Bonnie Susan Cecil

Background

Cecil, Bonnie Susan was born on September 29, 1951 in Louisville. Daughter of Robert Lawrence and Mary Hedwig Cecil.

Education

Bachelor in Education, U. Kentucky, 1973; Master of Science in Education, Indiana U., 1978; postgraduate, U. Louisville, since 1988.

Career

Teacher grades 1-4, Roosevelt Cmty. School, Jefferson County, Kentucky, 1972-1980; teacher ages 6 and 7, Wandle Primary School, London, 1980-1981; teacher 1st grade, Foster Elementary School, Jefferson County, 1981-1982; teacher ages 5-8, Brown School Primary, Jefferson County, since 1982. Co-director, instructor writing process for teachers Kentucky Writing Institutions I and II, Boone County, 1986-1988.

Instructor writing process in-service Jefferson County Public Schools, 1988-1989, workshop presenter on environmental education, 1990, 92, supervisor student teachers, 1989-1990, 92, 94, 95, 97. Instructor language arts U. Louisville, 1990-1991. Participant Fulbright Teacher Exch.

Program, London, 1980-1981, Brown School Dream Team, 1992. Presenter annual conference Kentucky Association Education Young Children-Louisville Association for Children Under Seven, 1990. Presenter Cmty. Learning Resource Conference, 1992.

Participant Louisville Writing Project, 1984-1985, premier class Leadership Education, 1986-1987.

Achievements

• Bonnie Susan Cecil has been listed as a noteworthy Elementary education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Teacher representative J. Graham Brown School Parent-Teacher-Student Association, 1983-1990, 92-97. Teacher representative site-based decision making county, since 1996. Board directors Roosevelt Cmty.

School, Inc., 1973-1976. Creator, director summer reading and writing program Portland Museum, Louisville, 1985. Treasurer Louisville Homefront Performances, Inc., 1986-1987, secretary, 1988-1990, board directors 1984-1996.

Member ASCD, National Education Association, Association Childhood Education International, National Council Teachers English (conference presenter 1988, chairman, presenter national conference 1992), Kentucky Education Association, Jefferson County Teachers Association, Leadership Education Alumni Association.

Interests

• Avocations: music, gardening, pets.

Connections

Father:

Robert Lawrence Cecil

Mother:

Mary Hedwig Cecil