Charlene Evans-Smith, Edd Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

During my tenure, I supported the following initiatives: • Secured grants to increase funding streams for student programming.• Manage and develop systems and structures that directly provide support to IDEA’s marginalized scholar populations (i.e., students with disabilities, 504, ELL, truant/at-risk).• Design and implement high yield RTI interventions that directly support IDEA’s special populations to ensure improvement in academic achievement.• Analyze various data points to ensure effective monitoring and alignment of targeted interventions for in-person and virtual engagement.• Developed innovative evening credit recovery programming options.• Support leadership in developing comprehensive program plans, as well as implementing and evaluating the planned programs for Tier II and Tier III scholars and interventions.• Implement and support the targeted school goals as they align with DC Charter Schools Performance Management Framework.• Conduct quarterly reviews of IDEA’s specialized programs, support services, and teams to ensure quality control.• Developed cycles of professional learning for IDEA’s school community to enhancescholar support.

Manager of general education secondary reading interventions will support interventions, assessments, and implementation support. Develops and manage work plans that include curricular training's, educator coaching, school leadership support, and assessment management. The Manager's work plans will include feedback loops from multiple stakeholders and experts to ensure the usability of the intervention resources.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Analyzes coaching visit data and follow up with struggling schools/teachers to support them with implementation.• Creates district-wide professional development sessions, based on trends in feedback from coaching visits.• Observes, monitors, models and collaborates with classroom teachers, reading interventionists, and other school personnel using the programs to increase implementation fidelity.• Holds regular refresher sessions and program support sessions for teachers (e.g., office hours).• Collaborates with teams in Special Education, Teaching and Learning, and Data and Accountability to monitor the fidelity of program implementation.• Collaborates with outside contractors and vendors to align programs and interventions with DCPS initiatives and Common Core State Standards as appropriate.• Keeps detailed records of time spent in schools and any follow-up that is needed.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Developing district-wide professional developments and curriculum supports for the Lindamood-Bell reading intervention. • Supporting literacy training and instructional implementation in partnership with the Lindamood-Bell Learning Process for DC Public Schools• Coordinate and implement direct services to schools struggling to address student achievement challenges in individual classrooms or buildings.• Work collaboratively with teachers to support curriculum development and alignment to the common core to increase academic achievement.• Model student instruction in collaboration with classroom teachers and effective instructional strategies for staff members.• Refine and improve project management process; identify patterns/trends in issues across multiple projects; and develop long-term systematic solutions to address them.• Prepare and implement school and system based intervention training to support the integration of students at risk for poor academic performance.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Support schools in maintaining compliance and providing instructional consultations for student programming• Coordinate IEP and MDT meetings. • Develop IEP goals for affected students.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Grade level chair; facilitator for team meeting and liaison to the Office of Early Childhood• Set and reinforce clear expectations and routines that are aligned with the schools overall vision• Develop and implement lessons and activities to meet academic standards• Thoughtfully plan daily lessons and implement specific strategies to meet the needs of all students, providing extra support, enrichment, or variation of work when necessary• Demonstrate strong content knowledge• Design and implement assessments that measure progress towards academic standards and diagnose areas of student misunderstanding• Use assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices• Be accountable for students’ academic growth and increase each individual student’s achievement• Create a positive, achievement-oriented learning environment• Reflect on successes and areas of growth as a teacher, seek to improve performance, and respond to feedback• Participate in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions• Invest parents and families in their children’s academic success through regular communication

Beltsville, Md

• Classroom educator; program organizer for high school enrichment • Develop curricula and supporting activities for students

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Education Policy And Administration

Master'S Degree, Special Education And Teaching

The Master of Education (M.Ed.) in special education is an applied professional program that addresses the urgent educational needs.

Bachelors Of Arts (Early Childhood Education), Early Childhood Education And Teaching, Birth-3Rd

The early childhood education major leads to Maryland State certification to teach children from birth through grade 3. The program offers.