Jhacole Legrand-Dunn, Ed.D. Email & Phone Number

United States

Houston, Texas Area

Skills & Achievements:■ Lesson Planning: Designed synchronous/asynchronous lesson and professional development materials for undergraduate programs that developed K-12 teachers as well as the Grow Your Own educator preparation program.■ Program Management: Implemented community connection, “together teacher”, and campus/classroom culture session programs to aid new and developing teachers.■ Educational Content: Created Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills (TEKS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) related content to increase student engagement in ELA and Social Studies classrooms across the country.■ Project Contracting: Aided local non-profits with special projects regarding civic engagements, community outreach, fundraising analysis, and strategic planning.■ Currently working with the City of Houston’s Center for Civic & Public Policy Improvement on a voter education and civic engagement initiative; a paid consulting contract aimed at partnering with community leaders Acres Homes by participating in community events, speaking engagements, and information sharing regarding voter rights, education, & civic involvement.

United States

Skills & Achievements:■ Graduate Programs: Instrumental in support of a two-year year program that serviced 130+ graduate students and trained aspiring teachers in pedagogical practices.■ Feedback Programs: Consistently met Texas Education Agency requirements with comprehensive observations and assessments of teachers, coaches, and principals to create a collaborative environment that fostered consistency in education.■ Student Advisement: Provided oversight and support to student teachers through in-person/remote observations and office hours, advising them on the best steps to take when progressing toward their Master’s degree.■ Strategic Initiatives: Established a practice session program that let students explore and collaborate on lesson planning and facilitation while fostering improved skills in parent/community engagement and interaction.■ Course Development: Facilitated creation and implementation of core content and supplemental courses for graduate students in program years one and two.■ Student Performance: Tracked student performance data by grading assessments, synthesizing results, tracking cohort programs, and identifying gaps in graduate student understanding of critical materials.■ Program Success: Collaborated with faculty and academic teams to ideate key improvements to curriculum development and strategic planning efforts that affected significant improvements in student and program success.

Katy/Cypress, Texas

Skills & Achievements:■ Business Development: Drafted key business development plans that helped natural healthcare facilities in a Houston Area suburb better meet their ever-changing needs.■ Training & Development: Orchestrated training sessions and social events that excelled at developing stylists and at-home haircare enthusiasts in relevant skills and industry knowledge.■ Promotional Events: Aided in the development of engaging promotional events for makeup industrybrands/leaders, independent makeup artists, designers, and event coordinators.■ Marketing Campaigns: Devised highly effective marketing campaigns that successfully promoted interest in special events.

Cypress, Texas

Skills & Achievements:■ Educational Observations: Observed teachers, students, and classrooms to assess student progress and teacher effectiveness, providing key evaluations, assessments, and feedback to help improve results. Educational Liaison: Served as Campus 504 coordinator and liaison for all district and campus educationalinitiatives.■ Faculty Development: Planned and implemented robust training session for administrators, faculty, and teachers to help guide their professional develop and improve campus community outreach.■ Educational Leadership: Oversaw management of disciplinary concerns, staffing needs, emergency situations, and any additional campus-related leadership concerns.■ Educational Programs: Orchestrated development of an impactful campus STEM program in partnership with the district's STEM initiative that promoted educator professional development for classroom implementation of STEM campaigns.

Houston, Texas, United States

■ Community Engagement: Supported community forums and activities that promoted a strong relationship and partnership with members of the school community.■ Facility Management: Drove oversight of facilities and programs, including overseeing resource allocation for district and campus initiatives, teacher/leadership development, and any secondary programming efforts.■ Budget Management: Conducted forecasting and oversight for budgeted use of specified funds such as Title 1 funding.■ Promotions: Led planning and implementation of promotion and commencement activities such as fundraising, event planning, contracting, general oversight, and more. Continual Education: Devised a robust district-wide summer reading camp that was eventually opened to middle school students throughout the city of Houston.■ Virtual Learning Programs: Coordinated multiple virtual learning and credit recovery/accelerationefforts/programs.

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Learning And Organizational Change

Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta Pi; AERA; BERC

Master, Education Administration And Supervision

Bachelor Of Arts, English