Nicola Esch, Ed.D.

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ac9twa@r.postjobfree.com

Administration Experience

October 2018 –Present Harmony Public Schools

Director of Talent Acquisition

October 2014-October 2018 Harmony Public Schools

Director of Elementary Curriculum

June 2013-October 2014 Holy Trinity Episcopal School Head of School

June 2009-June 2013 Annunciation Orthodox School

Head of Early Childhood and Lower School

July 2008-June 2009 Allen Elementary, Houston Independent School District Principal

2008-2009 Exemplary School

June 2008-July 2008 Accepted into the HISD Aspiring Principal Institute Nov. 2003-June 2008 T.H. Rogers School, Houston Independent School District Assistant Principal

2003-2004 Exemplary School

2004 NCLB Blue Ribbon School

2004-2005 Exemplary School

2005-2006 Exemplary School

2006-2007 Exemplary School

2007-2008 Exemplary School

Nov. 1999-Nov.2003 Alternative District Office, Houston Independent School District Instructional Supervisor

Supervised, coordinated, monitored and supported the implementation of the academic and accountability component of the HISD/CEP and JJAEP

June 1998-Nov. 1999 Community Education Partners

Director of Special Projects

Community Education Partners liaison with HISD, parents and students Public Relations spokesperson

Responsible for all Admissions and Attendance Procedures Feb. 1997-June 1998 Employment & Training Centers, Inc. GED/ESL Educational Coordinator

Supervised teachers and support staff at ten high schools in HISD Houston Community College Testing liaison

Teaching Experience

Aug. 1996-May 1997 Employment & Training Centers, Inc. GED and ESL Instructor

Aug. 1995-July. 1996 James B. Bonham Elementary, HISD Fifth Grade Bilingual Teacher

Feb. 1992-June 1995 Macario Garcia Elementary, HISD Third Grade Teacher

Fifth Grade Teacher

Education

June 2010-June 2011 Texas A&M University – Commerce Superintendent Certification Program

January 2009-May 2009 Rice University

Rice Educational Entrepreneurial Leadership Program The Advance Leadership Pathway

June 2008-July 2008 Harvard University

Graduate School of Education

The Art of Leadership

June 2000-Feb. 2003 Stephen F. Austin State University Doctoral in Education Leadership and Administration June 1998-Feb. 2000 Houston Baptist University

Masters in Education

Mid-Management Certification

PDAS Certified, ILD Certified

Aug. 1990-Dec. 1993 University of Houston

Major: B.S. in Psychology Minor: Communication

Published Works A Practice-Based Model of STEM Teaching: STEM Students on Stage Leaving Before Their Time: High School Dropouts

Reaching Out: How School Programs are Preventing Dropouts The Cohort Model: A Narrative Inquiry

Community Involvement Advisory Board member for the non-profit Be An Angel Fund, Inc. Member of the Legal Notes for Education

Member of the Educational Research Center for Stephen F. Austin State Languages Spanish, German

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