Cecilia Singh Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas, United States

• Develops and adeptly manages a diverse range of scalable coaching programs, encompassing induction, leadership development, and succession planning initiatives, resulting in a substantial 27% increase in promotion.
• Designs and implements an innovative coaching program focused on enriching the leadership competencies, abilities, and skills of 350+ leaders, generating a 20% increase in staff effectiveness.
• Conducts comprehensive needs assessments to identify areas for growth and development, resulting in the successful implementation of targeted professional development programs that increase employee effectiveness by 30%.
• Utilizes diverse training methodologies and modalities, including e-learning, blended learning, microlearning, and gamification. Leads the development of a microlearning platform to provide on-demand learning.
• Effectively manages and streamlines district-wide mentoring program with 900+ participants, optimizing operations, enhancing participant satisfaction, and achieving an 85% satisfaction rating.
• Manages projects, allocates resources, and collaborates with stakeholders for the successful implementation of a career pathways program in 197 campuses.

Houston, Texas Area

• Responsible for the onboarding program acclimating ~3K newly hired or transferred employees to the district with upwards of 18K employees, focusing on providing skills and knowledge to become effective contributors.
• Directly coordinated with HR specialist departments and managed the hiring process for international exchange teachers from Spain, ensuring all 30+ teachers completed the required HR-related documentation and became.
• Continued to support newly hired teachers by providing weekly New Employee Orientation for all HISD instructional and non-instructional staff
• Presented and obtained approval for a Substitute Teacher Orientation Program, providing professional development in the spring and fall, covering sessions such as instructional practices, and behavior management
• Oversaw the planning and facilitation of a 4-day event for more than 1.8K attendees, including vendor management, meal selections, logistics and distribution, entertainment, registration, and troubleshooting

United States

• Integral team member developing various training programs, including ILT, WBT, and learning materials such as training manuals, facilitator and participant guides, and job aids, utilizing ADDIE and Bloom Taxonomy.
• Partnered with SMEs and project managers, performing training needs analysis, utilizing data to develop effective course curricula ensuring alignment with organizational goals
• Project managed various training projects and provided performance feedback, validating training learning objectives and the effectiveness of the training programs

Houston, Texas Area

• Developed instructor-led training, training manuals, and job aids, supporting assorted topics such as classroom management, teacher onboarding, best practices, behavior and development of young learners, as well as.
• Created the Professional Development Plan for Harris County, including goals for the next year, and hiring policies and practices for employing new employees, presenting and obtaining buy-in from the policy council.
• Facilitated training concerning developmental programs for teachers, supporting the operations consisting of 540 participants across 27 departments and 7 locations.
• Established various policies and procedures ensuring efficient and effective program operations, as well as compliance with all contractual agreements.
• Launched a “train the trainer” module focused on teaching peers to become trainers, utilizing district employees to deliver specialized training to support student growth and success.
• Vetted and implemented an innovative assessment tool for employees, assisting in identifying and quantifying people development, as well as planning for the specific individual needs of the staff.

Houston, Texas Area

Coordinated, supervised and administered training for teachers, submitted weekly lesson plans involving age-appropriate developmental activities; monitored implementation of the curriculum and developed benchmarks for student performance. Monitored classroom instruction, and provided demonstration lessons for infant, toddler and pre-kindergarten teachers.

Houston, Texas Area

Performed research and created daily lesson plans for kindergarten classes and 7th/8th grade Spanish students. Conducted daily classroom instruction and student evaluations to achieve goals. Worked closely with parents to provide guidance in children's growth and socialization.

Houston, Texas Area

Conducted interviews, translations, researched and wrote for the life style section of this newspaper. Worked with sponsors and advertisers to brainstorm new story ideas. Used software such as Quark Express, Photoshop and Microsoft Office daily.