BRIA THOMPSON

**** * **** *** ** Chicago, IL · 708-***-****

adlnp0@r.postjobfree.com · www.linkedin.com/in/bria-t-46b25a114 · EDUCATION

AUGUST 2013- MAY 2017

COMMUNICATION (MASS MEDIA), MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY

MAY 2020- PRESENT

MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION/SECONDARY TEACHER EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

EXPERIENCE

FEB 2021- CURRENT

ASST. TEACHER, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LABORATORY SCHOOL PROVIDING ESSENTIAL ASSISTANCE IN

● MAKING THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT SAFE FOR LEARNING BY ENSURING THAT STUDENTS PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING

● MANAGEMENT OF SMALL STUDENT GROUPS

● FACILITATION OF LESSON PLANS

● ADHERENCE TO COVID-19 POLICIES FOR A SAFE AND FUN ENVIRONMENT)

● SUPPLEMENTAL RESEARCH(I.E. FINDING RELEVANT AND AGE-APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES) AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SUCH AS (LESSON PLAN PREPARATION, ASSESSMENTS, PROJECT REVIEW, PHOTOCOPYING, DOCUMENTATION, NOTE TAKING)

● ASSIST STUDENTS THAT ARE ZOOMING INTO THE CLASSROOM WITH ORGANIZING MEETINGS, FACILITATING BREAKOUT ROOMS, MODERATING CHAT FUNCTIONS THROUGH ZOOM AND CONNECTING TO THE LARGER CLASSROOM COMMUNITY.

● EXTENDED DAY FOR ALL STUDENT PICKING UP AFTER DISMISSAL AUG 2020 – FEB 2021

SUMMER CAMP COUNSELOR/ LEAD TEACHER- REMOTE LEARNING, HYDE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD CLUB

o Maintain ongoing, open communication with parents and caregivers o Ensure that each family receives an opportunity to build strong relationships with teaching staff o Provide a classroom environment that encourages parent participation o Plan periodical parent conferences to discuss children's developmental progress, needs and interests o Collaborate with children's families to ensure a smooth transition from home to Child Care setting o Create weekly plans and implement an age-appropriate curriculum that nurtures and stimulates all domains of each child's development in their care

o Provide a developmentally appropriate classroom environment that reflects the children's learning and growth

o Perform ongoing developmental evaluations of children as required MARCH 2020 – AUG 2020

ASST. DEAN OF CULTURE, LEGAL PREP CHARTER ACADEMY

o Maintain ongoing, open communication with parents and caregivers o Ensure that each family receives an opportunity to build strong relationships with teaching staff o Provide a classroom environment that encourages parent participation o Plan periodical parent conferences to discuss children's developmental progress, needs and interests o Collaborate with children's families to ensure a smooth transition from home to Child Care setting o Create weekly plans and implement an age-appropriate curriculum that nurtures and stimulates all domains of each child's development in their care

o Provide a developmentally appropriate classroom environment that reflects the children's learning and growth

o Perform ongoing developmental evaluations of children as required o Participate in and co-manage building-wide positive incentive systems o Participate in and co-manage building-wide behavior management systems o Engage parents through email, phone calls, and home visits o Support the Special Education department in implementing student IEP/BIPs o Co-manage of arrival, dismissal, breakfast, lunch, and hallway passing periods to ensure order and safety during these times

o Escort students to and from class when requested by the teacher. Escorts are required when students need to visit an office or have a reason to leave class.

o Monitor the students that have been removed from class due to off-task behaviors, are feeling ill and awaiting a parent pick up, or are otherwise not able to attend class o Remove and separate students from situations that could lead to verbal or physical altercations o Monitor and manage internal phone calls for escorts and support o Greet visitors arriving to the school by sending visitors down to the main office, transferring phone calls to the correct personnel, and radioing other deans for needs/supports building wide. o Create and manage detention and suspension process, including student reflection, parent correspondence, and internal tracking and reporting

o Compile student behavior data for review and understanding of trends AUGUST 2019 – MARCH 20202

ASST.DEAN OF STUDENTS, INSTITUTO HEALTH SCIENCES CAREER ACADEMY o Build positive relationships with students, staff, parents and community members. o Collaborate and communicate effectively with key stakeholders through a variety of methods. o Manage and enforce school behavior expectations consistent with building and district policies as well as state statutes including students with IEPs

o Manage and enforce attendance policies and ensure classroom alignment with school wide goals. o Manage accurate records of truancy, conduct and academic performance records. o Maintains and updates the School Code of Conduct annually. o Compile, analyze and share student discipline data regularly and use the data to make decisions o Provide training and oversight for the security team, parent patrol and other team members to enforce school behavioral and academic expectations.

o Recommend suspensions to the administrative team for students that violate the student code of conduct. o Issue and oversee detentions for students that violate the student code of conduct. o Assist staff with the creation and alignment of classroom management plans JAN 2019 – AUGUST 2019

ADMISSIONS ADVISOR/STUDENT SERVICES, VERVE COLLEGE o Maintaining and working on all accreditation work (enrollment) o Maintaining all meeting dates, sending reminders, completing meeting minutes for various types of meeting: faculty meetings, student meetings, advisory board, curriculum committee, PEP, biennial review, etc. o Running and maintain reports and data as needed by accrediting bodies and all governing agencies o Assist in collecting survey data

o Work closely with CEO

o Ensure all forms and materials are up to date.

o Attend webinars as needed

o Maintaining Instructor and Employee file

2017 – 2018

SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST/PROMOTIONS ASSISTANT, IHEART MEDIA- CHICAGO o Building and executing social media strategy through competitive and audience research o Setting up and optimizing company pages within each social media platform o Performs basic office administrative functions and updates station website. o Conducts on-site promotions and handles clients and listeners. o Sets up and runs audio and other types of equipment; hangs banners and other staging elements. o Records events (i.e. photos, videos, audio and social media measures for station promotions). o Prepares contest rules, waivers, and release forms for on air, digital, social media and other contests. o Supervises prize inventory and in-studio prize sheets as well as awarding of prizes at events. 2

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

O WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH- IHSCA 2019-2020 SEASON O AWARD WINNING JOURNALIST- ILLINOIS COLLEGIATE PRESS ASSOCIATION EDITORIAL NON-DAILY UNDER 5,000 O PROGRAM DIRECTOR – MY SISTER’S KEEPER (MENTORING PROGRAM) O PAL MENTOR- UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

SKILLS

● Experience working with marketing automation tools

● Excellent communication skills

● Skilled in creating content using Adobe Creative Suite

● Background in creating and managing a social media content calendar

● High attention to detail

● Organizational skills

● In-depth knowledge of the various paid marketing channels and technologies

● Ability to work independently or as part of a team

● Working understanding of Google Drive and Dropbox

● Knowledge of Google Analytics

● Advanced understanding of SEO

● Strong proficiency with CRM

● Teaching and training experience

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