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Lakota Local Schools | Butler County, OHHigh School Assistant Principal
Jun. 2022Liberty, Ohio, United States
Springboro Community City SchoolsHigh School Assistant Principal
Jun. 2021 - Jun. 2022Springboro, Ohio, United States• Crafted discipline and intervention approaches for students grades 10-12 with last names A-K to understand, improve, and restore student behaviors.
• Collaborated on special education team to create plans and review evaluations for students A-K.
• Collaborated on mental health intervention team to create a plan for students in crisis; this included making home visits, attending juvenile court hearings, and return-to-school meetings.
• Supported students’ academic and social growth through one-on-one conversations, assisting in schedule changes, and/or team meetings.
• Coached and evaluated teachers to grow their use of best practices, utilizing OTES 2.0.
• Attended all IEP, 504, expulsion, and alternative school meetings for assigned students A-K, providing support to intervention specialists, counselors, families, and students.
• Initiated Positive Behavior Intervention Behavior Supports Program, including the development of staff and student leadership teams.
• Analyzed staff and student survey data in order to implement social emotional and PBIS practices.
• Constructed professional responses to Student Help-Line messages, Securely notifications, parent and community phone calls and emails. • Participated in the development of the strategic plan in the areas of safety & climate and instruction & innovation.
• Built relationships with members of the school community by learning about individuals, sharing of good news on social media and email, and engaging in collaborative discussions.
• Attended and supported school, athletic, and community events.
• Collaborated on the hiring of staff members for SHS.
• Attended new administrator trainings in Columbus, Ohio through OHSSA.
Middletown City SchoolsHigh School English Teacher/Teacher Leader
Jul. 2010 - Jun. 2021Middletown, Ohio, United States•Served as Teacher Leader, English Department Chair, and Building Leadership Team Leader.
•Presented teacher professional development opportunities on technology app integration, Schoology-learning management system, writing across the curriculum, and literacy integration.
Mentored and coached new English and Career Tech teachers to assist in incorporation of digital tools, to create blocked instruction, to maximize teacher instructional growth, and stabilize teacher retention.
•Co-developed intervention team “O-POD” focused on social emotional learning, student and teacher relationships, state test passage, which led to increased student graduation rate above 90 %. Executed a building-wide literacy initiative for 3 years that lead to a 10 % increase in OST (Ohio State Testing) scores. •Integrated Schoology Conference (Chicago, 2017) coursework and ISTE coursework (2020) at building level as technology representative for district.
•Employed and oversaw the use of modern instructional techniques, including Universal Design for Learning and original Project Based Learning units, including “Roanoke Mystery,” “Recipe for Destiny,” and “Literacy Pen Pal Project.” •Directed the implementation of McGraw Hill’s StudySync digital curriculum into grades 9-12, eliminating hardback textbooks. •Led the collaborative development of new English curriculum using Ohio Standards, EOC data, Career Tech Standards and MAP data. •Earned highest value-added status teacher recognition for the past 5 years at MHS and rated as a “Most Effective” Ohio educator. •Collaborated with testing coordinator and BLT to oversee and proctor OST, ACT, and MAP testing. •Coordinated TBT’s for large English Department and ensured successful communication flows from BLT to TBT’s. •Presented at Wright State University’s 7th Annual Educational Renewal Conference on incorporating teacher leadership into school buildings (2019).
•Recognized as Middletown’s Teacher of the Quarter (Fall 2017).
Edgewood City SchoolsHigh School English Teacher
Jul. 2001 - Jul. 2009Trenton, Ohio, United States• Achieved a 94-98 % passage rate on OGT’s.
• Instructed English I-English IV, Creative Writing, and Advanced Placement courses. Implemented Project Based Learning unit in collaboration with elementary schools to increase literacy awareness. • Oversaw extracurricular activities, including Edge Ambassadors, Book Club, Student Writing Anthology, Student Council, The Cougar Chronicle, Freshman Cheerleading, and Girls’ Varsity Soccer.
• Created and facilitated a student service organization serving as teacher leader for O Ambassadors, a joint project of Oprah’s Angel Network and Free the Children, raising $13,000 donated to M.A.N.Y. (2009). • Presented at NCTE Conference (2004), Atlanta, with Tom Romano and students on multi-genre writing.
• Recognized as Edgewood City School District’s Teacher of the Month (January 2009).
Princeton City School DistrictHigh School English Teacher
Jul. 2000 - Jul. 2001Cincinnati, Ohio, United States• Instructed English IV and Honors English II. • Served as Girls’ Varsity Soccer Assistant Coach.
Ohio Air National GuardStaff Sergeant
Dec. 1997 - Sep. 2001Columbus, Ohio, United States
United States Air ForceSenior Airman
Feb. 1994 - Nov. 1997Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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