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Jessica Claire
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Summary

Relationship and results-centered school administrator with strength in employee relations and performance management, recruiting, accelerating, and measuring diverse talent, program management, designing and facilitating leadership development via differentiated instructional methodologies, organizational leadership, and developing highly proficient teams. Proactive leader with strengths in communication and collaboration. Adept at building and maintaining trust. Described by current supervisor as “an enthusiastic, dynamic leader who has a sense of humor, a community builder, and a great communicator - transparent, honest, clear, friendly, and motivated...an instructional leader with a clear vision for academic success...built a Professional Learning Community in which staff engages in continuous learning...validates and recognizes the multiple nationalities, cultures, and the different perspectives of the community...created and sustained a positive and safe school environment."

Skills
  • Employee relations & performance management
  • Talent acquisition & DEI practices
  • Organizational leadership & engagement
  • Adult learning methodologies & LMS
  • Program implementation & change management
  • Internal & external communication strategies
Experience
07/2012 to Current Administrator / Principal Waukegan Public School District 60 | Waukegan, IL,
  • Direct supervisor of over 90 employees to include administrators, teachers, support staff; leading a school community representing over 30 different languages spoken by our families
  • Partnered with Leadership Team members and HR specialists on matters such as staffing, certification, employee performance, investigations
  • Facilitated conflict/resolution process to address employee-related concerns, grievances, investigations and fact-finding interviews
  • 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
  • Navigated personnel concerns with professionalism, resulting in improvement or dismissal
  • Leveraged personnel issue trends to adjust onboarding process and content and employee handbook
  • 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
  • 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)
  • Planned, delivered, collected feedback and analyze results from range of employee engagement initiatives including staff and community meetings, workforce climate surveys, team-building activities, employee recognition programs and onboarding activities
  • Apply analyzed engagement results to embed actions and strategies into the School Innovation and Improvement Plan to address areas of need
  • 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
  • Developed Professional Improvement Plans for individual employees to address areas of concern with specific outcomes, strategies, and timelines
  • 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
  • Responded to needs in the staff engagement survey to increase staff morale
  • Posted vacancies, accessed applicant tracking system, reviewed resumes/portfolios, scheduled and conducted panel interviews, completed reference checks; starting every school year fully staffed
  • Volunteered annually as interviewer for the Division's job fairs, recommending candidates for early hire and invited to serve on Principal panel interviews
  • Solicited input from key internal and external staff in determining, selecting, allocating and utilizing the human resources necessary for present and future staffing needs
  • Recognized by supervisor for increasing the hiring and retainment of a diverse teaching staff
  • Co-designed and facilitated formal building-level employee induction processes and procedures
  • Mentored first year Principals as requested by supervisor and nominated as First Year Principal of the Year
  • Collaboratively planned, prioritized and strategically managed the school’s budget and finances to maximize fiscal resources while maintaining the integrity of policies and supporting continuous improvement
  • 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, and many more
  • Knowledge and implementation of instructional design strategies (ADDIE model) coupled with frequent evaluation and feedback from participants to make adjustments to future courses
  • 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
  • Recruited to serve on School Division’s committee to evaluate and select the new online platform (LMS) for professional development and performance evaluations in collaboration with the Department of HR & IT
  • Trained in Cultural Proficiency, Breakthrough Coach, Blended Learning, Adaptive Schools (Facilitation), Fierce Conversations, Responsive Classroom, Project-based Learning, and more
  • Established Professional Development School status with George Mason University, hosting student teachers and collaborating with University Site Facilitator to achieve program goals
  • Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and Adobe tools
08/2011 to 06/2012 Assistant Principal Waukegan Public School District 60 | Waukegan, IL,
  • Assessed teaching and support staff and delivered exemplary talent development and instructional leadership strategies to improve capabilities and testing outcomes
08/2007 to 06/2011 Assistant Principal Dorchester School District Two | City, STATE,
  • Evaluated staff performance through ADEPT – the South Carolina system for Assisting, Developing, and Evaluating Professional Teaching (including induction-level teachers)
Education
Expected in 12/2006 Master of Science | Education Administration Wilkes University, Wilkes-barre, PA GPA:
Expected in 05/2002 Bachelor of Science | Elementary Education Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA GPA:
Certifications
  • Administration & Supervision, PreK-12 & Elementary Education, PreK-6

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