William Knuckles, M. Ed Email & Phone Number

Forney, Tx, Us

Bussey Middle School

Provides instructional leadership for the mathematics department. Provides administrative leadership for the sixth grade teaching staff. Establish and sustain a climate that is conducive for teaching/learning.

Provide instructional leadership to the Mathematics and Special Education Departments through planning, coaching, professional development, data analysis, and compliance.Support the freshman and senior classes through counseling, mentoring, intervention, and behavioral modification.Support the campus by establishing and sustaining programs that promote an environment that is conducive to learning and academic excellence.Provide programs, systems, and activities that increase attendance, graduation, and completion rates through monitoring, deterrence/incentives, and credit recovery.

Lead and directed a team of teachers, coaches, security guards, and other staff members to implement policies and programs that would enhance the learning and development of high school youth. This position is responsible developing annual campus performance objectives, providing leadership for the social studies, and special education instructional programs, oversee athletic programs, campus activities, including design and delivery processes for improved test scores. Develop and implement team building amongst 150+ staff members to improve school performance. Lead Operational and Security initiatives to enhance school climate for over 1,000 students. Establish and implement initiatives to maintain high attendance, graduation, and completion rates. Provided operational and instructional leadership that resulted in double digit gains in math and science on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills in the 2009-2010 school year Implemented and executed programs to enhance guidance for over 1,000 students which resulted increase of 50% compliance with student code of conduct. Provided leadership and management over school attendance that increased daily attendance rates, graduation rates, and completion ratesCoaching and Development plans to increase educational instruction and teacher performance. Operated and lead Lincoln High School with a 50% reduction of Administrators.

Ensured the effectiveness of Math concepts and learning for Middle School students. Oversee the development, maintenance and use of informational systems to develop creative learning. Organize, management, motivate, and instruct students with intellectually, socially, culturally, and ethnically diverse backgrounds. Implement and develop best practices for over 100+ students while creating a safe and secure environment to learn. Planned, prepared, and presented mathematical based lesson for over 100 Middle School students.Utilize Financial Acumen to calculate, maintain and report records, grades and behavior of students.Communicated fact based discussions with over 50 parents to develop a more diverse curriculum for underperforming students.Had a 90% pass rate on the 8th Grade Math Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills in 2007-2008 school year.

Oversaw the development, maintenance and use of the Study Island Test Preparation Program to ensure success on the PSSA Test. Organize, management, motivate, and instruct students with intellectually, socially, culturally, and ethnically diverse backgrounds.Administrator of Study Island PSSA mathematics Test Preparation ProgramAssisted in transitioning 1000+ ninth graders from middle school to high schoolDeveloped and implemented a district level electronic discipline referral system

Improved the effectiveness of Math concepts and learning for Middle School students. Increased test performance and atmosphere for Middle School students while reducing the amount of risk of increasing gangs to the neighborhood and schools. Lead instruction to develop strategies for improved test performance. Executed five plans to improve student and team performance. Developed and executed Algebra and Math lessons for over 100+ students.Strategically developed Mathematical based lessons that were correlated to state established standards.Championed programs to reduce at-risk behavior in identified gang members in the school.

Implemented programs to effectively increase the level of rigor in teaching of math concepts for all students. Lead the Math Department's efforts and maintenance of instruction to increase school and student performance. Provided Direction and Leadership for over 16 Math Educators and created a high performing work team to increase Standardized Test scores. "Teacher of the Year" in

Ensured the effectiveness of Math instruction and learning for Middle School students. Improved test performance and atmosphere for Middle School students while reducing the at-risk behavior exhibited by children with learning disabilities and economically disadvantaged home life. Represented the School for a project on Vertical Teaming that refined standards to increase 30% participation in Advanced Placement Courses at high.

Provided math and language arts instruction for 7th grade students. Developed and implemented academically sound programs that led to improved test performance on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. Chief Organizer of the Glen Haven Men's Club to develop self esteem, self control, and increased value for education for over 100 at-risk males in grades 4-7.Increased Math scores on the ITBS 13 points in 97' and 17 points in 98'.

Responsible for delivering effective math and social studies instruction to 6th grade studentsEstablished the school wide Livsey Running Club to build school pride and instill the importance of physical fitness.

Masters Of Arts, Education Administration

Bachelors Of Business Administration, International Finance/Real Estate

High School Diploma, Pre-Engineering