Melissa Harmeyer Email & Phone Number

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Project manager for projects ranging in size from $40K to $1M.Collaborate with external partners to achieve KPIs and accomplish goals within budget.Lend infrastructure to each project; efforts include creating meeting agendas, communicating with external partners, developing budgets, and assigning tasks/action items.Utilize tools from DMAIC, Six Sigma, and.

Waukee, Iowa

Plan and lead vertical meetings for over 20 social studies instructors from grades 6-12 in order to ensure that standards are adequately covered and courses are aligned district wide. Led professional development sessions that focus on literacy across multiple disciplines for teachers from 6-12 buildings.Worked with other curriculum leaders from the 6-12.

Waukee, Iowa

Selected to mentor four new to the profession and district Waukee teachers. Supervised over 10 student teachers and practicum teachers over the course of my career.Observed classroom lessons and management and gave feedback to teachers. Ensured new staff were aware of school policies and procedures. Attended training sessions with new educators in order to.

Waukee, Iowa

Member of district and school level equity teams.Presented to staff members on topics including bias, equity, diversity, and inclusion during professional development. Helped to develop standards on equity, diversity, and inclusion that were implemented district wide.Planned and piloted new course based on the equity standards that was offered district.

Waukee High School

Manage over 90 students each term. Communicate with parents on student progress. Designed and taught over six different courses. Developed curriculum for both online and in-person learning. Use data to help track student progress and inform best practices in the classroom.

Wells Community Academy High School

• School-wide administrator for over 200 students and 13 professionals
• Serve as liaison between Chicago Public Schools Instructional Supports
• Serve as contact for administrators, teachers, and parents from over 10 different Chicago Public Schools
• Led registration for over 200 students from over ten different Chicago Public Schools
• Assisted in recruitment for Saturday Recovery
• Maintained records for enrolled students and provided appropriate information with guidance counselors in order to help students recover failed credits

Chicago

• Leadership:
• Leader of the sophomore grade level team and 12 different professionals
• Increased sophomore’s on-track to graduate rating by 15% for the 2013-14 school year
• Current on-track sophomore rate of 89% for the 2013-14 school year
• Observed, evaluated, and provided meaningful feedback to new teachers and interns
• Mentored Golden Apple Scholars from the Chicago-Area

Greater Chicago Area

• Coordinated travel for domestic and foreign guests to the university
• Maintained a department calendar for laboratory personnel and personal calendar for the laboratory head
• Scheduled department meetings, lectures, and various other professional meetings
• Served as a communication link between university professors and the Dean of Medicine
• Worked with a variety of staff such as PhD candidates, laboratory professionals, and university staff
• Maintained confidentiality

Reading (M.A.), Literacy Instruction

Literacy Education Endorsed Reading Teacher for grades 6-12

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Secondary Education And Teaching

Masters in Secondary Education Instruction (Completed August of 2012). Course work in Middle School Instruction

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History

Double major in History and Communication Studies Minor in English