Talent Acquisition Public Schools

Curriculum Vitae

Dennis Michael Belkofer

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Mobile: 312-***-**** Email: ********@*******.***

Skills

Thirteen years of administrative experience including budget and grant (state and federal) management; long-range planning with specific goals and milestones; hiring/evaluating staff; teacher recruitment/talent acquisition; curriculum design; first-hand knowledge of best instructional practices that apply to all disciplines of instruction; teacher-trainer; training and experience as a professional fund-raising and marketing writer.

Education/Degrees

Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia: Master of Counseling; University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio: Education Specialist in Administration and Supervision; Master of Education in Administration and Supervision; Bachelor of Education in Elementary Education

Teacher Recruitment/Talent Acquisition

Civitas Education Partners, Chicago, Illinois (2014-2015): Teacher Recruitment Talent Acquisition Coordinator: Recruited teachers for the charter schools managed by Civitas Education Partners.

Principalship Experience

West Belden K-8 Charter School, Chicago, Illinois (2003-2004): Opened the school from ground zero.

Administration and Supervision

Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, Illinois (1997-2010)

Senior Manager of the 57 million dollar federally-funded No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Supplemental Educational Services (SES), providing after-school instruction in 300 schools and serving 30,000 students: Supervised a staff of 8 coordinators assigned to specific schools to ensure program implementation met program guidelines with fidelity; supervised 60 outside agencies providing instruction to students and facilitated their payment for services to the students; coordinated professional development for 600 teachers providing instruction to students via SES; responsible for all aspects of the SES budget and audits by the federal and state agencies overseeing NCLB.

Truancy Prevention and Attendance Improvement Coordinator: Supervised 100 schools to reduce truancy and improve attendance by providing strategies to principals and teachers that promote student attendance; teamed with alderman to help meet the every-day needs of families with school-age children to ensure student attendance; partnered with school counselors and social workers to provide counseling to truant students; provided parenting training to parents of truant students; worked with school nurses and medical organizations to provide health services to students truant due to health and wellness issues; trained school secretaries to enter student attendance data into the district’s data base.

Coordinator of the 13 million dollars federally-funded Reading First Program, providing professional development in best language arts and reading practices to K-3 teachers in 100 schools: Trained teachers in best-practices in reading and language arts; monitored instruction on a per-classroom basis; ensured budget guidelines were met.

Accountability Liaison: Worked out of the Office of Accountability overseeing 80 schools to ensure they spent state and local funds according to guidelines; visited more than 300 classrooms as a member of walk-through teams that provided assistance to teachers and principals to improve instruction.

Coordinator of the 1.5 million dollars state-funded Safe Schools Program: Provided professional development to principals and teachers in best practices that reduce conflict and violence.

Assistant Director of Homeless Education: Supervised the homeless education program in 600 schools to ensure the needs of homeless students were met as decreed by homeless education federal legislation; created the Chicago Public Schools Homeless Education Manual and a data base to track homeless students.

Manager of the Truancy Hotline: Supervised a staff of 5 telephone operators who received calls via an 800 number from schools and the general public reporting truant students; supervised 20 off-duty police officers who followed up on the calls and visited the homes and locations of the reported truants and returned them to school. More than 2,000 truants were returned to school each year under my watch.

Teaching Experience

Maritime Academy of Toledo, Ohio (2017-2021): Career Pathways Coordinator: Administered personal interest inventories to students to help them explore suitable career paths; provided instruction in developing soft skills, resume writing, interviewing techniques, guidelines for professional dress and etiquette, personal banking, financial literacy, conflict resolution; brought in speakers from a variety of professions to broaden students’ understanding of the workplace; hosted a Career in the Trades Fair involving major unions presenting apprenticeships and career opportunities to students; hosted a Dress for Success Fashion Show for junior and senior girls; assisted students finding part-time employment and internships; created an alumni association.

Chicago, Illinois Public Schools (1979-1982); 1991-1997: Elementary Teacher

Norfolk, Virginia Public Schools (1989-1990): Reading Specialist and Guidance Counselor

Raleigh, North Carolina Public Schools (1972-1973): Elementary Teacher

Toledo, Ohio Public Schools (1970-72 and 1977-1979): Reading Specialist and Elementary Teacher

Fund-Raising/ Marketing Writer

Christian Broadcasting Network, Virginia Beach, Virginia (1988-90): wrote financial appeals, receipt letter and articles for the ministry’s monthly magazine.

Marilyn Hickey Ministries, Denver, Colorado (1983): wrote articles for the ministry’s monthly magazine.

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