Rebecca S. Gratz

Educator - Leader - Facilitator - Coach

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Blue Hill, ME 04614

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adx1pi@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

George Stevens Academy, Blue Hill, ME - Assistant Head of School

JULY 2021 - PRESENT

Responsible for all aspects of educational operations of the school. Work in collaboration with the Dean of Curriculum and Instruction, Dean of Students, and Directors of Local and Boarding Admissions to ensure a robust learning environment, a supportive community where students thrive, and recruiting and retaining students. Responsible for the advisory, activities, and community service programs. Work with the Dean of Curriculum and Instruction to coach and supervise teachers, develop meaningful professional learning opportunities, and ensure student access to learning. Positive Solutions Coaching, Providence, RI — Founder FEBRUARY 2021 - JUNE 2021

Coaching young adults as they navigate the complexities of high school, college, and beyond. Specializing in coaching for problem solving, goal setting, and building resilience.

Bancroft School, Worcester, MA — Head of Upper School JULY 2020 - JANUARY 2021

Oversee day-to-day operations of the Upper School within a PK - 12 school serving 400 students. Responsible for instructional leadership, teacher support and evaluation for 35 US teachers, and all aspects of communication with the Upper School community. Work with the Dean of Students to support students and maintain high academic and behavioral expectations. Member of the Administrative Cabinet responsible for developing, communicating, and implementing school-wide policy and planning. The Sound School, New Haven, CT — Principal

JULY 2012 - JUNE 2020

Oversee day-to-day operations of the school, including instructional leadership, staff and campus management, partnership with parents and cooperating organizations, student discipline, and budgeting. High School, grades 9 - 12 with an enrollment of 340 students. Manage and support all full and part-time faculty and staff totaling 54.

Select accomplishments: Strategic five-year planning for implementation of competency-based learning and assessment. Direct admissions and recruitment efforts to increase enrollment of students of color and representation from 22 Cooperating Districts. Successful completion with renewed accreditation of NEASC decennial review, spring 2014. SKILLS & SPECIALIZED

TRAINING

Coach’s Toolkit (Online

Summit), Bright Morning

AISNE Insights: So you think

you’re an Antiracist? &

Microaggressions in the

Time of Black@, AISNE.

Cultivating Emotional

Resilience in Educators

Cohort, AISNE.

Beyond Diversity Training,

Pacific Education Group.

Facilitator, Instructional

Rounds. Connecticut Center

for School Change.

Facilitator, Restorative

Circles, New Haven

Federation of Teachers.

Restorative Practices,

International Institute of

Restorative Practices.

Mastery &

Competency-based Learning,

Great Schools Partnership.

School Development

Program, Comer Model, Yale

Child Study Center.

Facility with Google Suite,

Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom,

Padlet, and Miro.

The Sound School, New Haven, CT — Chief Learning Officer AUGUST 2009 - JUNE 2012

Work with the Leadership Team to create and implement professional development to support school-wide initiatives.

Represent Sound School in District-level professional learning opportunities and development.

The Sound School, New Haven, CT— History Teacher

FEBRUARY 2000 - JUNE 2012

Taught World History, US History 1 and 2, Civics, and electives. Designed and implemented content and skill-based curricula in all classes along with inquiry-based and project-based lessons and units. Incorporated individual, small and large group instruction to meet the needs of all learners. Worked with the Student Services team to ensure students with learning differences achieved success.

Hommocks School, Larchmont, NY — History Teacher (Leave replacement)

OCTOBER 1999 - JANUARY 2000

Taught 7th and 8th grade US History as part of a Middle School Team. Designed and implemented an American Studies unit on Urbanization in the 20th Century with an English teacher. Incorporated inquiry-based lessons and project-based learning.

New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Elmhurst, NY— Environmental Educator

AUGUST 1993 - JUNE 1996

Designed and implemented environmental education programs for New York City students and teachers focusing on the NYC water supply and wastewater treatment systems, water conservation, watershed protection, and air pollution. Led educational tours of NYC water supply and wastewater treatment plants. Led professional workshops for teachers. Wrote educational materials for distribution to students, teachers, and members of the community. Served on the city-wide Environmental Education Council. EDUCATION

Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT — Sixth Year Professional Degree in Educational Leadership AUGUST 2013 Yale University, New Haven, CT — Master of Environmental Management, Teaching Certification History 7-12 Grades DECEMBER 1999

University of Vermont, Burlington, VT — Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies MAY 1992

COMMITTEES & AFFILIATIONS

Member, District Equity

Leadership Team, New Haven

Public Schools

Chair, Decennial

Accreditation, Sound School

NEASC Accreditation Team.

Member and Chair, Board of

Directors, Solar Youth, Inc.

Code of Conduct

Development Committee,

New Haven Public Schools.

Chair, History Curriculum

Development Team, New

Haven Public Schools.

SELECTED MEDIA LINKS

George Stevens Academy

website

The Sound School website

WTNH What’s Right with

Schools: The Sound School

https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/w

hats-right-with-schools/what-s

-right-with-schools-the-sound-

school/154*******

WTNH coverage of Student

walkouts on March 14, 2018.

http://www.wtnh.com/news/con

necticut/ct-students-joining-nat

ional-school-walkout-against-g

un-violence_2018040310405877

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Video: The Sound School: An

Aquaculture High School

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=Y33gjeR92gk

Article: New Haven Students

Plunge Into the Harbor to Learn

https://www.nhregister.com/con

necticut/article/New-Haven-stud

ents-plunge-into-the-harbor-to

-learn-11390743.php

CERTIFICATIONS

092 Intermediate Administration and Supervision K-12, State of Connecticut - 1/14/2014 - 1/13/2022

Building Level Administrator PK - 12, State of Rhode Island - July 2021 - July 2024

Certified Professional Coach, World Coach Institute - April 2021

Certified Youth, Parent & Family Coach - May 2021

PROJECTS

Safe Return to On-Campus Learning at Bancroft School - Summer 2020

Collaborated with the Administrative Cabinet and Fusion Cell consultants to design and implement the plan for the safe return of students and faculty to in-person learning in the Fall of 2020. Developed COVID 19 safety protocols for in and outside of the classroom, campus management, and positive case management. Communicated all aspects of the plan in writing and on zoom to students, parents, and faculty.

The Sound School Mastery-based Learning — 2012 - 2020 Initiated and led a cross-disciplinary school team in development and implementation of a long-term plan to move from the traditional, Carnegie credit system to a Mastery-based system.

School Improvement Plan — 2015 - 2020

Led the school-based leadership teams developing the School Improvement Plan (SIP) with long and short-term goals, action plans, benchmarks, and data analysis. Ensured the SIP supported Mastery learning and included a cycle of continuous improvement. Diversity Recruitment Plan — 2014 - 2018

Worked with NHPS Mentors and Leadership, along with input from Sound School students and staff, to create a diversity recruitment plan to increase interest, awareness, and applications to the Sound School by New Haven Students of Color. Cultivated and supported a school culture and community where all students feel known, heard, and supported.

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