Leigh M. Edwards Email & Phone Number

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Oversaw fiscal matters to operate within the school’s budget. Responsibilities included managing payroll and petty cash, collecting tuition and fees, and ordering food, equipment, and supplies. Logged building maintenance reports.• Recruited, interviewed, hired, trained, and managed faculty. Planned and led faculty meetings and conducted performance reviews.• Managed all administrative duties including classroom ratios and staff scheduling, prepared reports on school operations, and maintained accurate records and files for both state and company requirements. • Served as the first point of contact for the school by welcoming visitors, leading prospective parent tours, and fielding calls. Enrolled new families, implemented orientation programs, and conducted parent meetings. Maintained home-school communications (monthly newsletters, parent letters, emails, etc.) and developed marketing plans that included community outreach programs, advertising, and special school events.

Cary, Nc

• Managed the overall operation of the childcare center. Interviewed, hired, supervised, and promoted staff development. Implemented curriculum, ensured profitability and maximum enrollment, and maintained reports for compliance with building, fire, health and sanitation requirements, and other functions necessary for licensure from state and local agencies and Goddard’s Quality Assurance standards.• Developed educational programs and teaching curriculums that incorporated Goddard resources. Provided assistance with lesson plan preparation and theme development. Ensured classrooms had effective management systems and developmentally appropriate programs in place by conducting regular observations.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Created lesson plans and facilitated instruction using teaching materials. Conducted parent-teacher conferences, assessed student performance, used data for differentiated instruction, and attended IEP, PEP, and Student Support Team meetings for special needs children. Participated in staff professional learning and school improvement teams. Volunteered in school-wide activities such as parent nights, fundraisers, and PTA activities.

Mt. Olive, Nc

• Founded, designed, and established a NC licensed childcare center. Managed educational programs, teaching curriculum, marketing and business plans, staffing, and policies. Managed all aspects of fiscal matters, including budgets, purchasing, payroll, and tuition. • Administered all legal affairs and managed facility’s physical maintenance, staffing ratios, health and sanitation guidelines, and other functions necessary for licensure from state and local agencies.• Interviewed prospective parents and planned matriculation of children. Conducted parent conferences and parent education consultations, wrote student evaluations, and acted as a liaison between preschool and community therapeutic services for special needs children. Served as lead pre-kindergarten teacher.

Bachelor Of Arts, Bachelor Of Music, Early Childhood Education/Elementary Education/ Music Education With Nc Licensures

Education record

Post Graduate Coursework Preschool Add-on Licensure