Dennis D. Willis

**** ******** **** **** ******* City, Il 60409 708-***-**** ad1nee@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Olivet Nazarene University M.A.E., Curriculum & Instruction

Bourbonnais, Il

St. Xavier University

M.A.E., Administration & Supervision M.A.E., Special Education

Chicago State University Chicago, IL B.S., Biology

CERTIFICATIONS

Illinois State Certification

• Type-75 General Administrative K-12

• Type-10 Learning Behavior Specialist 1 PREK-12 Georgia Educator Certificate

• Educational Leadership (P-12)

• SPED General Curriculum (P-12)

• SPED Science Cognitive Level (P-5, 4-8)

• SPED Social Science Cognitive Level (P-5, 4-8, 6-12) Common Wealth of Virginia Certificate

• Administration K-12 Supervision PREK-12

• Emotional Disturbance K-12

• Mental Retardation K-12

• Learning Disabilities

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

President/CEO

Stephens Learning Academy

Consultative Services

08/08-06/2018

• Responsible for curriculum, instructional improvement, parent advisory committee • School climate and discipline, community relations, school improvement plan

• Staff supervision & evaluations, drop ins professional development, supervision of extracurricular activities

• Responsible for school climate

• Community Liaison

• Post- Secondary partnerships

• Responsible for curriculum, instructional improvement, parent advisory committee • School climate and discipline, community relations, school improvement plan

• Staff supervision & evaluations, drop ins professional development, supervision of extracurricular activities

Special Education Teacher

• Provide direct instruction to students with IEPs in the least restrictive environment

• Provide assistance with the development of the IEP goals and objectives for special needs students

• Provide consultative services to support regular education teachers in an inclusive setting

08/06-08/08 South Central Therapeutic Day Principal

• Responsible for daily operations

• Responsible for interviewing and training staff

• Supervise the development if IEPs

• Responsible for monitoring the implementation of IEPs • Community and school liaison

• Facilitated alternative teaching strategies

08/03 – 06/08

Special Education Teacher/Consultant

• South Central Therapeutic Day • Crim High School

Chicago, IL

Chicago, Il Atlanta, Ga

• Bogan High School

• H.H. Poole Elementary

• Calhoun North Middle School

Posen Elementary Posen, Il

• Responsible for curriculum, instructional improvement, parent advisory committee • School climate and discipline, community relations, school improvement plan

• Staff supervision & evaluations, drop ins professional development, supervision of extracurricular activities

04/99 – 08/03 Richard Milburn Alt. High Schools Chicago, IL Regional Director

• Responsible for hiring school directors for new alternative school projects throughout the Midwestern States

• Securing and maintaining adequate facilities with contracted school districts

• Develop and administer alternative school budgets

• Staffing projects with local qualified personnel

• Agency liaison for community and contracted school district

08/97-04/99 Richard Milburn Alt. High Schools Chicago, IL School Director

• Responsible for daily operation of the projects including implementation of the educational program maintaining the facility and staffing projects with qualified personnel

• Responsible for interviewing, hiring and training staff

• Community and school liaison

• Facilitated alternative teaching strategies for a diverse student population

• Developed PEP’s and personalized learning centers

• Requisitioned supplies, conducted inventories and maintained educational equipment

• Conducted individual student interviews to assess educational and scheduling needs for students with academic and behavioral counseling

07/83 -08/88 US Army

Dental Hygienist

• Responsible for providing quality dental care to service members and retirees states and overseas

• Maintained multi-million dollar budget for Davis Dental Clinic while stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC for 82nd Airborne Division and Special Forces

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Illinois Principals Association

Chicago, Il Stafford, Va

Chicago, Il

Illinois Assistant Principals Association

Illinois Deans’ Association

National Association of Secondary School Principals Council for Exceptional Children

Kappa Delta Pi

IAASA

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Restorative Justice

Quantum Learning

CRISS Training

Co-Teaching CPR 1

CPR 2

References:

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