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Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Supports a team of SEL Coaches working across school buildings, increasing the capacity of K-12 Teachers and District staff to embed Social-Emotional Learning strategies on teams, in classrooms, and across the school. Develops and provides PD, hires, and onboard staff. Coordinates work district-wide. Also, manages budget, hiring, evaluation, and strategic planning. Utilizing prior experience as a K8 School Principal in a SEL focused school, and head of the District Equity Office.

Kilmer K8 In West Roxbury

Edison K-8 In Brighton

In collaboration with our Principal, Teachers and Support Staff: • Ensure a positive student climate in which all students have access to high quality education and social supports.• Ensure compliance for our students with disabilities Individualized Education Plans (IEP's), in our emotional impairment and inclusion strands.• Ensure students with limited English development receive the appropriate classroom model (SLIFE, SEI, push-in ESL) and ESL instructional minutes and support. • Ensure student safety, academic and social success through supervision, coaching and evaluating Teachers, Nurses, Paraprofessionals and other support staff.• Ensure 2-way communication with families regarding their students progress academically and behaviorally, to determine appropriate student supports, trouble shoot concerns and collaborate on academic and social strategies in collaboration with support staff.• Coordinate and monitor partnerships within our building (City Connects, Playworks for example).• Communicate and coordinate with outside agencies supporting our students (DCF, CAC, BEST TEAM, hospitals) to ensure a continuum of care and aligned efforts.• Utilize PBIS supports, and as needed, the progressive discipline through the BPS Code of Conduct to address and shift negative student behaviors.• Contributing member of school teams to ensure student academic and social success: Instructional Leadership Team (ILT), Student Support Team (SST), Administrative Team, Elementary Grade Level and Specialty Teams through Common Planning Time (CPT) meetings.• Co-create and provide professional development to staff on academic and social topics.• Manage the implementation of all assessments: Interims, Supera/Terranova, ACCESS, and PARCC/MCAS.• Management responsibilities: Budget, hiring and schedule experience. • Monitor bus, lunch and recess duties; coordinate fire and containment drills; determine the appropriate steps in matters of alleged child abuse or neglect.

• Advise the Superintendent on all Equity, Diversity and EEO Compliance matters.• Direct and supervise all aspects of the Equity Office, educational and employment related.• Serve on the Superintendent’s Executive Team; providing feedback on District policies and programs while participating in cross-functional workgroups and initiatives.• Investigate complaints of Discrimination and Harassment, and recommend resolutions to the Superintendent.• Provide 504 ADA reasonable accommodations to qualified disabled staff members.• Train Principals, Headmasters and Department Heads on Discrimination and Harassment Prevention.• Mediate conflicts between Boston Public Schools’ Staff.

• Assisted the Senior Officer of Equity in all Equity matters.• Coordinated the Achievement Gap Committee and their activities, which included providing district-wide professional development to principals and teachers on strategies to eliminate the Achievement Gaps in their schools.• Managed the $1million Achievement Gap budget (creating requisitions, monitoring expenses, releasing grants to schools).• Co-wrote the Eliminating the Achievement Gap Policy (2006).

Boston

• Aide Deputy Superintendent on all Cluster matters.• Attend Superintendent's Leadership Team (SLT) meetings.• Prepare all research and documentation regarding SLT Achievement Gap Sub-Committee.• Plan and execute the 2004-2006 Principal and Headmaster's August Institutes (Planning, program, budget and on-site management).• Coordinate Learning Walks in Cluster Schools.• Assist School Leaders with CCL Cycles and Learning Walks and report data back to BPE.

• Coordinated the Participatory Action Research (PAR) Institute at UMass Boston, including registration, presenter logistics, materials, food and support. Researched literature and methodologies pertaining to faculty research interests; additionally researched and solicited grant funding for PAR Institute and faculty research projects. • Teacher Assistant: Critical Issues in Education, Summer 2016; lesson planning, lecture, on-line class components and grading.

Chicago

• Assisted Special Assistant to the board on all matters pertaining to Board Members.• Coordinated and implemented the National School Board Bus Tour.• Coordinated the VH-1 Music Kick-off and program initiative.• Planned and implemented of the Intramural Basketball Program.• Coordinated the planning, and implementation of the District-wide role out of closed circuit television for professional development and special announcement usage.

• Responsible for successfully fundraising yearly 4 million dollar budget including grant writing and reporting; special projects; and building relationships with corporations, government and non-profits. • Managed both the Annual Paul R. McLaughlin and Marr golf tournaments (netting approximately $75,000), which responsibilities further include soliciting in-kind donations, negotiating contracts, organizing program book, and directing the event committee. • Planned and implemented all programs for youth ages 13-18 (prevention, recreational, and educational).• Planned the annual calendar and organized teen outreach efforts. • Supervised the award winning Safe Summer Streets program, a special teen initiative.• Ran all social recreational activities for children ages 6-12, • Supervised 15 gamesroom staff members and ran the summer lunch/snack program.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Urban Education, Leadership And Policy

Activities and Societies: Graduate Assistant, Research Doctoral student, Graduate Research Assistant, Board of Advisors for the UMass.

Master’S Degree, Public Administration

Activities and Societies: National Urban Fellow - Assigned to Chicago Public Schools Summa Cum Laude, National Urban Fellow (placed.

Bachelor’S Degree, Human Services

Activities and Societies: Vice President, Class of 2001 Vice President of Student Council

Diploma, Regular/General High School/Secondary Diploma Program

Activities and Societies: - Girls Basketball Team - Band, Clarinet - Chess Club Varsity Basketball Player (City champs 1992), Chess Club.