Dr. Gregory Taylor
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Marietta, Georgia 30062 Cell 404-***-****
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OBJECTIVE
Continue to enhance my expertise in the curriculum field by involvement in Teaching and
Learning and promoting the educational structure of a diverse community. My goal is to continually expand my leadership skills, use my vast knowledge base and experience to effect change in the medical and educational arenas. My drive to serve has renewed my interest in returning to public service to prepare and equip young adults, serve my community for the daily challenges of life.
EDUCATION
Education Leadership and Administration (certification), Georgia State University, 2002
Ed.D. – Tennessee State University, Curriculum and Instruction, 1992
M.Ed. – Tennessee State University, Secondary Science, 1988
B.S. – Jackson State University, Biology (Pre-med), 1985
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS
Georgia Science Teachers Conference, 1994 – present
Teacher of the Year, 1995-1996, Marietta High School
Most Outstanding Young Men of America Nominee, 1991
Most Outstanding Young Men of America, 1990
SECME-School advisor, Marietta High School
Georgia Department of Education Governance Board: End-of-Course Tests
Board of Review – Georgia High School Graduation Test (science)
Certified Nonviolent Crisis Interventionist Trainer (CPI)
Certified Ruby Payne Trainer
Standard Setting Committee – Georgia End-of-Course Tests
Participant in the Georgia/US Department of Education Leadership Support
Initiative (Principal’s Academy)
Cobb Education Consortium Graduate (CEC)
National Organization of Tech-Prep Teachers
Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society
National Education Association
Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE)
The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated
Free and Accepted Masons of the World
Sons of The American Legion: Post - 29
Eagle Scout – Troop 451 (Youngest Eagle Scout in the state of Mississippi at age twelve)
Black Belt – Shotokan Karate
Turner Chapel AME Church - Steward
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EMPLOYMENT
Marietta Sixth Grade Academy, Marietta, GA. 08/2021 – Present
Assistant Principal – Duties included teacher evaluation and staffing, school safety procedures and protocols, building maintenance, student activities and parent engagement and professional development trainings.
Marietta Performance Learning Center, Marietta, GA 08/2020 – 5/2021
Director – Duties included evaluation of teacher competencies, student scheduling, bell scheduling, counseling, building maintenance, testing coordination, establishing community-based partnerships, graduation scheduling, formulating updated safety protocols and procedures.
Marietta High School, Marietta, GA 05/2005 – 09/2019
Assistant Principal - Duties include student management and discipline, evaluation of staff, substitute teachers’, coordination of duties and responsibilities for faculty and staff, School safety procedures, Academic enrichment block, EOCT testing and other assigned duties.
Workshop Coordinator – Teaching on the Block Schedule; Teaching Classroom Management Strategies on the Block Schedule
Lockheed Elementary School, Marietta, GA 08/2004 - 05/2005
Assistant Principal – Duties included community outreach, testing, Partner-in-Education, Supervision of faculty and staff, building maintenance, work orders and after-school programs.
Turner Chapel AME Church, Marietta, GA 05/1998 - 08/2004
Director of the Education - Duties included the procurement of equipment, management of
budget, acquiring of teachers and the upgrading of records, curriculum development and instructional management.
Marietta High School, Marietta, GA 08/1992 – 05/2004
Department of Science Chair - Physical science, applied biology/chemistry and health. Also served as club sponsor, curriculum advisor, chairman of the course adoption committee, and
school improvement committee.
Georgia Internship for Teachers (GIFT)
Researcher, Georgia Tech Summer 1996
Project development and research in the area of Bioremediation for different wood processing companies.
Technical Writer, Georgia-Pacific Corporation Summer 1995
Responsible for the revision of the environmental compliance manuals for plants in order to bring them into compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency policies.
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 11/1990 – 07/1992
Community Organizer - Responsible for exposing the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center to the other health facilities whether local, state or regional. Coordinated health workshops, health fairs and conferences. Liaison between the center and the community.
Chairman for the National Sickle Cell Conference - Duties included the management of the center’s personnel, budget requests, programs and agendas, site management and media relations. Responsible for writing grants and the chairman of the advisory board.
Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 08/1989 – 05/1992
Adjunct Professor – Duties included supervision of Work Study students as well as teaching History and Foundations of Education, Administration Courses, Methods of Teaching Mathematics.
State of Tennessee Department of Health and Environment, Nashville, TN. 09/1989 – 07/1990
Aquatic Biologist, Department of Entomology - Responsible for toxicology testing of laboratory animals using toxic standards. Duties also included the upkeep of test organisms. (Ceridaphnia dubia and the Fathead Minnow)
Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 09/1987 – 05/1988
Career Guidance Counselor, Career Development Center - Duties included career guidance counseling. Chairman of the YMTF (Youth Motivation Task Force) program for the university. Responsible for organizing representatives of Fortune 500 companies. This included logistics such as budgeting, arranging meetings, community relations and conferencing.
Laurel Neighborhood Health Facility, Laurel, MS 05/1986 – 08/1986
Facility Assistant - Responsible for assisting doctors with routine laboratory testing.