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Jody Dobson has worked with children and their families for over thirty years. He has taught at elementary, middle and high school levels and served in administrative positions as:

• Director of Admission
• Director of School Placement
• Head of Middle School
• English Department Head

Jody has presented at national and local teacher conferences on educational and child development topics. As an Educational Consultant, he travels regularly, attends national conferences and regularly visits schools and programs across the country and abroad. You may also view a Formal Resumé.

Jody Dobson has a BA from Williams College and an MA from Columbia University Teachers College.

He holds national membership in:

• Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA)
• Learning Disabilities Association of America
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• The National Council of Teachers of English
• The International Dyslexia Society
• The Secondary Schools Admissions Test Board (SSAT)

Locally, he is a member of:

• buiLD
• Specialists of Schools
• The Health Achievement Learning Opportunities Center
• Chestnut Hill Community Association Education Committee

EDUCATION
MA, Columbia University, New York, NY
BA, Williams College, Williamstown, MA

RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (1998-99)
Workshops:

• Nonverbal Learning Disability (Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists).
• A.D.D. & Beyond, Edward Hallowell, M.D. ( Learning Disabilities Association of Lancaster County).
• WISC III Interpretation ( IECA Conference, Atlanta).
• African-American Boys in Schools ( Specialists of Schools, Philadelphia).
• Consultant Principles and Practices ( IECA Conference, San Diego).
• Schools for Learning Differences ( IECA Conference, Columbus).
• The Charter Schools Movement ( Philadelphia Conference).
• Classroom Accommodations for LD (SOS, Philadelphia).
• ADHD and Accompanying Learning and Emotional Disorders (IECA Conference, Baltimore).

CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS
Independent Educational Consultants Association; International Dyslexia Society; Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development; Secondary School Admission Test Board; National Council of Teachers of English; Health Achievement Learning Opportunities Centers; Specialists of Schools; Chestnut Hill Community Association Education Committee.

• Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh, PA: Head of Middle School (1995-97).
• Town School, New York, NY: Head of Upper School (1993-95).
• Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelphia, PA: Head of Middle School (1981-93); Director of Admissions (1979-81); Dean of Admissions (1987-89); English Department Chair (1977-81); Summer Program Director (1968-69); English teacher (1976-93).
• Greenwich Country Day School, Greenwich, CT: Teacher of Grades 4-6 (1966-76).

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (selected)

• NAIS Workshops: Mathematics Teaching; Admissions; Administration; Multicultural Assessment; Experienced Administrators.
• CRIS Workshops: Community in Schools; Summer Ethics Institute.
• ISM Workshops: Middle School Administration; Career Path Development.
• Temple University: Course in Developmental Psychology.
• Outward Bound: Educator’s Invitational.

PRESENTATIONS

• Conterences with Parents and Children, SSATB Conference (2000).
• Schools for Children with Learning Differences, HALO Panel (2000).
• What is the Right School for My Child? CHCA Panel (2000).
• The Good Middle School, Shady Side Academy (1995).
• Community Service in Schools, ISTA New York (1994).
• Ability Grouping, ISTA Philadelphia (1993).
• Middle School Identity, NAIS (1990).
• Middle School Networking, NAIS (1983).
• Co-Chair and Presider, MISHAP Teachers Day (1991).

• Founding Member: Middle School Heads Association of Philadelphia.
• Evaluation Committees: Milton Hershey School (Co-Chair); Westtown School; Buckley School.
• Planning Committees: Philadelphia Job Fair for People of Color; MISHAP Teachers Day; ISTA Teachers Day; NYSAIS Division Heads Conference.
• Volunteer Activities: Williams College Alumni Fund, Alumni Admission Group; American Red Cross; Habitat for Humanity; Chestnut Hill Senior Center Board; Friends of the Wissahickon.

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