Lead the development of curriculum and resources for K-12 and oversee academic programs including Early Learning, Fine Arts, High Ability, and ESL.

I served the Department of Education as an Outreach Coordinator. I had the pleasure to serve the schools in the Southwest Region (Region 1), as we worked to improve outcomes for all students. As an outreach coordinator, I supported schools by:*creating and fostering partnerships with community organizations, schools, and service centers*providing/arranging professional development in best practices in curriculum and instruction*providing technical assistance to improve school quality and improvement*identifying and providing technical assistance to help remedy weakness in schools in the School Improvement Process*assessing school culture, achievement, leadership, and practice*empowering local communities to improve and direct their community schools*assisting with and monitoring federal school improvement grants*serving on the Governor's appointed Works Council for Region 11

Serve as:*Director of Curriculum and Instruction*Title 1 Coordinator*Test Coordinator*High Ability Coordinator*RTI (Response to Intervention) Co-chair*Chair of Academic Affairs Committee (Board of Directors Sub-Committee)*Sponsor for College Mentors for Kids*Sponsor for JOOI (Junior Optimist Octogon International) ClubResponsible for:Monitoring student achievementStudent, teacher, parent affairsReporting data to Board of DirectorsAnalyzing all test data to inform instructionScheduling classes and specials for schoolOverseeing lunch and recess programDetermining needs and arranging professional development for staffLeading grade level meetings and curriculum meetingsAddressing discipline problemsEnsuring collaboration is done to find appropriate interventions for academics and/or behaviorArranging transition services, such as early preschool screenings, information and toursFacilitating the development of the data room and data walls to monitor progressScreening all new students for correct placementBalancing classrooms by creating heterogenous homerooms, based on dataCompleting data collection reports for the State of IndianaCoordinating the rewards and incentive programs for student achievementModeling/coaching best educational practices for all teachersEnsuring Indiana/Common Core standards are being taughtManaging the textbook adoption processPresenting academic state of school to all stakeholdersPreparing annual reports for charter school sponsorCollaborating with local universities to provide additional student servicesCoordinating student teacher programAssisting in recruiting and interviewing new teachersOrdering all educational materials

Led curriculum developmentProvided professional development in Marva Collins methodologyTrained new teachers Coordinated all testingCoordinated Title 1 programCoached and mentored all teachersScreened kindergarten students and all new students

Lead teacher for second and third gradesServed on Parent Teacher FellowshipHelped with scheduling and programming for grades K-5Appointed as Lead Teacher Cowrote curriculum for Charter Led curriculum/teacher meetings