Principal January 2005 to CurrentOakdale Elementary School － Dedham, Massachusetts❖ Participate in the day-to-day duties of an elementary school ❖ Supervise and evaluate staff at each building ❖ Work closely with the local bus company to ensure safe travel for all of the students ❖ Communicate and conference with parents ❖ Maintain student discipline information ❖ Implement and oversee school wide incentive programs ❖ Organize and oversee 4th and 5th grade student job programs ❖ Meet monthly with 5th grade Student Council members to plan school wide events and community service projects ❖ Inventory and order supplies used by students and staff ❖ Meet monthly with Administrative Teams ❖ Coordinate school-wide Cultural Arts Programs ❖ Coordinate MCAS testing ❖ Implement and oversee the After School Enrichment Program ❖ Spearheaded a committee to renovate an abandon space on the 3rd floor raising $100,000.00 to create a state of the art Computer Lab and Media Center
Assistant Principal January 2003 to January 2005Elm Street School/Fisher School － Walpole, Massachusetts(.5 in each school) ❖ Assist Principals in day-to-day duties of an elementary school. ❖ Supervise and evaluate staff at each building. ❖ Work closely with the local bus company to ensure safe travel for all of the students. ❖ Communicate and conference with parents. ❖ Maintain student discipline information. ❖ Work with Principals to implement and oversee school wide incentive programs. ❖ Organize and oversee 4th and 5th grade student job programs. ❖ Meet weekly with 5th grade Student Council members to plan school wide events and community service projects. ❖ Inventory and order supplies used by students and staff. ❖ Weekly meetings with Administrative Teams ❖ Coordinate school-wide Cultural Arts Programs ❖ Assist in coordinating MCAS testing.
Assistant Principal January 2002 to January 2004Fisher School － Walpole, Massachusetts❖ Assist Principal in day-to-day duties of an elementary school. ❖ Building Team Chairperson for Chapter 766. ❖ Supervise and evaluate staff. ❖ Work closely with the local bus company to ensure safe travel for all of the students. ❖ Communicate and conference with parents. ❖ Maintain student discipline information. ❖ Work with Principal to implement and oversee the school wide incentive program. ❖ Organize and oversee 4th and 5th grade student job program. ❖ Meet weekly with 5th grade Student Council members to plan school wide events and community service projects. ❖ Inventory and order supplies used by students and staff. ❖ Weekly meetings with Administrative Team ❖ Coordinate school-wide Cultural Arts Program ❖ Assist in coordinating MCAS testing. TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Kindergarten and Second Grade Teacher January 1990 to January 2002Old Post Road School － Walpole, Massachusetts❖ Provide a safe and secure learning environment for the students while keeping lessons aligned with the Massachusetts State Frameworks. ❖ Work closely with special educators as well as the Building Evaluation Team to implement various strategies for the inclusion students as described in their Individualized Education Programs. RELATED EXPERIENCE: ❖ Technology Team Leader ❖ Member of the various curriculum revision committees ❖ Member of Science Task Force ❖ Member of the Technology Task Force ❖ Grade Level Team Leader ❖ Mentor Teacher/Administrator ❖ Member of the District Leadership Team ❖ Organized district-wide Staff Development curriculum days ❖ Instructor of various Staff Development courses ❖ Secretary and Vice President of the Walpole Teacher's Association ❖ Director of After School Enrichment Program ❖ Conductor of the Before School Chorus ❖ Instructor of Musical Theatre Program ❖ First Vice President of Delta Kappa Gamma- Theta Chapter ❖ Teacher Representative for Massachusetts Excellence in Education Committee ❖ Presenter at the Massachusetts Computer-Using Educators Conference ❖ Selection Committee for the DESE Massachusetts Teacher of the Year ❖ Selection Committee for the Massachusetts Milken Educator ❖ CPR Certified ❖ CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) Certified ❖ Member of the Safety Committee ❖ Member of the Lockdown sub committee
Education
2005Boston University － Boston, Massachusetts, USBoston University, 2005, Boston, Massachusetts Administrative Licensure Pre K-6
Master of Science : Technology, 1998Lesley College － Cambridge, Massachusetts, USLesley College, 1998, Cambridge, Massachusetts Master of Science in Technology in Education
Bachelor of Science : Early Childhood Education, 1989Salem State College － Salem, Massachusetts, USSalem State College, 1989, Salem, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education
Accomplishments
Selection Committee for the DESE Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
2004 Recipient of the Milken Family Festival for Youth Grant
2000 Recipient of the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award
1997 &1999 Recipient of the Department of Education Lighthouse Grant
Member of DESE Principal Cabinet
Member of the Massachusetts Core of Exemplary Educators
Member of Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (A.S.C.D.)
Member of MESPA
Member of Delta Kappa Gamma-Theta Chapter
Member of the Massachusetts Elementary Principal's Assosiation
Member of the Blessed Sacrament Pastoral Council and Youth Board
Member of the Walpole Community Television Advisory Board
Member of the Walpole Municipal Credit Union Board
Member of the Early Childhood Advisory Committee
Certifications
CPR Certified CPR CPI Teacher, Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities K-3 (Professional) Administrator, Prinicipal Pre K-6 (Professional) Administrator, Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent (Initial)
Professional Affiliations
Meet monthly with 5th grade Student Council members to plan school wide events and community service projects
