High School Director

Brad Strand

** **** ****. ******* ******, Minnesota 56572

Phone: Home: 218-***-**** Cell: 218-***-****

e-mail: *******@*************.***.**.**

Objective

Seeking a position where I can use my leadership skills developed throughout my teaching and coaching

career and use my solid motivational and communication skills.

Licensure

MN Principal (K 12)

Mathematics (7 12)

Coaching Certification

Experience

High School Mathematics Teacher and Head Basketball Coach (1990 - Present)

Pelican Rapids High School Pelican Rapids, Minnesota (1996-Present) Taught variety of courses in our

senior high including our math 9, informal geometry, and consumer math. The three classes required an

extensive effort of being a motivator and supervisor as all were for our below average students. The past

fifteen years have been spent managing students in Algebra 1, Pre-Calculus, Probability & Statistics, Math

10 & AP Calculus. The experiences have generated strong leadership skills and the ability to have a great

rapport with people of all ages. It has become essential to become proficient with numerous computer

applications to insure excellent organization and communication skills. The latest technology advance is

podcasting all of my lectures.

Norman County East Junior & Senior High School Gary & Twin Valley, Minnesota (1992-1996). Taught

mathematics courses for seventh, eighth, and ninth grade. Designed an opportunity to accelerate our

math curriculum so it was available for seniors to take Calculus. Taught our Senior Math Pre-Calculus and

also a new course titled Applied Math I with a the CORD material which was based on the idea of

students being constructive in their learning of mathematics with many hands on projects.

Gary High School Gary Minnesota (1990-1992).

Taught five different classes: Seventh & Eighth grade math, Algebra I, Consumer Mathematics (10-12),

and was in charge of the elementary computer program (k-6). Gained valuable experience in dealing

with students with a wide range of abilities since there was no tracking. Also, learned much about

classroom management, discipline, and organizing an entire year.

Related Experience

Head boys basketball coach- Accomplished a Career Record of 363 - 186 in 21 years.

Designed an elementary basketball program in each school, which met 10 to 12 Saturdays during

the season. This is a tremendous way to develop a solid program and guide current players to

understand the awesome role that they have to be positive leaders for these young athletes.

Public relations skills obtained have been extremely useful.

Designed after school basketball program for our elementary students (2 months)

Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) President (2011-12)

MN State Coach of the Year (2009)

Teams were MN State AA Champions in 2009 (33-0) and 3rd place in 2006 (30-3)

Coached teams that were Academic State Champions 4 times

Coached teams that advanced to the state tournament 3 times (2003, 2006, & 2009)

Football Official (MSHSL) for the past 15 years. Officiated one state championship and in a total of

6 state football tournaments.

Director of the Viking Shootout 15 years. Coordinate and schedule the entire tournament for 48

52 boys teams. This tournament is played Friday night and Saturday. The tournament usually

consists of 72 80 games played on 5 courts in our two buildings (PRHS and Viking Elementary)

Co-Director of the Valhalla for 6 years. Schedule the games for 30 teams. Coordinate

concessions and all workers.

Schedule the summer schedule for boys basketball team. This amounts to approximately 30

games and 24 sessions to work on fundamentals.

Junior high football coach for 20 years and a junior high volleyball coach for 2 years. This is a great

opportunity to educate and develop strong relationships with students at a very impressionable

age. It is also an important time to help influence them to make the right decisions.

Section Basketball Coach of the Year (1992, 2003, 2006, and 2009)

Co-Director of Norman County East s Summer Recreation for two years. Responsible for

scheduling all games and workers.

Calculus paper grader for three years while in college. This was a wonderful experience because

of the interaction that was shared with the professor who was also my advisor. Provided many

opportunities to discuss the importance of a strong, solid high school math curriculum.

Member of our Building Management Team where we work together as a team to help solve

issues that arise in our school with input from staff, students, and community members.

Member of the Staff Development team that was responsible for approving staff members

attendance at workshops and keeping track of staff members continuing education credits. We

also attended meetings that informed us of any changes to the staff development laws and

regulations as to how money is to be spent.

Education

B.A.- Mathematics Education - Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota 1990 GPA: 3.91

Requirements for this degree included a ten-week student teaching experience in which I was responsible

for planning lessons and teaching these lessons to high school students. My degree earned from

Concordia College prepared me to be an excellent writer and communicator. I graduated Summa Cum

Laude in 1990.

M.A. in Education- Hamline University, St. Paul, MN 2000 GPA: 4.00

Requirements for this degree included implementing an Action Research project (Capstone). The title of

my capstone was Character Development Strategies to Impact an Athlete s Perspective of

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Sportsmanship . I also created a Professional Portfolio based upon professional teaching standards. I

gained knowledge in becoming a leader of change and the importance of differentiating my instruction

in the classroom.

Additional Coursework:

Tri-College University (Minnesota State University Moorhead) 2010-2011 GPA: 4.00

Ed Leadership credits (28) to earn my MN K-12 Principals license

Requirements for this license included completion of a 360 hour practicum in both the elementary school

and high school setting. I created a Professional Portfolio (efolio) based upon the MN Core Leadership

Competencies and the MN K-12 Principal Competencies.

Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN 1998

Advance Placement Curriculum Training for Calculus AB

Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 1993

Using technology to enhance the presentation and learning of mathematics

Skills

Excellent organizational and motivational skills developed through lesson planning, tournament

organizing and running a very successful basketball program.

Excellent communication skills with children and with adults through the many conferences, both

formal and informal, I have held with parents. Also interaction with the media because of

attending state and section basketball tournaments.

Solid writing skills gained through the writing done during my undergraduate and my graduate

degrees as well as written communication with parents through newsletters.

Adaptable to change reflected in my teaching, coaching and officiating careers.

Able and eager to work with others as a result of the successful collaboration meetings

(Professional Learning Communities) held at our school.

Volunteer at several youth and community events held in Pelican Rapids.

Excellent technology skills (MS Office Suite) and willingness to be a leader in our district reflected

by using podcasts to help our math students.

References

Available upon request

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