1. Rachel Broudy
941 Randolph St. NW| Washington, DC 20011
Phone (610) 675-7505 | E-mail Rachel.Broudy@dc.gov
EDUCATION
Dual Bachelor of Arts | American University | May 2007
• Literature and Secondary Education (grades 6-12)
• Secondary English Education Certification
EXPERIENCE
English Teacher: AP English Literature and Composition | DC Public Schools - McKinley Technology High
School
Washington, DC | August 2012 - present
• Design rigorous, common core aligned, college level preparatory classes in AP Literature using College Board standards;
Invest students in college preparedness and readiness utilizing Socratic and Paideia seminars and higher level questioning
techniques
• Invest students to make significant achievement gains; improve AP passing rate from 5%-10% SY 2012-2014
• Develop school wide AP Literature syllabus used for backwards mapping for all English teachers at
MTHS
• Collaborate with all English teachers and History teachers for effective vertical alignment of skills
English I, English II, English II Honors and English IV 2007-2011
• Design unit and lesson plans aligned with Common Core standards for English I, English II, English II
honors, and English IV; emphasis on close reading strategies and Understanding By Design
• Demonstrate effectiveness; move class proficiency rate from 72% in 2009 to 88% in 2010 DC CAS
• Collaborate through PLC’s to move student achievement significantly; from 46% to 90% mastery in 5
years resulting in DCPS Blue Ribbon School
• Utilize ongoing informal and formal observation assessments in order to measure effectiveness of
instructional strategies
• Utilize online learning applications such as Engrade to engage students with content and close digital
divide; emphasize technology infused within curriculum and assessment
• Responsible for backwards mapping of assessments and aligned curriculum and differentiating lessons to
meet the needs of students
DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
English Department Chair | McKinley Technology | May 2013 – present
• Facilitate Department Meetings that center on analyzing student work and data, instructional strategies
and best practices. Lead collaborative efforts on expanding literacy throughout the school through
Summer Reading Initiatives and interdisciplinary projects. Conduct informal observations of peer English
teachers and provide feedback and support to fellow teachers. Implemented a portfolio assessment
initiative within my department to analyze student growth and increase rigor and student engagement in
their learning process. Serve on Academic Leadership Team, supporting teachers and coaching colleagues in using data to
inform instruction.
One World Education 12th Grade Curriculum Writing | One World Education | June 2014-June 2015
• Construct an argumentative writing unit for 12th grade English centered around common core state
standards. Facilitate Professional development around implementing the curriculum to DCPS 12th grade

2. ELA teachers and participate in reviews of the curriculum for revision. Collaborate with a team on the
implementation and construction of the curriculum along with lesson plans that target common core
initiatives for argumentative writing in 12th grade in preparation for student panel presentation.
Poetry Team Sponsor | McKinley Technology | August 2012 – present
• Coordinate poetry writing workshops with students from grades 9-12 that center on global and community
issues with emphasis on using literary devices in self expression. Act as liason with Split This Rock
Foundation and Louder Than a Bomb to bring spoken word poetry to the competitive Slam world.
Curriculum Writer and Reviser | DC Public Schools | February 2011- May 2012
• Collaborated with teachers and Master Educators from throughout the district to select rigorous texts for
curricular units for tenth grade English, including recommended supplemental texts, differentiated lessons
demonstrating best practices, writing based assessments, connections to global issues and suggested
instructional strategies with exemplars.
Teacher Selector Ambassador | DC Public Schools | January 2010 – June 2010
• Play an integral role in the teacher selection process for DCPS by interviewing teaching candidates,
participating in professional development that focuses on interview skills, rubric interpretation, and scoring,
as well as, serving on an interview panel, responding to candidates’ questions, and scoring candidates’ sample
lessons using the IMPACT rubric.
Teaching and Learning Framework Fellow | DC Public Schools | August 2009 – June 2010
• Facilitated and collaborated with a team of teachers across the city to create toolkits including sample
lessons, assessments, supplemental materials and differentiation techniques to aid other teachers in DC Public
Schools
STEM PLC Member and Teacher | McKinley Technology | April 2009 – 2011
• Collaborated with STEM teachers to design a new school within a school and created a new pedagogy
model for STEM with new structured behavorial and academic intervention programs for students
• Wrote the Humanities Curriculum for History teachers using project based learning
Class Sponsor | McKinley Technology | August 2009 – June 2011
• Fundraised over $20,000 for the senior class through various fundraisers over three years. Planned senior
events such as Prom, Senior Night, The Class Trip, Senior Awards Ceremony and Senior Class Ring
Ceremony.
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
• One World Global Educator Award for 2015
• Honored as “Highly Effective” educator SY 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015
• Achieve placement on the Expert LIFT scale
TRAININGS AND COURSES
• AVID Conference | Atlanta, Georgia |Summer 2008
• AP Literature Training Summer 2012, 2013, and 2014
• Graduate Courses in Education Leadership, Adolescent Psychology and Curriculum Development |
Augustana University | Summer 2012 and 2013
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3. REFERENCES
Dr. Louise Jones | Principle | Louise.Jones@dc.gov
David Pinder | Former Principal | David.Pinder@dc.gov
Shira Fishman | Colleague | Shira.Fishman@dc.gov
Desiree Raught | Colleague | Desiree.Raught@dc.gov