Eugene, OR, USA
Honolulu, HI, USA
Jersey City, NJ, USA
Roseville, CA
Sacramento, California
JOHN P TROTTA, PH.D.
Executive Profile
Ambitious professional who creates strategic alliances with all stakeholders to effectively align with and support key organization initiatives. Builds and retains high performance teams by hiring, developing and motivating skilled professionals.
Skill Highlights
Leadership/communication skills
Employee relations
Self-motivated
Negotiations expert
Human resources
Project management
Core Accomplishments
Assisted in the development of and taught at institutions of higher education in the Philippines, Micronesia, and the United States of America over fifteen year period of time. Considered a dynamic teacher eliciting praise and respect from students and colleagues. Complementing teaching career includes a successful and innovative career as a K-12 educational administrator for human resources, instruction, and budget for over twenty-five years. Possesses an earned Ph.D. in higher education administration with a cognate area in cultural anthropology from the University of Oregon.
Education
Ph. D.: Higher Education Administration
University of Oregon
M.Ed.: Education Administration
University of Hawaii
B. A.: General Elementary Education
Jersey City State College
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor 7 years
Chapman University College
Established, supervised, and evaluated student internships and fieldwork experiences. Conducted intake as well as assigned advisee activities. Developed a two-year education plan model for students. Recruited, interviewed, hired, and supervised adjunct faculty. Conducted comprehensive examinations.
Wrote/revised syllabi.
Elected to Faculty Council twice for four years.
Taught: Management of Personnel, Resources, and Operations; Education Finance and Law; Leadership for Diversity, Equity, and Community; Comparative Education. Adjunct Professor 5 years
California State University, Sacramento
310 Elmhurst Circle, Sacramento, California 95825 H: 916-***-**** C: 916-***-**** **********@*******.***
Antelope, CA
Antelope, CA
AntelopeC, CA
Elmira, OR
Taught Legal Bases of Education- Graduate Level.
EDTE 309, Secondary School Teaching Methods-Undergraduate Level Supervised of eight student teachers each semester. Assistant Superintendent for Personnel & Administration 5 years Center Joint Unified School District
Developed, administered and monitored personnel policies and procedures for a six hundred (600) employee organization, both exempt and non-exempt. Negotiated contracts, on a monthly basis, with credentialed employee's union and classified employee's union.
Maintained position-control records to avoid duplication of positions. Recruited, on-boarding activities throughout the fiscal year. Supervised and evaluated department heads in: transportation, food service, maintenance and operations, grounds and security services.
Assured compliance with all federal and state legislation, regarding ADA FMLA, FSLA, EEO, sexual harassment.
Conducted staff development regarding sexual harassment, ADA,FMLA, FSLA, EEO, performance supervision and evaluation.
Assisted all managers with the development of and monitoring of employee performance improvement plans.
Member of Superintendent's Cabinet.
Assistant Superintendent of Instruction 18.5 years Center Joint Unified School District
Assured compliance with state and federal mandated policies regarding special education, textbook adoptions, and annual testing requirements.
Budget development and oversight for ten categorical grants and programs ranging from $ 350,000 to $ 3,000,000.
Planned for and conducted staff development in-service programs for special education programs and law, English Language Learners, program budgeting and monitoring. Supervised and evaluated an office staff of seven, four psychologists, three nurses, four speech pathologists.
Conducted SARB, suspension and expulsion hearings for seventeen years. Participated in human resources activities, namely, advertising, interviewing, hiring. Interim Superintendent 1.5
Center Joint Unified School District
Eliminated a negative ending fund balance of ($517,453). Increased ending fund balance to a positive $ 1,221,561. Developed and monitored a $ 20,000,000 budget.
Collaborated with a five (5) person Board of Trustees developing a strategic plan for the district school construction, instruction and personnel needs.
Planned for and participated in the design of school facilities. Obtained $ 3,000,000 in State Building Funds.
Supervised and evaluated twelve district-level managers. Director of Curriculum 2 years
Fern Ridge District
Same responsibilities as in 1976-1987.
Program Coordinator 1 year
Community College of Micronesia
Acquired six-year WASC accreditation.
Supervised and evaluated a staff of fifteen instructors. Developed plans for expansion of the college throughout Micronesia. Instructor 1 year
Community College of Micronesia
Established the Community College of Micronesia in Ponape, Eastern Caroline Islands (now Federated States of Micronesia).
Taught educational psychology, ESL, curriculum development. Supervised and evaluated student teachers.
Professional Credentials
CA Administrative Services Credential, K-12; CA Teaching Credential, K-8; CA Community College Instructor; CA Community College, Supervisor; CA Community College, Student Personnel. Professional Activities
Elected to Faculty Council, Chapman University College, 2003-2005. Re-elected to faculty Council, Chapman University College, 2005-2007. Member, Chapman University College, Restructure Committee for Education Administration Credential Program, 2004-2005. Course Custodian for EDAU 676- Educational Law and Finance. Chair, Faculty and Staff Awards Committee, Chapman University College, 2005. California Association of Professors of Education Administration. Association of California School Administrators