High School Engineer

M. Neil Terhune

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

Address:

City: Rawlins

State: WY

Zip: 82301

Country: USA

Phone: 307-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

High-performing Executive with 40 years of Leadership experience.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Montana State University, Brooklyn NY 1/2001 to 4/2006 (Education Leadership and Curriculum)

High School Dipolma from Military and In-service Training, Brooklyn NY 1/2001 to 10/2012

High School Dipolma from Southeast Missouri State University, Brooklyn NY 1/2001 to 10/2012

High School Dipolma from Missouri State University, Brooklyn NY 1/2001 to 10/2012

High School Dipolma from Southeast Missouri State University, Brooklyn NY 1/2001 to 10/2012

Job History / Details:

Executive Profile

High-performing Executive with 40 years of Leadership experience.

Skill Highlights

In-depth knowledge of Leadership Theory and Application, Personnel Management, Curriculum/Instruction/Assessment, Fiscal Management, Facilities Construction, Public Sector Communications, Research practices and writing.

Moderate familiarity with SPSS and Excel.

Extensive experience in Organizational Change.

Core Accomplishments

Served as a successful leader and leader of leaders in a continuous capacity from 1972 to the present. This includes MIlitary, Community, Youth and School Leader.

Professional Experience

July 2007 to October 2012

Carbon County School District One Rawlins, Wy.

School District Superintendent

Responsible for over 1800 students in grades K-12 and 300 staff members. Direct responsibility of 12 administrators at the district and building level. Chief Budget Officer of the district. Helped with the building and planning phases of two new school buildings.

July 2002 to July 2007

Harlem Public Schools Harlem, Mt.

School District Superintendent

Responsible for over 600 students in grades K-12 and 100 staff members. Direct responsibility of 7 administrators at the district and building level. Administered the District Curriculum, Federal Programs, Grand Programs, and Budget. Built a new Elementary School during this time.

August 2000 to July 2002

Poplar High School Poplar, Mt.

HIgh School Principal

Responsible for all aspects of building level leadership in grades 9-12. This included curriculum, activities, discipline, budget, and safety for 250 students

August 1999 to June 2000

Polo School District Polo, Mo.

Grades 6-12 Elementary/Middle/HS Principal

Responsible for all aspects of building level leadership in grades 6-12. This included curriculum, activities, discipline, budget, and safety for 250 students.

July 1997 to June 1999

Poplar Bluff High School Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Senior Vice-Principal

Served as senior vice-principal of 1500 High School students grades 9-12. Duties included discipline, comprehensive school improvement revisions, teacher evaluations for 23 teachers, facilities maintenance of 11 buildings, supervision of in-school suspension of Juvenile In-school Detention Centers, co-supervision of the Butler County Alternative School, Homebound Instruction Program, United States Army JROTC program and various athletic activities. Assisted in planning for construction of Language Arts and Fine Arts building.

June 1994 to July 1997

Poplar Bluff High School Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Department Head/Teacher

Responsible for the start-up of two US Army JROTC programs in the Poplar Bluff school area. Duties consisted primarily of the implementation of the appropriate curriculum and teaching. Student enrollment averaged 300. The curriculum included: American History, Citizenship, Health, Physical Fitness, First Aid, Career Opportunities, Writing Skills, Communication Skills, Video-assisted self-esteem training from the EDGE Learning Institute, Human Relations, Drug Prevention and Military Leadership. Coached Drill Team, Color Guard, Marksmanship and Orienteering in the SEMO US Army JROTC conference. These duties and responsibilities are similar in nature to that of an Athletic Director for a small school district. It required long-range planning coordinating, budgeting and scheduling of competitive events that included: officiating, transportation, awards and facilities. Supervised two JROTC Instructors.

Education

2006 Montana State University Bozeman, Mt.

Ph.D. Education Leadership and Curriculum

Military and In-service Training NA,

NA Varied

Graduate of the United States Army Engineer Officer Basic and Advance Courses. Taught Graduate level Engineer students at the United States Army Engineer School (USAES 1989-1981) Leadership and Military Engineering courses. Responsible for updating and publishing Technical and Field Manuals from the Field Engineering Department at the USAES.

A multitude of various training courses, conferences and in-service too numerous to annotate on a CV.

I have presented at the national, regional and state levelI to include the Montana Coalition of Educational Leaders (MCEL) three times, at the Indian Impact Aid Conference in Las Vegas once, at the Wyoming Indian Education Conference once; at the Northern Rocky Mountain EducationalResearch Association (NRMERA) once. Numerous informal presentations on behalf of students in federal and state legislature venues.

1999 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Specialist Degree in Ed Leadership Education Leadership

1993 Missouri State University Springfield, Mo.

Master of Science Education Leadership

1978 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Bachelor of Science Education

Dissertation

Dissertation: "A Study of Demographics and Job-Related Categories that Influence the Quality of Teacher Work Life in Montana Schools with Indigenous Populations" (April 2006).

Military Experience

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USMC and US Army, Various Duty Stations, U.S. and Asia

Military Officer

Additional Information

Health Care and Military Reserve: While an undergraduate student at SEMO University, I worked full and part-time as a Rehab Technician and Medical Assistant to an Otolaryngologist and served in the Marine Reserves and National Guard (1974-1978).

Community: Served as Rotary President, Chair of Big Brother/Sisters (Rawlins, WY), Served as the Vice-President of the Indian Impacted School of Montana (IISM), as Bear Paw SPED Coop Board Member (Chinook, MT), Sweet Medical Board Member (Chinook, MT), Community Betterment Council (Polo, MO), several district and local unit positions for the Boy scouts of America (BSA), Lions Club, VFW and Society of the American Military Engineer (SAME) member.

References

Dave Dingman, Board President, Carbon County School District One. 307-***-****

Gilbert Archuleta, Board Vice-President, Carbon County School District One. 307-***-****

Amanda Medina, Superintendent/Board Executive Assistant, Carbon County School District One. 307-***-****

Charles Kulbeck, Board President, Harlem Schools. 406-***-**** Cheri Jemino, President New Mexico State University. 505-***-****

Larae Crowley, Board President, Poplar Public schools. 406-***-****

Dick Leamer, Board President, Polo School District. 660-***-****

Randy Winston, Superintendent, Poplar Bluff School District. 573-***-****

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