Professional CV Jeannie Thompson
Jeannie Thompson
31 Cypress Cove • Ecru, MS 38841• ------------ • cell------------
Education
2018-present University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
Graduate coursework-Certificate in Archives and Special Collections
Graduate study abroad, London, UK 2018
Archival Practicum, Special Collections/Digital Lab (forthcoming)
2000-2005 University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
Master of Library and Information Science, MLIS
ALA Accredited Program, Mississippi Class AA Teaching Certification
1985-1991 University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
Bachelor of the Arts Major: English Minor: German
Library Experience
2007-present Librarian
North Pontotoc High School, Ecru, MS
• Administrate Accelerated Reader for grades 7-12 and level books with Lexile and ATOS
• Align materials selection and acquisitions to curriculum and teacher lessons.
• Collaborate with other educators to subject area instruction and support.
• Create library guides, user surveys, and lesson plans integrating technology and presentations.
• Design new programs to increase student learning outcomes and academic development.
• Develop library policy manuals and advocate for district libraries in policy adoption.
• Group lead international educational tours in summers for students, parents and community.
• Lead liaison between IT department and district libraries in adoption of new automation system.
• Manage multiple library budgets, solicit donations, write grants and fundraise.
• Mentor new district librarians and assist them with questions on library automation software.
• Originate all orders, process, and catalog acquisitions.
• Propose yearly budgets, collection development plans, and funding requests to administration.
• Provide bibliographic instruction and reference assistance to students and other educators.
• Sponsor extra library programs and a library book club.
• Teach Magnolia database and Destiny use in library orientations to grades 7-12.
• Utilize statistical information from library automation system to provide reports for audits.
• Write scholarship recommendations for students and provide training for student helpers.
2012-2015 Librarian and Technical Assistant
Blue Mountain College-Guyton Library, Blue Mountain, MS
• Provided reference and research assistance in person and over the phone.
• Worked on Guyton archival projects and cataloging.
• Troubleshooted student technical issues.
• Supervised evening work-study staff and directed them in shelving.
• Assisted the director with interlibrary loan.
• Maintained equipment use logs and checkout of materials.
• Managed fines and fine records for director.
Teaching Experience
2001-2007 Career and Technical Teacher
North Pontotoc Middle School, Ecru, MS
• Taught career skills including hands-on and collaborative learning strategies.
• Instructed students in use of online reference and print reference to research careers.
• Participated in weekly grade-level team meetings to plan instruction and cross-curricular units.
• Initiated outreach to parents and community members to provide guest speakers to students.
• Utilized and taught use of instructional software and audiovisual technologies in student instruction.
• Managed a vocational budget.
1998-1999 German Teacher
Ingomar Attendance Center (High School), New Albany, MS
• Provided beginning level instruction in German to 12th graders having no prior foreign language.
• Selected and purchased the text for the course and created curriculum.
• Used introductory language-learning strategies for beginning level students: immersion through
repetition, German music and movies, cultural connections, and a native-speaker guest visitor.
• Succeeded in preparing students for Scholar’s Bowl round of German language questions.
Grants/Fundraisers/Awards
2018 Travel Grant, Teaching Primary Sources Mississippi ($100)
Grant to attend a workshop at Mississippi State University.
2018 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($100)
2018 Scholastic Book Fair Library Fundraiser ($1606)
Scholastic books free from fair value ($700)
2017 Travel Grant, Student-Powered Project with Donors Choose ($3000)
Provided partial funding for 5 high school and college students to go to England.
2017 Dollar General Grant Award ($2,500)
Written for funding for purchases of math and science texts for research projects.
2017 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($100)
2017 Scholastic Book Fair Library Fundraiser ($1800)
Scholastic books free from fair ($494)
2016 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($100)
2016 Scholastic Book Fair Library Fundraiser ($1840)
2015 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($300)
2015 Scholastic Book Fair Library Fundraiser ($1472)
Scholastic books free from fair ($1354)
2014 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($300)
2014 Scholastic Book Fair Library Fundraiser ($2,451)
Scholastic books for free from fair ($210)
2013 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($300)
2012 Mississippi Star Teacher Award
2012 Scholastic Book Fair Library Fundraiser ($2,850)
2012 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($500)
2011 Scholastic Book Fair Library Fundraiser ($1521)
Scholastic books free from fair ($355)
2011 Follettshelf Titlewave Fundraiser for E-books ($296)
2011 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($300)
2011 Ecru Baptist Church Donation for Library ($100)
Designated for purchase of reference books.
2010 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($300)
2010 Scholastic Book Fair Library Fundraiser ($1500)
2010 Travel Grant, Picturing American School Collaborative Conference,
Newberry Library and Art Institute of Chicago ($800)
2009 Book Grant We the People Bookshelf “Picturing America”, ($500)
National Endowment for the Humanities. Awarded 20 books, CD’s.
2009 Art Grant “Picturing America” ($200 estimate)
National Endowment for the Humanities
American Art Posters. Awarded 20 posters and lesson plan book.
2009 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($300)
2009 Scholastic Book Fair Library Fundraiser ($1,430)
2007 We the People Bookshelf “Pursuit of Happiness”, ($300)
National Endowment for the Humanities. Awarded 16 titles, Spanish versions, CD Rom.
Publications
Thompson, Jeannie. “A Garden and A Rabbit,” Summer of Archives (blog), June 28,
2018, ------------.
This is the first of thirteen blog posts about my London travels and study that were centered on archival and library professional practice in Great Britain.
Skills
• Academic writing, grant writing, and creative writing.
• Bibliometrics research experience.
• Budget management.
• Cataloging and metadata.
• Collection development.
• Database use, management and instruction.
• Educational blogging, professional social media management.
• German language skills and instruction.
• Google Suite in Education proficiency, including Expeditions.
• Certiport-Microsoft certification with near perfect scores.
Professional Development
Book and Writing Workshops and Conferences
2019 Fay Kaigler Children’s Book Festival and Conference
Break-out Conference Session Presenter “Google Expeditions in the Library”.
Volunteer worker at the festival.
2018 Fay Kaigler Children’s Book Festival and Conference
Author escort/volunteer host for author and storyteller, Wanda Johnson.
2017 Fay Kaigler Children’s Book Festival and Conference
Author escort/volunteer host for author, Kwame Alexander.
2016 Fay Kaigler Children’s Book Festival and Conference
Author escort/volunteer host for author/storyteller, Tim Tingle.
2016 Mystery Writers of America Conference, New Orleans, LA
2015 Fay Kaigler Children’s Book Festival and Conference
Author escort/volunteer for author/illustrator, Gene Luen Yang.
2015 Mississippi Book Festival, Jackson, MS
2014 Fay Kaigler Children’s Book Festival and Conference
Author escort/volunteer host for keynote speaker, Karen Nelson Hoyle.
2013 Fay Kaigler Children’s Book Festival and Conference
Author escort/volunteer host for author/illustrator, Eric Rohmann.
Educational Group-Travel Leading ( CEU Certificates of Experimental Travel)
Recruit, teach travel skills, mediate travel problems or issues arising, and plan extra activities
on international tours for student and adult travelers. Work with local guides and Explorica.
2019 Explorica Tour Leader to Italy, June.
2018 Explorica Tour Leader to Switzerland, Austria, Bavaria, July.
2017 Explorica Tour Leader to England, York and Edinburgh, June.
2016 Explorica Tour Leader to London, Paris, Italy, June.
2016 International Group Leader Training in Munich, Germany, February.
Other Professional Development
2018 Teaching Primary Documents-Mississippi, Starkville, Mississippi
Held at Mississippi State University’s School of Education.
2019 Mississippi Lamp Workshop and Conference
Educator-centered one day conference with Mississippi Department of Education,
2009-Present.
2018 Southern Archivists Conference, Montgomery, AL
2010 Picturing America Teacher Collaborative Conference at
Newberry Library and Art Institute of Chicago,
Collaborative Lesson Plan contribution, “Teaching The Great Gatsby with Tiffany’s Autumn, was posted on NEH’s EDSITEment.
Service
2019 Society of American Archivists
Volunteer reviewer for scholarly article submissions.
2019 GFW Clubs, Pontotoc Women’s Club Scholarship
Chairperson
Allocation of scholarship funds to students in area schools.
2019 Poetry Out Loud State Contest, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Jackson
Sponsor and creator of school program through the library. Teacher of participants.
School level winner placed at regionals and then competed at state level.
2019 Magnolia Children’s Choice Award Reading Program Sponsor
North Pontotoc, High School, Ecru, MS
Conducted this program from 2012-Present.
2019 Tenth Grade Sponsor
Teach “Flex” course. Participate homecoming planning. Student mentor.
2017-Present.
2018 GFW, Pontotoc Women’s Club Rudolph Run
Volunteer work.
2018 Spelling Bee for North Pontotoc Middle School
Judge
2018 Magnolia Children’s Choice Selection Committee
Middle Grades Section Reader from 2015-2018.
2018 GFW, Pontotoc Women’s Club Meeting
“Living Water” Fundraiser. Provided guest speaker from organization, provided food, and organized fundraiser.
2018 GFW, Pontotoc Women’s Club’s “Luncheon with Books”
Participate in providing for a community luncheon featuring a guest-author at the Pontotoc County Library.
2018 “Feed the 5,000” Community Outreach
Thanksgiving meals for the elderly and those in poverty.
Contributed through service from 2017-present.
2017 “Letters About Literature” Library of Congress Writing Contest
Sponsor at North Pontotoc High School and Middle School.
First and second place students at state competition held at Mississippi
Library Commission 2015, 2016. Began program in school, 2013-Present.
2016 State Municipal Meeting, Biloxi, MS
City Planning Committee 2016-2017.
2016 Samaritan’s Purse International Christmas Philanthropy, Pontotoc, MS
Volunteer
2016 Guest speaker for GFW Women’s Club, Pontotoc, MS
Educational tour leading talk at Pontotoc County Library.
2016 Rudolph Run 5K, Pontotoc, MS
Volunteer
2014 Pontotoc County Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway, Pontotoc, MS
Volunteer
Jeannie Thompson
31 Cypress Cove • Ecru, MS 38841• ------------ • cell------------
Education
2018-present University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
Graduate coursework-Certificate in Archives and Special Collections
Graduate study abroad, London, UK 2018
Archival Practicum, Special Collections/Digital Lab (forthcoming)
2000-2005 University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
Master of Library and Information Science, MLIS
ALA Accredited Program, Mississippi Class AA Teaching Certification
1985-1991 University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
Bachelor of the Arts Major: English Minor: German
Library Experience
2007-present Librarian
North Pontotoc High School, Ecru, MS
• Administrate Accelerated Reader for grades 7-12 and level books with Lexile and ATOS
• Align materials selection and acquisitions to curriculum and teacher lessons.
• Collaborate with other educators to subject area instruction and support.
• Create library guides, user surveys, and lesson plans integrating technology and presentations.
• Design new programs to increase student learning outcomes and academic development.
• Develop library policy manuals and advocate for district libraries in policy adoption.
• Group lead international educational tours in summers for students, parents and community.
• Lead liaison between IT department and district libraries in adoption of new automation system.
• Manage multiple library budgets, solicit donations, write grants and fundraise.
• Mentor new district librarians and assist them with questions on library automation software.
• Originate all orders, process, and catalog acquisitions.
• Propose yearly budgets, collection development plans, and funding requests to administration.
• Provide bibliographic instruction and reference assistance to students and other educators.
• Sponsor extra library programs and a library book club.
• Teach Magnolia database and Destiny use in library orientations to grades 7-12.
• Utilize statistical information from library automation system to provide reports for audits.
• Write scholarship recommendations for students and provide training for student helpers.
2012-2015 Librarian and Technical Assistant
Blue Mountain College-Guyton Library, Blue Mountain, MS
• Provided reference and research assistance in person and over the phone.
• Worked on Guyton archival projects and cataloging.
• Troubleshooted student technical issues.
• Supervised evening work-study staff and directed them in shelving.
• Assisted the director with interlibrary loan.
• Maintained equipment use logs and checkout of materials.
• Managed fines and fine records for director.
Teaching Experience
2001-2007 Career and Technical Teacher
North Pontotoc Middle School, Ecru, MS
• Taught career skills including hands-on and collaborative learning strategies.
• Instructed students in use of online reference and print reference to research careers.
• Participated in weekly grade-level team meetings to plan instruction and cross-curricular units.
• Initiated outreach to parents and community members to provide guest speakers to students.
• Utilized and taught use of instructional software and audiovisual technologies in student instruction.
• Managed a vocational budget.
1998-1999 German Teacher
Ingomar Attendance Center (High School), New Albany, MS
• Provided beginning level instruction in German to 12th graders having no prior foreign language.
• Selected and purchased the text for the course and created curriculum.
• Used introductory language-learning strategies for beginning level students: immersion through
repetition, German music and movies, cultural connections, and a native-speaker guest visitor.
• Succeeded in preparing students for Scholar’s Bowl round of German language questions.
Grants/Fundraisers/Awards
2018 Travel Grant, Teaching Primary Sources Mississippi ($100)
Grant to attend a workshop at Mississippi State University.
2018 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($100)
2018 Scholastic Book Fair Library Fundraiser ($1606)
Scholastic books free from fair value ($700)
2017 Travel Grant, Student-Powered Project with Donors Choose ($3000)
Provided partial funding for 5 high school and college students to go to England.
2017 Dollar General Grant Award ($2,500)
Written for funding for purchases of math and science texts for research projects.
2017 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($100)
2017 Scholastic Book Fair Library Fundraiser ($1800)
Scholastic books free from fair ($494)
2016 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($100)
2016 Scholastic Book Fair Library Fundraiser ($1840)
2015 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($300)
2015 Scholastic Book Fair Library Fundraiser ($1472)
Scholastic books free from fair ($1354)
2014 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($300)
2014 Scholastic Book Fair Library Fundraiser ($2,451)
Scholastic books for free from fair ($210)
2013 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($300)
2012 Mississippi Star Teacher Award
2012 Scholastic Book Fair Library Fundraiser ($2,850)
2012 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($500)
2011 Scholastic Book Fair Library Fundraiser ($1521)
Scholastic books free from fair ($355)
2011 Follettshelf Titlewave Fundraiser for E-books ($296)
2011 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($300)
2011 Ecru Baptist Church Donation for Library ($100)
Designated for purchase of reference books.
2010 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($300)
2010 Scholastic Book Fair Library Fundraiser ($1500)
2010 Travel Grant, Picturing American School Collaborative Conference,
Newberry Library and Art Institute of Chicago ($800)
2009 Book Grant We the People Bookshelf “Picturing America”, ($500)
National Endowment for the Humanities. Awarded 20 books, CD’s.
2009 Art Grant “Picturing America” ($200 estimate)
National Endowment for the Humanities
American Art Posters. Awarded 20 posters and lesson plan book.
2009 Pontotoc Electric Power Library Donation ($300)
2009 Scholastic Book Fair Library Fundraiser ($1,430)
2007 We the People Bookshelf “Pursuit of Happiness”, ($300)
National Endowment for the Humanities. Awarded 16 titles, Spanish versions, CD Rom.
Publications
Thompson, Jeannie. “A Garden and A Rabbit,” Summer of Archives (blog), June 28,
2018, ------------.
This is the first of thirteen blog posts about my London travels and study that were centered on archival and library professional practice in Great Britain.
Skills
• Academic writing, grant writing, and creative writing.
• Bibliometrics research experience.
• Budget management.
• Cataloging and metadata.
• Collection development.
• Database use, management and instruction.
• Educational blogging, professional social media management.
• German language skills and instruction.
• Google Suite in Education proficiency, including Expeditions.
• Certiport-Microsoft certification with near perfect scores.
Professional Development
Book and Writing Workshops and Conferences
2019 Fay Kaigler Children’s Book Festival and Conference
Break-out Conference Session Presenter “Google Expeditions in the Library”.
Volunteer worker at the festival.
2018 Fay Kaigler Children’s Book Festival and Conference
Author escort/volunteer host for author and storyteller, Wanda Johnson.
2017 Fay Kaigler Children’s Book Festival and Conference
Author escort/volunteer host for author, Kwame Alexander.
2016 Fay Kaigler Children’s Book Festival and Conference
Author escort/volunteer host for author/storyteller, Tim Tingle.
2016 Mystery Writers of America Conference, New Orleans, LA
2015 Fay Kaigler Children’s Book Festival and Conference
Author escort/volunteer for author/illustrator, Gene Luen Yang.
2015 Mississippi Book Festival, Jackson, MS
2014 Fay Kaigler Children’s Book Festival and Conference
Author escort/volunteer host for keynote speaker, Karen Nelson Hoyle.
2013 Fay Kaigler Children’s Book Festival and Conference
Author escort/volunteer host for author/illustrator, Eric Rohmann.
Educational Group-Travel Leading ( CEU Certificates of Experimental Travel)
Recruit, teach travel skills, mediate travel problems or issues arising, and plan extra activities
on international tours for student and adult travelers. Work with local guides and Explorica.
2019 Explorica Tour Leader to Italy, June.
2018 Explorica Tour Leader to Switzerland, Austria, Bavaria, July.
2017 Explorica Tour Leader to England, York and Edinburgh, June.
2016 Explorica Tour Leader to London, Paris, Italy, June.
2016 International Group Leader Training in Munich, Germany, February.
Other Professional Development
2018 Teaching Primary Documents-Mississippi, Starkville, Mississippi
Held at Mississippi State University’s School of Education.
2019 Mississippi Lamp Workshop and Conference
Educator-centered one day conference with Mississippi Department of Education,
2009-Present.
2018 Southern Archivists Conference, Montgomery, AL
2010 Picturing America Teacher Collaborative Conference at
Newberry Library and Art Institute of Chicago,
Collaborative Lesson Plan contribution, “Teaching The Great Gatsby with Tiffany’s Autumn, was posted on NEH’s EDSITEment.
Service
2019 Society of American Archivists
Volunteer reviewer for scholarly article submissions.
2019 GFW Clubs, Pontotoc Women’s Club Scholarship
Chairperson
Allocation of scholarship funds to students in area schools.
2019 Poetry Out Loud State Contest, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Jackson
Sponsor and creator of school program through the library. Teacher of participants.
School level winner placed at regionals and then competed at state level.
2019 Magnolia Children’s Choice Award Reading Program Sponsor
North Pontotoc, High School, Ecru, MS
Conducted this program from 2012-Present.
2019 Tenth Grade Sponsor
Teach “Flex” course. Participate homecoming planning. Student mentor.
2017-Present.
2018 GFW, Pontotoc Women’s Club Rudolph Run
Volunteer work.
2018 Spelling Bee for North Pontotoc Middle School
Judge
2018 Magnolia Children’s Choice Selection Committee
Middle Grades Section Reader from 2015-2018.
2018 GFW, Pontotoc Women’s Club Meeting
“Living Water” Fundraiser. Provided guest speaker from organization, provided food, and organized fundraiser.
2018 GFW, Pontotoc Women’s Club’s “Luncheon with Books”
Participate in providing for a community luncheon featuring a guest-author at the Pontotoc County Library.
2018 “Feed the 5,000” Community Outreach
Thanksgiving meals for the elderly and those in poverty.
Contributed through service from 2017-present.
2017 “Letters About Literature” Library of Congress Writing Contest
Sponsor at North Pontotoc High School and Middle School.
First and second place students at state competition held at Mississippi
Library Commission 2015, 2016. Began program in school, 2013-Present.
2016 State Municipal Meeting, Biloxi, MS
City Planning Committee 2016-2017.
2016 Samaritan’s Purse International Christmas Philanthropy, Pontotoc, MS
Volunteer
2016 Guest speaker for GFW Women’s Club, Pontotoc, MS
Educational tour leading talk at Pontotoc County Library.
2016 Rudolph Run 5K, Pontotoc, MS
Volunteer
2014 Pontotoc County Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway, Pontotoc, MS
Volunteer