JOSHUA TYLER CLARK, M.Ed.

EDUCATION

• 2021-2022 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Graduate coursework, Educational Leadership

• 2019-present University of Massachusetts Boston, M.A., History (in progress)

• 2017-2019 College of Our Lady of the Elms, M.Ed., Secondary Education

• 2011-2015 Westfield State University, B.A., History (minor in Political Science)

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

• 2023-present Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School, Assistant Principal

• 2016-2023 Chicopee Comprehensive High School, Social Studies Teacher

• Feb-Jun 2022 Edward Bellamy Middle School, Interim Vice Principal

• 2014-2015 Kelly Services, Inc., Substitute Teacher

COURSES TAUGHT

Chicopee Comprehensive High School

• AP U.S. History

• Contemporary Problems

• Modern World History (AD 1630-present)

• Pre-AP U.S. History (1500-1870)

• U.S. History I (1620-1920)

• U.S. History II (1920-present)

• World History (AD 1200-present)

SERVICE TO THE CHICOPEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

• 2022-2023 CCHS School Council, Participant

• 2022-2023 District Midyear/Final Exam Assessment Review Committee, Participant

• 2022-2023 CCHS Class of 2026, Faculty Co-Advisor

• Feb-Jun 2022 EBMS All-Hazards Team, Facilitator

• 2021-2022 CCHS Guided Instruction Program, Facilitator & Social Studies Tutor

• 2021-2022 The College Board (SAT Testing), Test Coordinator

• Summer 2021 District Summer School Program, Facilitator at Chicopee H.S.

• Jan-Aug 2021 District Civics Project Committee, Facilitator

• Jan-Jun 2021 CCHS Principal's Advisory Council, Participant

• 2020 CCHS Principal Search Committee, Second Round Panelist

• 2019-2023 District Professional Development Committee, Participant

• 2019-2023 CCHS Debate Team, Coach/Faculty Advisor

• Jan-Jun 2019 CCHS School-wide Advisory Planning Team, Co-Facilitator

• 2018-2019 District Social Studies Curriculum Committee, Participant

• 2018-2021 CCHS Gender/Sexuality Alliance, Faculty Advisor

• 2018-2022 Student Government Day Program, Program Liaison

• 2017-2023 CCHS Memini Yearbook Club, Faculty Advisor

• Fall 2017 CCHS National Honor Society Faculty Council, Participant

• 2016-2023 CCHS Political Science Club/Model Congress, Faculty Advisor

CERTIFICATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

• History 8-12, Professional (exp. 2024)

• History 5-12, Professional (exp. 2025)

• History 1-6, Professional (exp. 2028)

• Social Science 5-12, Professional (exp. 2028)

• Principal/Assistant Principal PK-8, Emergency-Extension (exp. 2024)

• Principal/Assistant Principal 5-12, Provisional (exp. 2026)

• Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent, Provisional (exp. 2028)

• Sheltered English Immersion (Teacher) Endorsement

• Sheltered English Immersion (Administrator) Endorsement

• VocTech Principal/Assistant Principal 9-14, Emergency (exp. 2024)

• VocTech Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent 9-14, Emergency (exp. 2024)

COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE

• 2023-present Friends of the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, President and Member of the Board of Directors

• 2023-present City of Chicopee—Anna E. Barry School Building Commission, Member

• 2022-present St. Joan of Arc Parish School, Vice Chair of the School Consultative Board

• 2022-present Westfield State Foundation, Inc., Member of the Board of Directors

• 2021-2022 City of Chicopee—Charter Review Commission, Member

• 2021-2022 ChicopeeTV, Host of "What's Happening, Chicopee?"

• 2020-present CCHS Class of 2011 Scholarship Committee, Chair & Fund Administrator

• 2020-present Valley Eye Radio, Member of the Board of Directors

• 2020-2022 Friends of the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Vice President and Member of the Board of Directors

• 2020-2022 Ste. Rose de Lima Roman Catholic Parish, Member of the Parish Council

• 2018-present City of Chicopee—City Hall Building Commission, Chairperson

• 2018-2020 Chicopee Education Association, Political Action Leader and Member of the Board of Directors

• 2017-present Suit Up Springfield, Inc., Vice President/Member of the Board of Directors

• 2017-2023 Westfield State Alumni Association Executive Council, Member-at-Large and Foundation Representative

• 2017-present Hampden County Deputy Sheriffs' Association, Honorary Deputy Sheriff

• 2017-2019 Polish Center for Discovery and Learning, Member of the Board of Corporators

• 2017-2019 Chicopee St. Patrick's Parade Committee, Member & Press Secretary

• 2017-2018 City of Chicopee—Education Budget Task Force, Member

• 2015-present City of Chicopee—Historical Commission, Chairperson

• 2014-present City of Chicopee—Mobile Home Rent Control Board, Chairperson

• 2015-2022 Westfield State Foundation, Inc., Member of the Board of Corporators

• 2011-2016 WSKB 89.5FM, Host/producer

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AS AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AT WESTFIELD STATE

• 2014-2015 Student Government Association, Vice President for Student Life

• 2013-2014 Student Government Association, Representative-at-Large

• 2013-2015 The Westfield Voice (student newspaper), Editor-in-Chief

• Spring 2013 Student Government Association, Representative from Courtney Hall

• 2011-2013 The Westfield Voice (student newspaper), Online Managing Editor

• 2011-2015 WSKB 89.5FM, Host/producer

• Committees/boards on which I served during my time in Student Government: Alcohol Review Board (co-chair), All-University Committee, Campus Activities Board, Curriculum Committee, Food Services Committee, Grade Appeals Committee, Housing Committee, International Programs Committee, Interfaith Council, Outreach Counselor Search Committee, Parking Control Board, President's Award Selection Committee, Residence Hall Association, SGA Advising Survey Committee, SGA Constitutional Review Committee, SGA Finance Committee, SGA Rules and Regulations Committee, Student Conduct Appeals Board, Student Organizational Council (co-chair), Substance Advisory Committee.

POLITICAL CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

• Campaign Manager (Joel McAuliffe for State Representative, 2022; Grace Schofield for School Committee, 2021; Joel McAuliffe for City Council, 2017-present; Richard Kos for Chicopee Mayor, 2015-2017; Adam Lamontagne for City Council, 2013)

• Deputy Campaign Manager (Nick Cocchi for Hampden County Sheriff, 2016)

• Senior Campaign Advisor (Rebecca Lisi for Holyoke Mayor, 2021; Joe Morissette for Chicopee Mayor, 2019; Ryan Losco for State Representative, 2018)

• Press Secretary (Shawn Allyn for Hampden County District Attorney, 2014)

• Field Coordinator (Jo Comerford for State Senate, 2018)

• Political Consultant (Saulo Depaula for School Committee, 2021; Kaween Fernando for School Committee, 2017; Jim Tanhauser for School Committee, 2017; Victor Davila for City Council, 2017; Jesse Lederman for City Council, 2017)

PRACTICING TEACHERS OR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS UNDER MY SUPERVISION

• B. Bohlke, Practicing teacher, SY2020-21 (Mass DESE required mentorship)

• P. Clancy, Practicing teacher, SY2020-21 (Mass DESE required mentorship)

• B. Cundiff, Westfield State University undergraduate student, Spring 2019 (pre-practicum hours)

• J. Dugan, College of Our Lady of the Elms undergraduate student, Spring 2020 (practicum/student teaching)

• J. Gallo, Practicing teacher, SY2021-22 (Mass DESE required mentorship)

• J. Peloquin, Practicing teacher, SY2020-21 (Mass DESE required mentorship)

PAPERS PRESENTED

• Clark, Joshua Tyler. "The Historiography of Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act of 1830, Revisited." History Graduate Student Association Research Conference, University of Massachusetts Boston, May 2020. (pdf)

MEDIA APPEARANCES

• "Chicopee charter review proposes 4-year mayoral term, recall provision" by Jeanette DeForge, MassLive/The Republican (August 12, 2023)

• "Local communities debate pros and cons of 4-year mayoral terms" by Jeanette DeForge, MassLive/The Republican (March 6, 2023)

• "Commission updating Chicopee charter finds unintelligible language, outdated rules and boards" by Jeanette DeForge, MassLive/The Republican (January 13, 2022)

• "With water and electricity cut off for months, Suit Up Springfield moving from Worthington Street location" by Douglas Hook, MassLive (October 20, 2021)

• "Suit Up Springfield moving to new location," WWLP TV-22 (September 21, 2021)

• "Social studies teacher discusses importance of educating students about 9/11" by Valerie Bell, Spectrum News One (September 8, 2021)

• "Chicopee Charter Review Commission meets for 1st time, elects former mayor as chairman" by Jeanette DeForge, MassLive/The Republican (June 23, 2021)

• "Chicopee Council plans to have charter review start soon: 4 of 13 commission members appointed" by Jeanette DeForge, MassLive/The Republican (April 13, 2021)

• "Effort to return more students to classroom divides Chicopee teachers" by Jeanette DeForge, MassLive/The Republican (February 5, 2021)

• "Chicopee eyes Community Preservation Act tax for historic preservation, recreation, open space" by Jeanette DeForge, MassLive/The Republican (November 13, 2020)

• "Vote McAuliffe" by Joshua Clark, letter to the editor of The Reminder (October 23, 2019)

• "2019 Chicopee Colleen crowned" by Jennifer Zarate, WWLP TV-22 (February 23, 2019)

• "Chicopee parade contingent ready to represent city 'with dignity and integrity'" by Cori Urban, MassLive/The Republican (March 10, 2018)

• "New school budget committee meets for the first time" by G. Michael Dobbs, The Reminder (December 8, 2017)

• "Chicopee school budget task force begins review of education funding; members ponder district's per-student spending" by Jeanette DeForge, MassLive/The Republican (December 6, 2017)

• "Chicopee Mayor Richard Kos beats Michael Bissonnette by 2-1 margin in 2015 election" by Jeanette DeForge, MassLive/The Republican (November 4, 2015)

• "Chicopee Mayor Kos declines debate invitation from challenger Michael Bissonnette, cites other obligations" by Jeanette DeForge, MassLive/The Republican (October 22, 2015)

• "Chicopee political candidates plagued by vandalized, stolen signs" by Jeanette DeForge, MassLive/The Republican (October 21, 2015)

• "WSU Foundation has ensured excellence for over 35 years," The Westfield Evening News (September 29, 2015)

• "School Committee to consider name for new school" by G. Michael Dobbs, The Reminder (April 24, 2015)

• "Chicopee City Council approves 3 to serve on rent control board" by Jeanette DeForge, MassLive/The Republican (December 11, 2014)

• "WSU interim president is just that" by Joshua Clark, The Westfield Voice/The Westfield Evening News (February 4, 2014)

• "Westfield State University faculty, students want answers from president Evan S. Dobelle" by Dan Crowley, Daily Hampshire Gazette (October 4, 2013)

• "Rob Portman Becomes Only Republican In The Senate To Support Gay Marriage" by Don Gonyea, National Public Radio (March 15, 2013)

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

• Named "Best Teacher" in 2019 Reader Raves poll by The Republican (October 2018)

• Blue Key Award (WSU Student Government Association, May 2015)

• Named "Editor emeritus" by The Westfield Voice (WSU student newspaper, May 2015)

• Listed in "10 Most Influential Students on Campus" in The Westfield Voice (Spring 2015)

• Numerous nominations for Westfield State University President's Award for Excellence in Leadership (2013-2015)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• American Historical Association

• Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies

• Massachusetts Historical Society

• Massachusetts Teachers Association

• National Council for the Social Studies

• New England Historical Society

• Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society

LANGUAGES SPOKEN

• English (fluent: speaking, writing, reading)

• Spanish (conversational: speaking; basic: writing, reading)

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Joshua Tyler Clark, M.Ed. is a vocational high school assistant principal born and raised in Chicopee, Massachusetts.  After graduating in 2011 from Chicopee Comprehensive High School, he earned his bachelor of arts degree in history from Westfield State University.  While at WSU, Clark served as the editor-in-chief of The Westfield Voice and the vice president for student life in the Student Government Association.  He started as a social studies teacher at his alma mater not long after and began his master of education degree through the College of Our Lady of the Elms in 2017.  He is presently completing editing his thesis for a master of arts degree in history at the University of Massachusetts Boston, studying the connection between George Boardman Weston, his third-great-grandfather, and popular travel writing from the 1850s depicting Europe and the Middle East with pedagogical practices.  He intends to complete his thesis defense in the fall of 2023.  He is an assistant principal at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton, Massachusetts.  Clark is the chairman of the Chicopee Historical Commission, the Chicopee Mobile Home Rent Control Board, and the Chicopee City Hall Building Commission.  He has served as campaign manager, field director, and senior campaign advisor for many local political campaigns and has been a consultant for local businesses.  He lives in Chicopee with his wife, Meredith Perri Clark, the high school sports editor at MassLive.com.

To view a pdf of my curriculum vitae, click here.