Established and implemented educational standards and goals in accordance with ISBE educational policies and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for an elementary school with 200+ students. Scope of responsibility included instructional leadership, curriculum administration, parent relations, budget administration, staff development and implementation of the CIWP school improvement plan.>> Honored as “Game Changer” at the 2022 CPS Leadership Summit for impact on the school community.* Planned, scheduled and coordinated classroom assessments, school safety programs, teacher evaluations, wellness programs, parent advisory initiatives and student interventions.* Provided ongoing training to teachers and other staff in curriculum planning, test data analysis, classroom management, differentiated instruction and technology implementation.* Presented school-wide data reflecting academic, behavioral and attendance trends during monthly parent meetings and quarterly assessments.

Member of the ILT (Instructional Leadership Team), leading school meetings and coordinating all facets related to student instruction, assessment, master scheduling, attendance and discipline.* Developed strategies to empower staff, set goals, identify problems, institute best practices and build a collective vision toward deep implementation of CCSS for increasing rigor.* Planned and coordinated professional development for ~30 teachers and paraprofessionals in data analysis, special education trends, MTSS, PBIS, curriculum and instruction, and other topics.* Facilitated parent-teacher and parent-student-teacher meetings to communicate and discuss educational goals, extracurricular activities, student services, discipline codes and school policies.* Worked closely with teachers to assess student needs and behaviors, and developed customized strategies to ensure safe learning environments.

Collaborated with school administrators and teachers, providing coaching and modeling to build an appropriate instructional foundation of research-based literacy best practices. Observed, supported and administered professional development of teachers as well as students’ academic progress via formative and summative data. Responsible for ensuring student assessment programs met the developmental, emotional and learning needs/styles of students in the third-largest district in the U.S.* Partnered with administrators, ILT members, teachers and staff regarding the management, development, implementation and alignment of assessments.* Provided leadership and direction to a team of Literacy Coach Evaluators to assess the performance of CPS’s Supported Core Reading Materials Adoption Literacy Coaches.* Facilitated evaluation tools and professional development for administrators, teachers and the leadership team in such topics as ethical practices and assessments for instructional improvement.* Conducted analyses of assessment results, identified trends and prepared reports for CPS chief officers, principals, teachers, leadership teams, parents and community stakeholders.* Evaluated and scored the Extended-Response pilot program for ISBE.

Provided leadership, guidance and professional development for administrators, classroom teachers, lead literacy teachers and other educators to align curriculum and instruction with Illinois Learning Standards, the Chicago Reading Initiative and the High-Quality Literacy Instruction Handbook.* Facilitated school-wide professional development, conducted workshops, provided individual coaching and mentoring, and led grade-level meetings and across-grade-level meetings.* Implemented differentiated instruction and literacy best practices to ensure adequate preparation for ISAT exams; responsible for curriculum mapping and alignment.* Analyzed area-wide standardized test data and provided teacher feedback to inform data-driven instructional practices.* Co-created and designed the Literacy Leader Action Plan.

Managed all facets of the literacy curriculum in accordance with literacy program best practices and district literacy mandates. Supported and administered professional development of teachers while monitoring students’ academic progress via formative and summative data. Member of an interdisciplinary team with teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals, counselors and social workers.* Developed school-wide trends for balanced literacy to help teachers remain on schedule; modeled explicit literacy instruction and coached teachers to become proficient in literacy instruction.* Implemented parent workshops, teacher workshops, book clubs/fairs and after-school programs to promote the development of student writing, comprehension, fluency and word knowledge.* Administered diagnostic assessments; reviewed and analyzed student data to adjust and provide targeted instruction.

Provided one-on-one support, instruction and intervention to students not identified as needing an IEP, but requiring intervention in Reading/Language Arts.* Collaborated with cooperating teachers to apply appropriate curriculum modifications.* Prepared daily progress notes for each student and created customized skill-building strategies.* Applied teaching techniques based on differentiated instruction principles.