Educator
Mercer Island School District
Mercer Island, Washington, United States
3rd Grade 19-225th Grade 16-194th Grade 14-16Team Lead | Building Leadership Team | Student Teacher Mentor | New Teacher Mentor | Response to Intervention Committee | Reading Program Implementation Team | Student Council Advisor | Technology Workshop Presenter | Sunshine Committee Lead | Bargaining Lead | MIEA SecretarySupported change management by implementing 6 new programs and guided colleagues as a member of an implementation teamSupported 20+ yearly clients in identifying goals, assembling resources, creating content, and frequently analyzing progress on meeting clients’ outcomes and goals Led a team of 7 colleagues in negotiations by advocating for the needs of 400 stakeholders, establishing and maintaining a partnership with upper management, developing creative solutions to meet the needs, writing and publishing contract language, and distributing new contract language Developed and delivered a professional learning training to 30 colleagues on how to implement new technology in their programsFacilitated new educator and student teacher onboarding by training them on our organization’s programs, processes, and initiativesLed bi-weekly Professional Learning Committee meetings for my department to analyze our data, review progress towards goals, and develop action plansCommunicated with stakeholders regularly to develop relationships, understand needs and goals, and increase engagement by utilizing newsletters, emails, phone calls, and in-person or virtual meetingsUtilized systems to manage client contact information, analyze client data, and develop next steps to allow clients and stakeholders to meet their goalsSuccessfully transitioned the department’s professional learning to virtual models during the pandemic by digitizing materials, creating videos, and training clients through virtual learning systems Collaborated with colleagues to create and deliver a training for our organization to align colleague understanding on educational trends