Michael Gaither Email & Phone Number

Central Florida

• As President and CEO of EdView Consulting, I contract with school districts and school leaders across the country to provide leadership consultation. I help school leaders go beyond the obstacles blocking their paths.
• Individual Leadership Coaching
• Leadership Team Coaching
• New Leader Onboarding
• Leadership Consulting
• Organizational Design and Development

Greater Denver Area

• Responsible for providing student engagement programs to ease transition into high school.
• Responsible for the development and restructuring of men’s and women’s sports programs.
• Created and implemented regional outreach plans to network secondary schools and increase coordination with middle school programs.
• Oversaw the establishment of substantive tutoring programs and a process for identifying students needing additional academic support.
• Provided supervision and support to school support staff and coaching staff.

Greater Denver Area

• Trained principals, instructional staff and school support staff on areas important to increasing student achievement.
• Created infrastructure for school wide professional development.
• Reviewed and analyzed data to improve processes and foster change.
• Supported network schools as a member of the instructional team.
• Implemented school improvement plans based on student performance data.
• Provided day-to-day support to principals and instructional staff.

Greater Denver Area

• Principal and Instructional leader for students and families with low socio-economic status.
• Provided leadership, direction and support for continuous improvement in the school’s instructional and program plans.
• Researched community resources to provide help for families in need.
• As leader for the School Personnel Committee, I recruited and hired school staff.
• Initiated continuous improvement programs to evaluate and support staff.
• Oversaw compliance with federal, state and local regulations and policies.

Greater Denver Area

• Responsible for developing vision, strategy and operational plans.
• Led the marketing, recruiting and communication efforts of the office.
• Conducted need assessments and identified key priorities related to new schools and programs.
• Managed the transitional processes involved with opening new schools, expanding existing school programs and assisted administrators and staff with relocation efforts or school closure responsibilities.
• Evaluated charter school performance – including both traditional and alternative education programs, while providing district management and support for charter school programs

Greater Denver Area

• Responsible for collaborating with the Director of Secondary School Reform and other team members to develop and implement a district wide Secondary School Reform Plan.
• Worked extensively with senior level staff to define and promote best practices and strategies related to secondary school reform.
• Recruited, hired and served as a mentor to secondary school principals in order to ensure Denver Public Schools would continue to meet achievement goals.

Greater Denver Area

• Responsible for and served as the instructional, administrative, and operational leader to ensure school and partnership success.
• Provided leadership, direction and support for the implementation of the school’s instructional and program plans to ensure that continuous improvement processes addressed the achievement of all students.
• Organized and conducted professional development and encouraged staff to participate in other learning opportunities to increase their teaching skills and abilities.

Greater Denver Area

• Served as principal at various schools during this time frame.
• As principal, responsible for leadership, direction and support of the school’s instructional program.
• Implemented processes for continuous improvement of student achievements.
• Educated, recruited and hired staff.
• Continuously evaluated staff performance.

Master'S Degree, Building Leadership

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Elementary Education