Email ◈ [email protected]
RESUME PROFILE
CAREER PROGRESSION & EXPERIENCES
Maxfield Elementary School / August 2018 – Present
Assistant Principal / Supervisor Ryan Vernosh
Duties assigned are listed below, but are not limited to:
Office of College and Career Readiness / October 2017 – August 2018
Navigator / Supervisor Susan Laabs
Duties assigned are listed below, but are not limited to:
Dayton’s Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School / August 2015 – June 2017
Leadership Development Intern / Supervisor Lena Christiansen
Duties assigned are listed below, but are not limited to:
Dayton’s Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School / August 2014 – June 2015
Special Projects Coordinator / Supervisor Lena Christiansen
Duties assigned are listed below, but are not limited to:
Obama Service Learning Elementary School / August 2011 – June 2012
Cultural Specialist / Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports Coach (PBIS) / Supervisor Adrian Pendleton
Duties assigned are listed below, but are not limited to:
Dayton’s Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School / August 2006 – June 2011
Intervention Specialist / Extended Day Learning (EDL) Site Coordinator / Supervisor Andrew Collins
Duties assigned are listed below, but are not limited to:
UNIQUE CAREER HISTORY
Life Long Mentoring Services, Minneapolis, MN / Life Skills Worker - Apr. 2005 – June 2010
Save Our Sons, Inc., St. Paul, MN / Interim Executive Director - June 2003 – Oct 2004
Save Our Sons, Inc. St., Paul, MN / Program Director (.5FTE) - Sept. 1997 – June ‘03
Highwood Hills Elementary, St. Paul, MN / 5th Grade Teacher - Aug. 2002 – Jun 2003
Highwood Hills Elementary, St. Paul, MN / 4th Grade Teacher - Jan. 2002 – June 2002
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN / Teacher Licensure Program (CUE 10) - June 2001 – July 2002
Sanford Middle School, Minneapolis, MN / Special Education Teacher - Sept 2000 – June 2001
Title I Homeless (SPPS) – St. Paul, MN / Educational Assistant - Sept. 1997 – June 2000
JJ Hill Montessori School, St. Paul, MN / Teacher’s Assistant - Mar. 1997 – June 1997
EDUCATION
Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN / June ‘15 – July ‘17
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL / Aug. ‘92 – May ‘95
OTHER TRAININGS / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
COMPUTER PROFICIENCIES
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
- I have almost two decades of providing results driven visionary leadership within public sector organizations. Career emphasis in youth development, advocacy and education programs, with a strong commitment to serving the needs of at-risk youth including multicultural, low-income and special needs populations.
- I have multiple years of implementing and managing school-wide strategic plans and continuous improvement plans. Analyzing data and facilitating professional development.
- I love building strong community support and cultivating mutually beneficial business partnerships including inter-agency collaboration and joint ventures that led to stronger program results and long-term strategic alliances.
- I have overcome challenges, demonstrated record of sound fiscal management including budget administration and consistent cost reduction strategies.
- I have led successful fundraising efforts including prospecting, cultivating and managing donor relationships and proposal writing.
- I am trained in racial equity work and related conversation, protocols, agreements and conditions by Glen Singleton
- I have managed, motivated, and empowered results-driven teams to meet organizational objectives in the nonprofit sector as well as public education.
- I am characterized by unquestioned integrity, high work ethic, strong personal values, unmatched commitment, and willingness go the extra mile to meet strategic goals and missions.
CAREER PROGRESSION & EXPERIENCES
Maxfield Elementary School / August 2018 – Present
Assistant Principal / Supervisor Ryan Vernosh
Duties assigned are listed below, but are not limited to:
- Uphold educational policies and manage daily operations
- Support teachers and track progress towards goals of student achievement
- Evaluate teacher performance, monitor data, and assist in boosting student achievement
- Manage systems that support a positive school culture and climate
- Support Professional Learning Communities (PLC) and other systems of academic support
- Manage community partnerships and parental concerns as needed
Office of College and Career Readiness / October 2017 – August 2018
Navigator / Supervisor Susan Laabs
Duties assigned are listed below, but are not limited to:
- Build and foster relationships with student who are confined to a juvenile facility and those who have been recently released
- Collaborate and support students, teachers, counselors with students who are currently incarcerated
- Support transitions for students being released from confinement, transitioning back into high school, deciding appropriate placement, planning schedules, credits, and credit recovery
- Support and help open doors to college and careers through Career and Technical Education (CTE)
- Support and monitor post-release transitions, along with wrap-around team. Monitor progress socially, emotionally, and academically
Dayton’s Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School / August 2015 – June 2017
Leadership Development Intern / Supervisor Lena Christiansen
Duties assigned are listed below, but are not limited to:
- MNSU / SPPS – K-12 Principal Licensure and Coursework
- Accountable for Title 1 Compliance: Uploading artifacts and evidence of compliance
- Performed several leadership roles and other administrative responsibilities: Training,
coaching, teaching rituals/routines (Culturally Responsive Teaching strategies, School-
wide Rituals and Routines, Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports / PBIS). - Coordinated and Evaluated Paraprofessionals
- Co-coordinated daily schedules for paraprofessionals (Classrooms / Bus Routes)
- Facilitated / Co-facilitated meetings / Professional Development (Behavior Team,
Paraprofessionals (TA/EA) - Served as a member of specific team and committees: Family Involvement Team,
Leadership Team, Student Assistance Team, Behavior, Child Study, Safety and Security
Team, Admin Team - Co-Coached classroom teachers with Literacy Coach
- Lead Professional Development for staff (PBIS, SWIS Data Analysis, Culturally Responsive
Teaching strategies) - Collect and track Office Discipline Referrals, and well as dismissals, suspensions, and problem areas through School-Wide Information Systems (SWIS) data, and CAMPUS data.
Dayton’s Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School / August 2014 – June 2015
Special Projects Coordinator / Supervisor Lena Christiansen
Duties assigned are listed below, but are not limited to:
- Performed administrative Duties as assigned
- Academic Walkthrough(s), and data analysis with administrative team
- School-wide Continuous Improvement Plan / Planning and PD
- Tracked Office Discipline Referrals, and well as dismissals, suspensions, and problem
areas through SWIS and CAMPUS data - Planned and facilitated Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Professional
Learning Communities (PLC) - Coach teacher through PBIS strategies and supports
- Planned and hosted professional development meetings for teachers and other staff
Obama Service Learning Elementary School / August 2011 – June 2012
Cultural Specialist / Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports Coach (PBIS) / Supervisor Adrian Pendleton
Duties assigned are listed below, but are not limited to:
- Coached teachers and staff on school-wide matrix expectations
- Implemented strategies to support and coach teachers through academic and behavioral interventions as related to PBIS
- Provided administrative support and supervision as directed by the school principal
Dayton’s Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School / August 2006 – June 2011
Intervention Specialist / Extended Day Learning (EDL) Site Coordinator / Supervisor Andrew Collins
Duties assigned are listed below, but are not limited to:
- Assisted with implementation and/or Modification of specific Building Policy and Procedures / Rituals and Routines.
- Tracked Behavior Referrals, Dismissals, Suspensions, and Problem Areas through SWIS data (School-Wide Intervention and Supports)
- Coached teachers and staff on school-wide matrix expectations
- Implemented strategies to support teachers with behavioral interventions as related to the Responsive Classroom
- Provided administrative support and supervision as directed by the school principal
- EDL: Hired staff, contacted and contracted vendors for enrichment, managed payroll,
and planned curriculum
UNIQUE CAREER HISTORY
Life Long Mentoring Services, Minneapolis, MN / Life Skills Worker - Apr. 2005 – June 2010
Save Our Sons, Inc., St. Paul, MN / Interim Executive Director - June 2003 – Oct 2004
Save Our Sons, Inc. St., Paul, MN / Program Director (.5FTE) - Sept. 1997 – June ‘03
Highwood Hills Elementary, St. Paul, MN / 5th Grade Teacher - Aug. 2002 – Jun 2003
Highwood Hills Elementary, St. Paul, MN / 4th Grade Teacher - Jan. 2002 – June 2002
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN / Teacher Licensure Program (CUE 10) - June 2001 – July 2002
Sanford Middle School, Minneapolis, MN / Special Education Teacher - Sept 2000 – June 2001
Title I Homeless (SPPS) – St. Paul, MN / Educational Assistant - Sept. 1997 – June 2000
JJ Hill Montessori School, St. Paul, MN / Teacher’s Assistant - Mar. 1997 – June 1997
EDUCATION
Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN / June ‘15 – July ‘17
- Educational Specialist
- K-12 Principal’s License
- Master of Science, MS
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
- K – 6 Teacher License / Collaborative Urban Educators Program
- Bachelor of Arts / Minor Criminal Justice
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL / Aug. ‘92 – May ‘95
- Liberal Arts / Criminal Justice Minor
- Associate of Arts / General Studies
OTHER TRAININGS / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- District Level Literacy Professional Development (K-12)
- Vertical Alignment and Prioritizing Common Core Standards (K-12)
- WIDA / ACCESS testing and training (K-12)
- Budgeting and Record Keeping through multiple media
- Responsive Classroom (Classroom Management)
- E.N.V.o.Y. - Educational Non-Verbal Yardsticks and Communication
- National Urban Alliance (NUA): Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies
- School-Wide Interventions & Systems / Infinite CAMPUS data entry, analysis
- HIPPA Compliance Training
- Strategic Planning & Organizational Organizing
- SERT (Special Education Resource Training)
- Empowering Organizations: Teaching Leadership Skills in the workplace
- Independent Living Skills – Minnesota Department of Human Services
- Non-Violent Crisis Prevention & Intervention
- Beyond Diversity with Pacific Education Group (Racial Equity)
COMPUTER PROFICIENCIES
- Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Pages)
- Google Documents/Docs
- Infinite CAMPUS documenting procedures
- Social Media Etiquette
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST