BILL HORNIAK, M.Ed.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-horniak-45049012

704-***-**** / (828) ac3hbg@r.postjobfree.com

HUMAN RESOURCES LEADER & VISIONARY

Employee Relations & Organizational Behavior expert with a decade of success in leadership.

. Proven track record of empowering colleagues and management in improving company & organizational performance. Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency in all tenants of management and operations. Trained and certified Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma. Inspirational and purposeful in creating and maintaining quality relationships with all constituents. Well established poise and prowess transforming institutional culture while increasing employee performance & the bottom line. Acumen, education and implementation of Kaizen methodologies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL April 2016-Present

Meten Preparatory Academy Chengdu, China

Chief Academic Officer for international school serving Chinese students seeking to complete and earn high school diploma in United States as they transition for their senior year in local district in Pennsylvania. Lead and manage staff of over 50 licensed, certified and support staff catering to school enrollment just shy of 100 of nation’s highest academic achieving students preparing to apply and attend United States’ top ten undergraduate institutions.

LEADERSHIP &MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT October 2016-April 2016

MAC., Ltd. Asheville NC

As independent business owner providing professional & goal specific consultative services in the fields of Education, Human Resources, Leadership Development & Management to both individual professionals and business clientele. Creating progressive and 21st Century applicable ATS reinforced parsed professional resume services to clients.

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL June 2013-October 2016

Enka High School Asheville NC

Led initiatives related to instructional leadership, logistical operations, scheduling/human resources, curriculum integration, fiscal/budgetary, facilities, transportation and crisis management for a school comprising 1,300 students.

Directly and indirectly mentored, coached &managed hundreds of certified educators and support staff.

Recruited, interviewed, hired and terminated employees; led professional development initiatives and conducted formal evaluations of hundreds of licensed, certified instructional staff.

Dean of Students& School Cultureand administrative chairperson for school's Positive Behavior Intervention & Support (PBIS) Committee.

Created school's first Crisis Management & Evacuation Plan Protocol; supervised evacuation and emergency protocols.

Revised Faculty Handbooks, Student Handbooks, and School Safety Plans providing much-needed clarity while authoring and assigningteacher and staff schedules, maintenance and scheduling of OSHA, Safety and Discipline reports for district and state reporting.

Presented agendas and proposals at both local and district levels.

Determined curriculum and scheduling for alternative school placement, Early College placement and Virtual Public School assignments.

Assigned as primary lead in oversight of multiple multimillion dollar renovation projects; ensured projects were completed on time, within budget and without the school's learning environment being compromised.

Maintained annual accounting/budgetary records andoversaw procurement for facilities maintenance.

Selected Achievements:

Raised achievement scores nine percentwhile serving as ACT PLAN/ACT Assessment Test Coordinator.

Reduced annual suspensions in excess of forty percent annually over a three year tenure.

Created the NTAC (New Teacher Advisory Committee) to bolster supportand guidance to newteachers.

Achieved 100%run-rate for student delivery for three years, over the entire district’sfleet.

Jointly increased staff retention and reduced turnover rates for three consecutive years.

Jointly increased graduation rates and lowered drop-out rates for three consecutive year

Successful completion of NC Future School Leader's Principal Cohort Consortium via NCPAPA.

MS PRINCIPAL &EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR & CONSULTANT February 2012–June 2013

Modern American School &Al Zataari Refugee Camp Amman, Jordan

Organized and collaborated with several international NGO’s; United Nations, UNICEF, UNESCO, UNWRA, WFP and the Mercy Corps in the capacity of a relief andlogistical educational advisor and expert providing direction, support and living provisions as well asemergency education services.Successfully managed operations of private middle grades private school with enrollment of 300 students and four dozen staff.

Successfully organized and provided provisions and storage, warehousing & inventory of provisions and shelter to over 500K Syrian refugees temporarily residing in Jordan for a period of seven months.

Spearheaded the Christian Missionary Alliance's efforts, advising local clergy on assessments and needs of educational facilities and services to homeless children.

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL/ATHLETIC DIRECTOR July 2008–June 2012

Franklin High School Franklin, NC

Led initiatives related to discipline, maintenance, facilities and transportation for a school comprising 900 students. Additionally, shared responsibilities in recruitment, hiring and evaluation of all instructional staff.

Lead mentor, role model and support liaison directly for all instructional staff, monitoring, evaluating and critiquing instructional professionals while reporting directly to the Principal.

Incorporated innovative and positive reward strategies which greatly improved school climate and offered an alternative to standard disciplinary and suspension programs.

Main role player in determining curriculum and scheduling referencing alternative school placement, Early College placement and Virtual Public Schools assignment of students.

Possessed sole accountability for administration and support of transportation and maintenance personnel (direct reports two dozen personnel).

Served as Co-Athletic Director with oversight responsibilities of 27 interscholastic athletic teams and coaches.

Selected Achievements

VotedDistrict-wide Support Professional of the Year for all of Macon County Schools.

Created and chairedthe NTAC (New Teacher Advisory Committee).

Assisted in leading the school through one of its best athletic season(s) in over a decade.

Reduced annual suspensions in excess of thirty percent annually over a four year tenure..

HS&MS TEACHER & COACH August 1988–May 2008

Public SchoolsNorth Carolina & Maryland

Engaged, instructed and coached in pedagogical instruction of curriculum and athletics for eighteen years.

Obtained mastery and tenure, having taught and coached over 2,000 students and student-athletes.

Acknowledged and awarded on several occasions by district levels.

Raised over$100K in capital outlay needs.

EDUCATION

George Washington University Washington, DC

Ma Ed K-12 Educational Leadership, Administration& Supervision K-12

Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA

MS Human Resources Management& Organizational Behavior

High Point University High Point, NC

BA History/Secondary Education

AFFILIATIONS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS

USMC Veteran MOS 4411/1391, 3x Published Author, SLLA Certified, MD, NC & VA Administrators License, Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt Certified,Baseball Clinician, NEA, NCAE, NCPAPA, NCBCA, ABCA, NC Writer’s Guild

Contact this candidate