Dwayne Evans Email & Phone Number

Calumet City, Illinois, United States

Calumet City, Illinois

Coordinates and lead all district activities.

Calumet City, Il

Responsibilities Provide leadership to administrators, faculty, and staff in the operation of school with 1,600 students, predominantly African American and Latino; Supervise 110 teachers, 60 staff and 7 division leaders; Collaborate with community and business leaders to foster partnerships and garner support; Manage a budget of $25 million and work to strengthen school-community relations. Handle the recruitment, training, coordination, and administration of employee attendance and payroll; Maintain and manage building level employee personnel files; Train, develop, and evaluate all levels of administration; Responsible for recruitment of certified staff, support staff, student teachers, and ancillary personnel; Oversee payroll of various tenured and non-tenure staff members; Conduct all new hire orientations; Provide guidance to management on policy interpretation, performance evaluation, and employee relations; 90% retention of all hires.AccomplishmentsAcademic: Fostered development of academic climate in the school through monthly meetings with new teachers, associate chairs, and entire faculty; Worked with curriculum planning committee to develop programs for incoming freshmen development and matriculation; Personally sponsored meetings between students and top-tier colleges and universities (i.e., Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Brown); Developed new teacher manual and monthly meetings for staff development; Spearheaded school improvement evidenced by a 10% increase in Honor Roll and the lowest failure rate in 11 years; Started Summer of Experiences Program (enabling selected juniors to experience various work and college programs).School Culture and Climate: Fostered nurturing environment by remaining visible and available to faculty and to students in and around school and school activities; Supported and facilitated adoption of discipline procedures that resulted in significant reductions in student discipline referrals, suspensions, and expulsions.

Oversee the capacity building and development of the high school.

Maywood, Il

Responsibilities Provided leadership to school with 2,000 students, predominantly African American and Latino; Supervised 155 teachers, 60 staff and department heads; Collaborated with community and business leaders to foster partnerships and garner support; Managed a budget of $23 million and strengthened school-community relations. Handled the recruitment, training, coordination, and administration of employee attendance and payroll; Maintained and managed building level employee personnel files; Trained, developed, and evaluated all levels of administration; Responsible for recruitment of certified staff, support staff, student teachers, and ancillary personnel; Oversaw payroll of various tenure and non-tenure staff members; Conducted all new hire orientations; Provided guidance to management on policy interpretation, performance evaluation, and employee relations.AccomplishmentsAcademic: Developed an academic support program to assist students in meeting state standards on the PSAE; Worked with curriculum planning committee to develop alternative programs for students; Started the Summer of Experiences Program.School Culture and Climate: Instituted monthly after-school social reception for teachers; Encouraged and facilitated the adoption of new tardy and ID procedures that led to the reduction of student tardies and student financial obligations. School–Community Relations: Implemented biweekly attendance reports to keep parents informed; Organized first Annual Principal’s Reception for principals and other administrators from feeder schools and districts; Worked with Maywood Rotary Club, Maywood Chamber of Commerce, Proviso/Leyden Council for Community Action, and other community organizations; Worked with Loyola Hospital to institute the school’s first Community Health Fair and School Based Health Center.

Chicago, Il

ResponsibilitiesProvided leadership of a school with a tradition of serving African-American males; Introduced a collaborative structure involving faculty, parents, and students in virtually every aspect of school life; Supervised 27 teachers, 13 staff and 4 department heads; Managed a budget of $1.5 million dollars; Strengthened the college prep curriculum of the school. AccomplishmentsAcademic development: Increased graduation requirements to the highest in the state; Developed and presented staff development workshops for teachers and staff on secondary school strategies for teaching at-risk students; Developed curriculum strategies to promote student achievement and improve academic outcomes; Increased student retention rate through a collaborative effort of the administration and recruiters.Counseling department (personal and college): Exposed students to a variety of programs and auxiliary personnel along to assist them in dealing with social and personal issues; Spearheaded effort to ensure admittance of every student into college, which resulted in 100% college acceptance rate from 1995 to 2000.Athletic and student activities: Department responsible for 8 sports and 20 coaches; Competed in one of the oldest and most competitive conferences in the state; Increased our involvement at each competitive level over my tenure; Established golf and tennis teams; Re-established football after a 25-year absence.Recruitment: Responsible for exposing 8th grade students to opportunities within the school; Recruitment efforts increased by 30% over a 2-year period; Average entrance exam scores improved by 15 points.Fundraising: Managed the annual golf outing; Solicited donors and sponsors. Parental involvement: Solicited, cultivated, and increased parental support for academics and athletics.

Doctor Of Education (Ed.D.), Urban Education And Leadership

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Curriculum And Instruction