Camille Mortimore Email & Phone Number

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Foundry is an innovative LMS and transformation services company for personalized, inquiry-based learning, K-16. Foundry manages the complex education workflow of teachers and students to plan, assess, report, and showcase personalized learning, especially competency-based learning and PBL. I am part of the dedicated team at Project Foundry working to transform teaching and learning. Specifically, my current work focuses on integrating effective personalized and PBL research into Project Foundry and schools transforming to deeper learning methods. I focus on building powerful partnerships to enhance teacher and student performance, implementing inquiry-based, personalized PBL and CBE with Foundry in complex school and district contexts. Areas of focus include performance-based assessment, place-base learning, personalized professional learning, and instructional and leadership coaching. Learn more at www.projectfoundry.org

1530 W. Center Street Milwaukee, Wi 53206

The Academy of Learning and Leadership - Founder, Superintendent/Executive Director, 2002; a birth-8th grade public charter school focused on developing deep competence as learners through inquiry-based learning, healthy living and the natural world, and deep confidence as leaders. 500+ students. 60 faculty and staff. 2 new state-of-art school buildings ($11.2 million). $4.2 million budget annually; and ALL-Well Learning Lab - a resource center supporting Milwaukee children and families, youth, and adults in active learning and healthy living. Focus: parent and family literacy services in reading and mathematics; GED preparation; college and career planning and preparation; health, food and natural world learning opportunities; community engagement.Mission: The Academy of Learning and Leadership, serving urban education needs from early childhood through eighth grade, is a community of central-city Milwaukee families and educators uncompromisingly committed to the learning and development of its children as whole persons. Through creative, experiential, project-based, interdisciplinary teaching and learning opportunities, we develop – in children, families, and educators - deep competence as learners. Through action, reflection, dialogue, choice, mentoring and service, we develop – in children, families, and educators – deep confidence as leaders. We are dedicated to consciously creating generative community in order to develop this learner competence and leadership confidence. We hold sacred the uniqueness of each individual, the need for caring relationships in learning, and the human calling to make a contribution to the world.

Southeastern Wisconsin

- Building effective school communities, facilitating improved teaching and learning performance - Mission-focused strategic planning for existing and redesigning Catholic schools and parishes - Charter/choice schools development: mission, standards, curriculum, assessment, accountability- Professional coaching of administrators, teachers, school planners, advanced degree students- Teaching, advising, syllabus review/writing and planning for institutions of higher education- Regional, national, international speaking, mentoring, and facilitating in education and healthcare: personal and organizational development, managing complex change, data gathering/interpretation

Southeastern Wisconsin

- Responsible for Archdiocesan professional development of 2,000+ teachers and administrators - Designed, directed annual conferences: 4,500 attendees, 55 sessions, national speakers, credit- Co-directed accreditation program, board, policy implementation for 145 elementary schools- Guided 50 schools in visioning, leadership, change, conflict resolution; collaboration, consolidation - Developed school boards on visioning, governance, planning, personnel, budget management

Milwaukee And Kenosha County, Wisconsin

- Increased enrollment from 360 to 500 students; expanded to grades K-8 with faculty and staff of 25- Expanded facilities: Kindergarten, Learning Center, Library, Offices, Fine Arts Room, Faculty Lounge- Initiated process for support/assistance to academically/behaviorally troubled students- Expanded counseling, family support services, and developed crisis intervention plan - Developed curriculum, instruction, development in literacy, integrated teaching, flexible grouping- Created middle school options programs: special interests, multidisciplinary learning, special needs

Milwaukee, Wi; Kenosha, Wi; Stillwater, Mn

- Taught grades 9-12 geography, sociology, social problems, human sexuality- Social Studies Department Chair, redesigned curriculum to broaden requirements, options, skills - Chair: Faculty, Staff, Administration Report, North Central Accreditation - Taught grades 4-8 social studies, science, mathematics, language arts, religion

Ph.D., Education Policy And Leadership

Dissertation on effective and inclusive school communities.

M.A., Administration And Supervision

Teaching Certification, Secondary Education

B.A., Geography

Geography

Education record