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Greater New York City Area

• Manages the behavior of a population of over 300 high school urban students using discipline, structure, appropriate incentives, and high expectations to achieve measurable academic and civic success • Implements consistent school-wide management practices and individualized management plans for students struggling behaviorally • Collaborates with the Assistant Principal of Culture and social workers on a bi-weekly basis regarding school culture and… Show more • Manages the behavior of a population of over 300 high school urban students using discipline, structure, appropriate incentives, and high expectations to achieve measurable academic and civic success • Implements consistent school-wide management practices and individualized management plans for students struggling behaviorally • Collaborates with the Assistant Principal of Culture and social workers on a bi-weekly basis regarding school culture and student discipline• Observes classes and provides feedback on a weekly basis in order to assist teachers in improving instructional practice as it relates to culture and discipline• Utilizes data from Kickboard to modify behavior management and create incentives for students• Communicates effectively with students, families and colleagues regarding the maintenance of the school’s discipline policies• Acts as principle liaison between students, families and staff regarding acute discipline issues• Arbitrates student conflicts in conjunction with social workers by implementing resolution strategies Show less

Greater New York City Area

• Designed and implemented the social studies curriculum incorporating the common core standards for 7th and 8th grades• Collaborated with assistant principals, along with the literacy and science teams to create and implement unit plans for common core standards.• Implemented Common Core Standards for both ELA and Social studies.

Greater New York City Area

• Achieved an increase for over 80% in 7th grade ELA scores• Designed and implemented the science curriculum for three 6th grade cohorts• Designed and implemented the literacy curriculum for one 6th grade cohort• Collaborated with assistant principals, along with the literacy and science teams to create and implement unit plans for common core standards using the Universal Planning by Design model.

Master’S Degree, History

Bachelors Of Science, Communication Arts