Paula Rene’ Volk

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Wilmington, NC 28412

Home: 910-***-****

Email Address: abqwnx@r.postjobfree.com

Education: Masters of School Administration, University of North Carolina at Wilmington,

Wilmington, NC (May 2011), Summa Cum Laude

Bachelors of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Wilmington,

Wilmington, NC (July 2000), Summa Cum Laude

Academic Accomplishments: Member of Pi Lambda Theta Honor Society – Summer 2010

Chancellor’s Achievement Award, Fall 1998, Spring

1999, Fall 1999, Spring 2000

Member of The Omega Chapter Phi Alpha Honor

Society Spring 1999 – Summer 2000

Certification: Took the North Carolina School Leaders Licensure Assessment and passed

(June 2011)

Completed North Carolina Certification (May 2003)

Behavior/Emotion Handicapped (K-12)

EC Language Arts

EC Math

EC Science

EC Social Studies

Certified by Miller-Motte College to teach on-line courses (June 2012)

Professional Awards: Recipient of North Carolina’s Principal Fellows (April 2009)

New Hanover County Schools Advisory Council for the

Education of Children with Special Needs Recognition

Award (September 2007)

Most Recent Employment: Assistant Principal at Malpass Corner Elementary School,

Burgaw, North Carolina.

Student enrollment 465 – Grades Pre-K – 5; In charge of buses before and after school,

bus drivers, field trips, all standardized testing (including progress monitoring;) In charge of

Student Support Team and Exceptional Children’s Department; Teacher Observations, utilizing

the North Carolina Teacher Evaluation Tool; Handled bus and on-campus discipline; Attended

most IEP meetings; In charge of monthly fire drills and cafeteria duty daily; Attended monthly

Professional Learning Community and Positive Behavior Support meetings: Ran faculty

meetings when principal was off campus; In charge of ordering text books; Ran all

administrative duties when principal was off campus (50-55 hours weekly, 08/2011 to 05/2012.)

Administrative Internship Experience: Principal Intern at Leland Middle School, Leland,

North Carolina.

Worked in the role of Assistant Principal; student enrollment 862 – Grades 6-8;

handled discipline issues; Attended grade level meetings, IEP meetings, and parent

conferences; covering 7th grade hallway in the mornings and traffic in the afternoons; attended

transition meetings at alternative high school; worked on Title I notebook for 2010-2011 school

year; conducted teacher observations and walkthroughs; covered cafeteria daily

for all grade levels; made home visits with school social worker (50 hours weekly, 01/2011 to

06/2011).

Principal Intern at Carolina Beach Elementary School, Carolina Beach, North Carolina.

Worked in the role of assistant principal; Student enrollment 465 – Grades K-5; handled

discipline issues; in charge of morning and afternoon bus/car duty; attended weekly Family

Support Team meetings, grade level meetings, PLC meetings, and IEP/504 meetings, and Parent

Teacher Organization meetings; ran several faculty meetings, and attended workshops for the NC

Teacher Evaluation Tool; assisted Assistant Principal and Principal in the development of a

School Improvement Plan (40 hours weekly, 08/2010 to 12/2010).

Teaching Experience: University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North

Carolina.

Taught EDN 200Lab (Teacher and Society) for 2009-2010 school year.

Exceptional Children’s Department Chairperson/Intensive Behavior Support Teacher,

John T. Hoggard High School, Wilmington, North Carolina.

City school system with grades 9-12; student body approximately 2,000 students;

subjects taught include Strategies for Success, Occupational English I, Occupational

Social Studies II and Occupational Preparation II; became EC Department

Chairperson August 2002. (40 hours weekly, employed 01/2001 to 06/2009).

Completed a 500 hour Social Work Practicum, Communities in Schools at New

Hanover High School, Wilmington, North Carolina.

Worked with at-risk students grades 9-12; tutored and mentored approximately 30

students. (20 hours weekly while taking 18 hours at UNCW, 08/99 to 05/00).

Professional Experience: Member of School Improvement Team

Co-Chairperson Student Support Team

Member of EC Drop-Out Prevention Committee

Member of Transition Program for Young Adults Committee

Manager of Goalview (Writing IEPs)

Member of Writing Team for New Resource Curriculum for

the 2008-09 school year

Completed Instructional Leadership Course through New

Hanover County Schools 2006-07 school year

Guest Speaker at UNCW on Special Education Students

Previous Work Experience:

Substitute Teacher; Hoggard High School

Taught English II and English IV for an English teacher on medical leave. (40 hours

weekly, employed 08/00 until hired full time 01/01).

Account Representative; Skyline Transportation, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Maintained and developed new business accounts involving freight transportation. (40

hours weekly, employed 07/92 – 10/95).

Administrative Assistant; Carrier Corporation, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Served as receptionist and secretary to Human Resources Department. (40 hours weekly,

employed 10/91 – 04/92).

Assistant Manager; Stoneybrook Apartments, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Served as a leasing manager and helped maintain the grounds of a newly built apartment

complex (80 units). (30 hours weekly, employed 01/88 – 04/91).

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