Elyse (Lacy) Reed Email and Phone Number

At Lit, we’re creating a world where every kid, everywhere, is a reader. We partner with school system leaders to help them build, implement, and sustain reading ecosystems that live at the intersection of research and instructional equity.

Student Achievement• Increased school-wide ELA proficiency on the NY state test by 23 points from 2015-2017• Increased school-wide math proficiency on the NY state test by 12 points from 2015-2017• Outperformed the district, city, and state on the NY state test in both ELA & Math in 2016 & 2017• African American students at Girls Prep outperformed African American students state-wide by 31% in ELA• African American students at Girls Prep outperformed African American students state-wide by 18% in Math• 88% of 8th graders were proficient on the 8th Grade Science Exam in 2016• 100% of selected 8th graders passed the Algebra I Regents exam and earned high school credit from 2015-2017• 100% of selected 8th graders passed the Living Environment Regents exam earning HS credit from 2016-2017 School Culture• Maintained 95% attendance during 2015-2016 and 16-17 school years• Decreased suspensions by more than half in one school year by restructuring the Student Supports Team • Chosen as an “Excellent School Visit” lab site by TNTP during the 16-17 school year• Rated “Good” or “Excellent” in all categories by NYC Framework for Excellent Schools from 15-17School Leadership• Led staff of 46 and 290 students in grades 5-8• Supervised a leadership team of 6 mid-level leaders-academic deans, culture deans, and operations director• Directly coached and supervised ELA, social studies, visual arts, and theater teachers• Facilitated Learning Walks four times a year using the Elmore framework of Instructional Rounds to diagnose school-wide needs• Oversaw weekly instructional department data and lesson study meetings in math, science, social studies, and ELA • Led a multi-year ELA and math curriculum auditing and upgrading initiative using curricular materials from various sources, such as Expeditionary Learning and Engage NY• Managed all aspects of special education programming and legal compliance • Oversaw and managed a multi-million dollar school budget

• Oversaw and managed the creation and execution of curriculum in all content areas, grades 5-8• Coordinated the administration of all formal assessments for all students grades 5-8• Synthesized and identified academic data trends in all content areas to support in adjusting instruction • Provided regular feedback on backwards designed unit plans and lesson plans in all content areas• Directly supervised eight teachers and participated in weekly observation and feedback cycles using the Danielson Framework for Teaching• Managed and supervised the Instructional Leadership Team to identify school-wide SMART goals in all content areas and ensure alignment towards those goals in all departments• Coordinated with teacher leaders to identify and implement targeted professional development based on school-wide initiatives and teachers’ growth areas

• Coordinated targeted literacy intervention for grades 5-8• Administered and collected formal and informal data to inform school-wide interventions, and to coach reading and writing teachers to use information to guide classroom instruction• Coached literacy instructors in grades 5-8 by observing lessons, analyzing lesson plans, and guiding curriculum writing• Created and facilitated literacy professional development trainings • Planned and taught a daily reading and writing intervention class to the school’s most struggling readers and writers• Grade level leader for 5th grade team

• Lead teacher for 29 kindergarten students• Planned reading curriculum, including individual lessons, for all kindergarten classrooms • Coached kindergarten teachers on the implementation of a reading program• Planned all literacy interventions for struggling students and taught writing interventions

· Planned rigorous lessons that led to a class average of 90% on the summative math assessment and 100% of students reading at or above grade level by the end of the year • Lead teacher for 22 kindergarten students· Taught all subject areas, including literacy, math, science, and social studies · Mentored newly hired teachers in classroom instruction and behavior management· Aided in writing standards-based literacy curriculum for grades pre-kindergarten to 2nd grade· Created year-long unit plans and weekly lesson plans for all kindergarten classrooms · Coordinated small group literacy instruction utilized across the kindergarten classrooms, based on compiled formal and informal assessment data · Created and implemented tutoring for students in need of intervention in literacy and/or math