Andrea Sick

Compassionate, creative and effective Teacher with valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments. Student-centric instructor, academic facilitator and motivational coach. Competent at performing independently or as member of teaching team. Well-versed in classroom and online technologies.

• Designed and presented a professional development workshop on Daily Behavior Rating (DBR) for Heards Ferry staff in September 2025.
• Designed and conducted a professional development workshop on Discourse in the Primary Grades for Heards Ferry staff in April 2025.

• Reading Endorsement
• Gifted In-Field Endorsement

• New Teacher Mentor (24-25) - Served as a mentor for new teachers to the school to help them adapt to the district and school expectations and environment
• New Teacher Mentorship Leader (25-26) - Lead the New Teacher Mentorship Program together with the a member of Administration by matching mentors to teaching, meeting regularly with mentors and new teachers, and writing a New Teacher Handbook.
• Math Curriculum Development Committee (2024) - Served as a teacher delegate to work with a committee of 7 kindergarten teachers within the district to plan math curriculum for the districting a variety of district and state resources.
• Math Assessment Committee (2025) - Served as a teacher delegate to work with a committee of 4 kindergarten teachers within the district to adapt or rewrite math assessments for the 25-26 School Year
• Social Studies Curriculum Representative (2025) - Served as the Primary Grades representative for Heards Ferry to investigate and choose a new social studies curriculum for the district beginning in the 2026-2027 School Year.
• No Place For Hate Faculty Sponsor (25-26) - Acted as a faculty advisor working with fourth and fifth grade students to plan and implement anti-bullying and pro-inclusion initiatives within the school
• Community Outreach Chair (25-26) - Worked with the Parent Teacher Organization and International Baccalaureate committee to plan and implement community service projects with the school.

• Lexia LETRS Certified - Completed Lexia's Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling with 100% Accuracy on both Post-Tests
• Solution Tree's PLC At Work Conference - Attended the 2025 PLCs at Work Conference with daily sessions relating to classroom management; professional collaboration; and reading, writing, and math educational strategies
• Georgia Educational Technology Consortium - Attended GaETC 2024 and engaged in sessions on using technology to plan end implement curriculum and in the classroom with primary grades students
• International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programs Levels I and II - Attended CASIE's IB PYP Certifications on Building an International Baccalaureate Program (2019) and Learning and Teaching with Conceptual Understanding (2024)