Cara Nance (She/Her) Email & Phone Number

Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

Remote

Operations Team collaborator supporting work onsite and remote project logistics management, project systems development and communications, data entry, virtual tech support, Zoom support, and Google Drive support.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Creating intentional and psychologically safe spaces for all so we can explore the tough questions and ‘name’ that which might be difficult to investigate on one’s own. As Dr. Brené Brown illustrates: taking off the armor so we can tap into the good stuff. The vulnerable stuff. That’s when we grow.https://www.tutumleadershipcoaching.com/

Hillsborough, N.C.

- Conducted over 60 onsite and virtual trainings.- Co–led a new platform implementation process that impacted over 40 sites.- Designed and facilitated professional learning for over 40 schools and over 20,000 staff with a 4.9 out of 5 participant rating.- Served as a consultant for 5 school leadership teams across the nation as a subject matter expert in research–based practices.- Compiled, formatted, and presented over 50 data points bi-weekly to support quantitative and qualitative data analysis to identify trends and insights into student and staff performance.- Co–led a ‘train the trainer’ internal team supporting credit recovery online learning initiatives for over 100 staff and 50,000 students.

North Carolina

Because we believe in the power of OPTIONS, Nance Construction Schools, L.L.C. is doing our part to ensure young people have them. Creating construction focused trades schools with an inclusive lens, keeping holistic health and community service at the forefront, while honing trades expertise, we're creating the counter story to the trades narrative.

Apex, North Carolina

- Created inclusive environment, both in the classroom and on the field, by developing curricula focusing on holistic wellness and social justice education throughout all lessons for approximately 300 students per semester.- Created space focused on restorative justice and self–reflection and awareness for all stakeholders.

Cary, North Carolina

- Collaborated and directly supported Intervention Coordinators, lead online learning teachers, and Alternative Learning Center teachers at 34 high schools to create sustainable behavior systems and structures, both throughout the school and in the classroom.- Designed and facilitated quarterly 8–hour professional development series for all lead online learning teachers and one 6–hour classroom management professional development workshop for educators of all levels.- Lead district assessment of state standard alignment of all online learning core curriculum by orchestrating and facilitating collaboration between 34 lead online learning teachers and 4 district core curriculum teams.- Lead 34 high school leadership teams to create consistent, positive school climates by using multiple data points to make decisions to ensure all students excel behaviorally and academically.- Served as Vertical Team lead and Strengths Finder 2.0/CliftonStrengths High School team lead to ensure accountability and professional growth throughout internal teams and a department with 21 members.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

- Created and implemented sustainable restorative justice practices informed by key data metrics to improve academic deficits through the creation and implementation of a 90–minute instructional recovery intervention and school–wide behavior modifications for a student population averaging 2,200.- School Improvement Team key process manager addressing school–wide Positive Behavior Intervention Systems implementation, attendance practices and policies, and the creation of a 9th grade mentorship program.- Co-author of "Using participatory action research to address absenteeism", Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2014.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

- Compiled and analyzed student and staff attendance and engagement data metrics to inform sustainable restorative justice practices resulting in a 75% decrease in school tardies and a 5% increase in overall school attendance from October 2010 to October 2012.- Created and implemented sustainable attendance recovery systems by way of a 4–hour instructional recovery intervention and school–wide behavior modifications for a student population averaging 1,400.

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

- Collaborated with campus organizations representing marginalized groups to incorporate training for student staff. - Designed, implemented and facilitated social justice initiatives aligning with department mission and values.- Developed and fostered an inclusive environment for residence life communities via programs and workshops focusing on diversity through supervision of ten student staff.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

-Created inclusive environment, both in the classroom and on the field, by developing curricula focusing on social justice education throughout all lessons for average of 300 students per year.-Partnered mainstream physical education with special education classes to build coalitions and train for Special Olympic competition.-Volunteered as Gay Straight Alliance teacher coordinator, Local School Council teacher representative, Advisory of Choice committee member, and assist recruitment and evaluation on national principal search and hiring committee.-Lead women’s varsity soccer team to first ever city playoffs quarterfinals.-Organized and coordinated soccer fundraiser resulting in over $4,000 in earnings used towards equipment and uniforms.-Presented at 4th International Conference on Teacher Education & Social Justice (2007) focusing on importance of inclusive environments in physical education classrooms and curricula.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

-Developed and implemented curricula focusing on lifetime fitness for average of 120 students per year.-Co-directed and facilitated afterschool intramural program.-Served as Project Manager for Project Alert.-Organized Nike/SWANCC Reuse – A – Shoe project.

North Chicago, Illinois, United States

-Created curricula focusing on lifetime sports to physical education and inclusive language and lessons to health curricula for average of 400 students per year.-Organized school’s first National Women and Girls in Sport Day for over 60 female student athletes.

Masters Of Education (M.Ed.), Social Justice Education

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Kinesiology And Exercise Science