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• Lead change initiatives and process improvement for statewide initiatives• Facilitate core team meetings to foster alignment of goals, processes, and statewide solutions• Professional development and support of Idaho’s 22,000 certified teachers• Work with Idaho legislators and education leaders on statewide initiatives• Drive accountability for the learning and achievement of 311,000 Idaho students• Project management & supervision: Special Education, Federal Programs, Content & Curriculum, Child Nutrition, Assessment & Accountability, Student Transportation, Student Engagement (Mental health)

Train school CEOs and boards on Strategic planning and goal setting, CEO/Board roles & responsibilities, board governance, ethics finance & budgeting, CEO and leadership evaluations

Foster a culture of trust, understanding, and support with Idaho’s 190 school CEOs.Drive accountability for the learning and achievement of IDLA’s 44,000 student enrollments.Director, Idaho Rural Education Association: Partner with Gov. Office and other state agencies to lobby on behalf of Idaho’s rural schools

• Highest early literacy growth in the state of Idaho• Change Management: Lead culture change to reduce turnover from 40% to 12%• Instructional leadership and coaching• Budgeting and finance accountability• Served as Superintendent, Principal and Special Education Dir.https://www.idahoednews.org/news/an-inside-look-at-one-districts-reinvention-process/

Designed and taught graduate-level courses: Education Law, Classroom Management, Ethics, Multicultural Appreciation

Elementary Principal: 600 students, 40 staff. Special Education / 504 / Transportation DirectorImplemented initial Response to Intervention model, to provide data-driven instruction and interventions to meet student needs

Elementary special educationFocus on early literacy assessment, instruction and intervention

Online student instruction, with a focus on early literacy support and intervention

Special Education (Resource Room, Sherman Elementary. Special education eligibility reports and Individualized Education Programs, with a focus on early literacy assessment & interventionFunctional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention PlansProfessional Learning Communities, & data-driven instructional intervention

Intensive Behavior Intervention with high-needs students.Staff hiring, staff training, evaluations, corrective actions, etcFunctional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention PlansData collection, evaluation and analyzing to improve student behavior