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Saint Joseph, Mi, Us

Bloomington, Indiana, United States

Stevensville, Michigan, United States

• Positively managed student behavior as leader of PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) Team, provided training for staff and students about school-wide expectations. Collaborated with staff, families and students to improve PBIS program, apply for grants to fund PBIS and roll out our initiatives.• Increased supervision and safety of students through redesign of car pickup dismissal system, arrival and dismissal procedures, creating the school Crisis Management Plan and staff professional development.• Restructured PLC time through creating collective commitments & norms as collaborative educator teams, working alongside the Guiding Coalition to provide intensive, job-embedded professional development for the entire instructional staff• Collaboratively partnered with elementary and district leaders to plan for professional development, safety, distance learning and overall function of the district.• Elementary administrator representative for Lakeshore Education Association meetings and negotiations.

Marion, Indiana, United States

• Worked closely with the Special Services Department to meet student needs through Tier II and Tier III interventions prior to a referral for testing (if necessary). • Redesigned, clarified and delineated the Marion Community Schools RtI Process to better meet the needs of our students.• Created a process for Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavioral Intervention Plans.• Systematic, classroom and formal observations completed on students in grades Kindergarten – eight. Participated in and assisted with individual assessments that contributed to the formal evaluation process for Special Services.• Trained and worked collaboratively with teachers, administrators, coaches and staff to successfully implement the RtI Process, Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavioral Intervention Plans. • Academic and Behavior Intervention Resources made easily accessible for district staff through PowerSchool Learning.• Met the needs of each building through weekly/month meetings, trainings and coaching sessions.• Led professional development sessions and modeled best practices for implementing Guided Reading and Small Groups in the junior high settings (grades 7 and 8).

Marion, Indiana, United States

• Positively managed student behavior as leader of PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) Team, provided training for staff and students about school-wide expectations.• Collaborated with other schools and district personnel to improve PBIS program, apply for grants to fund PBIS at Kendall Elementary and plan district-wide initiatives.• Planned, implemented and lead weekly instructional collaboration meetings with teachers and weekly professional development sessions.• Coached staff on behavior management through monthly behavior newsletter containing discipline data and research-based strategies as well as led monthly behavior collaboration meetings.• Increased supervision and safety of students through redesign of car pickup dismissal system, arrival and dismissal procedures, creating the school Crisis Management Plan and staff professional development.• Identified the need for, designed, planned and hosted six Family Nights per year.• Communicated successes and updates to students, families, stakeholders and community members through the Kendall Elementary Facebook and family events.• Increased communication and collaboration between teachers, staff and administrators through GoogleDrive and PowerSchool Learning.• Disaggregated student achievement data to provide updates to Superintendent and district personnel quarterly, collaborate with teachers to design interventions, create assessments to monitor learning and explicitly and frequently update staff, student and families on achievement.• Created, updated and focused the School Improvement Plan and “Grow Room” to better identify the needs of the students at Kendall Elementary, their current achievement and opportunities for growth.• Coached and monitored classroom instruction through individual teacher meetings, classroom walkthroughs and formal teaching evaluations.

Marion, Indiana, United States

• Highest passing average on IREAD-3 (3 cohorts of students)• Improved test scores to highest third grade ELA ISTEP scores in the district during the 2013-2014 school year• Improved test scores to second highest third grade Math ISTEP scores in the district during the 2013-2014 school year• Increased student problem solving in grades 2-4 by 15% as a TAP Mentor Teacher• Mentored 14 practicum students and student teachers from Ivy Tech, Indiana Wesleyan University and Taylor University• Coached, evaluated and mentored classroom teachers using the TAP Evaluation Rubric as a member of the Frances Slocum Elementary Leadership Team

Master Of Education - Med, Elementary And Middle School Administration/Principalship

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Elementary Education And Teaching