Katie Witham Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn, Us

• Oversaw all production operations for new and updated content across Edmentum products and in multiple proprietary platforms • Managed internal teams ranging from 11-16 members, as well as vendors and contractors, on numerous and concurrent roadmap projects• Team owned: content and assessment builds in platform, review/QA, audio generation, publishing, supporting documentation, and pre-release testing processes • In 2 years leading production, managed the build and release of over… Show more • Oversaw all production operations for new and updated content across Edmentum products and in multiple proprietary platforms • Managed internal teams ranging from 11-16 members, as well as vendors and contractors, on numerous and concurrent roadmap projects• Team owned: content and assessment builds in platform, review/QA, audio generation, publishing, supporting documentation, and pre-release testing processes • In 2 years leading production, managed the build and release of over 200 courses and 1500 assessments• Integral in developing workflows and documentation for both new technology capabilities (cross-platform integrations) and to guide internal process efficiencies • Managed all customer-reported content defects, including reporting, triage, both content and production fixes, escalation to stakeholders, and crafting customer-facing language• Partnered closely with teams across the organization (Engineering, Technology, Content Design, Product Management, etc.) to ensure quality and efficiency• Effectively managed a global, remote team, including managers of managers, achieving employee engagement survey scores far above company average• Previous roles at Edmentum included managing teams of subject matter experts and owning the maintenance and updates of content across all products Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed the development of all end of year Reading and Writing assessments for the state of Florida, impacting over 2 million students per year• Oversaw a team of Grade Band Leads on a $220 million project: managing workflow, assisting with blueprint creation, maintaining client relationships, and ensuring on time deliveries• Achieved 99% passage and test item acceptance for 2019 development year, across all grades• Facilitated on-site meetings with Florida Department of Education… Show more • Managed the development of all end of year Reading and Writing assessments for the state of Florida, impacting over 2 million students per year• Oversaw a team of Grade Band Leads on a $220 million project: managing workflow, assisting with blueprint creation, maintaining client relationships, and ensuring on time deliveries• Achieved 99% passage and test item acceptance for 2019 development year, across all grades• Facilitated on-site meetings with Florida Department of Education and educators/district leaders• Managed teams of contractors, including training, communication, workflow, and feedback• Responsible for overseeing item writing and revision, passage selection, internal quality control, test construction, client meetings, and deliveries to the client• Managed an 18-person temp team on a 3 month project for the Smarter Balanced Consortium Show less

Greater Memphis Area

• Managed a cohort of 21 first year corps members placed in middle and high school English and Social Studies classrooms. • Serviced 13 schools throughout the Memphis area• Provided ongoing support through direct coaching, observation and feedback, content rigor support, and assistance in data analysis • Led professional development bimonthly on topics such as differentiation, standards aligned lessons, and investment through data

Memphis, Tn

• Taught 9th, 10th, and 11th grade English courses at a National Blue Ribbon winning, Title I School• Achieved 98% proficiency on End of Course State Assessments (80 out of 82 students), coupled with student growth in the 96th percentile• In all three years, contributed to a department that achieved the highest overall performance, as well as the highest level of student growth, in the Shelby County School district • Students performed in the top 1% statewide, while also achieving… Show more • Taught 9th, 10th, and 11th grade English courses at a National Blue Ribbon winning, Title I School• Achieved 98% proficiency on End of Course State Assessments (80 out of 82 students), coupled with student growth in the 96th percentile• In all three years, contributed to a department that achieved the highest overall performance, as well as the highest level of student growth, in the Shelby County School district • Students performed in the top 1% statewide, while also achieving top 5% growth each year• Engaged in common planning and assessment creation, helped facilitate department meetings to determine best practices, hosted parent/student Data Analysis Night• Teacher Effectiveness Measure Level 5 (out of 5) Teacher Show less

Memphis, Tn

• Committed to teach in high-need schools as part of national program with 12% acceptance rate• Participated in ongoing training and professional development• Holds endorsements in Secondary English, Middle School (all subjects), and Elementary (all subjects)

Memphis, Tn

• Taught all subjects for second grade within a self-contained classroom• Received a Teacher Evaluation student growth score of 5 (out of 5)