With K12 Media, I support school leaders by helping them tell the stories of their students, staff and communities through digital media platforms. Positive communication is key in combating all the naysayers rhetoric and K12 Media has multiple ways and a full staff to assist districts do just this!

Provide vision and leadership for the education of 5,000 students in 10 schools with a $79M Budget and a 16.5% fund balance. Responsible for hiring, supervising and evaluating central office staff and principals, meeting Board of Education goals, providing a safe learning environment for all students, communicating and advocating for district needs, and increasing enrollments and attracting new families. I am the chief negotiator with 6 unions and 1000 employees and also oversee local, state… Show more Provide vision and leadership for the education of 5,000 students in 10 schools with a $79M Budget and a 16.5% fund balance. Responsible for hiring, supervising and evaluating central office staff and principals, meeting Board of Education goals, providing a safe learning environment for all students, communicating and advocating for district needs, and increasing enrollments and attracting new families. I am the chief negotiator with 6 unions and 1000 employees and also oversee local, state and federal grants. Notably, I have achieved the following: - Implemented Professional Learning Communities, MTSS throughout the district- Instituted 1-to-1 Chromebook initiative, K-12- Passed a $39M Bond Issue and a $7.2M Enhancement Millage- Began an Early Childhood Center, which now serves over 200 students (of whom 85% remain)- Negotiated 12 union contracts, all with steps/wage increases- Implemented instructional coaching for math and ELA- Increased enrollment by 220 students over the past four years- Began "Wyandotte Reads" - a free summer reading program- Acquired over $150,000 in grants- A.L.I.C.E. training for all staff Show less

Provided leadership for K-12 curriculum and instruction at 21 schools for 12,000 students. Supervised and evaluated elementary and secondary principals, oversaw the District professional development programs, supervised Assessment, Athletics, CTE, Media, Fine Arts, Bilingual, Adult and Community Education, Alternative Education, Early Childhood and School Improvement. I also monitored the North Central Accreditation process, oversaw the district safety committee, provided instructional reports… Show more Provided leadership for K-12 curriculum and instruction at 21 schools for 12,000 students. Supervised and evaluated elementary and secondary principals, oversaw the District professional development programs, supervised Assessment, Athletics, CTE, Media, Fine Arts, Bilingual, Adult and Community Education, Alternative Education, Early Childhood and School Improvement. I also monitored the North Central Accreditation process, oversaw the district safety committee, provided instructional reports to the Board of Education, planned and facilitated district Leadership Team meetings and Board of Education workshops. - Implemented IB Diploma Program for 310 students. - Transitioned to ELA and math Common Core State Standards, K-12- Developed and implemented standards based report card, K-6- Created a 5 year vision for the entire instructional department - Revised elementary specials schedule to allow for PLC planning during the school day, K-5- $18M budget reduction in 2009-2010- Lead the process of closing 2 administrative sites and 4 elementary schools- Implemented the reconfigured elementary schools (K-4), upper elementary schools (5-6) and middle schools (7-8)- Lead a team to redistrict all K-8 students Show less

Responsible for providing a safe and effective educational experience for 1984 students at Athens High School. Directed, supervised, developed and evaluated a staff of 105 teachers and non-teaching personnel. Lead in curriculum development and improvement, along with compliance of NCLB and state accreditation standards. I also served as the liaison to parent organizations, supervised the North Central Accreditation process and facilitated grievances, grade and discipline appeals.

Mathematics Teacher- Calculus- Pre-Calculus- Honors Algebra II- Algebra I- Exploring Algebra- Pre-Algebra

Mathematics teacher- Pre-calculus- Algebra II- Geometry- Algebra 1Varsity Women's Assistant Basketball Coach- 1989 Class C State Champions- 1990 Class C State Runner UpVarsity Women's Volleyball CoachJunior Varsity Women's Volleyball Coach

Mathematics Teacher- Geometry- Applied AlgebraEnglish Teacher- CompositionVarsity Women's Assistant Volleyball Coach7th, 8th grade Volleyball Coach