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Lindsay Belcher

Ocala,FL

Summary

Talented Assistant Principal offering fifteen years of education experience. Resourceful and passionate educator with talent for developing and implementing successful strategies.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Principal, Instruction

Fort King Middle School
07.2023 - Current
  • Collaborated with principal to facilitate teacher data meetings
  • Enhanced teacher effectiveness through regular classroom observations and feedback sessions.
  • Collaborated with principal and district personnel to complete instructional review process
  • Coordinates teacher supervision and evaluation process with principal, ensuring that all instructional elements are properly implemented
  • Created professional learning plan for teachers and other employees
  • Assisted principal in administering and managing district initiatives
  • Organized system of testing completion for students to ensure that we achieved minimum of 95% completion for testing on Florida Assessment of Student Thinking
  • Created testing groups for Florida Assessment of Student Thinking
  • Facilitated training for teachers for Florida Assessment of Student Thinking
  • Trained and developed school testing facilitator
  • Assisted the school principal in all areas of school management, administration, and daily activities
  • Analyzed student data from FAST PM1 data as well as previous year’s data to determine appropriate placement for mathematics and English Language Arts courses
  • Works collaboratively with instructional coach to develop professional learning plan
  • Works collaboratively with instructional coach to develop new teachers
  • Provides instructional coaching and feedback to teachers
  • Engages in problem solving with Assistant Principal of Curriculum to provide solutions for scheduling
  • Conducts daily walk throughs to observe classroom instructional strategies and provide feedback for teachers for teachers for professional and academic growth
  • Interviewed and hired more than twenty new teachers and other staff members
  • Coordinate teacher supervision and evaluation processes with the principal, ensuring that all instruction elements are properly implemented
  • Maintained inventory of necessary and supplemental materials, such as textbooks and chromebooks
  • Created a monthly “Instructional Insight” newsletter for teachers which provides instructional strategies and information
  • Works collaboratively with professional learning committee to plan and implement differentiated professional learning for teachers
  • Established and maintained rapport with staff, students, and parents
  • Mentors and leads new teachers
  • Coordinates appropriate substitute coverage when necessary
  • Contributes to the academic and social climate of the school through consistent demonstration of professionalism and enthusiasm of the school community
  • Upholds a commitment to educational excellence for all students by establishing and promoting and atmosphere of mutual respect and trust

Assistant Principal, Discipline

Fort King Middle School
01.2023 - 06.2023
  • Enhanced teacher effectiveness through regular classroom observations and feedback sessions.
  • Supported a positive school culture by addressing student behavior concerns promptly and effectively.
  • Engaged in conflict resolution sessions with students
  • Created and implemented a system of positive referrals for students
  • Worked collaboratively with teachers to create a school-wide a classroom-managed/office-managed discipline matrix
  • Maintained inventory of necessary and supplemental materials, such as textbooks, computers, and classroom furniture
  • Maintained classroom furniture inventory
  • Assisted the school principal in all areas of school management, administration, and daily activities
  • Oversaw safety measures, health code compliance, and security policies
  • Collaborated with principal and district personnel to complete instructional review process
  • Coordinate teacher supervision and evaluation process with principal, ensuring that all instructional elements are properly implemented
  • Created a positive learning environment for students by working to form positive relationships with students
  • Worked collaboratively with teachers to revise classroom infraction system focusing on classroom interventions and parent contact
  • Assisted principal in administering and managing district initiatives
  • Effectively assisted in leading Fort King Middle School consisting of 1,080 students
  • Consistently exhibited personal and professional leadership to work toward and achieve goals
  • Communicated with parents, teachers, and other stakeholders
  • Facilitated parent-teacher conferences as a support for teachers
  • Provided support for teachers by processing office discipline referrals
  • Worked with behavior specialist to problem solve for high risk students
  • Participated in manifestation meetings for ESE students
  • Development of student supervision schedules to ensure adequate supervision of students at all times
  • Utilized discipline data to to make decisions
  • Completed school-based investigations into teacher misconduct
  • Oversaw and managed student services department

Content Area Specialist

Fort King Middle School
08.2022 - 01.2023
  • Serves as the Lead Instructional Talent Developer and provides professional development for new teachers
  • Facilitates collaborative planning for various grade levels
  • Organizes tutoring and maintains attendance records for teachers and principal
  • Analyzes schoolwide data from various sources to help increase student achievement
  • Creates resources for teachers to utilize in instruction
  • Provides intensive instructional coaching to specific teachers identified by data
  • Attending the University of Florida Coaching Institute
  • Unpacks and analyzes Florida Benchmarks to guide teachers in collaborative planning sessions
  • Collects and organizes collaborative planning documents for purposes of Title I documentation
  • Participates in the instructional review process with district personnel
  • Administers reading screeners for students to determine correct reading placement
  • Works collaboratively with guidance counselors and assistant principal of curriculum to change student schedules for reading placement based upon data
  • Plans and facilitates professional development opportunities for staff
  • Created and facilitates a collaborative structures professional learning community for a select group of teachers
  • Provides teachers with research to improve practice
  • Attending Aspiring Administrators Continued Support from Professional Leadership and Learning
  • Monitors students throughout transitions, at buses, and in the cafeteria to help provide a safe learning environment
  • Collaborates with school-based administrators to plan learning opportunities for teachers
  • Assists with student services for discipline issues when needed

School Testing Coordinator/6th Grade Math Teacher

Fort King Middle School
08.2021 - 05.2022
  • Created a support facilitation schedule for district and state testing
  • Created a block schedule to be utilized during district and state assessments
  • Organized a system of testing completion for students to ensure that we achieved a minimum of 95% completion for testing on the Florida Standards Assessment
  • Created testing groups for Florida Standards Assessment
  • Facilitated training for teachers for Florida Standards Assessment
  • Provided technological support for teachers during state testing
  • Organized testing materials for teachers
  • Maintained accurate testing records and documentation to submit to the district
  • Conducted an investigation into a student’s behavior during testing
  • Organized testing materials for teachers and students
  • Provides differentiated instruction to two sections of 6th grade math and two sections of 6th grade advanced math
  • Achieved a VAM score of highly effective
  • Achieved a summative evaluation score of highly effective
  • Facilitated Collaborative Planning Professional Development Sessions
  • Plans activities that offer differentiated learning experiences based on the level and needs of the student
  • Establishes and maintains effective management of student behavior, which creates collaborative classroom climate focused on learning and respect
  • Maintains accurate records regularly using Skyward, and informs parents of student progress
  • Implements a system of formative assessments to monitor student progress
  • Provides small group interventions to non-proficient math students
  • Compiles data from a variety of sources for the purpose of increasing student achievement
  • Created a transformation table for district level assessment which correlates to student grades for each core subject area.

Math/Science Content Area Specialist

College Park Elementary School
08.2019 - 05.2021
  • Facilitates weekly collaborative planning sessions for math/science teachers
  • Completed the Marion County Aspiring Administrators Cadre
  • Created distance learning resources for teachers to utilize
  • Completed Unit 1 of LETRS Training
  • Planned and implemented a weekly science review for students
  • Provides interventions to bottom quartile math students in 4th and 5th grade
  • Creates unit summative assessments for teachers aligned with Florida Standards
  • Planned and organized the STEAM Showcase science fair for the school
  • Provides instructional coaching to teachers
  • Provides intensive instructional coaching to specific teachers identified by data
  • Organizes school testing materials
  • Planned and facilitates a wide-range of professional development sessions for teachers
  • Compiles data from a variety of sources for the purpose of increasing student achievement
  • Creates a wide-range of engaging activities for teachers to utilize in classrooms
  • Created data tracking forms for teachers to track students’ mastery of Florida Standards
  • Created a procedure for coaching requests from teachers
  • Analyzed data to determine appropriate, differentiated instruction for bottom quartile students
  • Provides teachers with research to improve practice
  • Implements a system of formative assessments to monitor student progress
  • Unpacks and analyzes Florida Standards to guide teachers in collaborative planning sessions.

Sixth Grade Math Teacher

Fort King Middle School
08.2018 - 05.2019
  • Achieved a state VAM score of Highly Effective
  • Achieved an overall summative evaluation score of Highly Effective
  • Provided differentiated instruction to two sections of 6th grade math and four sections of 6th grade intensive math
  • I-Ready data indicates 74% of current students were able to achieve at least one year of growth
  • Planned, implemented, and facilitated an after-school FSA Prep Academy for 6th grade math students
  • Planned and led a Title I family engagement math event
  • Facilitated FSA paper-based training for test administrators
  • Plans activities that offer differentiated learning experiences based on the level and needs of the student
  • Establishes and maintains effective management of student behavior, which created a collaborative classroom climate focused on learning and respect
  • Maintains accurate records regularly using Skyward, and informs parents of student progress
  • Implements a system of formative assessments to monitor student progress
  • Provides small group interventions to non-proficient math students
  • Compiles data from a variety of sources for the purpose of increasing student achievement.

Fourth Grade Teacher

South Ocala Elementary
08.2017 - 05.2018
  • Achieved a state VAM of Highly Effective
  • Served as the 21st Century Co-Site Coordinator
  • Increased overall proficiency in math from 15% to 36% for my students
  • Analyzed multiple pieces of data to create an instructional plan differentiated to meet the needs of individual students
  • Created relevant lessons to engage students
  • Enhanced student engagement for learning math through maintaining a collaborative classroom environment
  • Implemented a system of formative assessments to monitor student progress and increase student achievement
  • Designed classroom assessments aligned to instructional outcomes
  • Provided differentiated instruction to meet the needs of ESE and gifted students
  • Developed, managed, and implemented long and short-range goals for students to achieve learning gains.

Third and Fourth Grade Teacher

Greenway Elementary School
08.2015 - 05.2017
  • Achieved an overall summative evaluation of Highly Effective in 2016
  • Facilitated professional development sessions on various technology resources including Google classroom and Flubaroo
  • Served as the STEM leader for 4th grade
  • Achieved learning gains for over 60% of students
  • Planned and conducted a math information night for parents
  • Analyzed multiple pieces of data to create an instructional plan differentiated to meet the needs of individual students
  • Conducted and planned a family engagement Publix math night to connect math to real-life scenarios
  • Implemented a system of formative assessments to monitor student progress and increase student achievement
  • Designed classroom assessments aligned to instructional outcomes
  • Created small group instructional groups to meet the individual needs of gifted and ESE students
  • Served as an instructor in the 21st Century After School Program.

Fourth Grade Teacher

Gary Road Intermediate School
08.2010 - 05.2015
  • Served as 4th grade math lead teacher
  • Facilitated professional development sessions on disaggregating Common Core State Standards for colleagues
  • STAR math data indicated an average of at least 1 year of growth for my entire tenure, one year with an average growth of 1.5 years, and 2 years with an average growth of 2 years
  • Designed, planned, and implemented math lessons based on Common Core State Standards
  • Collaborated with colleagues to create common formative and summative classroom assessments
  • Participated actively in professional learning community meetings
  • Served as a member of the Principal’s Advisory Committee and the Technology Committee.

Education

Doctor of Education - Curriculum And Instruction

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
12.2025

Specialist of Education - Curriculum And Instruction

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
08.2022

Master of Education - Educational Leadership

American College of Education
Indianapolis, IN
06.2019

Bachelors of Science - Business Administration

Mississippi College
Clinton, MS
05.2008

Certification

Elementary Education K-6

Educational Leadership

Timeline

Assistant Principal, Instruction

Fort King Middle School
07.2023 - Current

Assistant Principal, Discipline

Fort King Middle School
01.2023 - 06.2023

Content Area Specialist

Fort King Middle School
08.2022 - 01.2023

School Testing Coordinator/6th Grade Math Teacher

Fort King Middle School
08.2021 - 05.2022

Math/Science Content Area Specialist

College Park Elementary School
08.2019 - 05.2021

Sixth Grade Math Teacher

Fort King Middle School
08.2018 - 05.2019

Fourth Grade Teacher

South Ocala Elementary
08.2017 - 05.2018

Third and Fourth Grade Teacher

Greenway Elementary School
08.2015 - 05.2017

Fourth Grade Teacher

Gary Road Intermediate School
08.2010 - 05.2015

Doctor of Education - Curriculum And Instruction

University of Florida

Specialist of Education - Curriculum And Instruction

University of Florida

Master of Education - Educational Leadership

American College of Education

Bachelors of Science - Business Administration

Mississippi College

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