- M-STEP & Early Literacy and Mathematic Benchmark Assessment Context Review (March 2024)- Design and implement school-wide professional development sessions- Member MTTC Item Review Conference, Content Advisory Committee (Nov 2022) (Upper Elementary (3-6) Education Subtest 2: Literacy Content Advisory Committee) - Review, revise as deemed appropriate, and approve draft test items for the MTTC Upper Elementary (3-6) Education Subtest 2: Literacy test. - Provide input for areas identified by the Bias Review Committee.- Member School Improvement Committee- Attendee MDE’s African American Student Initiative (AASI) Meeting- Identify students struggling with reading skills by analyzing benchmark assessments, including but not limited to NWEA.- Utilize progress monitoring assessments to develop and implement personalized intervention plans to address specific needs and improve reading abilities.- Apply evidence-based strategies and methodologies to ensure effective intervention and support for struggling readers.- Collaborate with teachers and parents to develop and implement individualized plans for students- Participate in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and other professional development opportunities to stay informed about the latest research, instructional strategies, and resources related to reading intervention.- Keep accurate records of intervention sessions, assessments, and student progress within an assigned system or document to ensure compliance. - Administer a range of formal and informal assessments to identify students' specific reading difficulties and use assessment results to inform intervention plans and target areas for improvement.- Design and implement small-group instruction sessions targeting specific reading skills and strategies- Coordinate and collaborate with other specialized instructional staff to support struggling readers.

- Responsible for the direct, day-to-day supervision of the chapter and act as a liaison between faculty, administration, students, and community.- Maintain files on membership, chapter history, activities, and financial transactions.- Complete the annual survey and submit it to the national office. - Regularly review each member for compliance with society's standards and obligations.- Help the chapter officers understand and carry out their duties.- Nonvoting, the sixth member of the faculty council and shall facilitate all meetings of the council.

• IAT Program (Pembroke Academy Detroit, MI - July 2018 – Present)o Facilitating and leading the Intervention Assistance Team (IAT) for 3-6th Grade House

o Coordinating and administering all aspects of the English Language Learner (ELL) program.o Advocating for the needs of ELL with teachers and leaders.o Collaborating with school leaders and ELL Coordinators across NHA schoolso Coordinating and administering the WAPT and WIDA ACCESS.o Ensuring compliance with state and federal mandates for ELL students.o Providing professional learning for colleagues specific to the needs of ELL students.

 Overseeing the school’s literacy assessment procedure, training, data collection, and collaborate with teachers to drive instruction.  Creation of a similar online platform for M-STEP writing practice assessment for grades 3 through 5th grade. Participate in prospective teacher interviews Collaborating with the principal to create a school-wide focus on goals for writing achievement using Step Up to Writing as a tool.  Providing individualized, classroom-based support to implement the ELA program by modeling best teaching practices.  Organizing school-wide Spelling Bee.

- Organizer debate club members and activities.

o Developing and implementing professional development opportunities/PLCs for teachers. o Guiding teachers to collect and analyze data and develop action plans in response to determined student needs o Led several professional developments for staff this school year, namely: State Testing Awareness for teachers in grades 3-6, IAT overview for the entire staff, and Step-Up-to-Writing PD’s and mini-workshops.

o Facilitating and leading benchmarking and progress monitoring of all students from Pre-K through 6th grade

 Overseeing the school’s literacy assessment procedure, training, data collection, and collaborate with teachers to drive instruction.  Collaborating with the principal to create a school-wide focus on goals for writing achievement using Step Up to Writing as a tool.  Providing individualized, classroom-based support to implement the ELA program by modeling best teaching practices.  Organizing school-wide Spelling Bee.

Chairperson -• IAT Program o Facilitating and leading the Intervention Assistance Team (IAT) for 6-8th Grade House

o Coordinating and administering all aspects of the English Language Learner (ELL) program.o Advocating for the needs of ELL with teachers and leaders.o Collaborating with school leaders and ELL Coordinators across NHA schoolso Coordinating and administering the WAPT and WIDA ACCESS.o Ensuring compliance with state and federal mandates for ELL students.o Providing professional learning for colleagues specific to the needs of ELL students.

o Leading professional development for teachers in six schools within the City of Detroit region.o In collaboration with other specialists plan and facilitate the agenda for 3 teacher regionals to meet the specific needs of the City of Detroit region. Guiding decisions around curriculum, assessment, and instruction. o Helping streamline PD and communication for service center led initiatives.o Evaluated highly by service center staff and teachers in the region.

o Leading a team of teachers in communicating, recording, and tracking the progress of the school improvement plan.o Coordinating tracking through other committees by looking at current and past results.o Collecting data and completing the SIP worksheet.o Working through and with other committees to ensure that the school improvement plan is met.o Consistently communicating goals to Warrendale staff.

o Developing and implementing professional development opportunities/PLCs for teachers. o Guiding teachers to collect and analyze data and develop action plans in response to determined student needs o Led several professional developments for staff this school year, namely: State Testing Awareness for teachers in grades 3-6, IAT overview for the entire staff, and Step-Up-to-Writing PD’s and mini-workshops.

- Planning lessons and delivering instruction to 3rd through 8th-grade students.

o Led and coached a team of educators through weekly classroom observations and one-on-one meetings.o Supported academic growth by providing feedback and evaluating educators.o Developed a strong instructional team committed to success and NHA’s mission and purpose.o Promoted strong student achievement results.o Guided teachers to collect and analyze data and develop action plans in response to determining student needs.

o Middle school lead teacher.o Worked closely with the academic dean.o Leading teachers to collect and analyze data and develop action plans in response to determining student needs

• Achieved a 434% rate of student academic growth.• Implemented individualized instruction.• Developed mixed ability small group workshops.• Planned, developed, and presented organized learning opportunities for students in accordance with the approved curriculum and state standards at the 7th-grade level.• Designed engaging lesson plans, used data-driven instruction to gauge student learning.• Maintained a welcoming, safe and attractive classroom environment• Established high standards of student behavior.• Chaired the Common Core Committee for the school.• Surpassed goals set for after school tutoring and summer school.

• Achieved 434% rate of student academic growth.• Implemented individualized instruction.• Developed mixed ability small group workshops.• Planned, developed, and presented organized learning opportunities for students in accordance with approved curriculum and state standards at the 7th grade level.• Designed engaging lesson plans, used data-driven instruction to gauge student learning.• Maintained a welcoming, safe and attractive classroom environment• Established high standards of student behavior.• Chaired the Common Core Committee for the school.• Surpassed goals set for after school tutoring and summer school.

• Achieved a 214% rate of student academic growth.• Established individualized and data-driven instruction to gauge student learning.• Created and utilized small group workshops.• Planned, developed, and presented organized learning opportunities for students in accordance with the approved curriculum and State standards at the assigned grade level.• Maintained a welcoming, safe, and attractive classroom environment.• Established high standards and expectations of student behavior.

• Achieved a 214% rate of student academic growth.• Established individualized and data-driven instruction to gauge student learning.• Created and utilized small group workshops.• Planned, developed, and presented organized learning opportunities for students in accordance with the approved curriculum and State standards at the assigned grade level.• Maintained a welcoming, safe, and attractive classroom environment.• Established high standards and expectations of student behavior.

• Planned, developed, and presented organized learning opportunities for students (Grades 2-6) in accordance with the approved curriculum and State standards at the assigned grade level.• Prepared lesson plans and used data-driven instruction to gauge student learning.• Maintained a welcoming, safe, and attractive classroom environment.• Established high standards of student behavior.

Berkley, MI (March 2009 – June 2009) • Initiated a rigorous curriculum.• Motivated students to publish in literary outlets.

• Initiated Online Grading System (Teacher Ease) for St Bede School. • Secured over six authors to visit classes for free. • Published weekly class newsletter for parents.• Students reviewed books for Amazon.com• Students published in Detroit Free Press (for a unit on writing letters to an editor).• 7th and 8th-grade students published in Poetry books. • Coordinator for Southfield Library's Battle of the Books Middle School Challenge. • Organized school carnival, turning it into a source of over $1,500 income for the school. • Expanded bagel sales allowing the class to raise enough money for class trips and other school projects.

• Provided individualized and customized English and Language Arts international students and professionals. • Instructed ESL training for international students and professionals.• Taught Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Vocabulary building, and Writing.• Taught skills and strategies needed to pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

• Provided confidential crisis intervention and support.• Conducted extensive recruitment and increased volunteer staff from 5 to 25.• Conducted employment-screening interviews for volunteers.• Provided a 50-hour training class for volunteers.• Established quarterly goals and reviewed progress.• Provided volunteer workshop and training on such topics as prevention of child abuse and neglect, helping children cope with stressful situations, suicide prevention strategies, domestic violence, grief and loss, mental health issues, caregiver support, etc.• Created a monthly newsletter for volunteers using Microsoft Word.