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• Created a cross-functional team of internal and external stakeholders to develop a three-year strategic plan aligning organizational goals with community needs as it relates to education and workforce development
• Devised a city-wide community engagement strategy for the City of Delray Beach by creating and managing a cross-county ad hoc team aligned to the City’s educational goals
• Developed a steering committee involving climate advocacy groups, City of Delray Beach staff, grassroots climate support groups and educational nonprofits to support the City of Delray Beach’s sustainability and.
• Designed an ‘Excellence in Education’ Campaign in collaboration with the communications and marketing team to combat negative perceptions of educational institutions within the City of Delray Beach, increasing positive.
• Develops and manages engagement strategies related to the City of Delray Beach’s Comprehensive Plan policies regarding education, workforce and health, resulting in increased visibility and programming within the City.
• Establishes strategic partnerships by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders such the School District of Palm Beach County, Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce.

Delray Beach, Florida, United States

Develops and manages strategic initiatives regarding education and workforce development for the City of Delray Beach in coordination with the Office of Economic Development· Establishes strategic partnerships between education and workforce stakeholders such the School District of Palm Beach County, Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, Delray.

Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States

• Implemented, refined, and monitored the six phases of the employee life cycle including attraction, recruitment, onboarding, development, retention, and separation which improved talent acquisition and employee relations
• Develops monthly onboarding trainings using feedback metrics to support new hires’ acquisition to roles and systems
• Created and analyzed quarterly equity audits to assess organizational perceptions of equitable systems, organizational climate, and culture which led to improvement in organizational systems and employee retention as.
• Manages programs from initiation to closure using performance metrics to identify improvement areas and develop teams to execute changes.
• Coaches and trains employees by developing professional learning opportunities which improved staff skills and organization knowledge
• Promotes organizational culture and climate by aligning strategies and initiatives to organization's vision, mission, and annual goals through organization-wide engagement initiatives and activities

Miami, FL

• Directed a group of 8 teaching fellows in the high school and college levels, all ranking in the top 10% of their secondary institutions, during the 2015 and 2016 Summer Institute which provides enrichment to.
• Managed my team of teachers through cyclical coaching cycles and individualized professional development that targeted instructional weaknesses amongst teaching fellows resulting in teacher performance improvement as.
• Delivered curriculum, classroom management and active learning strategy training to teachers of all South Florida Breakthrough Collaborative sites for grades 5-8 in the English Language Arts discipline during.

Southwest Ranches, FL

• Created a core-curriculum for interdisciplinary studies in the Math, English Language Arts, Science, Social Science and Spanish disciplines that supported grades 6-10; Oversaw the adoption of research-based products.
• Devised a Digital Convergence Plan and managed a $100,000 budget for the adoption of instructional software and technology that will support the learning needs of 1300 students and 80 teachers; technology.
• Supported a team of 80 teachers across all disciplines through the use of formal and informal coaching cycles and departmental professional development opportunities, assisting in the development of teacher’s.
• Designed and conducted diverse professional development opportunities for 80 teachers that promoted instructional knowledge in their discipline areas, research-based practices and the implementation of newly developed.
• Disaggregated diagnostic, benchmark, writing assessment, and instructional software data for 1300 students in grades 6-10, for the purpose of creating student performance growth goals; uses big data to structure.
• Managed a lesson plan submission system through Google Docs that monitored individual teacher submissions to ensure quality processes; provided all teachers corrective feedback and suggestions on their submissions.

Brownsville- Miami, FL

• Headed and supported a team of 11 teachers with their instructional practices in the English Language Arts, Writing, Reading and Social Sciences disciplines through the use of collaborative planning, coaching and.
• Led departmental common planning meetings amongst content area teachers; assisted teachers in developing proper planning techniques, differentiated instruction and Florida standards-based instruction that led to.
• Created departmental action plans for my supported disciplines, including growth goals and measures that were used to improve school-site instructional performance; action plan was monitored by school site district.
• Collaborated with school site stakeholders, including AmeriCorps City Year, to remediate the lowest 25% of students through targeted differentiated instruction, resulting in 51% student growth by the second quarter of.
• Designed professional development opportunities by department that targeted instructional deficiencies as indicated by observations and feedback from district support staff; managed prioritization and follow-ups of the.
• Disaggregated diagnostic, benchmark, writing assessment, and instructional software data for my team of teachers and created student performance growth goals; uses big data to structure curriculum data chats per.

Miami Gardens, Florida

Consistently achieved ≥40% in learning gains in students as indicated by end of the year standardized tests (FCAT and FSA) throughout tenure of teaching. Developed effective RTI measures as indicated by summative and formative assessments to target remediation for non-proficient students, resulting in 60% of students achieving grade level reading mastery.

Educational Leadership

Activities and Societies: Broward County Principal Rapid Orientation and Preparation in Educational Leadership (P.R.O.P.E.L.) Program

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English

Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity