Classroom Teacher Coordinator

CAREER OBJECTIVES

As a progressive and innovative professional leader with 15 years of experience in administration, I am looking for opportunities to utilize my knowledge, experience, and skill set to work collaboratively with a team to improve processes and performance for all stakeholders. By establishing positive relationships and focusing on continued improvement and engagement, I will leverage my leadership skills to identify and analyze needs, develop an effective plan, implement with efficiency, and reflect and revise to ensure a higher level of success.

EXPERIENCE

Elementary Head Principal – Eudora School District, Eudora, KS 2018-Present

Oversee 700+ students and 165+ staff members

Facilitate and work collaboratively with staff to increase academic performance

Identify social-emotional needs and implement interventions to support student growth

Identify needs, develop and implement program to enrich practices in the classroom

Lead staff to reflect and revise plan based on data analysis

Recruit, hire, and evaluate staff

Develop and implement ongoing and embedded professional develop to provide support and increase performance

Work collaboratively with parents and community members to ensure a community rich educational experience

Facilitate and develop opportunities to review and improve diversity, equity, and inclusion practices with students, staff, and community members

Utilize relevant problem-solving strategies in both real-time and long-term situations

Critical thinking with a global perspective on all stakeholders within the organization and community

Instructional leader – interventions and supports for supporting individual needs

Assessment coordinator – common assessments, industry made assessments, and state assessments

Manage budget, prioritizing needs

Two-way communication with internal and external stakeholders

Conflict/Resolution to ensure a win-win scenario

Elementary Head Principal – Midway School District, Cleveland, MO 2008-2018

Oversee 250+ students and 40+ staff members

Facilitate and work collaboratively with staff to increase academic performance

Identify social-emotional needs and implement interventions to support student growth

Identify needs, develop and implement program to enrich practices in the classroom

Lead staff to reflect and revise plan based on data

Recruit, hire, and evaluate staff

Develop and implement ongoing and embedded professional develop to provide support and increase performance

Work collaboratively with parents and community members to ensure a community rich educational experience

Utilize relevant problem-solving strategies

Critical thinking with a global perspective on all stakeholders within the organization and community

Manage budget, prioritizing needs

Two-way communication with internal and external stakeholders

Conflict/Resolution to ensure a win-win scenario

Develop and implement school safety protocols

Design and implement curriculum supported by standards

Instructional leader – interventions and supports for supporting individual needs

Assessment coordinator – common assessments, industry made assessments, and state assessments

Classroom Teacher – Louisburg School District, Louisburg, KS 1997-2008

Fifth Grade – Lead Teacher – 4 years

First Grade – 3 years

Fourth Grade – 4 years

EDUCATION

University of Missouri – Kansas City

Doctor of Education Ed.D. – Educational Leadership, Policy, and Foundation (May 2021)

GPA – 3.9

Pittsburg State University

Masters – Educational Leadership (May 2006)

GPA – 4.0

Ottawa University

Bachelor of Arts – Elementary Education (December 1997)

GPA – 3.3

COMMUNITY SERVICE

The Bird’s Nest

Facilitate and collaborate with community volunteers to create and open a boutique where children ages 2-21 can select secondhand clothing and hygiene items

Operation Caring

Work with volunteers to secure donation to provide needed clothing items for children. Identify children who need positive role models and need a hand up. Seek parental permission to take selected students to a retail store to purchase $100 worth of clothing followed by a trip out to lunch.

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