Mr. Scott Rhoades

Mr. Rhoades graduated from Eastern Connecticut State University and received a Masters of Art Education from Central Connecticut State University.  He has been a teacher of Art in Coventry for 32 years.  After teaching for 4 years at Coventry Grammar School,  Mr. Rhoades moved to the CNHMS in 1979.

Mr. Rhoades List of Accomplishments

Staff Development Presenter

  School Murals

  Paint in the Classroom

  Development of Child Art

ECSU Instructor

  Graduate Level – Child Art – A Developmental Approach

Computer Images of self

   Dancing Man

   Pumpkin

   Scarecrow

Runner and Marathoner

  Boston Marathon (2)

  Hartford Marathon (2)

  Las Vegas Marathon

  Nantucket Marathon

  Vermont City Marathon

  Manchester Road Race  (29)

New England League of Middle Schools Presenter 1993, 1994, 2004

Organized 40 dances for 7th and 8th grade students between 1982 and 1992.  Average attendance rate 60%

Produced yearbook since 1981

Teacher of the Year 1988-1989

Commissioned in 1986 to paint portrait of Jesse Root for town hall

Pumpkin Carving 1st place Yankee Candle ($500.00)

Best Costume Adam’s Mill Restaurant ($300.00)

Mentor Teacher since 1990.  Led mentor team for 8 years. (Pilot state program)

Grade level coordinator for grade 7 for 8 years

Magazine Publications

   Scope  2005

   Scholastic 1981

   School Arts   1980

   Instructor 1978

   Arts and Activities 1980

   New England Quilting 1979

Coaching

  High School Girls Basketball 1975-76

  High School Girls Softball 1982

  Seventh and eighth grade girls softball 1979-1981

  Seventh and eighth grade girls basketball 1981, 1982

  Seventh and eighth grade girls soccer 1981

Church Deacon 1985, 1986

PTO President CNHMS 1982

High school and college baseball umpire 1970-1978

NELMS Unified Arts Conference Presenter

   Interdisciplinary Approach to American Art

Sabbatical

  Hawaii and Australia 1989-1990

School Mural Program  1976-preesnt

  New York Times, Magazines, Newspapers

The Getty Center “Wave Your Banner” Program

  One teacher from each state invited to conference

EastConn Grants 2001-2006

   Interscholastic murals

   Produced book called Coventry A-Z

Vietnam Project (Veteran’s Day Project)

   Painted 612 map

   Received CECA award 2004

   Received IRA Award 2005 San Antonio, Texas

       Grand prize winner of IRA’s Presidential Award for Teading and Technology

Arts in the Middle Conference presenter 2005, 2006

  CT Assoc. of Schools

  Aboriginal Art