Educational Administration
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Dean of Students, Eisenhower High School; Decatur, IL—2017-2018
• Academically and behavior advisement of students, and parent/guardians
• Provide instructional leadership, professional development, and curriculum articulation to faculty and staff; including small group and whole faculty presentation
• Responsible for the staff evaluation process using the Danielson Model
Assistant Principal, Jefferson Middle School; Springfield, Illinois—2014-2017
• Director of Athletics for Jefferson Middle School with state winning basketball and track programs
• Responsible for hiring, evaluating, remediation, and dismissing of employees
• Serve as a member of Problem-Solving, RtI, and IEP teams
• Provide instructional and managing leadership in connection with School Code changes in Illinois
• Responsible for scheduling and the supervision of student activities
• Conducted parent-student meetings regarding expulsion, suspension and other behavior interventions and/or academic concern
Academic Assistant Principal, Springfield High; Springfield, Illinois —2010-2013
• Academically advised students, and parent/guardians through course selection and enrollment, developing 4- year educational plans for 300 plus students
• Provide instructional leadership, professional development, and curriculum articulation to faculty and staff; including small group and whole faculty presentation
• Responsible for the supervision, mentoring, establishing professional goals, evaluation, and grade analysis of 25 certified staff members, this includes 11 non-tenured staff
• Facilitate, schedule, and participate in parent meetings for all students including, behavior reviews, establishment of Behavior Intervention Plans, and 504 plans
• Assist in the supervision and implementation with fidelity of curriculum planning, course offerings, Advanced Placement teaching and learning
Dean of Students, Grant Middle School; Springfield, Illinois — 2009-2010
• Academically advised students, and parent/guardians through course selection
• Provide instructional leadership, professional development, and curriculum articulation to faculty and staff; including small group and whole faculty presentation
• Responsible for the enrollment, orientation, scheduling, educational programming
• Responsible for the supervision, mentoring, establishing professional goals, evaluation, and grade analysis of 60 certified staff members and 2 support staff
Interim Principal, Washington Middle School; Springfield, Illinois — 2008-2009
• Appointed officially into position of Interim by school Board action in November, principal was absent from duty beginning in September
• Responsible to work with Managing Principal in reorganizing the school budget, including the Title I budget (prepare amendment, expenditures)
• Monitored and served as team facilitator of the school instructional leadership team
• Responsible for completing all non-tenured and tenured staff evaluations
• Employed resources to support staff in the bereavement process of a teacher, and two students
• Conducted parent-student meetings regarding expulsion, suspension and other behavior and/or academic concerns
Assistant Principal, Washington Middle School; Springfield, Illinois — 2005-2007
• Responsible for building implementation and management of Behavior Intervention Support Teams, including assisting in developing and monitoring data tracking
• Participate in daily walkthroughs, classroom observations, team meetings, and reviewing student work though professional learning communities; Recognized as a National Model of PLC’s by ALLTHINGSPLC
• Participate in all building learning communities (ILT, Family Engagement, AVID, BIST, PBIS, Secondary Team, Fred Jones, and the like)
• Responsible for formal/informal evaluations of tenured and non-tenured staff, certificated and non-certificated
• Serve as Athletic Director and facility usage contact; responsible for Athletic Budget of
$16,800 and purchasing items
• Assist in facilitating school improvement District workshop days and out-of-district professional develop for staff
• Participant in the District SAMS project, using data to track use of instructional time,
2007-2009
• Assist in the implementation of Where Everyone Belongs Orientation program
Teacher, Washington Middle School; Springfield, Illinois—2005-2006
• Using backward planning developed an 8th Grade writing course to transition students from middle school to high school
• Developed a 7th and 6th grade vocabulary, reading and creative writing curriculum
• Utilized indirect and direct formative assessments to measure student progress and to determine re-teaching skills
• Served on Advancement Via Individual Determination Site Team
• Served on the Secondary/Problem Solving Site Team for Tier II students
• Participated in refresher of CRISS - Project, CReating Independence through Student owned Strategies
• Participated in various building book studies and action research projects (common assessments)
Teacher, Southeast High; Springfield, Illinois — 2001-2005
• Developed a collaborative partner teaching seminar combining science, history, English, and leadership development for students in the 11th and 12th grade, 3 hour blocked course
• Completed original lesson plans and instructed advanced and honors courses in American Literature and World Literature for grades 10-12
• Completed original lesson plans and instructed of mixed learning abilities in American Literature, World Literature, General Author Literature, and Speech/Communications