Kendra Simasek Email & Phone Number

Maitland, Florida, United States

Responsible for virtually training teachers and staff on testing procedures as well as coordination of all state and district testing for student body of 783. Coordinator and lead mentor for new teacher mentor program to ensure successful onboarding and just in time learning throughout the school year. • Member of school Leadership Team• Trainer and SME for Skyward (SMS) and Canvas (LMS)• SEL Team Lead

Award winning Science teacher for students in a virtual, face to face and hybrid classroom environments while actively participating in leadership roles at both the school and district levels.• Science LaunchEd (online) instructor for at risk students• Mentor for new teachers on campus providing training and coaching for online classroom tools• Chairperson and member of the Faculty Advisory Committee and School Advisory Committee (SAC)• Summer School virtual learning manager Awards and Recognition• 2020-2021 Teacher of the Year for Maitland Middle School

Remote

Led virtual trainings for new clients to include school district personnel, school site administration, teachers and staff for successful implementation of Parentsquare platform and mobile app. Responsible for client communication and training coordination from beginning to end of training/onboarding cycle.

▪Instructed a virtual classroom of up to 240 7th – 12th grade students (multiple preps) by coordinating with students, parents and guidance counselors to create a personalized learning experience.• Developed, delivered and analyzed live teaching sessions to improve student achievement• Based on training background and successful implementation of course development, I represented content area instructors on committee for course revisions to align with state standard• Received “Highly Effective” teacher rating for 2014-present• Selected among peers to serve as PLC Leader for content area instructors

Led face-to-face and virtual training for classes of 1-75 new hires and worked with multiple departments to ensure successful onboarding of new employees and interns. Responsible for management of the Professional Learning schedule coordination and implementation for FLVS instructors.• Created, delivered and analyzed new training materials to include face to face and virtual training models for instructors and non-instructional employees on wide variety of systems and practices for multiple departments across the organization. These projects included creating job aids, training plans, creating scripts for other trainers to implement consistent training model.• Developed, trained and managed University Partnership internship program with multiple colleges and universities for pre-service teachers• Based on performance was asked to serve as lead trainer to educate and train new trainers growing the training department from 2 to 12 trainers.• In building relationships with vendors and key stakeholders I was selected to become the FLVS site trainer and facilitator for Quantum Learning Networks• Out of the entire training department I was selected to present at national conferences on FLVS professional development programs that I helped to create • Initiated movement of training programs from a face to face only model to development of “paperless” virtual training and created online training warehouse to ensure consistency for training programs and ability to update learning materials in a timely manner.• As a leader on the training team I was selected to serve as FLVS Staff Conference committee member chair multiple years• As a liaison for the training team I served on FLVS Accreditation committee