Spencer Anthony Munden

adxi5u@r.postjobfree.com 347-***-**** www.linkedin.com/spencermundennovator PROFESSIONAL STATEMENT OF INTENT

Versatile, goal-oriented, and experience transformational learner and passionate educator, able to inspire, motivate, demonstrate organizational and school leadership, offering 10+ years' professional experience facilitating quality improvements in all academic and organizational processes. Adept in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices, and Socio-Emotional Learning implementation with key strengths in team building pursuits which deliver measurable progress in student and staff performance objectives. Eminent and respected by key stakeholders, bringing keen awareness and familiarity with social justice to schools, reversing the achievement and opportunity gaps, and developing more effective educators through mentoring, training, and coaching. Enthusiastically eager to provide enriching opportunities for underserved communities to support the realization of individual goals and potential. EDUCATION

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Gies College of Business May 2022 Master of Science in Management, Business Administration - Specialization Area: Business Value & Project Management

• Serve on committee to improve student success as student panelists to welcome cohort of new graduate students; pivotal member helps new students acclimate to program, answer questions, and act as mentor. Crown University May 2009

Bachelor of Applied Science in Educational Psychology LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE: SCHOOL BUILDING & TEAM ADMINISTRATION Dean of Students 2019 - 2020

Classical Charter Schools

• Counseled and afforded guidance to 250 students and 30 staff as needed; enforce discipline, uniform, homework, and attendance policies saw 4% increase in daily attendance for students in my cohort.

• Superintended school culture, whole school systems and procedures, and students’ consequences and incentives.

• Collaborated with teachers to decide appropriate next steps regarding any student and/or parent concern by compiling analysis reports on student school culture data to identify areas to enhance and continue. Executive Manager of Elementary Academics/ Instructional Coach 2016 - 2017 Harlem Village Academies

• Coached, grew, and managed 20 teachers and 8 leaders to establish foundations for highly effective classrooms with arrangement and execution of personality development sessions promoting individual growth and career planning.

• Devised career pipeline for classroom teachers, operations, and student support staff; managed hiring activities for 7 new teachers including onboarding and organizational expectations.

• Increased student achievement levels on NYS Exams 35% instructional and administrative leadership. Dean of Instruction 2015 - 2016

Ascend Charter Schools

• Designed purposeful long-term plans and unit plans, rigorous assessments, strong relationships, and positive classroom cultures to support academic growth for students’ grades 2nd to 4th.

• Observed teaching methods and provided real-time feedback to 25 teachers and direct reports; analyzed and researched changes in classroom pedagogy in 15 classrooms presented improvements in teaching techniques in 1:1 coaching meetings or professional development sessions planned and facilitated for school staff.

• Examined learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques, and to determine areas needing improvement, as well as assess teacher instructional effectiveness INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE: CLASSROOM TEACHING & LEADERSHIP Lead Teacher 2020 - 2021

Hyde Leadership Charter School

• Collaborated with families to bridge gap between school and home with academic workshops, activities, development of 3 diversity programs to promote and sustain equality and inclusion for students, staff, and families.

• Recognized for outstanding instructional practice and outstanding community engagement for notable workshop attendance for 58% increase at ‘Difference Dads’ ‘Developing Dads’ Workshops and Seminars.

• Instructed students: English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Character Developments, Typing, and SEL. Lab-Site Teacher, Leader 2011 - 2015

Success Academy Charter Schools

• Shaped curriculum maps, fashioned lesson execution procedures, and differentiated instructional coaching plans; yielded unparalleled results- top 1% of NYS on Math/ELA Common Core Assessments.

• Facilitated Success Academy's Summer Teacher School to 100+ new and returning teachers, concentrated on balanced literacy, teacher efficacy, and developing a culture of mastery.

• Led workshops to develop professional skills in students through staff members primarily centered around impactful and engaging math routines, and motivating scholars to garner best intellectual effort on high-stakes assessments. Lead Teacher; Classroom Management Coach 2008 - 2011 HCZ Promise Academy Charter Schools

• Celebrated, awarded, and recognized for outstanding performance with Teacher of Month, Educator of week, Fishman's Prize for Superlative Classroom Practice Nominations honors.

• Collaborated with teachers to develop and maintain curriculum standards, set performance goals, and align objectives; increased exam scores by 20% through establishing standards of work performance for employees in grades K-4.

• Taught all core classroom subjects in 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th grades to 28+ students in an 11-month school year. SKILLS

• Academic Standards

• Project -Based Learning

• Process Improvement

• Oral/Written Communication

• Culturally Relevant Teaching

• Relationship Building

• Professional Development

• Response to Intervention

• Classroom Management

• Performance Assessments

• Data Analysis

• Project Management

• Curriculum/Staff Development

• Family Engagement

• Team/School Leadership

• Capacity Coaching

• Community Involvement

• Mentorship

CERTIFICATIONS (FURNISH UPON REQUEST)

• Designing & Managing the Organization

• Developing Winning Marketing Strategy & Mix for Growth

• Foundations & Applications of Everyday Leadership

• Managerial Accounting: Cost & Systems Analysis; Tools for Facilitating and Guiding Business Decisions

• Managerial Accounting: Analyzing Behavior & Systems

• Operations and Supply Chain Decisions and Metrics

• Process Improvement- Six Sigma Methodology

• Project Initiation & Planning- WATERFALL APPROACH

• Project Execution & Completion- AGILE SCRUM & LEAN INSIGHTS & INTERESTS

• Coach AAU basketball team of youth, most of whom were former students to open constructive space for young boys and girls outside of school to build comraderies and engage in physical activities, combat obesity and marshal team cooperation skills.

• Demonstrated adaptability as a new hire adjusting and shifting organizational core competencies while managing competing priorities from leadership and key stakeholders. Equipped with skillset that enables keen attention to detail and timely communication to relevant constituents.

• Innovative and creative, ready with new ideas to old problems, bold enough to challenge the status-quo; implemented many schoolwide initiatives to address unique community and school needs such as founding Success Academy’s “Boys Club”.

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