SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• A visionary leader with a strong commitment to the development of students and staff and providing a stimulating, safe and motivating learning environment. Possesses a proven track record in increasing student-achievement outcomes, and maintaining excellence in education. Highly professional with excellent communication skills.
• Core Competencies:
• Curriculum Development Supervision
• Program Integrity Effectiveness Teacher Student Accountability
• Strategic Planning Implementation Instructional Coaching
• Data-Driven Instruction Staff Hiring, Evaluation Retention
• Professional Development School Culture, Climate Safety
• Fiscal Management

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Confidential

School Principal

• Managed the private day school's day to day operations and K-12 instructional programs for students with multiple disabilities and autism.
• Supervised and evaluated 45 staff personnel, consisting of teachers, assistant teachers, counselors, speech therapists, day-treatment specialists, and program support.
• Collaborated with school districts' special education specialists to determine students' eligibility for enrollment.
• Oversaw and participated in IEP meetings for students.
• Ensured implementation of students' IEPs during classroom instruction through formal and informal observations.
• Ensured that teachers utilized the applied behavioral analysis model for instructing students with autism.
• Guided teachers on developing students' portfolios for meeting Virginia Alternative Assessment Program VAAP requirements.
• Scheduled staff for professional development, both in-house and externally.
• Established a leadership team to improve school climate and a safety committee to review fire drills and other emergency procedures as practiced.
• Developed new bus procedures to improve safety for students before and after school.
• Established procedures to improve in-school suspension based on best practices that documented work provided to students, work completed and remaining time in in-school suspension.
• Created a tracking system for the therapeutic day treatment student referral process to be used by qualified Mental Health Providers in working with parents and students on admittance.
• Met weekly with staff and committees to discuss school related issues.
• Monitored, tracked and approved all spending costs e.g. payroll, supplies, equipment, repairs, travel etc. relating to the school's 3.2 million budget.
• Collaborated with other executives in preparing responses to maintain accreditation with the Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Education Facilities VAISEF .
• Attended regularly scheduled meetings.

Confidential

Career Education Manager/Disability Coordinator

• Managed all aspects of the department's day to day operations and academic programs e.g. GED, H.S. diploma online, and applied reading and math classes for the federally funded residential education and job training program for at-risk youth, ages 16 to 24.
• Supervised and evaluated 20 staff personnel e.g. teachers, test-coordinator, administrative-assistant and substitute teachers and 520 students.
• Created departmental teams and collaborated with teams on strategically improving instruction and student achievement outcomes in GED, H.S. diploma, literacy and numeracy attainments. Increased student achievement outcomes by 79 .
• Ensured that teachers utilized student data e.g. TABE and OPT diagnostics, IEPs, GED results etc. to drive instruction for individual student plans ISP .
• Ensured that teachers demonstrated effective classroom management techniques to make certain that students remained on task, engaged in instruction, and enhanced their skills to self-discipline in order to consistently achieve their behavioral goals and meet the Career Success Standards.
• Ensured that weekly Evaluation Student Progress ESP panels were being attended by teachers and students to discuss students' academic and behavioral progress in relations to the center's expectations and Career Success Standards.
• Held weekly all-staff and team meetings to discuss various aspects of the department relating to performance goals, student achievement outcomes, planning, instruction, activities, concerns and needs etc.
• Established professional incentives to improve staff participation.
• Developed tracking systems for assessing students' completion progress toward GED/H.S. diploma attainment.
• Collaborated with local college to establish ELL services for students in need.
• Collaborated with local school officials in retrieving students' IEPs to ensure instructional and testing accommodations for students with disability. Increased student disability services on-center substantially.
• Fostered partnerships with local churches to offer students one-on-one tutoring service.
• Implemented a second high school diploma online program, offering students a standard and career occupational diploma.
• Established a computer lab to offer students academic training online, utilizing Aztec Software to improve their skills for the TABE and GED exam.
• Established off-center GED testing for students to improve GED attainment outcomes.
• Monitored, tracked and approved all spending costs e.g. payroll, supplies, equipment, repairs, travel etc. relating to the department's budget.
• Enforced program integrity by ensuring the input of appropriate documentation e.g. student admission, enrollment, termination, discipline, academic and vocational completion, testing, course scheduling etc. into the management information systems e.g. the Outreach and Admission Student Information System OASIS , the Center's Information System CIS , and the Career Development Services System CDSS .
• Conducted departmental and cross departmental audits and prepared responses to recommendations from the Department of Labor's Quality and Compliance Assessment.
• Collaborated with corporate executives in preparing responses and documentation for the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation's CITA application process.
• Performed department and center-wide training on policies, practices, programs and services.
• Attended several weekly management meetings for debriefing and discussing outcome measurement standards OMS and student tracking e.g. admission, enrollment, termination, completion and placement e.g. college or job .