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ADMINISTRATOR / PRINCIPAL
Summary

Results-focused school administrator with strength in employee engagement, external and internal communication strategies, organizational leadership, program management, recruiting and accelerating diverse talent, and developing highly proficient teams. Proactive leader with strengths in designing and leading employee development, community engagement, and collaboration. Adept at managing concurrent objectives to promote efficiency and influence positive outcomes. Described by current supervisor as β€œan enthusiastic, dynamic leader who has a sense of humor, a community builder, and a great communicator - transparent, honest, clear, friendly, and motivated...able to build relationships with multiple stakeholders."

Skills
  • Employee & community engagement
  • Internal & external communication strategies
  • Public relations, speaking, & writing
  • Change management & leadership
  • Leadership development & mentoring
  • Talent acquisition & DEI practices
Experience
Administrator / PrincipalFairfax County Public Schools | Falls Church, VA | July 2012 - Current
  • Direct supervisor and program manager for over 90 employees to include administrators, teachers, support staff
  • Hiring manager - lead selection process and assigned highly effective staff in an equitable manner based on needs, assessment data, and local, state, and federal requirements
  • Co-designed and facilitated formal building-level employee induction processes and procedures
  • Developed and implemented annual professional development plans aligned with School Innovation Plans providing multiple access points to differentiate for adult learners (LMS, blended learning, unconference, job-embedded learning)
  • Led facilitation of variety of professional learning for Principals and staff to include: Cultural Responsiveness/Equity, Providing Growth Producing Feedback, Fierce Conversations, Moving Stuck Teams, Adaptive Schools (Facilitation), and many more
  • Results (agree/strongly agree) from current employee and family engagement surveys: 97% - administrators support professional development of staff, 95% - their performance is assessed objectively, 96% - the school welcomes families of different backgrounds and cultures, 95% - the school is inviting and feels like a place I belong, 100% - staff taught me things that have helped me do my job better, 100% - feel safe at school
  • Recognized by supervisor for efforts leading to increasing hiring and retainment of a diverse teaching staff
  • Volunteered annually as interviewer for the Division's job fairs, recommending candidates for early hire
  • Leveraged several modes of communication formulating clear points of view on complicated issues and creating concise and well-written narratives consistently to ensure staff and community engagement with school to include a weekly digital newsletter, Twitter, blog, website, email, in-person meetings
  • Responded to needs in staff engagement survey to increase staff morale; frequent handwritten notes of gratitude, weekly VIP parking, pancake breakfasts, coffee bars, partnering with the Social Committee and PTA
  • Solicited input from key internal and external staff in determining, selecting, allocating and utilizing the human resources necessary for present and future staffing needs
  • Navigated personnel concerns with professionalism, resulting in improvement or dismissal
  • Recruited to serve on School Division's committee to evaluate and select the new Learning Management System for professional development and performance evaluations in collaboration with the Dept. of HR and IT
  • Knowledge and implementation of instructional design strategies (ADDIE model) coupled with frequent evaluation (Kirkpatrick model) and feedback from participants to make adjustments to future courses
  • Provided same-day personalized feedback to teachers with coaching post-conferences after observations with the use of iPad technology targeting specific look-fors aligned to priorities
  • Mentored first year Principals as requested by supervisor and nominated as First Year Principal of the Year
  • Leveraged MS Office, Google Suite, BlackBoard, and other online platforms to differentiate for adult learners
  • Developed and facilitated ongoing presentations to inform and engage the community (i.e. staff and team meetings, Back to School Nights, Advanced Academic Program and Kindergarten Orientations, PTA meetings)
  • Personally featured on School Division's TV programming and local newspaper to showcase and advocate as the face of my school (programming/STEM, diversity) as well as cooperatively producing the school news show
  • Collaborated with Office of Community Partnerships to establish business partners and convened with individual staff and teams to write and be awarded grants to support programming and initiatives
  • Endorsed shared leadership experiences by facilitating both Instructional Leadership Council and School Innovation Committees monthly meetings with an emphasis on the Collaborative Learning Team cycle and reflection and refinement of actions and strategies
  • Trained in Cultural Proficiency, Breakthrough Coach, Blended Learning, Adaptive Schools, Fierce Conversations, Responsive Classroom, Project-based Learning, and more
  • Collaboratively planned, prioritized and strategically managed school's budget and finances to maximize fiscal resources while maintaining integrity of policies and supporting continuous improvement of the school
  • Established Professional Development School status with George Mason University, hosting student teachers and collaborating with University Site Facilitator to achieve program goals
  • Built relationship with the Teachers College, Columbia University to provide reading and writing summer institutes and ongoing professional development opportunities to staff
  • Implemented long-term technology plan in collaboration with the PTA to bring a 1:1 laptop ratio in grades 3-6 to support Blended Learning and technology integration
  • Created a STEM lab and school garden where all students had opportunities to engage in experimental design
Assistant PrincipalPrince William County Schools | Manassas, VA | August 2011 - June 2012
  • Assessed teaching and support staff and delivered exemplary talent development and instructional leadership strategies to improve capabilities and testing outcomes
  • Initiated and monitored professional improvement plans; all with a focus on student achievement in conjunction with the social and emotional growth of each student
  • Served as special education administrator and school testing coordinator, training all staff, chairing all meetings, acting as liaison with the Central Office ensuring compliance with regulations
Assistant PrincipalDorchester School District Two | Summerville, SC | August 2007 - June 2011
  • Evaluated staff performance through ADEPT – the South Carolina system for Assisting, Developing, and Evaluating Professional Teaching (including induction-level teachers)
  • Participated in faculty and data meetings, School Instructional Improvement Committee, Assistant Principal Leadership Academy, PTSO, School Advisory Committee, Effective School-wide Discipline Committee, and staff development through the Division (i.e. Building Leadership Capacity)
  • Accessed data warehouse and student management system to support staff with data reports to guide daily, individualized instruction and identify patterns of weakness to target
Education
Master of Science: Education AdministrationWilkes University | | Wilkes-barre, PA | December 2006
Bachelor of Science: Elementary EducationSusquehanna University | | Selinsgrove, PA | May 2002
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Fairfax County Public Schools
  • Prince William County Schools
  • Dorchester School District Two

School Attended

  • Wilkes University
  • Susquehanna University

Job Titles Held:

  • Administrator / Principal
  • Assistant Principal

Degrees

  • Master of Science : Education Administration
    Bachelor of Science : Elementary Education

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