Professional of the Year - Education/Early Childhood
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Sandra W. Shelton-ChaneyPrimrose School of Harmony on the Lakes404 Argonne Terrace Canton GA 30115 |
| Title: | Owner and Operator |
| Company Name: | Primrose School of Harmony on the Lakes |
| Industry: | Education |
| Type of Organization: | Private Preschool Franchise |
| Major Product/Service: | Early childhood education |
| Expertise: | Dr. Shelton-Chaney has over 40 years experience in education having spent 3 years with the current school. She is responsible for all operations and administrative duties. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: | Georgia |
| Affiliations: | National Association for the Education of Young Children; Southern Early Childhood Association; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. |
| University/Degree: | B.A., Harris-Stowe State University, Saint Louis, Missouri, 1964; M.A., Education, Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri, 1968; M.S., Long Island University, New York, 1978; M.A., Education, Columbia Teachers College, New York, 1982; Ed.D., Colum |
| Born: | September 30, 1941, Aberdeen, Mississippi |
| Hobbies/Sports: | Travel, missionary work in West Africa, reading, dancercise |
| Email: | swsheltondr@aol.com |
| Web Address: | www.primroseharmony.com |
| Spouse: | Richard R. Shelton (Deceased, 1985), Henry Chaney |
| Married: | 2000 |
| Children: | Dr. Richard R. Shelton, Jr., Roderick W. Shelton |
| Work History: | Dr. Shelton-Chaney's career began as an elementary school teacher in Saint Louis, Missouri, in 1964. She moved with her husband who was a financial analyst with IBM to New York in 1968 where she taught elementary school in Greenburgh. Six months later, Dr. Shelton-Chaney moved with her husband to San Jose, California where she taught elementary school until 1972. With another move via IBM back to New York, Dr. Shelton-Chaney again taught elementary school, then middle school and high school in Greenburgh, New York from 1972 to1986. In 1986, she became a Pupil Personnel Director in the Ossining Union Free School District in Ossining, New York from1986 to 1992. From 1992 to 2004 she served as Director of the Pre-K Program, and Assistant Principal at Park School and Principal of Roosevelt Elementary School in the Ossining School District. Her passion for teaching children led her to opening a Primrose School for the early young child in 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| Honors & Awards: | Board Member, New York State Pre-Kindergarten Administrators; Who's Who In American Education; Kappa Delta Pi, The Honorary Society of Educators; New York State United Teacher Award for Exemplary Service; Certificate of Appreciation, Westchester County Board of Legislative, 1987; Professional Woman of the Year, Cortlandt-Peekskill Club -The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Woman's Club, 1989; Woman of the Year, XI Chi Omega Chapter -Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 1990 |
| Published Works: | Articles on Parenting, Teen Parenting, and Use of Television in Education; Featured in local newspaper for community service; Presenter at National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference on the topic of Parenting in 1999 and 2000 |
| Career Accomplishments: | Dr. Shelton-Chaney is the Owner and Operator of the Early Childhood School (Primrose School), and is Principal of Roosevelt Elementary School, also serving as the Director of Pupil Personnel and Director of Special Education. She continues to serve as a Missionary in Ghana, West Africa, teaching religious education to young children. |