School Leadership and Curriculum
Resume:
Nicola Esch, Ed.D.
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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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