CURRICULUM VITAE

Monica Battley-Fabre, Ph.D.

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New Roads, Louisiana 70760

225-***-**** Mobile

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Consistent success as an educator at the elementary, secondary and collegiate levels

Outstanding track record in assuring student success

Seasoned in conceiving and building in-school and after-school enrichment programs from the ground up through proven competencies in administration, project and program management, and staff and youth development and empowerment

Effective communicator with excellent planning, organizational, and negotiation strengths as well as the ability to lead, reach consensus, establish goals, and attain results

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Educational Administration, Jackson State University, Spring 2014

M.Ed., Educational Leadership, Southern University and A&M College, Spring 2011

M.Ed., Secondary Education-Curriculum and Instruction, Southern University and A&M College, Fall 2009

B.A., Secondary Education, Social Studies, Southern University and A&M College, 2006

Louisiana State University – 1997

Grambling State University – 1986-1989

ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS

Student Marshal, Southern University and A&M College, Fall 2006

Cum Laude Graduate, Southern University and A&M College, Fall 2006

Mu Chapter, Alpha Lambda Epsilon, 2014

ACADEMIC & TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Administrator/Principal – Minneapolis Public School System – Harrison Education Center, January 2015-Present

Owner/Operator/Consultant – Every Child Moves Ahead, LLC – Louisiana 2014

Principal – Pointe Coupee Parish School System – Rosenwald Elementary, July 2012-December 2014

Adjunct Professor – Southern University and A&M College – Educational Leadership Department, Fall 2012-Fall 2014

Certified/Highly Qualified Teacher – Jackson Public Schools – Callaway High School, Jackson, Mississippi 2011-2012

Certified/Highly Qualified Teacher – Livingston Parish School System – Denham Springs Jr. High School, Denham Springs, Louisiana, 2008-2011

Certified/Highly Qualified Teacher – East Baton Rouge Parish School System – CAN Academy, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2007-2008

Certified/Highly Qualified Teacher Pointe Coupee Parish School System – Pointe Coupee Central High School, New Roads, Louisiana, 2007

Student Teacher – Pointe Coupee Parish School System, Pointe Coupee Central High School, 2006

Teacher Candidate (Field Experience) – Capitol High School, Southern University Laboratory School, and Crestworth Middle School, as directed by Southern University, 2003-2006

SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS FACILITATED

Educational Transformation: Common Core + a Whole Lot More – Louisiana Association of Educators, 2014 and Noxubee County, Mississippi, 2014

Educational Transformation with No Excuses – Jackson State University’s Urban Education Conference, 2013

Planning for Learning: Curricular Focus in a Learning Community – Rosenwald Elementary School, 2012-2014, Southern University Student Teachers, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, Faculty of Denham Springs Jr. High School, Denham Springs, Louisiana 2010 and 2011

Teaching the UnTeachable Child: It’s Hard but Doable – Classroom Strategies - Rosenwald Elementary School, 2012-2014, Southern University Student Teachers, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, Faculty of Denham Springs Jr. High School, Denham Springs, Louisiana 2010 and 2011

Louisiana’s Statewide Guide to Assessment/Comprehensive Curriculum: Aligning Content, Instruction and Assessment – Rosenwald Elementary School, 2012-2014, Southern University and A&M College Student Teachers, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2009-2011, Faculty of Denham Springs Jr. High School, Denham Springs, Louisiana 2010-2011

School Leaders Licensure Assessment: How to Pass – Southern University and A&M College Educational Leader Candidates, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2010-2014

African Traditional Religions: Why Can’t They Believe? – Southern Conference of African American Studies, Inc., Jackson, Mississippi 2010

Cultural Applications of the Mis-educated Negro: Carter G. Woodson’s Prophecy - Southern Conference of African American Studies, Inc., Dallas, Texas, 2011, National African-American Studies and Affiliates Conference, Baton Rouge, 2012, Association of Social and Behavioral Scientists National Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, 2012

Common Core Standards: A Hindrance to Failing Schools – Jackson State University College of Education Urban Education Conference, 2011, National African-“American Studies and Affiliates National Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2012

Educational Transformation of Low-Performing Schools - Jackson State University College of Education Urban Education Conference, 2013

PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

Transformation with No Excuses: Teaching Low-performing, High poverty student (2013,2014)

Teacher’s Rights in Public Education (Presentation) 2009

Instructional Technology and Media for Learning (Presentation-Professional Development) 2009

High-Stakes Standardized Tests: A Negative Impact on Teaching 2010

High-Stakes Testing: Do they Improve Learning? 2010

Changes in Society and Schools: Prejudices Hinder (Presentation-professional development) 2010

Addressing Diversity in the Classroom to Improve Instruction and Learning (Presentation/professional development) 2010

A Study Examining Teachers’ Perception of State High-Stakes Standardized Testing Programs: Their effects on Teacher Preparation, Performance and Instruction (Master Thesis) 2011

Standardized Curriculum: Is there such a Thing 2011

How do we really improve the Education System: 2011

Education: Whose Social Experience is it? 2011

Teacher Care: Its’ Impact on Student Achievement 2011

A Study Examining Student’s Perception of “Acting White” and Desegregation’s Role on its Inception, 2012

New Leadership for Educational Leaders and Principals, 2012

Teachers as Change Agents, 2012

No Child Left Behind and the Achievement Gap, 2012

Elements of School Leadership, 2012

Classroom Management: Essential for Growth (Presentation/professional development) 2012

Advantages and Disadvantages of Standardized Achievement Tests, 2012

Where Great Teaching Begins (presentation/professional development) 2012

Tests: Must be VALID and RELIABLE (presentation/professional development) 2012

EDUCATION CONFERENCES – SCHOOL DESIGNEE

National Middle School Conference – Denver, Colorado (Livingston Parish School System 2008)

National Middle School Conference – Indianapolis, Indiana (Livingston Parish School System 2009)

Southern Conference on African American, Inc. – Jackson, Mississippi (Southern University and A&M College 2010)

Southern Conference on African American, Inc. – Dallas, Texas (Southern University and A&M College 2011)

Project Citizen Summer Institute – Boise, Idaho (Livingston Parish School System 2011)

National African-American Studies and Affiliates National Conference – Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Jackson State University 2012)

Association of Social and Behavioral Scientists National Conference – Nashville, Tennessee (Jackson State University 2012)

TAP National Conference – Washington, D.C. – (Pointe Coupee Parish School System 2013)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

Cooperative Learning Groups 2007-2010

Multi-Cultural Awareness 2007-2012

Student Motivation 2009-2012

Curriculum Design and Development 2006-2014

Classroom Management 2006-2014

Differentiated Instruction 2006-2014

Student Assessment 2006-2014

Project Based Learning for African-American Students 2008-2014

Whole and Small Group Learning/Teaching 2009-2014

Cultural Relevant Teaching Practices 2009-2014

Response to Intervention 2010-2014

Professional Learning Communities 2010-2014

Common Core Standards: Unpacking the Standards 2010-2014

Discipline With Dignity 2011-2014

Principal’s Academy: Common Core Priorities 2013-2014

Other People’s Children: Cultural Conflict in Classrooms 2010-2014

Understanding Black Male Students’ Learning Styles 2010-2014

Positive School Wide Engagement 2010-2015

Racial Equity 2010-2015

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS

Phi Delta Kappa 2006-Present

Praxis 2006

SLLA 2010

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Founder/Consultant of Every Child Moves Ahead – 2009 (LLC 2014 – Community Organization developed to:

oPrepare students, parents and teachers for cultural relevant, standards-based instruction

oFocus on Common Core Standards, utilize educational technology, set measurable data-driven goals, and provide rigorous and relevant learning activities in order to prepare students to become successful on state assessments

oIncrease student motivation respect and responsibility for self and others

oIncrease parental and community-involvement in the learning process of children through empowerment

oDevelop vocabulary competencies that students need in order to be proficient readers

REFERENCES

Natalie Aguillard, Principal – Rosenwald Elementary School – 225-***-****

Dr. Doris Robinson-Gardner, Dean – Jackson State University Graduate School – 601-***-**** – Division of Graduate Studies-Jackson State University – Jackson, Mississippi 39217

Dr. Joe Haynes, Executive Director Jobs for Mississippi Graduates, 601-***-****

Dr. Carrine Bishop, Professor, Jackson State University 601-***-****

Mrs. Natalie Aguillard, Principal, Rosenwald Elementary School, New Roads, Louisiana 70760 225-***-****

Dr. Jarrett Landor, Professor – Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 225-***-****

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