Director School

Pamela J. Barnes, M.Ed., Specialist

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(H) 573-***-****, (W) 573-***-****

Email: **************************@*****.***

EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION

Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (expected) 2014

Specialist in Educational Administration, Southeast Missouri State University, 2004

M.Ed. In Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, University of Missouri 1996

B.S. in Education, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1993

Concentration in Humanities and an emphasis in Psychology

EXPERIENCE

Missouri State Board of Education certificates:

Teaching Certificate (K-6)

Administrator Certificate (K-8)

Professional Memberships:

National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education Certification

Missouri Association of State Colleges of Education

National Association of Foreign Student Advisors

Council of Accreditation for Educator Preparation

American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education

American Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities

Professional strengths in education include but are not limited to:

Increasing efficiency and improving overall program quality

Understanding current school reform initiatives

Promoting positive community relations

Strategic planning

Planning and conducting professional development opportunities for faculty/students

Maintaining a collaborative leadership style in working with diverse groups

Recruiting/interviewing/hiring/retaining students, faculty and staff

Maintaining confidential and sensitive information

Instilling an appreciation for cultural diversity within the workplace

Annual budget development and financial forecasting

Streamlining operations

Materials Developed:

Advising forms and procedures

Accreditation and Certification websites, templates and reports

Field Experience Handbooks

Certification processes

PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director of Institutional Research, Shawnee Community College, Ullin, Illinois (2013 to

present)

As Director of Institutional Research, I provide overall direction to the College’s

research and planning functions and collaborate with other college departments to ensure

full integration of research and planning activities. I also collect and analyze institutional

data, and serve as a campus data steward to support effective decision-making and policy

recommendations.

Director of Certification and Assessment and National/State (NCATE/ MoSTEP)

Accreditation Coordinator, College of Education (COE), Southeast Missouri State

University, 2006- 2012)

*Southeast Missouri State University has a full-time student population of 11,000. It

is a comprehensive regional, state university, consisting of nine colleges and

schools. It is the only four-year and Master’s granting institution located in the 25

counties of southeast Missouri. The College of Education consists of three

departments: Educational Leadership and Counseling; Elementary, Early and

Special Education; and Middle and Secondary Education. There are 44 full-time

faculty members that teach and supervise approximately 1200 undergraduate

majors and approximately 450 graduate students.

COE NCATE/MoSTEP coordinator (2006-2012)

At Southeast Missouri State University, I successfully managed the data collection

efforts for annual university and college reports, specialized professional association

(SPA) reports and institutional reports. I served on the Dean’s Leadership Team and over

the last three years. I have been proactive in following changes in both the state and

national accreditation processes and have effectively communicated requirements to

faculty and to the unit head through professional development workshops. In 2009, I

developed a unit wide newsletter to disseminate accreditation, certification and

assessment information to all faculty and staff members. In the fall of 2008, I developed a

template for SPA writers, which resulted in the continuing national recognition of eleven

programs, four of which were chosen by NCATE as exemplars. Prior to submission, I

conducted three, half-day Writer Workshops, to disseminate data and to facilitate the

discussion of the SPA process. I then met with each writer individually to assist in

finalizing reports, then uploading them into the on-line accreditation system. I also directed

the ongoing assessment data collection of non-SPA education programs (currently 29

programs) to meet national and state standards. I developed a template for the forty report

writers to use in completing their state reports, and followed the successful practice of

conducting half-day workshops and follow-up individual meetings with report writers. Other

responsibilities included:

served as chairperson for the College Assessment Committee, and the

Conceptual Framework committee.

served as one of four faculty chosen to finalize the national, institutional

report

worked with all departments and Institutional Research to aggregate

data for various state and national reports

designed and delivered formal presentations to state and national officials

participated in interviews during the accreditation visit

wrote responses/rejoinders to the SPAs, MoSTEP reports, and NCATE Unit

Advisory board’s final report

Barnes, P

COE Director for Certification and Alternative Certification (2006-2012)

In January 2009, I added the responsibility of Director for Alt. Cert. to the list of “many

hats” I wore professionally at Southeast Missouri State University. I refined the program’s

methodologies and cut unit costs by 15% by moving the application process and approval

processes from paper to on-line. Furthermore, I researched and wrote the history of Alternative

Certification at Southeast since 1998, for review by the Dean and Provost. Other responsibilities

included:

reviewed and approved approximately 250 certification applications annually

communicated in person, via email and through newsletters with all responsible

departments at the university and with area school districts regarding certification

requirements

communicated with state and national officials regarding certification requirements and

updates

attended state and national professional group meetings to keep current on certification

issues

reported programmatic missteps in regards to certification that could result in litigation

and/or loss of program approval/accreditation.

COE Director for Assessment (2006-2012)

developed and successfully coordinated the Assessment Model to meet

University requirements for College Program Assessment

aggregated Department and College assessment data

oversaw Department Assessment Committees

facilitated the feedback loops in the Assessment model to guide continuous

program improvement

created a Program Annual Report (PAR) form that was approved at all

college levels for continuous and consistent educational assessment data collection

maintained communication about assessment with the college of education

faculty and leadership team

worked cooperatively with the office of Institutional Research on required

college, state, and national reports

Courses taught:

SE 460 Practicum for Alternative Certification Fall 2009

Foundations of American Education I Summer 2010

Foundations of American Education II Summer 2010

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Paper Co-Presentation at the Southern Regional Council for Educational Administrators

conference; Titled: Leadership and Learning: The Journey to National Accreditation and

Recognition (St. Louis, 2011)

Bi-annually spoke to faculty and students at Student Teacher Orientation regarding

certification (2006-12)

Presenter at American Association for Schools Colleges and Universities Conference; co-

presenter of From AFI’s (Areas of Improvement) to Target Level, One University’s

Successful Journey in the New NCATE Accreditation Pilot Process, (Orlando, 2011)

Speaker at the Regional Campus Advisor Appreciation and Collaboration Lunch; topic,

Teacher Certification Issues (2011)

Roundtable participant at the School of Human Resources and Career Services

Association (SHRSCA, St. Louis, 2011)

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Invited speaker at two Transfer Orientation meetings for incoming teacher education

students, Topic, Certification (2011)

Speaker at SEMO Superintendent’s meeting (Dexter, 2011)

Renaissance National meeting; co-presenter of “Continuous Improvement: The

Evolution of the Teacher Work Sample” (2010)

SERVICE

One of four reviewers chosen to pilot a new state review process for accreditation at

Truman State University, (2011)

Participant at the Chalk and Wire assessment conference (Lakeland, FL, 2011)

Selected member at two of the DESE Data Analysis Meetings, (Jefferson City, 2011)

Annually attends NCATE and AACTE national and regional conferences (2006-present)

Annually attends MACTE meetings (2006-present)

Participant in the statewide Data and MoSTEP Process Redesign meetings (2011-2012)

Selected member for the Educator Standards and Evaluation Systems Meeting (2010)

Pryor Seminar attendee for “Managing Multiple Priorities” (2010)

An invited member of the state-wide contingent that traveled to Panama to witness the

signing of the agreement between the state of Missouri and Panama (2009)

Assisted with a Panamanian student recruitment fair (2009)

Coordinated and conducted two Southeast alumni events in Panama (2009-10)

Returned to Panama to secure locations for student teaching placements; placed

Southeast’s first student teacher in Panama at Balboa Academy in 2011.

AWARDS

Received an AACTE nomination and selection to participate in NCATE Board of

Examiners Training (2011)

Awarded Merit (2011)

Recipient of the Dean’s Award for professional accomplishments (2011)

Certificate of appreciation for my contributions on the National Associate Member

Committee for NASDTEC (2010)

Awarded a NAFSA grant of $500 to attend the NAFSA Teachers Colloquium on Creating

World Minded Teachers, (2010)

An invited member of the state-wide IHE contingent that traveled to Panama to witness the

signing of the agreement between the state of Missouri and Panama (2009)

SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (SPAs)

American Alliance of Physical and Health Education (AAPHERD)

National Council of Teachers of Math (NCTM)

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

National Music Schools Association (NMSA)

National Council of Social Sciences (NCSS)

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)

Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC)

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

Barnes, P

Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, Cultural Exchange Network (CENET),

Jackson, Missouri, August 2003-December 2005

*The Cultural Exchange Network is a small, 501c3 non-profit organization governed by a

board of directors. I was hired into the newly created role of Executive Director and Chief

Operating Officer to assess the professional strengths and weaknesses of the current

employees and to develop performance management techniques that would benefit them

and increase the organization’s effectiveness with global partners. At the time, CENET

conducted business with fifty international organizations that served as agents.

Responsible for the daily operations of a staff of eight

Developed and implemented standard operating procedures, which resulted in the creation

of a SOP manual for use by all staff members

Developed and facilitated organizational development programs for all levels in the

organization

Planned and chaired two annual agent professional development conferences in

Maastricht, Netherlands and St. Louis, MO for twenty-five international and ten domestic

attendees

Initiated, developed and implemented an evaluation form for all staff after researching a

variety of organizational development programs

Utilizing the performance management system I initiated, I developed job descriptions for

each position and conducted probationary and annual evaluations

Developed a succession plan for the organization, secured approval from the president

and board of directors

Implemented the succession plan, after working with two staff members who were not

meeting the organization’s professional expectations

Developed a domestic Site Visit Protocol and personally implemented it at

partnership businesses in four different states

Was responsible for the hiring and firing of personnel

Communicated with the U.S. State Department about Exchange Visitor Regulations

Developed travel and expense reports to assist the Account Manager

Recruited new international agents, and secured agreements with those who exhibited the

greatest potential to serve as leaders and who would best represent CENET in their home

countries

NAFSA regional meeting (2007)

Met with U.S. embassy personnel in the countries of Panama (2010), Bulgaria (2006),

Poland (2006), Brazil (2006), Peru ( 2006) to discuss visa- educational program issues

Conducted on-site evaluations of trainees in Florida, Ohio, Missouri, and Texas (2006-

2007)

Conducted various two-day workshops for staff; a sampling includes the topics of

“Understanding Cultural Diversity” and “Improving Professional Performance in Working

with International Agents”; (2004-2005)

Chaired CENET’s annual agent conference for two years, in the Netherlands and in

Missouri, (2004-2005)

U.S. State Department, phone conference on SEVIS upgrades, (2005)

NAFSA regional meeting, University of Missouri-Columbia, (2004)

Adjunct Faculty, William Woods University, Fulton, Missouri (2002-2003)

Facilitated, designed and delivered the following Educational Administration Master’s

Level courses:

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EDU 570 Supervision, Farmington Cohort

EDU 510 Advanced Leadership Theories, Farmington Cohort

EDU 525 Foundations of Educational Administration, New Madrid Cohort

EDU 510 Advanced Leadership Theories, Jackson Cohort

Principal, Primary Annex, Millersville and Gordonville Attendance Centers, Jackson

Missouri, Total population: 300 Students, K-3, 1999-2001

Promoted positive discipline strategies

Supervised pre-kindergarten and kindergarten summer school programs

Increased technology services within the three schools

Worked with Parents of Teachers in coordinating kindergarten open houses

Worked closely with three Parent-Teacher organizations on various fund raisers

Implemented a breakfast program

Maintained the school budget and purchased necessary supplies

Created monthly newsletters for parents and community stakeholders

Created teacher schedules

Developed “Week at a Glance” notes for faculty and staff

Conducted periodic needs assessments then conducted professional development

programs that were specific to the needs of the faculty

Evaluated nineteen faculty and staff members

Worked with three faculty members on developing their leadership skills so they could

move into administrator roles within the district

William Woods Professional Development Workshops (2001-2002)

Teacher Academy with Dr. Barrie Bennett, Southeast RPDC, (2000)

Problem Solving Skills in Behavioral Disorders, Cape Girardeau, (2000)

“How to Supervise People”, Fred Pryor Seminar, Carbondale, IL, (2000)

Principal, Washington Elementary, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Population: 300 students K-6,

1998-1999

Implemented Boys’ Town Social Skills Training for students and faculty

Developed daily school wide announcements to establish the social skills as part of the

students’ routine

Facilitated the establishment of a positive school culture

Communicated high expectations for staff/students in following the social skills

Created an atmosphere of purposeful scholastic work

Remained current in curriculum changes occurring within grade level committees

Promoted the qualities of the school population’s cultural and intellectual diversity

Effectively handled public inquiries into the changes in the enrollment boundaries

Utilized various media sources to publicize the events at Washington

Developed an efficient, task-oriented approach in dealing with school wide activities

Established a policy for formalizing disciplinary actions

Utilized verbal and written formats to communicate with faculty members and other

stakeholders

Supervised IPAL and Cottonwood Residential Treatment faculty

Maintained school’s budget

Worked directly with representatives of DFS and the Cape Girardeau Police

Department

Evaluated 37 faculty and staff members

PBTE Training, Poplar Bluff, (1999)

Character Education Conference, Southeast RPDC, (1999)

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Sixth Grade Teacher, Jefferson Elementary, Cape Girardeau, Missouri (1997-1998)

Grade level representative on District’s Curriculum Committee

Member of Jefferson’s Behavior Committee

Developed a school-wide recycling program

Co-director of Caring Communities Tutoring Program

Featured in the newspaper Southeast Missourian article titled: “Teacher’s Corner”

o MAESP Fight Free Schools Conference, Lake of the Ozarks, (1998)

o MAESP Conference for New Principals, Lange School, Columbia, MO (1998)

Target Teacher’s Scholarship Winner, (1998)

o MASSP Aspiring Principals’ Meeting, Southeast Missouri State University, (1997)

o Southeast Missouri Network for Women in Educational Administration, (1997)

o NAESP Transitions: A Fall Conference for Middle level and Elementary Educators,

at the Lake of the Ozarks,(1997)

Substitute Teacher K-12, Southeast Missouri Region, 1996-1997

Fourth Grade Teacher, New Haven Accelerated School, Columbia, Missouri, 1993-1996

Awarded Outstanding Beginning Teacher Award from the University of Missouri (1993)

Teacher representative in interviewing candidates for the district

Gave annual presentations to the Superintendent and School Board members

Served as school newsletter editor

Selected to score middle school writing exams as a Holistic Writing Assessor

Chairman of the Curriculum Cadre for the Accelerated School process

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