School administrator

SNEHAL FERNANDES

Career Objective

Seeking a challenging position in Administration requiring demonstrated skills in leadership, planning and communication, thus utilizing interpersonal skills with my experience, educational qualifications and technical knowledge.

Personal Details:

Date Of Birth: 23rd January, 1978

Nationality : Indian- Applied for a Canadian Permanent Resident Visa(Express Entry Profile No- E 000633519)

Contact Number: 055-*******

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

Marital Status : Married

Number Of Dependents : Two children.

Passport Number: M4860517

Visa Status: United Arab Emirates, Employment Visa. Profile Summary:

An experienced educationist with 14 years of experience in teaching and 5 years in Educational Leadership.

Strong Leadership /Mentoring skills : Senior Management Team member formulating and executing radical changes that contribute to the School Development Plan

Excellent Organizational Skills

Creative Problem Solving Capabilities

Curriculum Planning and Implementation

Interpersonal and Personnel Management Skills.

Client focus: Ability to generate a promising client satisfaction, resulting in long term stake holder relations and lasting business with durable credibility and integrity.

Computer proficiency in multi-software packages, such as Ms Word, Excel, PPT, Virtual Learning Programmes.

Academic Qualification

S.NO Degree Subjects School/ College Grade/Class Canadian Equivalency

1. BA

April 2004

English University Of

Pune

First Class

Four Years

ECA #:

3044368IMM

2. TTC

April 1996

English, Hindi, Social Studies,

Maths, Art & Craft,

Psychology, Principles Of

Education

St Mary’s Junior

College Of

Education Pune

First Grade

3. SSC

March

1993

English, Hindi, Social Studies,

Maths, Art & Craft, Physical

Education, Social Service

St. Annes High

School- Pune

First Class

4. Certificate

Course

May 2016

Educational Leadership

(2 modules- 60 credits)

Institute Of

Education,

London

Pass Class

5. IELTS Academic – September 2014

General- January 2016

Dubai Academic- 7

General – 7.5

Professional Experience

Section Head- Primary (Grades 1-4 : 21st April 2015 till date)

Curriculum Mapping and enrichment to ensure transition and progression.

Monitoring of Teaching and Learning.

Training staff in planning and execution of lessons.

Develop the Self Evaluation document and Action Plan for the school and monitor the impact .

Develop and further enhance Personal and Social skills in students. Supervisor Grades 3 and 4: September 2011 – 20th April 2015 Supervision to enhance standards

Provided daily leadership and supervision for students and staff members.

Conducted random visits to class to check for level of attainment of students.

Notebook inspections to monitor the standard of work across the different sections of the Grade level, quality of diagnostic remarks and assessment.

Developed strategies for improvement of math and writing skills: e.g. - STAR strategy for word problems, creating mind maps to enhance the subject matter of the topic for paragraph writing.

Initiated “Word Power” to increase vocabulary of students.

Lesson Observations with regular feedback to check the execution of the plans in class.

Organized a schedule for demonstration Lessons and peer observations.

Conducted demonstration lessons for teachers.

Regular risk assessment and learning walks to ensure standards are met on a daily basis. Curriculum

Developed Curriculum Policy for the school.

Mapped curriculum to international standards (PIRLS, TIMSS).

Designed thematic plans for all subjects to link curriculum.

Developed resources to enhance teaching-learning.

Planned outdoor trips and educational visits linked to curriculum to concretize classroom learning.

Put systems in place to ensure students learn from the informal curriculum at school such as Student Opinion Board, Speakers Corner, Motivational schemes, Read and Lead, Children for Children etc.

Organized Focus weeks such as Literacy week, Numeracy week etc. that brought about a cross curricular link.

Showcased students work based on DSIB indicators.

Implemented value based teachings in the lessons.

Real life application and critical thinking situations were implemented to enable students to gain application and thinking skills.

Introduced RBT-MI differentiation in lessons to cater to the needs of all students.

Enhanced collaborative work and inquiry in lessons through well planned instructional strategies.

Enhanced use of ICT in teaching-learning with focus on creating rather than consumption of ICT for learning.

Professional Development

Organized demonstration classes and peer observation followed by feedback and implementation of improvement strategies if any.

Provided cognitive coaching and mentoring to teachers, to recognize their strengths and weaknesses for continuous improvement.

Participated in the Action Research to pilot the Math Whizz to two classes, one in Grade 3 and 4 each.

Trained teachers to surf the internet and locate resources to enrich curriculum and use varied strategies for starters, plenaries and formative assessments.

Conducted demonstration lessons on “Differentiated Instruction using RBT” and “Rubrics”

Trained teachers to use tech tools to integrate technology in teaching.

Initiated “Flip Teaching” and “Blended Learning”

Conducted a workshop on Effective Planning and Execution of a lesson and Work Ethics for teachers.

Attended –“Train The Trainer” Workshop

Pastoral

Focused on health and safety of certain students at all times- ensured systems were in place to monitor the same- Out Of Class/Exit Pass, Out Pass to the Clinic, Action Report of certain students with reference to the behaviour policy of the school.

Introduced “Speaker’s Corner” to give students a platform to express their opinions and views without fear /inhibition.

Co-curricular

Contributed towards the participation of the KGS Inter School Music Fest. Have won the Runners Up Trophy for the year 2011-12.

Collaborated and conducted a talk on Breast Cancer Awareness and a free Blood Sugar and Pressure Check Up for all parents on PTC Day in collaboration with Aster Medical Centre.

Organized Assemblies to give students exposure and opportunities to display talent.

Planned a robust co-curricular programme with a range of activities to ensure holistic development of students.

Organized Parental Engagement activities for the section.

Scripted and directed musicals for Tap Talent Treat- annual primary concert.

Organized Sports Day, Investiture Ceremony

Created Display boards to showcase students work and achievements. Parental Engagement

Organized Coffee afternoons for parents.

Organized Orientation Days to acquaint parents with the systems and procedure of the school.

Prepared Thematic Newsletter for parents.

Organized Parent Volunteers

Organized Shadow parents for SEN students.

Designed parental engagement activities for each theme to heighten learning.

Initiated the system of sending letters to parents informing them of their ward’s progress. Dubai School Inspection Bureau

Conducted a demonstration lesson for Inspectors during DSIB Inspection (2010-11) for

“Differentiated Instruction”.

Volunteered to teach English during the DSIB Inspection(2012-13) as the teacher proceeded on emergency leave.

Was responsible to monitor progress done in the curriculum for the academic years 2012-13 and 2013-14, met with the Inspector with other team members during the latest DSIB Inspection.

Designed and planned lessons with teachers for keeping DSIB guidelines in mind.

Represented the section to showcase the development in academics and personal and social development of students.

Marketing Co-ordinator

Enhanced the aesthetics of the lobby area – all the five display corners according to the GEMS guidelines.

Adhered to brand guidelines for all stationery printing.

Prepared monthly newsletters, highlighting intra and inter-school activities, successes and accolades.

Organized photo shoot for the graphic designing on the entrance panels of the school.

Interacted with the website Coordinator for the necessary updates.

Increased number of panels for display in the school corridors and Supervisors’ rooms to ensure all sections get the required exposure.

Organized display boards to increase Islamic understanding in all students as per the DSIB requirement.

Class Teacher: Our Own Indian School (Both in the Primary and Middle School) September 2008 – June 2011

Worked as Subject Coordinator for English and Social Studies.

Worked as Annual Concert Coordinator: coordinated with tailoring, direction of musicals, organized the props and accessories and distribution of the same.

CASE Coordinator – prepared the question paper for the CASE Exam – Grade 4 - English 2011-12

Member of the Co-ordination Committee.

Conducted demonstration lessons for the Lead Inspector for Differentiation and CCA( Co-curricular Activities)

Member of the Action Research for Differentiation.

Taught at The Millennium School Dubai during their DSIB Inspections, due to absence of a teacher

Associate Editor for the School Magazine.

Class Teacher: The Bishop’s Co Ed School – Pune India – June 2006- May 2008

Grade 5 Co-ordinator: Coordinated the plan of action in class every week with my colleagues, checked report cards and remarks for the report cards of all the sections of Grade 5, coordinated with the Supervisor and Head Of Primary for any event and implemented the same.

Directed the musical for Annual Day.

Edited articles and planned layout for the Primary Section for the school magazine. Class Teacher: St. Francis De Sales School - June 1997- May 2006

In charge- Discipline Committee.

NIE Coordinator

PTA Treasurer

In charge- Cultural Committee.

Editor for School Magazine.

Languages

English- Fluent

Hindi- Fluent

Marathi- Fluent

References:

1. Ms. Amol Rao- Ex- Vice Principal – Quality Assurance - GEMS modern Academy. Mobile No: 009**********

Address : Sobha Carnations, Near Mansukhlal Kothari National School, Upper Kondhwa, Pune 48, India.

2. Ms. Jwaria Saleem – Principal, The Indian Academy Mobile No: 009****-*******

Address: Bu Haleeba, Residence 1, Flat No 608, Muhaisanah 4, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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