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Samuel E. Beckles
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| Title: |
Staff Developer and Health Coordinator |
| Industry: |
Education |
| Type of Organization: |
School District |
| Major Product/Service: |
Education |
| Expertise: |
Dr. Beckles specializes in Public School staff development. He is responsible for training teachers to improve their skills and coordinating health programs for special education students- especially those who are non-ambulatory. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
New York, New York |
| Affiliations: |
Northern United Association of Barbados in America |
| University/Degree: |
M.A., Adult Ed., 1977; M.Ed., Student Pers. Admin., 1980, Teachers Coll., Columbia Univ., 1980; Ph.D., Philosophy, College Univ. Administration, Collegium Neotarianum Philosophiae, 1987; P.D. (EAS), Public School Administration, Long Island University |
| Born: |
October 27, 1934, St. James, Barbados |
| Hobbies/Sports: |
Family activities |
| Spouse: |
Karen Ann Beckles, who is a Speech Therapist employed by the New York City Department of Education |
| Children: |
Two daughters: June Beckles-Rowe, Born June 8, 1964, London, England, Zinnia McCallum, Born August 22, 1969; 5 grandchildren: Amber Beckles-Rowe, Zachery, Zoe, Brandy, Bria |
| Work History: |
Dr. Beckles' educational experience includes being an Adjunct Professor at New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York from 1974 to 1984, a Mathematics Instructor for CAPP (College accredited program for Police Officers), a Mathematics Instructor at the Port Washington Free Schools from 1973 to 1977 and an Admissions Counselor at Teachers College, Columbia University from 1978 to 1983. His educational experience (European and British Guyana) includes being a Pure Mathematics Teacher from 1962 to 1963 at the Upton House Comprehensive High School and Clapton Park Comprehensive High School with the Inner London Education Authority, London, England. He then became a Principal at Georgetown Academy in Guyana, South America, from 1963 to 1964, and served as a Pure Mathematics Instructor (European) at the Upton House Comprehensive High School, London, England from 1964 to 1966. Dr. Beckles was then an Education Advisor to Skandanaviska Bokfolaket, Tunnelgaten, Stockholm, Sweden from 1969 to 1971. He joined the Board of Education in New York City, serving as a special education teacher and mathematics specialist at I.S. 271 in Brooklyn, New York from 1984 to 1985, and was also a resource room/special education teacher at P.S. 13 in Brooklyn, New York from 1985 through 1993. He became a teacher trainer at Community School in District 19, Brooklyn, New York from 1993 to 1996 and is currently a Health Coordinator at I.S. 302 in Brooklyn which he has been since 1996. He has served on the Board and is a Chaplain of RICH (Reach Into Cultural Heights), Jamaica, New York, since 1998. |
| Honors & Awards: |
The Patrick Daly Memorial Award in Educational Leadership, Long Island University, 1995; State of New York, Department of Education Certificate-Certified School District Administrator, 1995 (highest qualification in administration of public schools); Elocution Award, Caribbean Union College, Trinidad, 1959; Leadership Award, Allen A.M.E. Church, outstanding service as President of the Commission on Social Action (COSA), 1995; Outstanding Achievement Award, Northern United Association of Barbados and America |
| Published Works: |
Selected Issues in American Education, Vantage Press, 1986 |
| Bookstore: |
This member has the following books and/or publications listed in the Strathmore Worldwide Online Bookstore:
- Selected Issues In American Education - Category: Educational
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| Career Accomplishments: |
Dr. Beckles is listed in the New York Institute of Technology catalog under Mathematics, page 181, as Adjunct Faculty member and Adjunct Instructor of Mathematics, 1983-1984 edition. He is listed in the 1980-1981 Officers & Staff Directory of Columbia University, page 180, as Admissions Counselor at Horace-Mann Halll. He is also listed in the Middlestates Association of Collegiate Registrars and Officers of Admission (MSACROA) as of the 50th Annual meeting, December of 1980, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. |
