CHICORA JAMES
Avid educator with **+ years of experience in elementary, middle, and high school environments. Design and incorporate lesson plans, classroom and behavioral management systems and created essential materials relevant to state standards. Experience
Present Assistant Principal
2016-08 Juvenile Continuing Education Program, St. Martinville, LA
- Payroll/ Timekeeping
- School Budget
Key achievement
- Whole Foods Grant Writer/ Awardee
- Staff member of Month (District)
2013-08 Middle School Science Teacher
2016-05 Carencro Middle, Carencro, LA
- Created interactive learning environments utilizing technology only Fridays (reinforce prior standards missed)
- Encouraged classroom collaboration with analytical thinking, hypothesize, critical decision making
- Managed groups of students up to 30 per period with minimal behavioral referrals
- Maintained positive classroom environment
- Math tutor for 8th grade
Key achievement
- 60%+ passing rate over two-year interval with a perfect score over 100 students tested
- Science Department Head/ SBLC Member/ Student Council Liaison
- AHEC teacher for Summer Learning over two-year interval 2012-08 Special Ed Teacher
2013-05 Meridian High, Meridian, MS
- Assist students in self-regulation and manager of student learning
- Developed and collaborated with committees for IEP
- Task Managed Lesson Plans
- High school personal finance curriculum, teach financial literacy skills 2008-08 Special Ed/ Biology Teacher/Coach
2012-05 Aberdeen Middle/ High School Aberdeen, MS
- Assist students in self-regulation and manager of student learning
- Developed and collaborated with committees for IEP
- Organized economical simulations to support labor force
- Maintained check stubs and calculated hours vs pay rates
- Completion tracking
- Calculated and Created formula simulated environments
- Math Tutor for 10th to 12th graders and Math Inclusion 4th-5th and 9th-12th Key achievement
- Science Department Head/ SBLC Member/ Scholarship sponsor
- Head Junior Varsity Coach/ Assistant Softball Coach Slow and Fast Pitch Education
2012-05 Ed.S. Educational Leadership, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 2010-08
2010-05 M.S. Emotional Behavior Disorder, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 2008-08
2010-05 B.S. Special Education, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 2008-08
2010-05 B.S. Social Science, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS 2008-08
Personal Info
Phone
*******.*****@*****.***
Skills
Creative lesson planning
Analytical thinking
Communication skills
Behavior Management
Time management
School bus driver CDL (Pending)
Decision maker
Team player
Adaptable