Assistant Principal / Counselor Resume Example

RELATED EXPERIENCE: Administration / Counseling 

Atlanta Board of Education - Georgia (7/1999 – present) 

Peyton Forest Elementary School: 2012-present 

Adamsville/Beecher Hills Elementary: 2007 – 2012 

Margaret Mitchell/ Bolton Academy: 1999 - 2007 

Performance Leadership Skills 

• Provides administrative and supervisory support to the principal
• Keeps the principal apprised of activities, situations, and developments that affect the school operation
• Assists with safeguarding the health, safety and welfare of students
• Collaborate with all stakeholders to ensure students' academic and social needs are being met
• Coordinates Student Services- school-wide celebrations (honors /awards programs, mentoring programs, etc.
• Monitors discipline, conferencing with parents and community liaison regarding school support and incentives
• Assists in the coordination and implementation of parental and community engagement strategies
• Served as member of the Leadership Team
• Serves as building administrator in the absence of the Principal

Instructional Leadership Skills 

• Assists the principal in leading staff in the development of curriculum, instruction, and assessment
• Monitors, provides feedback, and coaches staff on instructional best practices to ensure increased student achievement for all students
• Models and promotes the continuous use of data to inform instruction and drive decisions that impact student achievement
• Serves as a member of the Instructional Team
• Provides assistance to teachers by evaluating lesson plan, modeling, co-teaching, and explaining instructional strategies
• Conducts classroom observations, and provide feedback to teachers to assist with the process of quality instruction delivery and curriculum implementation
• Coordinates and supervises the implementation of school programs such as the After-school Tutorial Program, Accelerated Reader, School Clubs, Academic Fairs, Early Intervention Program, Beta Club etc.
• Conducts staff evaluations
• Serves as Lead Chairperson of the Student Support Team
• Serves as a Site Supervisor for counseling intern students

Data Analysis Leadership Skills 

• Monitor and review formative assessments and disaggregate data to determine student mastery of skills and re-teaching of skills not mastered
• Disaggregate data to identify achievement gaps between student groups
• Interprets and analyzes standardized test scores
• Assists teachers in setting grade level and individualized goals based on analyzed data
• Serves as a member of the Data Team

Facilitative/Change Leadership Skills 

• Conducts new student/parent orientation - orientate all students to school policies, services and registration procedures
• Develops school schedules: i.e., master, staff development, Spanish, specials, testing, lunch, etc.
• Serves on interview panel to recruit candidates for certified and non-certified school positions
• Wrote grants to support school initiatives and recognize individual achievement – i.e. recipients of: Partner in Education Summa Cum Award, Fresh, Fruits & Vegetables Program; HealthMPowers; Safe & Drug Free Schools; Reading Excellence Grant
• Coordinator of school-wide disciple programs i.e. Positive Behavior Support; Bee Pride Program; Warrior Pride Program

Operations Leadership Skills 

• Coordinates the acquisition of materials and supplies for school-wide use
• School Merger Transition Coordinator – responsible for monitoring inventory of equipment, textbooks and materials; processing obsolete materials, packing/ unpacking and distributing equipment, textbooks and materials
• Serves as a member of the School Crisis Management Team; assist with the development of the school crisis management plan
• Coordinates opening/closing of school projects
• Prepares monthly reports, including attendance, discipline and counseling reports
• Serves as Lead Test Coordinator
• Serves as Infinite Campus Coordinator
• Coordinates full time equivalent (FTE) processes
• Former Gifted Eligibility Chairperson
• Former Textbook Coordinator- maintain records and accountability of textbooks and instructional materials; distribute and collections of textbooks and materials
• Managed $465,000.00 Title I Budget
• Serves as School Safety Coordinator

Learning & Development Skills 

• Conducts parent workshops i.e. student test preparation; helping students become organized; developing household schedules and responsibilities;
• Assists with designing and coordinating professional development in-services in the areas of RTI, researched-based best practices, classroom management and discipline practices, instructional strategies, parent conferencing, etc.
• Assists instructional leadership with designing curriculum and vertical planning of schools' instructional programs
• Conducts Substitute Teacher Orientations and developed the substitute teacher package
• Coordinates and provide substitute teacher coverage for school-wide and grade level in-services

Relationship Development Skills 

• Generated and coordinates counseling referrals to other specialists in student personnel services and public and private agencies in the community when student needs necessitate
• Collaborates with community agencies to support students' social and academic success: JA Program, Kroger, Anti-Defamation League (No Place for Hate, Read4Respect), Clark Atlanta University, etc.
• Coordinator of schools' partnerships; solicit community partners and enlist parent volunteers for in-kind and academic support
• Coordinates parental communication – parent communication logs, grade level/school-wide newsletters; developed parent student handbook
• Maintains and facilitate an open door policy whereby parents and the community are actively involved in all phases of student achievement
• Coordinator of extracurricular activities i.e. Running Club, Female Rites of Passage Program
• Member of the PTA