Tim Pletcher Email and Phone Number

I serve as the principal and instructional leader at South Bend Clay High School--my alma mater! I am very happy to be Colonial once again.

I am a driven instructional leader who is currently principal of a 7-12 school. My responsibilities are to ensure quality instruction, oversee professional development, manage budget, and maintain student discipline. I embrace servant leadership philosophies, attempting to ensure people have the necessary tools to successfully execute their jobs.Responsibilities: Provide instructional leadership for faculty and staffExecute staff evaluation and coaching opportunitiesPlan, develop, and deliver professional development for staffImplementing a means to organize and develop curriculum mapsDeveloped and implemented a school-wide behavior management systemInterpret, enforce, and develop regulations that are in agreement with Board policies and state and federal lawsCoordinate the recruitment and selection of new staffKeep abreast of developments in curriculum and state testing initiativesReorganize instructional staff, schedule, and courses Implement a school-wide character education/behavior programOversee the various extra curricular activities provided to studentsCoordinate student personnel services including the maintenance of student discipline, attendance, handbooks, and schedulingImplement a monthly student and teacher recognition programMaintain positive relationships with all stakeholders and the communityProfessional Activities/Training:Participant, Indiana Principal Leadership Institute Cohort #5, 2017-2019 High in Plain Sight: Drug Trends and Identification, March 2016Curriculum Mapping Initiative-Training with Equitable Education Solutions, August 2016 - presentParticipated in Article 7 Special Education Process training, June 2016PIVOT Inspect Assessment and Data Warehousing training, Fall 2015Certified Adult/Child CPR and Adult AED, training October 2015Certified CPI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, training September 2015Google App Training via Five-Star Technologies—Drive, Docs, Slides, & Forms July 2015

I was an English teacher at Washington High School and John Adams High School in South Bend. In 2009 I assumed the role of English Department Chair at Washington High School.•Provide leadership, guidance, and professional development for the department•Participate in recruiting and hiring new staff•Complete department schedule/assign course responsibilities•Oversee the execution of school/subject curricula •Implement the 8-Step Process•Conduct department, learning log, and grade level meetings•Manage the department & remediation budget/write grant proposals Courses taught•ISTEP+/ECA Remediation/Language Arts Lab•All levels of English 9-12Professional Activities/Training•Educators’ Teaching & Learning Initiative, 2012-2013•South Bend Community School Superintendent Search Focus Group, 2011 •6+1 Writing Traits/Constructed Response Professional Development, 2011•Curriculum Calendar Development/Align 8-Step Instructional Model, 2010 & Summer 2011•School Wide Writing Rubrics Professional Development, 2010•English 11 Curriculum Rewrite for Trimesters, 2009•Backward Design Professional Development Presentation, 2009•Remedial Writing Rules of Three Professional Development, 2005•English 10 & 11 Curricula Addendum Allied Health Sciences Magnet, 2004•Student Teacher Mentor, 2003-2004, 2004-2005 and 2006-2007School Committee Activities•Washington High School Leadership Committee, 2010-2013•PL 221 Committee, 2009-2013•Cultural Proficiency Committee, 2009-2013•AdvanceEd School Accreditation Committee, Sub Committee Chair, 2012•School Accreditation Committee, 2007•Bryan Pryzbylski Memorial Scholarship Committee, 2001-2002 & 2004Extracurricular Activities•Indiana Academic Super Bowl Coach, 2007-2013•Washington High School Boys’ Tennis Head Coach, 2008-2009•Washington High School Class of 2006 Class Sponsor, 2003-2006•Washington High School Boys’ Golf Co-coach, 2004•Washington High School Assistant Varsity/Head JV Baseball Coach, 1999-2001