Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
-Socrates
I believe every child has the potential to learn and achieve; all they need is a loving, supportive environment that provides them with the opportunity.
21st century qualifications & Experiences
- Impact Instruction through ongoing coaching and professional development aimed at increasing the rigor and relevance of daily instruction
- Increase student achievement through the use of research based interventions
- Project-Based Learning Leader
- Approachable leader with forward thinking
- Data driven decision maker
- Collaboration through Google Spreadsheets, Documents, Surveys
- Ability to dissect teaching standards and direct teachers to a deeper understanding of their content
Work experience
July 2018current
Summer School Principal, Assistant Principal, CTC, LPAC Admin, ARD Admin
Smith Elem - PreK-5th Grade Campus in Spring ISD
- Analyze all student data to identify student and teacher strengths and weaknesses
- Work collaboratively with teachers to design individual student interventions that target academic gaps
- Facilitate all STAAR Online Interim tests
- Create and implement a data analysis plan for STAAR Interim test data
- Build a process of positive school to parent communication
- Facilitate LPAC, ARD, 504, and RtI meetings
Jan. 2017July 2018
Summer School Principal, Student Support Specialist, CTC, Title I Coordinator, PEL
McNabb Elem - PreK-5th Grade Campus in Spring ISD
- Work in collaboration with Campus Admin., Diagnostician, parents and students to identify learning disabilities including but not limited to dyslexia, autism and attention disorders
- RtI Coordinator - Guide staff to make data driven behavioral and academic interventions
- Parent Requests - Receive parent requests for testing and ensure that the school remains in compliance with all federal guidelines
- Provide differentiated instructional and environmental strategies to increase student achievement
- Implement and sustain campus procedures that have proven success
June 2016Jan. 2017
Principal
Huntsville Elementary School
Administrative Decisions and Actions
- Create methods of open communication between the school administration and the community using many different media sources
- Design Campus Improvement Plan to ensure student success
- Reorganize the school layout to improve collaboration between teachers
- Reallocate resources to ensure that specialized student programs are fully equipped to meet the needs of our students
- Hire and evaluate staff for all school departments
- Motivate staff through necessary change to improve instruction
20142016
Assistant Principal, Summer School Principal, Accountability Specialist, Campus Testing Coordinator
Gloria Marshall Elem - Title I and Bilingual Campus in Spring ISD
Instructional Leader
- Provide professional development to all staff members on a variety of topics including how to analyze data, identify student academic need, locate resources, and differentiate instruction
- Implement procedures that maintain a positive and safe school environment for all students, staff, and parents
- Lead collaboration between different school stakeholders to ensure that all school schedules and systems are efficient and compliant with state law
Accountability
- Use two or more years of data to determine campus and curricular strengths and weaknesses
- Use Lead4Ward methods of sorting TEKs by percentage of student success to guide the improvement of classroom instruction and learning techniques
20062014
4th Grade Team Leader and Teacher
Glen Loch Elem - Title I & Bilingual Campus in Conroe ISD
Coauthor of Two Successful Grants
- As a result of my involvement and leadership in these collaborative endeavors, our campus was awarded 30 free laptop computers and a free school garden worth $10,000.
District and Campus Staff Development Presenter
- Prepare presentations that will provide teachers with research-proven techniques to increase student achievement. Presentations are designed to meet the needs of any grade level and subject area