Promoted to assist with student discipline of over 500 students. Selected, evaluated and mentored 25 teachers. Coordinated special programs composed of 600 students, including the English Language Learner (ELL) and Gifted and Talented (GT) programs. Assisted in providing and supervising professional learning opportunities. Served as the summer school principal and driveline coordinator. • Mentored 25 new and experienced teachers in a newly established school resulting in efficient classroom routines leading to reductions in office referrals.• Appraised 25 faculty and conducted walk throughs for professional building personnel as part of the teacher appraisal system and evaluation process.• Trained over 100 staff on the needs of ELLs, Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC), and driveline procedures for a new charter school of 1,300 students. • Directed summer school of 90 students, resulting in establishing baseline data for 20 ELLs entering Kindergarten and 1st grade, and promotion of 70 students in 5th and 8th grades who failed the STAAR.• Maintained inventory and monitored campus textbooks, educational materials, and keys.• Reported and monitored student attendance and tardiness and communicated with families to prevent excessive absences.

Recruited to assist opening a large charter school of 1,400 students. Managed 5th grade student discipline, teacher needs, and grade-level service projects. Monitored lesson plans and strengthened instructional opportunities through professional learning communities. Guided learning in alignment with state curriculum, established clear learning expectations and differentiated instruction for special populations. • Implemented 3-tier intervention program for students to enhance student performance based on classroom, grade level, and school/district data. • Established a grade level learning environment requiring minimal administrative intervention by creating common team rules, procedures, and teaching practices.• Mentored and guided a team of 6 teachers through daily challenges related to parent communication, district initiatives, and academic and behavioral aspects of teaching. • Collaborated with administration to advance the mission of the school, create a positive learning environment and analyze data that directed the teaching practices of the staff.• Initiated and guided student-led grade level service learning opportunity raising over 500 cans of food for the Houston Food Bank.

Hired to oversee school program including budget planning, improving instructional opportunities and school improvement, cultivating partnerships with community partners, and initiating philanthropic programs. Led strategic planning and long-term financial direction with the school board. Managed annual budget of $1M+.• Assessed test data and teacher performance resulting in a collaborative revision of the school scope and sequence, the adoption of state curriculum guidelines, and revised teacher evaluation formats providing baseline data for future improvements. • Revised office functioning and financial processes for collecting unpaid tuition and profit/loss projections resulting in a significant reduction in nonessential operational expenses.• Established strong parent and school board relationships resulting in increased fundraising efforts providing enhanced instructional opportunities for teachers to increase student achievement.

Hired to institute curriculum reform, evaluate systemic programs related to governance and institutional advancement. Assessed teacher and staff performance and provided a student-centered educational environment.• Implemented physical plant improvements through philanthropic efforts and developing parent and community partnerships.• Created systems to support development of schoolwide vertical alignment of curriculum.

Developed instructional opportunities by creating programs focused on developing global awareness and leadership. Managed facilities, enrollment, philanthropy, and marketing. Managed budget $1.2M+. • Collaborated with community and business partners to develop a globally-diverse curriculum and educational program resulting in increased levels of ethnically diverse learners and partnerships within the community. • Reduced operational budget deficits by strong relationships with stakeholders and the school board and by initiating the largest annual fund in the school’s history and a significant increase in new student enrollment.