Samuel V. Stoddard

Samuel V. Stoddard received his Bachelors degree in Philosophy with minors in Politics and Sociology from Ithaca College in 2002.He joined New York City Teaching Fellows in 2003 and received his Masters degree in Teaching from Pace University in 2005.In 2003, Sam began as a middle school mathematics teacher at the Secondary School for Law in Brooklyn, New York.He has taught sixth, seventh and eighth grade mathematics.In addition to his teaching duties, Sam is the coach of the Secondary School of Law's High School Mock Trial Team.Sam serves as the seventh grade advisor and Sam's work with PBIS has included the development and management of a disciplinary referral system.This system is designed to monitor, address and correct problematic student behavior and spur greater academic accomplishment through increased teacher and parent involvement.Sam has also managed a 2004 voter registration drive and created a study aimed at reforming the state indigent defense system.