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United States

Partnered with school leadership teams to align professional development initiatives with educational goals and standards.Utilized data-driven approaches to assess the impact of professional development programs and made continuous improvementsDeveloped and led professional development sessions based on NCTM Principles to Action, achieving over 85% participant satisfaction with the sessions' value.Coached teacher leaders in classroom observation, action item creation… Show more Partnered with school leadership teams to align professional development initiatives with educational goals and standards.Utilized data-driven approaches to assess the impact of professional development programs and made continuous improvementsDeveloped and led professional development sessions based on NCTM Principles to Action, achieving over 85% participant satisfaction with the sessions' value.Coached teacher leaders in classroom observation, action item creation, and coaching conversation techniques empowering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth among staff through mentoring, workshops, and peer collaboration.Spearheaded the implementation of innovative instructional strategies and best practices to enhance teaching effectiveness and student outcomes, including organizing school-wide learning walks, analyzing collected data, and leading step-back sessions.Created comprehensive evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness of learning programs and provided actionable insights for future planning, including technology integration to stay current with emerging educational trends and resources. Show less

Greater New Orleans Area

Conducted 25 professional development sessions for faculty and leaders related to aligning Math Instruction to the 3 Core Shifts resulting in 92% of participants strongly agreeing/agreeing that the session was a valuable use of time.Conducted more than 20 school walkthroughs with leadership teams to identify trends and action plan next steps.

Greater New Orleans Area

Conduct Math Team data analysis protocol and drive instructional practices leading to all grade levels demonstrating growth across all checkpoints and unit assessments and 5th grade having the highest percentage of students at the mastery and advanced levels in KIPP New Orleans.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Improved State Accountability rating from “Improvement Required” to “Met Standard” by enacting school-wide reform initiatives including data driven instruction, observation and feedback, and curriculum alignment for 45 staff members and 525 students. Analyzed and re-wrote math curriculum which contributed to a 22point increase (51% to 73%) met standard in 3rd-5th grade STAAR scores and 68% of students meeting their individual goals of 1.5 years of academic growth on Measures of Academic… Show more Improved State Accountability rating from “Improvement Required” to “Met Standard” by enacting school-wide reform initiatives including data driven instruction, observation and feedback, and curriculum alignment for 45 staff members and 525 students. Analyzed and re-wrote math curriculum which contributed to a 22point increase (51% to 73%) met standard in 3rd-5th grade STAAR scores and 68% of students meeting their individual goals of 1.5 years of academic growth on Measures of Academic Progress(MAP) in the 2014-2015 school year. Show less

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Planned and implemented data driven instruction protocols in the Math Department resulting in 16 point increase (48% to 64%) in Math STAAR passing rates from the previous school year.Worked in partnership with Director to improve school culture through the use of facilitative leadership practices, leading to a 34- point gain on school culture survey over previous year.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Designed and executed over 50 professional development sessions for new to district teachers based upon network student performance data and teacher evaluations.Consistently engaged in brief and extended classroom observations of 27 teachers followed by feedback and problems solving discussions to identify areas of improvement to impact change in student performance.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Analyzed student achievement data in math and provided recommendations to Director and Senior Director for instructional initiatives resulting in 97% of 5th grade students passing state assessment for the 2010-2011 school year. Supported 19 teachers in the collection and analysis of student data to adjust instructional plans resulting in campus receiving and “Exemplar” rating by the state for the 2010-2011 school year

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Trained 12 teachers to use student tracking system to regularly monitor student progress and use data to set specific, quantifiable student-centered goals.Conducted bi-weekly unit and lesson planning seminars to ensure objective based, student-centered lesson plans.Modeled inquiry based lessons and analyze lessons with teachers to determine best practices to be implemented into classroom.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Designed and implemented math remediation and enrichment program resulting in 98% of 6th grade students passing state assessment in 2006 and 94% passing in 2007 with commended rates of 35% for both years.Coordinated and planned first schoolwide Family Math Night and Math-A-Thon to promote parental and community involvement with 87% family participation for 6th-8th grade raising $7,000 for math field experiences and materials.

Dallas

Created standards based math lessons and assessments leading to 6th graders average moving from the 35th to 80th percentile and 7th graders average moving from the 36th to 86th percentile as measured by ITBS during 2005-2006 school year.Surpassed 2006 state average in math assessment scores on TAKS, with 91% of 7th graders meeting standard and 86% of 6th graders meeting standard.

Greater St. Louis Area

Coached school team to 3rd and 5th place finish of 115 teams in first appearance of city math and science bowl. Selected to serve as chair of 7-person school improvement team, led monthly instructional step-backs and recommended next steps to administration.

Master'S Degree, Educational Leadership And Administration, Specialization In Urban Schools

Bachelor'S Degree, Politicla Science And Philosophy