Lisa Maria Smith-Sherrod, Ed.D. Email & Phone Number

Pikesville, MD, US

- Facilitate weekly goals-based coaching aligned to program priorities and differentiated for individual leader and school needs and context- Design and facilitate professional development for new and veteran school leaders- Design and deliver training experiences for aspiring school leaders- Collaborate with state, network and district leadership to.

National Aspiring Principals Fellowship-NAPF

• Facilitate course and practicum delivery with fidelity to program design through synchronous sessions, onboarding, and data-driven continuous improvements
• Prepare and lead weekly live synchronous sessions using platforms like Zoom, while supporting equity-centered decisions and leadership
• Grade assignments, provide timely feedback (within 5-7 days), and evaluate capstone presentations to support participant proficiency
• Conduct personalized weekly and monthly coaching sessions, using knowledge of Fellows' school contexts to drive outcomes and residency learning
• Collaborate with Fellowship program teams to review progress, identify next steps, and implement strategies to enhance learning outcomes
• Manage participant engagement by capturing program data, leading surveys, and supporting residency experiences through office hours and leadership seminars

New York, United States

• Provide professional learning and targeted follow-up to District and School Leaders in our partner districts.
• Facilitate nationally designed Community of Practice sessions, structured to support participants with making equity-based decisions, facilitating equity-focused and racial justice conversations, using data to diagnose.
• Conduct Leadership Walks to coach participants to develop a mental model of quality instruction; gather evidence of each participant’s ability to lead instruction and develop support plans; and identify district-wide.
• Coach participants through virtual or in-person check-ins to learn more about how the work of the individual participant is progressing, hear individual updates, support the use of online resources recommended for.
• In-person observations, which may include observations of participants facilitating professional development, providing individual participants with feedback, or working with a participant and his/her team.
• Develop and maintain professional and productive relationships with participants and their supervisors to ensure program effectiveness.

Maryland, United States

Assists clients with purchasing, renting or selling properties. Advise clients about market conditions, conduct walkthroughs, and provide guidance and assistance through the process of buying, selling, or leasing properties.

Baltimore, Maryland

Provides strategic guidance and support to all schools regarding effective and efficient daily operations. Serves in a multi-faceted, operational capacity designed to establish conditions for learning that promote the growth and development of all students and staff through district office and school-based collaboration structures, communication.

• Managed a portfolio of 37 Pre K-12 urban schools. Serving in a multi-faceted, operational capacity in order to ensure that all schools create conditions for learning for all students through professional development.
• Serve as a member of the Office of School Support leadership team to assist in planning, development, establishment of goals and objectives for the network improvement plan
• Monitor the performance of schools in all areas of responsibility against established goals and objectives and advises the Chief of School Support on areas of improvement
• Facilitate the preparation and planning of school’s annual budget in coordination with the Office of Finance
• Provide support and guidance to leadership teams regarding daily school based functions
• Provide leadership and facilitation in the implementation and evaluation of behavioral interventions

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Leads a team of 8 people to provide strategic support to a Network of 14 Elementary Schools in the areas of Literacy, Mathematics, Special Education, Student Support, Data, Family Community Engagement, Human Capital.
• Organizing network supports to meet strategic school needs
• Aiding the work of school-based leadership teams
• Providing input into the development and implementation of strategic plans to meet the mission and vision of the school and ensuring the appropriate use of resources to support high academic achievement.
• Working closely with the principals in their network and is held partially accountable for the success of their schools in meeting their cumulative performance targets in all critical areas, as well as engendering high.
• Supervising and directing the work of the staff members assigned to their team responsible for providing high quality academic and operational support to the schools they serve.

Callaway Elementary School

• Strategically lead a staff of 40+ teachers and support personnel
• Created and built the capacity of teacher leaders through Instructional Leadership Team Development, 21/22 teachers rated Effective, by the end of the 13-14 school year according to the BCPS Instructional Framework.
• Prioritized and organized initiatives for increased parental involvement, increasing parental volunteerism by 50%
• Created and maintained community partnerships with local politicians and community organizations, resulting in the reopening of the Webster-Kendrick Recreation Center attached to the school with the Boys and Girls Club.
• Monitored and evaluated instructional staff of 25 teachers using the BCPS Instructional Framework
• Implemented Data Driven Instruction Model to inform instructional decisions and increase student achievement in Literacy and Math, school consistently met state learning targets (AMO) in Math and growth targets in.

Baltimore City Public Schools-Hilton Elementary School

• As a New Leaders Resident I had the opportunity to work along side an experience, successful Urban School Leader, as I received quality Professional Development on Urban School Leadership.
• Developed and launched comprehensive extended learning program for 50 students in grades 1-5
• Implemented Data Driven Instruction Model to inform instructional decisions and increase student achievement in Literacy and Math, school made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as measured by Maryland State Assessment in.
• Established 10+ external partnerships to connect students and families with community resources
• Coached staff of 20 to ensure education program fidelity and attainment of student goals
• Developed an onboarding and orientation program for 7 new teachers

Concord, NC

• Directly managed over 70 teachers and, in 2009-2010, over 75% of teachers achieved 1.5 to 2 grade levels of growth in one year- exceeding the national goals for 2009-2010.
• Supervised implementation of comprehensive, standards-based curriculum for grades K to 5, including special education and English as a second language
• Designed and facilitated professional development to 100+ teachers on A Framework for Understanding Poverty
• Trained and monitored 20 staff members in Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol
• Lead the school-wide implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI), while providing direct support to 4 fourth grade teachers, directly impacting 100+ students in reading comprehension and mathematics computation
• Coached a staff of 10 special educators, general educators and related service providers on inclusive practices

Randallstown, MD

• Inspired the creation and vision of the school.
• Aligned all aspects of school culture to student and adult learning.
• Used multiple sources of data to improve classroom instruction.
• Monitored the alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
• Ensured the regular integration of appropriate assessments into daily classroom instruction.
• Provided staff with focused, sustained, research-based professional development.

Doctor Of Education (Ed.D.), Educational Leadership

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Educational Administration And Supervision, K-12

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Elementary Education And Teaching/Special Education, K-8

Activities and Societies: Student National Education Association (SNEA)-President; Union of African-American Students (UAS)-President.