Michael Abello, Edd Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Part of the Chicago Public Schools Executive Team and Academic Cabinet
• Managed a department of 75 professionals across 5 teams, which supported over 4000 early childhood teachers in over 400 schools
• Managed an operating budget of over $240 million
• Developed the vision and strategic plan to ensure all Chicago children have access to a high-quality early educational experience
• Developed the plan for universal preschool in Chicago Public Schools, which has included capital, talent, budget, and other operational requirements
• Worked with district, state, and federal agencies to increase full-day early childhood opportunities for over 2,400 students in one year – 24% increase year-to-year

Brian Piccolo School Of Excellence

• Zell Family Excellence in School Leadership Award: Annual award given to an outstanding school leader in the Chicago-Northwest Indiana region. Award recognizes leaders who have built and maintained excellent schools.
• Led Piccolo to Level 1+ rating for two consecutive years, the highest possible rating in CPS and Piccolo's current rating
• Led school to 1.3 years of growth in both math and reading on district wide NWEA assessment for two consecutive years
• Piccolo moved from "moderately organized" rating to "well-organized" on the 5 Essentials survey, currently rated strong or very strong in each of the five essentials
• Maintained a staff retention rate of over 95% for three consecutive years
• Strategically budgeted to increase teaching staff from 21 to 29 teachers over three-year period

Academy For Urban School Leadership

• Hired as the founding Assistant Principal at the Herzl School of Excellence when Chicago Public School's designated it a turnaround school. Worked in the same role at the Casals School of Excellence during the 2013-14.
• Led teacher teams to create a coherent instructional program focused on common core standards and the AUSL curriculum and assessment model
• Led a data-driven instruction initiative using interim assessments for the development of instructional action plans
• Managed Herzl's Center Director and Child Parent Center expansion which enrolled 112 preschool students
• Certified REACH Evaluator and regularly completed REACH evaluations
• Helped draft Herzl’s and Casals' initial Continuous Improvement Working Plan

Chicago

• Supervised and coached 30 first and second year lower elementary and early childhood education teachers working in Chicago Public Schools
• Conducted frequent classroom observations, provided support, guidance, and feedback
• Led and engaged in extended one-on-one coaching cycles with teachers throughout the year to provide them with individualized development opportunities, review assessment information, prioritize key steps to raise.
• Interviewed and assisted in the hiring of new teachers for Teach for America
• Developed and facilitated corps wide professional development sessions for teachers in Chicago
• Created a number of tracking tools that allowed teachers to more efficiently and effectively collect, analyze, and interpret data

John M. Smyth Elementary

• Sue Lehmann Excellence in Teaching Award: Award recognizing second-year Teach For America corps members who have a significant impact on student achievement – one of five National Finalists. Process offers Teach For.
• Taught students between the ages of 3-6
• Designed and taught curriculum for diverse, economically disadvantaged students which contributed to 91% of students passing the Kindergarten Readiness Test, which was 10% above the district average
• Developed lesson plans, long-term goals, and assessed all students using the Illinois Curricular Standards
• Appointed as Grade Level Team Leader and was responsible for organizing grade level meetings and developing action plans across the grade level
• Worked on the Professional Development and Leadership Committee to helped develop new lesson plan and assessment tools for Smyth

Doctor Of Education (Ed.D.), Urban Educational Leadership

Administration Endorsement, Educational Leadership

Master Of Science (Ms), Early Childhood Education

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Finance