Central Office position in charge of PIMS, Federal Programs, Maintenance Supervision, Transportation, Advanced Placement, Dual-Enrollment and Gifted Education

Principal of a 550-student high school.Leadership of a committee which conducted a comprehensive review and revision of the course catalog, master schedule, weighting system, and curriculum offerings.Expanded the Advanced Placement program from four courses to fourteen courses.Began the process of updating outdated curriculum, textbooks, and materials in all academic disciplines.Presence at every major school function, contest, and event.Worked with students to revise policies governing a variety of areas.Charter member of a committee to reform the PIAA playoff system.Created a Facebook & Twitter page for the high school to engage parents and the community.Led an initiative to increase school spirit and recognition of school events.Started the Project Lead the Way STEM program at CCHS.

Educational leader at a 420- student, 6th - 8th grade middle school.Trained staff on the new teacher evaluation model using the Danielson frameworkLed faculty through the process of creating a vision and mission statement for the middle school.Led staff through revision of core subject curriculum and assessments to align to the Pennsylvania Core StandardsDeveloped a blog and Twitter account for the middle school to increase communication between the school, parents, students, and community membersWorked with district technology director, technology subcontractor, and teaching staff on a three-year process to transform integration of technology in classroom instructionResponsible for: student discipline, employee evaluation, and other aspects of building leadership and managementAccomplishments:Central Cambria Middle School’s performance in 6th grade math has risen from 4th in the county in 2012 to 3rd in 2016. Performance in 6th grade English Language Arts has risen from 7th in the county in 2012 to 4th in 2016.Central Cambria Middle School’s performance in 7th grade math has risen from 3rd in the county in 2012 to 1st in the county in 2016. Performance in 7th grade English language arts has risen from 7th to 2nd over the same time period.Central Cambria Middle School’s performance in 8th grade math has risen from 7th in 2012 to 1st in 2016. Performance in 8th grade English language arts has risen from 6th in 2012 to 1st in 2016. Performance in 8th grade science has improved from 7th in 2012 to 3rd in 2016.In 2016, among the 51 middle schools with a lower ratio of economically disadvantaged students in a 10-county stretch from Allegheny to Centre County, Central Cambria Middle School outperformed 33 of them. This includes middle schools from highly-regarded, wealthy districts such as North Allegheny, Upper St. Clair, Hampton Township, Mt. Lebanon, Seneca Valley, Quaker Valley, State College Area, Penn-Trafford, Hollidaysburg, and others.

Member of a 3-person leadership team at a 1,000-student high school in Manheim, PASecured a grant through the Cargill Corporation to fund the implementation of the Project Lead The Way engineering curriculum within the Technology Education departmentSupervision & Evaluation of teachers and support staffAthletic eligibility monitoring & enforcementImplementation of Learning-Focused Schools instructional modelStudent Discipline

Social Studies teacherTaught students in grades 10 - 12Course topics included European history, American history, Economics, Civics & Classical HumanitiesKey Club Advisor, TEAM AdvisorWeight Room SupervisorEvent Staff