Buffy Williams Email & Phone Number

Saint Simons Island, Ga, Us

Darien, Ga

Rome, Georgia

Taught Educational Specialist classes for Educational Leadership

Taught Education Master and Specialist candidates in the area of Curriculum and Instruction

Bartow County, Georgia

• Awarded 2 Math Science Partnerships (MSP) grants with Kennesaw University;• Awarded a federal Striving Readers Grant for $8.5 Million Dollars;• Led system committees through District Accreditation – SACS/CASI 2009-2010 and 2014-2015;• Developed a Classic Core Vocabulary Program to support SAT/ACT vocabulary for elementary grades;• Developed 2nd and 4th grade FOCUS classes to support struggling learners in Reading and Mathematics;• Developed and conducted a Intervention… Show more • Awarded 2 Math Science Partnerships (MSP) grants with Kennesaw University;• Awarded a federal Striving Readers Grant for $8.5 Million Dollars;• Led system committees through District Accreditation – SACS/CASI 2009-2010 and 2014-2015;• Developed a Classic Core Vocabulary Program to support SAT/ACT vocabulary for elementary grades;• Developed 2nd and 4th grade FOCUS classes to support struggling learners in Reading and Mathematics;• Developed and conducted a Intervention Convention for struggling learners during the summer – 2010-2015• Acquired PSC approval to conduct and offer Reading, Math, ESOL and Gifted Endorsements in Bartow County; • Developed Read to Succeed reading support program for all K-5 students in Bartow County each summer; • Developed a partnership with CEISMC/Georgia Tech to support math teachers’ understanding of standards based mathematics and pedagogy; • Completed Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI) Base Camp and Summit training with two cohorts;• Completed GLISI Leadership COLA;• Completed Developing High Performing Leaders with GLISI;• Trained in GLISI Leadership Performance Preparation Coaching (LPPC); • Completed GSBA’s Superintendent Development Program in 2013 on Planning, Funding and Budget, as well as, Facilities and Capital Outlay Institutes. Show less

Atlanta, Georgia

Initiated and led program development of a reform model designed to improve student performance in low performing schools in Georgia K- 12th grades, which included:• Traveling statewide, teaching and directing school implementation of the school improvement plan;• Planning and organizing state and regional workshops and conferences for groups of people up to approximately 1,000 teachers at a time;• Assisting State RESA Director in allocating and maintaining a $21 million dollar… Show more Initiated and led program development of a reform model designed to improve student performance in low performing schools in Georgia K- 12th grades, which included:• Traveling statewide, teaching and directing school implementation of the school improvement plan;• Planning and organizing state and regional workshops and conferences for groups of people up to approximately 1,000 teachers at a time;• Assisting State RESA Director in allocating and maintaining a $21 million dollar budget;• Assisting with the Governor’s Task Force for School Improvement;• Presenting to the Governor on School Improvement Plans for Georgia;• Presenting to Senate and House planning committees as needed for three legislative sessions;• Presenting at NCEE National Conference on School Improvement;• Training as a National Trainer for NCEE and America’s Choice;• Working with 250 schools and 21 Regional Site Coordinators to implement school improvement throughout Georgia. Show less

Bartow County, Georgia

• Led a school from third year status as a failing school to one of Distinction for Title I. • Implemented a whole-school reform model under America’s Choice

Atlanta, Georgia

• Designed and implemented Math Matters in Georgia, a statewide elementary and middle school mathematics initiative, utilizing a math improvement model. • Organized and conducted a committee for the revision of the Georgia Quality Core Curriculum Objectives in elementary mathematics.• Organized and led press conferences to announce Math Matters to Georgia.

Bartow County, Georgia

• Organized and implemented a Charter School effort, resulting in Charter School status in 1996; • Organized a school-wide effort for school improvement and implemented a K-5 technology-based curriculum; • Co-chaired the Bartow County Mathematics Conference in 1997.

Bartow County, Georgia

• Taught kindergarten, first and second grades; • Taught a pilot multi-age classroom in 1993 for first and second graders; • Served as one of the first teachers in Georgia to incorporate full-inclusion into a regular classroom setting in 1992; • Conducted workshops for Georgia on the SIA Program and the use of inclusion in special education.

Doctorate In Education, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Specialist In Leadership, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Certificate In Administration, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Master’S Degree, Elementary Education And Teaching

Bachelor Degree Of Liberal Arts, Early Childhood Education And Teaching