappingers Falls, NY
Evaluation and
Assessment in the Whole Language Classroom
Staff Development Meeting
February 1995
Pawling Central School District
Pawling, NY
Implementing Whole
Language
TAWL Conference
September 1992
SUNY New Paltz
New Paltz, NY
Implementing Whole
Language
Staff Development Meeting
March 1992
Kingston City School District
Kingston, NY
An Introduction to
Whole Language
Staff Meeting- Sophie Finn Elementary School
June 1991
Ulster County BOCES
Kingston, NY
Basics of Whole Language-
Make and Take- Primary
Ulster County Staff Enrichment and Educational Development Conference
April 1991
Rondout Valley Middle School/High School
Accord, NY
Reading – An
Invitation to Many Worlds
Mid-Hudson Reading Council
Seventh Annual Fall Conference
October 1990
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Implementing Whole
Language
Superintendent’s Conference Day
March 1990
Ulster BOCES
New Paltz, NY
A Look at Whole
Language
Superintendent’s Conference Day
January 1990
East Ramapo Central School District
Spring Valley, NY
Implementing Whole
Language
NYS Second Annual Whole Language Conference
October 1989
Rochester Convention Center
Rochester, NY
[Thanks to Mikaela O’Brien for helping Dr. Cooper and
me by typing up this document when he couldn’t, because he was caring for his
ill wife.]
I (Douglas Winslow Cooper) have been excerpting, weekly, material from this almost-final version of the fine book by Janet Johnson Schliff, M.S. Ed., which she wrote over a three-year period with some coaching and editing help from me, through my business, Write Your Book with Me.
Her memoir is now available in paperback and ebook formats from Outskirts Press and amazon.com:
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BOOK TALKS AND SIGNINGS
More talks are being planned for the spring of 2019… she can be contacted at 845.336.7506 (home) or 845.399.1500 (cell).
Janet Johnson Schliff spoke at the Oblong Books Bookstore in Rhinebeck, NY, on Tuesday, February 6 at 6 p.m.
Janet was on WKNY Radio 1490 in Kingston, NY, on Thursday, March 1 at 9:10 a.m.
Janet spoke at Barnes & Noble in Kingston, NY, on Saturday, March 3 at 1 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Starr Library in Rhinebeck, NY, on March 6 at 7 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Golden Notebook Bookstore in Woodstock, NY, on March 17 at 2 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Morton Library in Rhinecliff, NY, on March 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Janet spoke at RCAL in Kingston, NY, on April 3 at 4 p.m. [They gave her an impromptu book-launch party.]
Janet spoke at the Parkinson's Support Group at the Starr Library in Rhinebeck, NY, on April 4 at 2:30 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Stone Ridge Library in Stone Ridge, NY, on April 27 at 5:30 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Hurley Library in Hurley, NY, on May 4 at 6 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Kingston Library in Kingston, NY, on May 9 at 6 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Staatsburg Library in Staatsburg, NY, on May 14 at 7 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Clinton Community Library in Rhinebeck, NY, on May 31 at 6:30 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Mountain Top Library in Tannersville, NY, on June 9 at noon.
Janet spoke at the Gardiner Library in Gardiner, NY, on June 11 at 7 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Marbletown Community Center in Stone Ridge, NY, on June 20 at 6 p.m.
Janet was interviewed on radio station WTBQ-FM (93.5) on June 29 at 12 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Esopus Library in Port Ewen, NY, on July 13 at 7 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Pine Plains Library in Pine Plains, NY, on July 20 at 6 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Ulster Library in Kingston, NY, on July 23 at 5:30 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Northern Dutchess Bible Church in Red Hook, NY, on August 11 at 1 p.m.
Janet spoke at a writers' group in Rosendale, NY, on August 30 at 2 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Inquiring Minds Bookstore in New Paltz, NY, on September 6 at 7 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Adriance Library in Poughkeepsie, NY, on September 15 at 2:30 p.m.
Janet was interviewed on radio station WRIP-FM (97.9) on September 21 at 8 a.m.
Janet again spoke at the Mountain Top Library in Tannersville, NY, on September 22 at noon.
Janet spoke at the Enchanted Cafe in Red Hook, NY, on September 28 at 7 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Hyde Park Library in Hyde Park, NY, on October 4 at 7 p.m.
Janet participated in an Author Weekend at the Barnes & Noble in Poughkeepsie, NY, on October 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Tivoli Library in Tivoli, NY, on October 22 at 5:30 p.m.
Janet’s interview for the TV program Wake Up with Marci on the You Too America Channel aired on Monday, November 5, and Friday, November 9. It can now be found on the Internet.
Janet spoke at the Germantown Library in Germantown, NY, on November 7 at 6:00 p.m.
Janet participated in the Red Hook Middle School's College and Career Cafe in Red Hook, NY, on December 19 at 10:30 a.m.
Janet spoke at the Poughkeepsie Brain Injury Support Group at the Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall in Poughkeepsie, NY, on Saturday, February 23 at noon.
Janet spoke at the Stanford Free Library in Stanfordville, NY, on Saturday, March 9 at 10:00 a.m.
Janet spoke at the Howland Library in Beacon, NY, on Wednesday, March 20 at 1:00 p.m.
Janet spoke at the West Hurley Library in West Hurley, NY, on Saturday, March 23 at 1:00 p.m.
Janet spoke at the East Fishkill Library in Hopewell Junction, NY, on Monday, March 25 at 6:30 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Grinnell Library in Wappingers Falls, NY, on Saturday, March 30 at 10:30 a.m.
Janet spoke at the Dover Plains Library in Wingdale, NY, on Friday, April 5 at 6:00 p.m.
Janet participated in an Author Talk at the Saugerties Library in Saugerties, NY, on Saturday, April 13 at 1:00 p.m.
Janet spoke at the Red Hook Community Center in Red Hook, NY, on Wednesday, April 24 at 5:00 p.m.
Janet will participate at the New Creations Gift Shop Author Event in Fishkill, NY, on Saturday, May 4 at 12:00 p.m.
Janet will speak at St. Timothy's Church in Hyde Park, NY, on Sunday, May 5 at 11:00 a.m.
Janet will speak at the Moffat Library in Washingtonville, NY, on Saturday, May 11 at 1:00 p.m.
Janet will speak at the Beekman Library in Hopewell Junction, NY, on Saturday, May 18 at 10:30 a.m.
Janet will speak at the Pleasant Valley Library in Pleasant Valley, NY, Tuesday, May 28 at 6 p.m.
Janet will speak at the Blodgett Memorial Library in Fishkill, NY, on Saturday, June 8 at 1:00 p.m.
Janet will speak at the Plattekill Public Library in Modena, NY, on Saturday, June 20 at 1:00 p.m.
More signings will be coming up. A fine feature about Janet by John DeSantos [845 LIFE] appeared in the Middletown Times Herald-Record on Monday, March 12, as part of Brain Injury Awareness Month. An article about her book was just published in the May 2018 Living Rhinebeck Magazine. An article about her book appeared in the May 14 Daily Freeman of Kingston, NY. and another in the Family Life section of the Poughkeepsie Journal on June 8th. The Millerton News published an article on Thursday, August 2, about her talk at the Pine Plains Library.
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