Shawnna Sweet

Affiliation

Greece CSD & NYS TESOL

Biography

Shawnna Sweet is the Director of Multilingual Education for the Greece Central School District. She holds a B.A.in English with a minor in Secondary Education from St. John Fisher College, an M.S. in TESOL from Nazareth College, and Advanced Certificates in School Building and District Leadership from the Warner School of Education at the University of Rochester. Shawnna started her role as Assistant Director in 2022, which allows her to serve the district in the areas she is most passionate about: English as a New Language, World Languages, and Bilingual Education, along with Translation and Interpretation Services. She began her career in education as an ESOL teacher in Greece, where she taught students in grades K-12, Adult ESL and GED. She served on the GCSD Newcomer Program Research and Development Committee, worked in the Summer Enrichment Program and Family Literacy Program. Additionally, she spent ten years as an adjunct faculty member at Nazareth College, working with graduate students in the TESOL and International TESOL programs. Prior returning to Greece Central in 2022, Shawnna served as a specialist with the Mid-West RBERN at Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES, where she worked closely with NYSED’s Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages and local school districts to support multilingual learners. She currently serves on the NYSED World Language Content Advisory Panel, NYSED Seal of Biliteracy Task Force, and NYSED ELL Graduation Task Force. Shawnna is also honored to serve as the 2024 President Elect for NYS TESOL.