February 3, 2022
Deacon Jesse McClain
Deacon St. Patrick and St. Angela Merici Parishes, Youngstown
Church in the Holocaust
Biography:
Education:
H.S. – New Castle Senior High, 1972
B.S. – Elementary Education (YSU), 1976, Minor in Media (K-12)
M.S. – Administration (YSU), 1979
Post Graduate Work – Akron University, 1988
Maine University, 1990
Dayton University, 1993, 1994, 1995
Lesley College, Boston, 1995
Kent State, 1995
Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, 1996
Lesley College, Boston, 1999
Youngstown State University, 2000, 2001
Seattle Pacific University 2002
University of Kansas City 2005
University of Kansas City 2006
Experience and Background:
1989 – Present Adjunct Faculty – English Youngstown State University
2002 – Present Adjunct Faculty – English Kent State University
1991 – 2015 Eighth Grade English Teacher – Center Middle School
1994 – 2015 Language Arts Dept. Chair – Center Middle School
1996 – 1999 Assistant Principal – Glenwood Middle School
2003-2015 Language Arts Dept. Chair-Center Middle School
1995 – 2005 Ohio State Praxis Assessor
1999 – 2015 Seventh & Eighth Grade English Teacher – Center Middle
1999 -2010 O.D.E. Rater for APT (Assessor Praxis Test)
2001 – 2010 O.D.E. Trainer of Trainers (Assessor Trainer)
2001-Present Pro Football Hall of Fame Education Advisory Committee Chairman
2015-Present Holocaust Educational Specialist with the Jewish Community Relations Council
2015-Present Diaconate Formation Program with the Diocese of Youngstown
2019-Present Ordained to the Diaconate in the Diocese of Youngstown
Ohio Certification:
Permanent Certification (Education 1-8) – Elementary
Provisional Certification (Principalship) – Elementary
Media Education – K – 12 (1976)
Computer Education – K – 4 (1987)
PRAXIS Certification – O.S.D. of Education
APT Rater – O.S.D. of Ed. (1998-05)
Praxis Trainer – O.S.D. of Ed. (2001-2005)
*National Board Certification – 2002-2012
Ohio Department of Education
Att: Ms. Jeanine Ellis
25 S. Front Street Mail Stop 505
Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183
(614) 466-7188
Professional Organizations:
Ohio Education Association (OEA)
Boardman Education Association (BEA)
Youngstown State University Holocaust Committee
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Ohio Council on Holocaust Education (OCHE) Board 2001, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07
International Reading Association (IRA)
Phi Kappa Phi
Kappa Delta Pi
Parent/Teacher Association (PTA) – Boardman, 32 years
Boardman Education Association – Executive Committee (2001-2004)
Ohio Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education–OCHGE (2014-Presently)
Honors and Awards:
Summa Cum Laude Graduate (YSU) 1986
National Science Foundation Scholarship (NSF) 1985
Martha Holden Jennings Scholar 1988
Mentor (Boardman Schools) 1989 – 1996
Economics Grant, ODE 1990 – 95, 1999, 2000
PTA District 18 Educator of the Year 1990
Boardman Teacher of the Year 1990
*Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholar (Japan) 2002
Institute of International Education
Att: Jame McQueen
1400 K Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20005-2403
1-888-257-2636
National Competition
*Ohio Teacher of the Year Finalist 1990
Holocaust Memorial Museum Conference Awardee 1994
United States Holocaust Museum Belfer Scholar 1994
Facing History and Ourselves Scholarship 1995, 1997
Jewish Labor Committee’s Summer Institute Study 1996
Poland/Israel
*United States Holocaust Museum Mandel Fellowship 1997
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Mr. Stephen Feinberg
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Washington, D.C. 20004-2126
(202) 488-0400 Main Line
National Competition
PTA Hall of Fame Nominee 1999
Facing History and Ourselves Advanced Institute 1999
Martha Holden Jennings’s Grant ($3,500) 1999
Martha Holden Jennings’s Grant ($4,000) 2000
Martha Holden Jennings’s Grant ($4,000) 2001
Martha Holden Jennings’s Grant (3,000) 2002
Januscz Korchak Award 2009
*Triumphant Spirit Award (JCRC)-2003
JCRC
Atty. Bonnie Deutsch Burdman
505 Gypsy Lane
Youngstown, Ohio 44504
(330) 746-3251
Regional Competition
NEOEA Teacher Grant (ProFootball Hall of Fame) 2003, 2004, 2005
*U.S.-Eurasia Award for Excellence in Teaching 005
Russian Appointment to St. Petersburg
TEA Program, US State Department
*State Department Fulbright Award and Appointment to Japan 2002
*Truman Presidential Library Conference Awardee 2005
War Crimes and International Law: The Nuremberg Trials
*Truman Presidential Library Conference Awardee 2006
The Cold War
*Truman Presidential Library Conference Awardee 2007
World War I
*Truman Presidential Library Conference Awardee 2008
1948
*Truman Presidential Library Conference Awardee 2010
Between the Wars
*Truman Presidential Library Conference Awardee 2011
Kansas, Missouri, and the Civil War, 1854-1865
*Truman Presidential Library Conference Awardee 2012
The Marshall Plan
*Truman Presidential Library Conference Awardee 2015
1945:V.P. & President….War End
*Gilder-Lehrman Fellowship, Cambridge University United Kingdom 2006
*USHMM Belfer Instructor 2006
North Eastern Ohio Education Association..Diversity Award 2008
PTA Hall of Fame 2010
Offices and Chairmanships Held:
Right to Read Committee 1989 – 2006
NEOEA Speaker, MCJVS 1992 – 1993
Language Arts Course of Study 1994 – 1996
Language Arts Department Chair 1994 – 2015
LPDC (Local Professional Development Committee) 1998 – 2015
Library Course of Study 1 year
School Procedures and Politics Committee 1 year
Science Course of Study 2 years
Industrial Information Institute 2 years
Economics Committee 2 years
Teacher Representative 5 years
Vice President of PTA 15 years
Teacher Delegate of PTA 15 years
Boardman Education Association 30 years
Boardman Education Association-Secretary 5 years
PTA Member 30 years
English Festival Committee (YSU) 25 years
Department Chair–Language Arts Department Presently
ProFootball Hall of Fame Education Advisory Committee Presently
ProFootball Hall of Fame, Chairman Educational Advisory Committee 2002-12
Civic and Community Associations:
Industrial Information Institute
Boardman Education Scholarship Fund Member
Contributing Writer, Community Paper, “Kidzette”
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Mahoning Valley
Citizen’s Levy Committee, Boardman
Recovery Resource Center, Drug and Alcohol Education Program
Office Manager, Boardman Tennis and Swim Club
Optimist Club Essay Reader, 1994 – 1996
Boardman Tennis and Swim Club Board Member, 1996-Present
Boardman Tennis and Swim Club President, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Ohio Department of Education-Fairness/Sensitivity Committee 2003-06
Jewish Studies Committee (YSU) 2003-11
LPDC Regional Representative Region 12 Ohio Dept. of Ed. 2006, 07, 08
Youngstown State University Alumni Board 2007-09
Personal Biography
Married, 45 years
One child, son, 41 years old (Jesse IV), Dr. in Neurologic Nursing, Mercy Health, Spouse (Kelsey D’Amico)
Spouse, Registered Nurse, National Psychiatric Certification (Catherine Marie)
North Side Hospital (Forum Health, Community Health), 41 years, Endoscopic Nurse 8 years
2 granddaughters (Noel (4) and Winter (1))