Background
Sheridan, George Groh was born on March 18, 1947 in Baltimore. Son of Edward Walter and Mary Jane Sheridan.
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Sheridan, George Groh was born on March 18, 1947 in Baltimore. Son of Edward Walter and Mary Jane Sheridan.
Bachelor in Political Science, Loyola University, Los Angeles, 1969; Master of Science in Education, University of Southern California, 1970.
Academy council Loyola University, 1967-1968. Teacher intern Teacher Corps Rural-Migrant, Tulare County, California, 1968-1970. Boycott organizer United Farm Workers American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Ohio, Massachusetts, Connecticut, California, 1970-1978.
Bilingual teacher Lenox School District, Los Angeles, 1978-1981. 5th-6th grade teacher Black Oak Mine Unified School District, Georgetown, California, 1981-1987, 7th-8th grade teacher, mentor Cool, 1987-1997, 2d grade teacher, mentor, since 1997, teacher Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Program, 1998-2000, 2002—2003, member professional development leadership team, since 2001. Fellow Area 3 Writing Project, Davis, since 1986.
Teacher leader, institute director California Reading & Literature Project, Sacramento, since 1987. Member State Instructional Resources Evaluation Panel, Sacramento, 1988, 94, 96. Member State Language Arts Framework Committee, Sacramento, 1996-1997.
Member Democratic State Central Committee, 1999-2000. Member Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Education Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Organization of Women, American Civil Liberties Union, National Council Teachers English, California Teachers Association (state council of education since 1998, vice chair committee on asessment and student testing 2002-2003), Black Oak Mine Teachers Association (president since 1996), Sierra Club, Georgetown Divide Democratic Club.
Married Catherine Elizabeth Heinz, May 25, 1968. Children: Michael Edward, Elizabeth Makepeace, Peter Carlos, Tiffany Anne, Danielle Rebecca, Nicholas George.