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Westfield Community School

Evaluating staff, documenting performance, providing feedback, organizing appointments, setting improvement goals (SLO and SMART) for both student and staff under strict and time sensitive deadlines.Designing, presenting and providing professional development for staff, parents, students and the community.Working collaboratively and leading data decision making groups in areas of RTI, PBIS, District Science, Math and ELA curriculum development.MS building scheduling, assessments and data; and monitor of grade reporting system through Infinite CampusEstablished and developed the D300 Summer STEM Camp for elementary level students for grades 3-6.Overseeing Westfield’s AVID, 6th through 8th Grade Discipline, Grades 3-5 Special Education SOAR Program and Science education K-8.Website development and maintenance and communication through Facebook, Twitter and District RCS.

Liberty Elementary School

Supporting structures in RTI, organizing tier 2 & 3 interventions and participating in the data review process to create pyramids for intervention.Supporting the Positive Behavioral Intervention (PBIS) Model of Organizing Tier 1 (Green Team) and Tier 2 (Yellow Team) interventions, education and assembly, such as Character Counts and Bully Prevention Talks.Evaluation of Staff using the Charlotte Danielson Evaluation Model.Supporting Elementary School Programs such as Dual Language and Special Education.Certified in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training Program (CPI).Supporting district-wide Quantum Learning Strategies and incorporation within the classroom.Serving on Common Core Math Training Committee to educate teachers and students on Common Core Math Practices and StandardsWrote science writing prompts aligned with up-coming Common Core Literacy and Next Generation Science Standards for grades K-3 & 5 to for the literacy committee designed to educate teachers on how to integrate subject matter in to literacy practice.Organization of the school to pass the Kane County ROE Safety and Fire Inspection.Data Collection for the district-wide 5th grade Math Placement Test aligned to Common Core Math Standards to improve placement into middle school courses.Scheduling and organizing building rentals.Implementation of Social and Emotional Standards through 2nd Step lessons.Website development and maintenance and communication through Facebook, Twitter and District RCS.

H.D. Jacobs High School

Leading a group of teachers in the realignment of the K-12 D300 science curriculum to the Common Core Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and College Readiness Framework. Observation & Evaluation of 16 High School staff members (8 non-tenured & 8 tenured) using the Charlotte Danielson evaluation model.Organization of science department and Jacobs High School into Professional Learning Communities Model to encourage collaboration and commonality.Budgeting, ordering & receiving of science supplies with a $30K budgetEstablished and developed the D300 STEM Summer Research Program for students in grades 7-12.Taught Physical Science and BiologyDesigning, presenting and providing professional development for staff, parents, students and the community focusing on areas of science and data management, collection and decision making.

St. Charles, Il

Taught Chemistry, Biology and Integrated Chemistry/Biology. Total of over 125 students each year.Committee member for Secondary Redesign & Restructure, District 300 Technology and ScienceTrained and lead the school in Understanding-By-Design and Professional Learning Communities

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Educational Leadership And Administration, General, Pre-K Through 12

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Teaching Certification, Education

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Science (Biology Major)