Michael Patrick Lyons, M.Ed. Email & Phone Number

Worcester, Ma, Us

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Worcester, Massachusetts

As a teacher-liaison my responsibilities include the facilitation of providing a program of quality instruction at home, at a hospital, or at another setting which will parallel a student’s curriculum while he or she is unable to be present at school.

Worcester, Massachusetts

• Overseeing staff implementation of curriculum.• Ensuring staff’s completion of lesson plans aligned with curriculum.• Fulfilling staff evaluation process. • Curriculum planning and training, leading daily staff meetings and planning sessions.• Collaborating with WPS School Adjustment Counselors, WPS Administration, Worcester Police Department, and the Department of Children and Families to support at-risk students. • Collection and submission of all data and paperwork by… Show more • Overseeing staff implementation of curriculum.• Ensuring staff’s completion of lesson plans aligned with curriculum.• Fulfilling staff evaluation process. • Curriculum planning and training, leading daily staff meetings and planning sessions.• Collaborating with WPS School Adjustment Counselors, WPS Administration, Worcester Police Department, and the Department of Children and Families to support at-risk students. • Collection and submission of all data and paperwork by the required deadlines. • Communication and facilitation with community agencies. • Coordinating on-site staff training/professional development and planning sessions.• Overseeing budget planning and implementation. • Monitoring implementation of Individual Education Plans and Progress Monitoring. Show less

Worcester, Massachusetts

• Plan for AVID College and Career school-wide Leadership Institute professional development seminars for a staff of just under 100 teachers. • Prepare and Present for AVID district-wide professional development seminars.• Provide leadership, coordination, and support for the AVID program to raise the achievement level of participating students and to increase the students’ personal benefit from the learning experience. • Assess and prioritize the needs of AVID students and make… Show more • Plan for AVID College and Career school-wide Leadership Institute professional development seminars for a staff of just under 100 teachers. • Prepare and Present for AVID district-wide professional development seminars.• Provide leadership, coordination, and support for the AVID program to raise the achievement level of participating students and to increase the students’ personal benefit from the learning experience. • Assess and prioritize the needs of AVID students and make recommendations about programming to meet those needs. • Expose students to educational experiences that help them accelerate their academic achievement, learn to value their abilities, and view themselves as productive life-long learners.• Have primary responsibility for the development, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of the AVID program at the school level. • Coordinate the recruitment and selection of students for the AVID program. • Assist teachers and administrators in placing students in rigorous curriculum. Teach four AVID elective classes and oversee after-school support for AVID students.• Help to create a college-going atmosphere throughout the school. • Collect and analyze data (grades, SOL test scores, attendance, and referrals) to monitor the progress and success of each AVID student. • Facilitate AVID events (college visits, cultural events, opening of school activities and events, and parent nights). • Manage the AVID budget for the school. • Provide leadership as the AVID site team facilitator for the school. Hold regularly scheduled meetings throughout the year.• Provide ongoing professional development that informs staff about the 11 AVID Essentials, AVID strategies such as WICOR, and college preparedness initiatives. • Provide ongoing evaluation of the AVID program and recommend changes, improvements, and additions as needed. • Facilitate communication between upper elementary, middle school, and high school AVID programs. Show less

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

• Performed all duties and responsibilities as assigned by the principal• Wrote a successful $25,000 grant to upgrade building’s instructional technology• Communicated effectively with students, parents, peers and other professionals on a regular basis• Modeled professional and ethical standards when dealing with students, parents and faculty• Provided a positive learning environment in which students are encouraged to actively engage in the learning process• Maintained… Show more • Performed all duties and responsibilities as assigned by the principal• Wrote a successful $25,000 grant to upgrade building’s instructional technology• Communicated effectively with students, parents, peers and other professionals on a regular basis• Modeled professional and ethical standards when dealing with students, parents and faculty• Provided a positive learning environment in which students are encouraged to actively engage in the learning process• Maintained effective and efficient record keeping procedures• Utilized differentiated learning instruction to address the existing achievement gaps among students• Implemented instructional activities contributing to a climate where students are actively engaged in meaningful experiences• Collaborated with peers to enhance the instructional environment• Assisted in assessing changing curricular needs and offered plans for improvement Show less

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Master Of Education, Administration

Master of Education in School Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Major: Marketing Minor: Economics

Bachelor of Science with a Major in Marketing and Minor in Economics. Student Government President (1998-1999), Class President.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Senior Class President. Student Representative for the Boylston-Berlin School Committee.