From the Desk of the Director of Curriculum & Instruction
 
Kelly Harmon, Ed.D.
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Monmouth County Vocational School District

The       The Curriculum Coach Team

  The curriculum coaches include seven lead teachers, who represent various content areas across the district: science, math,

  English, history and world languages as well as our full time and shared time programs. This group serves as the liaison         

  between faculty and administration, updating curriculum/common exams, facilitating collegial discussions and keeping a   

  repository of resources for their colleagues.  These are passionate and dedicated educational leaders at the forefront of

  their field.

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  The following teachers serve as the district's curriculum coaches for the 2026-2027 school year:

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                                English, Sarah Gross, HTHS

                                Sarah began her teaching career in 2005 as a middle school ELA teacher.  In 2010, she returned “home” to HTHS,                                                where she has taught 9th and 12th grade English ever since. A lifelong learner and science nerd, she received                                                        her MA in teaching biology in 2017 and renewed her National Board Certification in English Language Arts.

                                Sarah serves as an advisor for the National Honor Society, STEMinist Club, Book Club, and GSA at HTHS.  Her

                                passion lies in showing students the connections between English class and science class.

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                                  History, David Glass, AAHS

                                  David has been teaching history for the past 8 years, 7 of which have been at the Academy of Allied Health &                                                      Science. Being the product of multiple generations of teachers, he was raised with a passion for teaching and                                                        learning. He attended Monmouth University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education and                                                  History as well as a master's  degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities. He recently completed the NJEXCEL                                                program, where I earned supervisor and principal certifications.  As an educator, he takes pride in cultivating                                                      a strong rapport with his students and innovating instructional practices to best meet the needs of modern learners. 

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                                       Math, Justine Lane, CHS

                                  Justine Lane has been a math teacher in the MCVSD district for 19 years and was an electrical engineer

                                  before joining the district. As the Math Curriculum Coach she will be focusing on digitizing the math

                                  curricula, supporting teachers create transfer goals and performance based assessments in the math classroom.

                          

                    

       

                                         

                                         

                                 Science, Danielle Jensen, BTHS

                                 Dr. Danielle Jensen, has a BS and MS in molecular biology and a doctorate in eLearning;  she has been a 

                                 member of the science department at Biotechnology High School (BTHS) for over 20 years.  She currently

                                 serves as the IB Biology and research teacher at BTHS, as well as the senior mentorship coordinator.

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                                   World Languages, Courtney VanArsdale, CHS

                                   Courtney comes with 17 years of classroom and curriculum experience, professionalism, and extreme   

                                   organization. Her BA was proudly done at Rutgers University in Spanish Linguistics and has earned two

                                   Master's Degrees in Foreign Language Teaching and Acquisition from the University of Granada and

                                   Salamanca, Spain. An adjunct professor at Rowan, Courtney also teaches Dual Enrollment courses at  CHS for 

                                   Seton Hall. When not teaching, she enjoys traveling, going to the beach with friends, bike riding, cooking, and

                                   reading.

                                    

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                                   Full Time CTE Programs, Wendy Green, MAST  

                                   Wendy Green holds an Associates in Specialized Technology Degree in Interior/Exterior Architectural

                                   Design and a B.S. in Industrial Arts/Technology Education. She has been a faculty member at MAST                  

                                   since 1998. She also has been an occasional adjunct at TCNJ. She currently teaches 10th grade

                                   Technology, Engineering & Design and the Senior Capstone course called Systems Engineering II.

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                                    Shared Time CTE Programs, Amy McNamara, Career Center

                                     Amy McNamara received her undergraduate degree from Monmouth University in the area of Secondary 

                                 Education and History. She went on to further her studies at New Jersey City University earning both a Special 

                                 Education endorsement and a Masters in Urban Education Administration and Supervision. 

                                 Amy is privileged to be entering her 17th year as an educator and 14th with MCVSD. She is a member of the

                                 faculty at the Monmouth County Career Center where she was an academic support instructor for ten years. She

                                 recently accepted a position as part of the pre-vocational evaluation team and is instrumental in placing students

                                 within the Career Center.

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