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Lead Primary Principals on improving outcomes for all PreK and Kindergarten students through developmentally appropriate instructional practices. Continue the focus on quality improvement utilizing data informed practices. Continued focused support for special population students. Determine and provide quality on time professional development to support tier 1 instruction. Support the alignment and allocation of resources as well a collaborate with other departments within Teaching and Learning to maintain programmatic coherence and fidelity to ensure alignment to the Aldine ISD Early Learning Framework. Leading of all Primary School programmatic initiatives including Head Start and Early Head Start. Oversee the following 13 Primary Schools: deSantiago Primary School, Garcia-Leza Primary School, Griggs Primary School, Hinojosa Primary School, Jones Primary School, Keeble Primary School, Kujawa Primary School, Magrill Primary School, Reece Academy,Stovall Primary School,Vardeman Primary School,Vines Primary School and The Aldine Child Development Center.

Collaborative for Children – Houston Texas June 12, 2017 – PresentVice President of ProgramsLead and manage four programmatic departments. Working collaboratively with the agency’s executive leadership team along with internal contact with the entire staff and external contact and agency representation with funders, community stakeholders, community leaders and the board of directors. Significant oversight of the agency portfolio of programs and related services while evaluating the effectiveness of these programs to provide ongoing feedback, management and effective resource stewardship. Develop program plans based on organization’s strategic direction / goals. Support and guide all aspects of program planning, budgeting, implementation and evaluation. Report to donors / contractors on results of funded programs and on the extent to which contract obligations were met. Provide leadership and guidance on program evaluation plans to ensure systems are in place to appropriately evaluation programs; review results of evaluations with program leadership and President, identifying areas of success, opportunities for improvement and strategies to address them. Serve as liaison with major contract funders and partners.

Serve as a member of the Superintendent’s executive cabinet. Develop, evaluate and make recommendations to the Chief Academic Officer and the Superintendent regarding policies and procedures governing the operation of the district’s schools, special services, special projects, research and evaluation, curriculum and staff development. Translate the district office’s educational philosophy, goals and objectives into action terms that directly benefit teachers and students of the district. Ensure that all educational programs and activities are operated within the limits and the interest of state and federal law. Oversee the preparation and execution of the budget for the Early Childhood Education Division of $14,000,000. Focus on improvement of the educational services and programs to the district. Ensure achievement of Oakland Unified School District goals and implementation of the district Strategic Plan and the Early Childhood Education Roadmap. Prepare and submit reports and other documents as requested by the Chief Academic Officer, Superintendent, and Board of Education. Initiate development of new partnerships, and programs. Meet with a variety of federal, state, regional and local officials regarding current and future policy and procedural aspects of the education services and advocate for changes at the local and state level. Attend all regular meetings of the Board of Education and when necessary prepare and present reports to the board. Select, train, supervise and evaluate staff. Develop and administer budget(s) related to area(s) or responsibility; anticipate revenue and expenditure needs and changes. Plan, organize and conduct trainings, in-service and staff development activities; coordinate curriculum and instruction projects, conferences, events and activities. Establish and maintain cooperative and professional working relationship with individuals, groups, and community organizations.

Manage daily activities and ensure continuous improvement at this ECE-K urban school. Administer the school budget and expenditure authorization. Set rigorous expectation and implement the Universal Improvement Plan with alignment to the district strategic plan, with targeted performance goals and objectives. Created a school wide collaborative and focused culture and climate the revolved around “students first”. Strategically planned and delivered professional development focused on instructional needs and teaching and learning improvement that resulted in improved reading achievement from 58% of student proficient on grade level reading to 86%. Planned and opened a new educational facility. Identified the needs for professional development. Developed and lead / facilitate professional development. Developed community partnerships. Supervised and evaluated all staff members. Development of a positive school culture and climate.

Developed, organized and led the engagement center for below credit over age students to complete high school graduation requirements. Set expectations for student achievement and improved high school course completion and improved the graduation rate.

Supervised and oversaw curriculum for entire school. Reviewed current curriculum and made recommendations for new curriculum. Facilitated professional development. Supervised and evaluated teachers in the following content areas: Social Studies, Science, PE, Business, Math and Language Arts. Developed and implemented intervention classes for Math and Language arts with defined curriculum and structure.