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Glendale, Az, Us

Glendale, Az

Lead a full range of administrative and staff operations as an Assistant Principal, including professional development, teacher mentoring, grading and lesson plan monitoring, formal and informal evaluations, student and parent engagement, and student discipline. Oversee the implementation of testing (pre/post formative, regular benchmark, state, and national) to monitor growth and achievement of 900 students. Selected accomplishments:• Boosted school profile as a collaborative team member and school administrator with the recognition of Jefferson Preparatory for three consecutive years by US News and World Report in the Best Schools edition.• Ensured school certification as a lead contributor, researcher, document preparer for Advanc-ED accreditation.• Improved outcomes and assessed student development by integrating and managing such testing as AZMerit (3rd to 12th graders), AIMS Science testing (district), and ACT and SAT testing (high school).

Glendale, Az And Phoenix, Az

Oversaw all instructional and testing functions relating to curriculum, K-8th grade data monitoring/reporting, student discipline, and teacher mentoring/training/development.Selected accomplishments:• Maximized the tracking of student learning progression by instituting pre/post formative testing, regular benchmark testing, and all state and national testing for 900 students. Such approaches include the management, implementation, and monitoring of the AZMerit (3rd-12th graders), AIMS Science testing for the district, and ACT and SAT testing (high school).

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Ensured curriculum alignment with required standards by collaborating closely with classroom teachers individually and as a group. Heightened innovation by steering the focus toward data driven classroom decision making. Selected accomplishment:• Optimized instructional output by attending/monitoring Professional Learning Communities to support teachers striving to improve classroom practices. Partnered with teachers in classroom data interpretation to identify strategies to offer additional supports for struggling students.

Phoenix, Az

Expanded the student learning by implementing creative instructional strategies as a middle school math and science (physics, chemistry, biology, earth science, and planetary science) teacher. Integrated the FOSS science curriculum and introduced direct instruction of lessons to teach important background information and facilitate the transition into the lab for concept experimentation.Selected accomplishments:• Advanced educational opportunities as a founding charter member for the establishment of the Adams Traditional Academy.• Periodically served as the Middle School Team Lead to guide instructional quality by monitoring teachers, aiding in lesson plan evaluations, interpreting data, and supporting instructors during parent meetings. Positive outcomes included achieving three consecutive years of a 100% pass rate on state testing. • Solidified student achievement with 98% receiving a meets/exceeds expectation on the AIMS 8th Grade Science Test during tenure as a science teacher.• Selected as the sole teacher from Arizona to serve as an inaugural member of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Teacher’s Advisory Council (2012-2014).• Co-authored the Arizona Charter Teachers’ Guide to Common Core Implementation: Advice from the Classroom, a collaborative report from the members of the VIVA Arizona Charter Teachers Idea Exchange.• Facilitated the Advanc-ED accreditation of Adams Traditional Academy as the lead contributor, researcher, and document preparer.

Conveyed instruction in all subject content areas, including art and elementary Spanish, as an upper primary school teacher within a self-contained classroom. Intermingled instruction with a blended class of 5th and 6th graders, teaching both grades concurrently.