Thy Bey Email & Phone Number

United States

Norfolk, Va

• Responsible for developing comprehensive strategies and standards for the assessment for and of student learning throughout the school district; • Manages educational program evaluation and research by developing work plans and schedules, implementing quality and progress control procedures, and identifies emerging issues;• Provides consultative services to other departments and administrators regarding research proposals, research designs, surveys, and evaluation models and methods for projects, existing programs, and grant-funded programs; • Reviews, approves, coordinates, and monitors requests to conduct research in schools and district for all levels to ensure compliance with the district research and survey policy;• Designs, conducts, and reports formative and summative-formal evaluations of existing, pilot, and special programs/projects related to assessments, student achievement, and accountability; • Collects, analyzes, and interprets data linked to instructional programs and district initiatives, and prepare related administrative and accountability reports for the School Board, district, and schools; • Provides and coordinates professional development and training related to use of data and data analysis related to benchmark assessment, formative assessment, and other assessment programs;• Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs, using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, meetings, conferences, and workshops;• Research, evaluate, and prepare recommendations on assessment and instructional applications for the school district;• Develop assessments and procedures that measure the effectiveness of curricula, and use these tools to determine whether program objectives are being met; and• Update the content of educational programs to ensure various stakeholders are trained with applications and processes that are technologically current.

Norfolk, Virginia

• Planned, coordinated, and implemented mandated testing programs according to state and local policy and criteria.• Monitored more than 55 schools, 15 alternative, and various outplaced services settings’ testing policies, schedules, data entry, and procedures to ensure compliance with state and district guidelines and to prepare for possible testing audits. • Conducted over 50 staff development and training programs annually regarding accountability policy, test administration, interpretation, and analysis for the improvement of instruction as well as special education-specific and ELL-specific training modules. • Trained over 110 School Test Coordinators and Assistant Principals responsible for testing on assessment standards and state-mandated test regulations and compliance. This included holding monthly testing meetings to update school test coordinators and Assistant Principals on testing policy, procedures and protocol and address testing concerns and accountability.• Collected and analyzed student achievement data, prepared administrative reports, and assisted in the analysis of test data in support of the School Board mission and goals. • Served as liaison between the school district and the Department of Education, commercial test publishers and scoring centers to obtain and provide needed test-related information. • Organized and maintained longitudinal files of student, school and district test data as required by the Department of Education and the district. • Continuously met and updated school administrators and central administration on state and federal policies that impact assessment.• Supervised 4 assigned testing support staff. Encouraged and motivated staff to increase departmental production and effectiveness by clearly defining routine processes.

Maury High School

• Provided academic counseling and advisement with parents and students to plan and coordinate academic objectives and goals.• Organized and arranged parent-teacher conferences.• Facilitated academic counseling groups for students who had a 2.00 or below grade-point average. • Provided after-school study groups for students who are in academic danger.• Taught “Freshman Scholars” – a high school credit-bearing course designed to establish healthy academic and social skills needed for school success.• Coordinated the annual Tidewater College Fair.• Collaborated with teachers in professional learning communities to discuss students’ achievement.• Member of the Maury High School “Closing the Achievement Gap” Committee.

Ocean View Elementary School

• Counseled students in an individual setting in order to meet the needs of the administrators, teachers, parents, and students. On average, met with 50 students per week. • Planned, organized, and implemented small group and classroom guidance lesson plans on a variety of topics such as self-esteem, peer relationships, conflict mediation, career and college exploration, and test-taking skills.• Organized, developed, and presented workshops to parents on topics such as Parenting Skills, Positive Discipline, Reducing Test-Taking Anxiety, Helping Your Child Prepare for the Future, and Utilizing VA-View.• Developed and designed individual student behavior modification plans to assist teachers, parents, and students acquire more positive behaviors. • Facilitated psycho-educational small group sessions with students in grades K – 5. • Presented professional development to faculty and staff on various topics including bullying prevention, recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect, utilizing positive behavior modification, working with gifted students, and emergency and crisis planning.• Organized and coordinated the Crisis Team, the Raisin’ Up Club, the Caught Being Good program, and the Character Education program.• Responsible for the procedures and facilitation of the Student Support Services Team (SSST). • Served on the Truancy committee, the Teacher Assistance Team (TAT), the Student Support Services Team (SSST), and the Partners-in-Education team.• Volunteered as various district events such as Norfolk Public Schools Job Fair, Norfolk Public Schools Meet and Greet, and New Teacher Orientation.• Supervised graduate students for pre-practicum and internship experience.• Served as a mentor to new counselors in the district.• Accepted to the Norfolk Public Schools Leadership Series – a series of 4 ASCD online courses. • Co-presented at the 2005 Virginia School Counselors Association Conference.

Ed.D., Educational Administration And Policy Studies

Ed. S., Educational Leadership And Administration

M.S. Ed., Counseling

B.S., Psychology And Human Services Counseling