Alexander Solliday Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois

• Developed, managed and coached team of 4 Impact Managers through site visits to schools, weekly- check- ins, goal setting and planning, performance reviews and professional development• Tracked and monitored goals for 500+ students across 9 Chicago Public Schools to show growth in attendance, social-emotional learning and course performance• Designed and executed a partnership engagement vision and strategic plan which led to 90% of partner teachers and principals feeling satisfied or highly satisfied with their overall experience with City Year

Chicago, Illinois

• Interviewed and participated in hiring process of 3 Impact Managers, additionally as Senior Impact Manager I supported in their development and the coaching of 3 - 5 Impact Managers through formal mentee/mentorship programing and informally in portfolio spaces to successfully lead 24-50 diverse, 17-24 year-old, City Year AmeriCorps members through a 10 month program.• Facilitate and create content for bi-weekly Impact Manger Meetings for 14 colleagues to help them develop benchmarks and additional systems to hold accountable 16-22 AmeriCorps members, across 2 teams, to delivering on their City Year and school responsibilities in Attendance, Behavior, Course Performance, and in the Afterschool space by utilizing the multiple City Year Playbooks.• Directly managed day to day school partner relationships acting as main touch point between 2 new schools, an AUSL High School and a traditional elementary school, and City Year focusing on implementing Whole School Whole Child initiative collaborating weekly with school liaison, principals, to remove barriers to improve school’s Conditions for Success; to deepen City Year impact within school.• Restored and spearheaded City Year partnership with Young Chicago Authors around Louder Than A Bomb Spoken Word tournament to provide additional service opportunities for 50-100+ AmeriCorps Members to enhance their ACM experience, by providing additional chances to make up hours, additional opportunities for community outreach, and networking with multiple organizations; which ultimately helps with AmeriCorps Member retainment.• Revamped City Year Chicago’s 26 schools and expanded City Year HQ’s approach to attendance through engagement within Attendance Pilot, as Attendance Staff point, and utilized strategic thinking by building out Attendance Scope and Sequence trainings for SY18, for 230+ AmeriCorps Members and 25+ Staff members, working with staff across various levels.

Chicago

As Impact Manager at City Year Chicago I am responsible for the following:- Effectively translate information and messages from various stakeholders (the school, City Year, the Community) to AmeriCorps members so they understand and are empowered but not overloaded- Manage, lead, and develop Team Leader(s) and teams of young people-Build a strong partnership with school officials including principals, teachers, and other key decision makers by demonstrating an understanding of the school’s priorities and working collaboratively to craft and implement solutions.- Oversee the implementation of whole school and class service; including instructional support, thematic events, culture, and climate at two CPS schools- Provide structure and common understanding of service model between Headquarters, the site, AmeriCorps members, and service partners- Create clear, realistic, and measurable objectives for accomplishing the service model goals- Capture best practices and share with the larger City Year community of practitioners- Understand and use data from teacher and AmeriCorps member surveys, student, school, and district level data and classroom observations to explain trends and identify opportunities to continually improve: interventions, whole school, and class service and AmeriCorps member performance.- Inspire the team to embrace a culture of power and idealism using City Year leadership tools, team building exercises, rituals, and best practices- Use Performance Management tools to set performance expectations, identify strengths and development opportunities, and partner with each AmeriCorps member on a development plan to maximize leadership potential- Help AmeriCorps members develop civic identity by guiding them through the Idealist Journey.- Support the management of AmeriCorps member human resources to meet graduation and post-graduation expectations

Chicago

I successfully lead a team of five diverse (ages 18-24) Corps Members through ten months of service at Gresham School of Excellence in Chicago's Auburn-Gresham community. I fostered the successful implementation of our whole school, whole child model while coaching Corps Members through City Year's Attendance, Behavior and Course Performance initiatives. I organized and executed monthly school-wide events, including: 4 Attendance Rallies, 3 Family Engagement Nights (with upwards of 30+ families in attendance) and 4 VIP Lounges to reward students for improvements in Attendance, Behavior and/or Course Performance. I successfully collected and analyzed team data, and helped to organize 2 Facilitated Data Reviews. I utilized my adaptive communication skills to meet the needs of my diverse team, and served as support in managing team dynamics. I developed multiple systems of accountability for Corps Members and organized bi-weekly check-ins with teachers and administration in the building.I was selected in March of 2015 to be the co-Emcee for City Year's annual Ripples of Hope gala. I was the escort for Bruce Rauner and his wife Diana during the Martin Luther King Jr. Service Day at Gage Park High School, and was chosen to stand beside our Grant Writer to accept a donation check from the Chicago Bulls. I was one of three Corps Members chosen to meet with Edward Wehmer, CEO of Windtrust Bank and 2015 Ripples of Hope Honoree. I successfully hosted multiple site visits, specifically with Keith Goldstein and other Associate Board Members. I served a second year on City Year's Service Reserves team, and was Project Coordinator at 6+ events over the course of the FY14-15 schoolyear. Finally, I collaborated with Senior Corps Member Jemina Lyle to bring the Louder Than A Bomb residency program to the freshman at John Hope College Prep High School in Chicago's Englewood Community.

Chicago, Il

I served as a Corps Member in a tenth grade classroom at John Hope College Prep High School in Chicago's Englewood community. Assigned to an English Language Arts classroom, I collaborated with a partner Corps Member, and together we impacted 60+ students each day. I worked specifically with 7 ELA Focus List students, and met time metrics in 100% of cases, seeing grade improvement in 71% of students. I provided behavior support to 5 Focus List students and saw improvements in DESSA scores in 60% of cases. Additionally, I provided attendance coaching and support to 8 students on my Attendance Focus List. I served as the ELT Coordinator on a team of 8 diverse Corps Members, organizing and implementing bi-weekly events and after-school tutoring. In addition to daily service, I was chosen as a representative for the John Hope team to attend the annual Ripples of Hope dinner. I served as a dedicated member of Service Reserves, and was chosen as Project Coordinator at multiple VIP Events (Chicago Cubs & Hyatt Corporate). I was selected by my direct supervisors to join the 7-person Spring Break Planning Committee, creating and developing one-third of the LEP's that were chosen for high school programming. Finally, I piloted the Louder Than A Bomb team at John Hope College Prep, going as far as to coordinate the visit of founder Kevin Coval.

520 N Michigan Ave Chicago, Il 60610

I supervised the day's finances by opening the registers and preforming end of the day accounting and auditing duties. Prepared the food with a focus on preparing an excellent end product. Analyzed the inventory and managed the quality of the product by problem solving to keep a fresh product or placed orders. Best of all I got to lead and supervise a diverse workforce, of about 6-8 at a time, to one common goal "to be the best place for lunch". The workforce consisted of individuals from various educational and employment backgrounds, ranging from teenagers with no employment history to seasoned professionals. The staff was also demographically diverse with respect to race, gender, and age. In order to accomplish that we created quantifiable SMART goals to hold ourselves and others accountable. I preformed numerous constructive conversations to coach associates into preforming to our standards. Achievements: Promotion to Certified Trainer, Shift LeadHonors: Employee of the Month (on several occasions)