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ADMINISTRATOR / PRINCIPAL
Summary

Results-focused school administrator with strength in communication, employee engagement, and organizational leadership. Adept at managing concurrent objectives to promote efficiency and influence positive outcomes. Proactive leader with strengths in designing and leading employee development, recruiting, accelerating, and measuring talent, and developing highly proficient teams. 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.”

Skills
  • Communication and employee engagement
  • Facilitation and collaboration
  • Organizational leadership
  • Leadership development and mentoring
  • Talent acquisition / DEI practices
  • Employee performance evaluations
Experience
Administrator / Principal | 07/2012 to CurrentFairfax County Public Schools - Falls Church, VA
  • Direct supervisor of over 90 employees to include administrators, teachers, support staff
  • Leveraged several modes of communication consistently to ensure staff and community engagement with school to include a weekly digital newsletter, Twitter, Facebook, blog, and website
  • Responded to needs in the staff engagement survey to increase staff morale such as frequent handwritten notes of gratitude, weekly VIP parking, pancake breakfasts, coffee bars, and partnering with the Social Committee and PTA.
  • 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
  • Led facilitation of variety of professional learning for Principals and staff to include: Cultural Responsiveness/Equity, Providing Growth Producing Feedback, Adaptive Schools (Facilitation), Fierce Conversations
  • Traning in Cultural Proficiency, Breakthrough Coach, Blended Learning, Adaptive Schools, Fierce Conversations, Responsive Classroom, Project-based Learning, and more
  • 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
  • Leveraged Microsoft Office, Google Suite, BlackBoard to differentiate for adult learners
  • Collaborated with Office of Community Partnerships to establish business partners
  • Solicited input from key internal and external staff in determining, selecting, allocating and utilizing the human resources necessary for present and future staffing needs
  • 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 of the school and division
  • Navigated personnel concerns with professionalism, resulting in improvement or dismissal
  • Developed and implemented professional development plan aligned with School Innovation Plan providing multiple access points to differentiate for adult learners (blended learning, unconference, whole group, online playlists, job-embedded learning)
  • Mentored first year Principals as requested by supervisor and nominated as First Year Principal of the Year
  • Knowledge and implementation of instructional design strategies (ADDIE model) coupled with frequent evaluation 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
  • Recruited to serve on School Division's committee to evaluate and select the new online platform for professional development and performance evaluations in collaboration with the Department of HR, Department of IT, and Office of Professional Learning
  • Co-design formal building-level employee induction processes and informal procedures
  • Established Professional Development School status with George Mason University, hosting student teachers and collaborating with University Site Facilitator to achieve program goals
  • 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
  • Endorsed shared leadership experiences by facilitating both Instructional Leadership Council (Team Leaders) and SIIP Committees monthly meetings with an emphasis on the Collaborative Learning Team cycle and reflection and refinement of our SIIP actions and strategies
  • Established a relationship with the Teachers College, Columbia University to provide reading and writing summer institutes and ongoing professional development opportunities to staff
  • Developed improved data dialogue protocols resulting in collective efficacy and commitment to remediation and extension plans to meet students by name and need
  • Created a STEM lab and school garden where all students had opportunities to engage in collaborative inquiry and experimental design
  • Strengthened Local Advanced Academic program by retaining over 75% of eligible students
  • Maintained high visibility by attending PTA-sponsored events and frequent classroom visits
Assistant Principal | 08/2011 to 06/2012Prince William County Schools - Manassas, VA
  • 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 Principal | 08/2007 to 06/2011Dorchester School District Two - Summerville, SC
  • 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
Wilkes University - - Wilkes-barre,PA | | Master of ScienceEducation Administration, 12/2006
Susquehanna University - - Selinsgrove,PA | | Bachelor of ScienceElementary Education, 05/2002
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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

  • Wilkes University - Wilkes-barre , PA | Master of Science
    Susquehanna University - Selinsgrove , PA | Bachelor of Science

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