Teacher, Staff Development, Community Engagement and Involvement

Georgiana M. Vazquez

**** ******* ***** *****, *******, NC

919-***-**** **********@*****.***

A highly skilled educational leader with over 15 years experience in North Carolina public schools.

Possess outstanding record of success in maximizing the effectiveness and implementation of

curriculum and assessments on student progress. A strong collaborator within the school community

and the community at large. Skilled in training and staff development.

Objective

To secure a management position where I can effectively utilize my expertise in human relations, project

management, staff development, and team building.

Professional Experience

Durham Public Schools, Durham, NC 3/2006 – Present

Teacher (Various Grade Levels)

• Attended and completed Aspiring Leader’s Academy

• 4th Grade Representative: CIA2 (Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment)

• Member of Learning Design Groups through the Department of Public Instruction, to align testing

with the National Common Core Standards

• Data analysis: Guided team members and members of other grade levels in analyzing data and

collaborating in the development of promoting student progress

• Served as site-based team member to communicate and collaborate with faculty in regards to

school changes and implementation of new programs

• Third –fifth grade Math and Science Lead Teacher: Collaborated with teachers and also on the

district level to assist in the adoption of the new math curriculum and science expectations

• Math and Science Committee Coordinator: Ensured that faculty had required materials for the

delivery of curriculum and were following the timetable and the curriculum overview guide

• Member of Instructional Consultation Team: Collaborated with Consultation Team and teachers

to identify at-risk students for assessment and support to increase student progress

• Cooperating Teacher: Guided and mentored a student teacher to assist in skills development

Principal Intern, Wake County Public Schools 6/2007 – 5/2008

Stough Elementary, Raleigh, NC

• Coordinated, facilitated, and monitored Student Support Team for the identification of

academically at risk students

• Served as Site Coordinator for the Partnership for Educational Success to identify at-risk

students and families and assist with coordination of services

• Guided and modeled lessons for teachers using subject matter integration and modeled effective

classroom management techniques

• Created prototype for Walkthrough Observation Notes

• Attended community based meetings

• Tracked student discipline and devised ways for students to work together to solve problems

• Observed and evaluated teachers and recruited, scheduled, and supervised teacher education

candidates

• Researched, created, documented, and analyzed office referral and Student Support Team

referral data

PreEminent Charter School, Raleigh, NC 8/2000 - 3/2006

• Served as Second Grade Team Lead

• Served as Child Study Chairperson to identify students with special needs

• Attended training and received certificate as N. C. Teacher Mentor

• Devised strategies to involve others in leadership, built staff confidence, and improved reporting

outcomes as a member of the leadership team

• Served as a member of the Mediation Committee and created plans to improve morale and

solve disputes. Worked to involve students in problem solving. Contacted outside agencies to

present mediation techniques to students

• Collaborated as a member of the Discipline Committee to devise means and guidelines for

discipline within the classroom including suspension, expulsion, and alternative methods to help

students follow school and classroom procedures

Education

Business Administration/Human Resource Management 2010-May 2014

Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC GPA 4.0

Relevant Courses: Hospitality and Tourism; Principles of Management; Training and Development

English as a Second Language Certification June 2011

Durham Public Schools, Durham, NC

Masters of School Administration 2006 -2008

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Early Child Development/K-6 Certification 1994 - 1998

Meredith College, Raleigh, NC GPA 3.97

• Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Licensures, Certifications, and Awards

• Who’s Who among America’s Teachers

• Who’s Who Among America’s College Students

• Anne C. Dahle Scholarship for Academic Excellence

• Excellence in Leadership Award – Meredith College

Professional Memberships

• North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children

• Member Kappa Nu Sigma – Academic Honor Society

• Kappa Omicron Nu – National Foreign Language Honor Society

• NCEA and NEA member

• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Additional Relevant Experience

• President of Women in New Goal Settings Organization at Meredith College. Managed 13-member

executive board and 600 plus members.

• President of the National Foreign Language Honor Society at Meredith College. Managed a 6 person

executive board.

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