School Management
Resume:
Paula L. Swope
PHONE 954-***-****
Cell 954-***-**** E-MAIL: **********@*****.***
COOPER CITY, FL 33330
Career Summary Experienced and successful school administrator seeks to procure an administrative/supervisory position within the educational system of the state of Florida or charter school system.
Professional experience Mavericks High Charter School of Homestead Florida; Grades 9-12
Principal 2010-June 2011
• Successfully implemented and developed structural procedures for daily operations,
Curriculum development, instructional methodology and delivery, compliance and regulations to
district, state and federal guidelines for charter school operations.
• Successfully provided supervision and leadership for grades 9-12 including but not
limited to data collection, teacher observation and collaboration, curriculum
development, school safety and crisis management preparation, Title I, Exceptional
Student Education including all reporting and documentation, preparation of Corporate
and District reports on progress of student achievement, parent collaboration and consultation
and supervision of teacher-based committee structure. Successfully developed structures and
procedures for bringing the school into compliance with the Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Division of Charter School Operations.
• Effectively provided supervision of instructional methodologies and the
development of local and district community based collaborations and resources.
Responsible for bringing school into compliance with M-DCPS standards and policies.
• Successfully developed an enrollment and retention plan for Mavericks High School
which included working with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, neighboring Community-based
and district based agencies and the juvenile justice system.
• Accomplishments include raising the graduation rate by 100%; raising test
administration percentage by 30%; raising science FCAT scores by 3% and raising FCAT
Mathematics scores by 1%.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools: Twenty-Seven Years Experience
Assistant Principal 2007-2010
• Effectively provided leadership and supervision of grades K-5 including but not limited to
data collection, teacher observation and collaboration, curriculum development, school safety and crisis
management preparation, Exceptional Student Education including all reporting and documentation,
compliance,preparation of Region Center and District reports on progress of student achievement,
parent collaboration and consultation and supervision of teacher-based committee structure. Successfully
increased parent and community relationships by 200% over the previous year.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, webcasting and Microsoft Excel.
Miami- Dade County Public Schools District Office
March 2006 to August 2007:Director Safe Schools/Healthy Students
August 2004 to March 2006: Program Staff Specialist
• December 2002-August 2004: Curriculum Support Specialist
Successfully provided the training and coordination of all program activities for Safe Schools/Healthy Students schools personnel placed in the all schools for M-DCPS.
• Successfully developed a process for the screening and placement of potential
candidates for TRUST positions.
• Effectively provided direct supervision of twelve employees, and 105 TRUST
Specialists at all K-8,middle and senior high schools in the district including, but not limited to annual evaluation and coordinating corrective action on an as needed basis.
• Successfully wrote and provided fiscal management of the grants which currently run a b budget of over $5.5million dollars per year and the initiation of purchase orders and contracts related to the services purchased and rendered according to the terms of the grant. Also prepared District level memorandums and School Board Agenda items to be distributed to the District, Region Center and school site
locations with relation to District Student Services initiatives as directed by the Division of
Student Services.
• Effectively coordinated community resources/agencies to serve on the Student
Services Advisory Board
Leadership positions: Member Miami Coalition for a Safe and Drug Free Community
Alternate Member Addiction Services Board City of Miami
Member of the State of Florida SDDFS Advisory Board.
Additionally, trained at the state and national level for
Substance education/prevention and crisis management
and preparation.
1993-2002 Miami-Dade County Public Schools Miami, Fl
• Trust Specialist- Successfully worked with students of Haitian American, Caribbean, African American and Hispanic culture.
• Effectively provided parental and community workshops in the area of substance abuse education and school safety.
• Responsible for quasi-administrative responsibilities such as working with staff in developing a total school approach through in service workshops on topics such as learning styles, self-esteem of students, etc.
• Successfully provided individual, group and family counseling
related to issues of alcohol and substance abuse, domestic violence, self-esteem
Issues, acculturation and behavior management. This program responsibility
involves accountability to the District Office in the form of quarterly and Year-End
reports. I have provided workshops for students, parents and staff in the areas of
suicide prevention and intervention, conflict management and peer mediation.
Leadership positions held: Child Study Team Chairperson; NCAA Contact Counselor; ESSAC Committee(Chairperson)SACs Co-Chairperson
Middle School Language Arts Instructor- 1985-1992:
JRE Lee Opportunity School
Thomas Jefferson Middle School –Miami Dade County Public Schools.
• Grant Writing- Successfully and effectively prepared the Safe and Drug Free School Grant for Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Set-Aside Grant for 1999-2001. Total amount of grant monies received were 2.99 million dollars. Also prepared the 2000-2005 SDDFS Grant application. Responsibilities included monitoring and evaluating current curriculum and activities of program. Total funding-$10.5 million dollars. Successfully collaborated with the formulation of the Safe Schools Healthy Students grant and the SAMHSA Strategic Framework Grant totaling $ 3.3 million dollars annually for five years beginning 2005.
Le Leadership positions held: Middle School Team Leader, ESSAC Committee; QUIP
Chairperson
• Participated in grants Peer Review- SDFS Grants;
Tallahassee, Fl May 1999 Evaluated each grant for effectiveness and fiscal
accountability to state and federal guidelines.
Committees: Student/Services Advisory Board
DFYIT
State of Florida-Safe and Drug Free School-Miami delegate
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