Background
Cryan, Jeffrey L. was born on November 4, 1951 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Gerald F. and Ruth A. (Donahue) Cryan.
Cryan, Jeffrey L. was born on November 4, 1951 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Gerald F. and Ruth A. (Donahue) Cryan.
Bachelor, U. Connecticut, l973; Master of Arts in Teaching, Brown U., l975; Master of Arts, U. Massachusetts, l982; Chemical Abstracts Service, Harvard University, l987.
Reporter, photographer, Chronicle, Willimantic, Connecticut, l972-73; teacher, Monument Mountain Regional High School, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, l975-76; teacher, Parker Middle School, Reading, Massachusetts, l976-83; teacher English, head department, Coolidge Middle School, Reading, l983-88; teacher English, head department, Parker Middle School, Reading, 1988-1992; assistant principal, Mansfield Middle School, Storrs, Connecticut, since 1992. Tedaching fellow Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1986-1987. Director summer school Reading Public Schools, 1988-1992.
Member Superintendent Search Committee, Reading, l987. Member National Education Association, Connecticut Association Schools (member services committee since 1992), National Council Teachers English (chairman publicity committee spring conference 1988, affiliate editor, folio reviewer 1988-1991, commission on national certified and assessment English language arts teachers 1989-1991), Reading Teachers Association, Massachusetts Council Teachers English (2d vice president 1987-1988, 1st vice president 1988-1992, state coordinator Scenario writing program Massachusetts Future Problem Solving Program 1989-1991, Anderson award 1993).
Married Susan Lord, August 6, 1977. Children: Matthew, Laura, Daniel.