Passionate Educator

MICHELLEA R. MILLIS

973-***-**** (C)

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EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

Nova Southeastern University

Doctor of Education (Ed.D), (ABD), Concentration: Educational Leadership

National -Luis University

Masters of Science in Business & Management, Concentration: Managerial Leadership

Warner Southern College

Bachelor of Arts in Business & Management, Concentration: Organizational Management

NY Certification- School District Administrator (SDA)

NJ Certification- Principal/Supervisor

NJ Certification- Elementary Education

FL Certification- Educational Leadership

Technical skills: Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher & PowerPoint, Internet, Adobe Acrobat, Project Management, IPAD2, Mac/Apple Applications

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Youth Empowerment Services/ Higgs Carter King G&TA 2011-2012

Executive Expert Teacher Leader (Implementation Manager)

Educator Effectiveness Process (EEP)- US Department of Education TIF Grant

• Provide strategic oversight and monitoring to10 schools on the implementation of the EEP model (a comprehensive teacher evaluation and performance- based compensation system based on research and evidence based practices)

• Conduct observations including pre and post conferences at 10 EEP campuses (Teachers and Principals)

• Ensure accountability with the EEP Core Processes with a focus on ELA and math literacy via education best practices and strategies in teacher and principal effectiveness

• Lead, coach, and facilitate the Harvard Datawise Improvement Process (DWIP) for participating EEP campuses

• Travel to schools within the state on a weekly basis and maintain travel schedule, budget, and reimbursement documents and status reports

• Present powerful learning professional development sessions monthly to Superintendents, Principals, teacher leaders, and teachers based on identified gaps from each school’s data

• Create and facilitate unit meetings (job imbedded professional development) weekly based on the TEP instructional rubric indicators

• Provide training on observation protocols to increase inter-rater reliability

• Responsible for training on web based collaborative partner products- Value-added data (Battelle for Kids), Teacher Evaluation Data System (TEDS), Professional Development (Eduphoria)

• Create protocols, procedures, rubrics, handbook, manual, and communication tools for all 10 schools including board members, community, and prospective new schools

• Recruit, market, and elicit potential new schools to join EEP

• Design and present/ facilitate high quality professional development and training at the annual 101 TEP Conference, TEP Summer Institute, and monthly EEP Leadership Team Meetings

• Analyze, troubleshoot, and predict complex organizational and systemic challenges and design an individualized plan based on each school’s needs

• Ensure fidelity to the model with grant compliance and coaching

• Design evaluations and analyze data as continuous improvement to EEP implementation

• Submit weekly observation reports based on TEP implementation critical success factors

• Presenter at 2012 TABSE Conference If you build it they will come….Building a culture for Teacher Effectiveness

Direct Reports: Coach, train and mentor 6 Superintendents, 10 Principals, 125 teacher leaders

Expertise: Harvard Datawise Improvement Process, Protocols, Administrative Leadership, School Reform and Turnaround Best Practices

Education Pioneers Fellow 2010 Cohort

Newark Public Schools, Newark, NJ- Office of Innovation and Change

Coordinated the design and successful implementation of the five School Improvement Grant (SIG) Grantees specifically the re-start model of the Office of Alternative Education into 2 high performing high schools

Citizen Schools Ivy Hill Elementary School, Newark, NJ 2010-2011

Volunteer Teacher- Business Entrepreneurship Apprenticeship

Barak Obama Green Charter High School, Plainfield, NJ 2010-Present

Past President/ Advisory Board Member

Part of the committee that created the Dr. Cornel West

and George Clinton Fundraiser Raised $ 10,000.00

Direct Reports: 8 board members

NYC Outward Bound, Long Island City, NY 2008-2009

School Designer

• Strategic thought partner to 11 New York City Expeditionary Learning Schools:

• Ensure implementation of the Expeditionary Learning Model via the Core Practice Benchmarks

• Utilized multi-media technology for professional development training and modeling

• Provide expertise through coaching and mentoring in expeditionary learning model, behavioral support, team building, small learning communities, alternative education strategies, and education administration on a weekly basis to a middle and high school in NYC

• Conduct monthly strategic planning meetings to ensure fidelity to the Expeditionary Learning model and work plan

• Create and facilitate monthly professional development to all 11 Expeditionary Learning Schools on expeditionary learning model

• Maintained a telecommuting schedule including daily travel to schools, budget, and reimbursement documentation

• Submitted electronic weekly reports updating implementation critical success factors, training/professional development opportunities and next steps

• Co-Presented at National Expeditionary Learning Conference Session: “Making Protocols Part of your School Culture”

• Nationally trained in expeditionary learning model and outward bound educational philosophy

Direct Reports: Coach, train and mentor 2 Principals, 4 teacher leaders, and 50 teachers

Duval County Public Schools, Jacksonville, FL 2006-2007

General Director, Alternative Education Programs

and Behavioral Support

• Provided overall leadership for the planning, management, operation, and evaluation of district-wide alternative education programs, behavioral support programs and related projects for over 160 schools and 200 personnel in a large urban district

• Member of Superintendent’s cabinet

• Presented monthly status reports and strategic plans at monthly School board meetings

• Member of monthly school visiting team for High Schools

Direct Reports: 50 managers, 160 Principals

Monticello Central School District, Monticello, NY 2005- 2006

Project Director of Small Learning Communities

• Provide leadership for the change process and ensure accountability of the SLC vision.

• Manage Smaller Learning Communities grant funds to implement MPACT

• Supervise hiring of staff and coordination of SLCs

• Coordinate and manage activities of the MPACT Coordinator

• Serve as liaison between Monticello Central School District (administering LEA) and U.S. Department of Education program leaders

• Organize events/ professional development programs impacting Monticello High School

• Facilitate communication between the school, stakeholders, including school district administration, program partners, teachers, program staff and families

• Implement sustainability plan to ensure continued funding beyond Federal demonstration program

• Coordinate school-day/after-school program linkages and facilitate communication between classroom teachers and after-school educators and staff

• Ensure integration of community partners into the curriculum development, programming and planning of MPACT

• Assist in the preparation and distribution of evaluation materials to assess progress of program and solicit feedback from participants

• Adjust proposed schedule and activities to reflect evaluation and strive to improve quality of programs offered to families

• Assist outside evaluator in the completion of Annual Progress Reports in compliance with U.S. Department of Education regulations

• Collaborate with school administrators and contracted evaluation team to conduct internal program review

• Responsible for collection and coordination of data

Direct reports: Project Assistant, Outside Evaluator, and Data Consultant

Orange Township Public School District, Orange, NJ 2001-2005

Assistant Principal- Orange Middle School

Acting Principal- 8/2005-11/2005

Plan, control, and direct the overall activities for middle school with 580 students and 75 faculty members. Scope of position includes: staff recruitment, development, and evaluation; fiscal management, record and administration organization and maintenance; student discipline; program initiatives; team-building, shared decision-making, school values, promotion; advisory council administration; and creation of a safe, respectful, and fair environment.

Direct Reports: 2 Assistant Principals, 75 faculty

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

One Year at Higgs Carter King- 4th grade (all subjects) Teacher/Interventionist 2011

One year at Citizen Schools- 6th, 7th, 8th grade Business Entrepreneurship 2010-2011

3 years at Orange Public Schools- 7th grade Science Teacher

9th, 10th, 11th grade Science Teacher 2001-2003

ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Director of Employment Services

National Association of Drug Addicted Persons New York, New York 2001-2001

Direct reports: 8 supervisors

Assistant Area Development Director

United Negro College Fund Orlando, Florida 1999-2001

Direct Reports: Secretary

President/CEO

MCM Consulting Orlando, Florida 1996-1999

Executive Director

Good Beginnings Plainfield, New Jersey 1990-1996

Direct reports: 5 staff

PRESENTATIONS/ TRAININGS

Teambuilding Organizational Leadership

Action Planning Small Learning Communities

Expeditionary Learning Teacher Effectiveness Process

Datawise Improvement Process Principal Evaluation System

PROFFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Datawise Improvement Process Harvard Graduate School of Education June 2011

The Art Of Leadership Principal Institute Harvard Graduate School of Education July 2011

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERSHIPS/ALUMNI

Education Pioneers Alumni 2010-Present

Raise Your Hand Texas Alumni (RYHT) 2011-Present

Texas Alliance of Black School Educators (TABSE) 2012-Present

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