Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Languages
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Cynthia Vasquez

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Summary

Self-motivated school administrator with assertive and outcome-driven nature. Independent worker remains extremely calm in most pressure situations. Skilled educator with over twenty years of experience leading school staff members and education programs.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

High School Prinicpal

Lockhart ISD
07.2023 - Current
  • Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration, and related activities.
  • Oversaw the implementation of the new Early College High School program
  • Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers.
  • Administered personnel policies and procedures for school faculty and staff.
  • Defined and enforced student academic achievement standards in line with district goals and objectives.
  • Managed budgets and resources for educational programs.
  • Kept school in full compliance with established policies, legal requirements and student safety standards.
  • Oversaw bond construction during the addition of a new wing, cafeteria expansion and a new fine arts wing


Bilingual Director

Lockhart ISD
07.2021 - 06.2023
  • Conducted facility inspections and verified proper bilingual work procedures and compliance.
  • Monitored progress of daily operations, used bilingual skills for full clarity, reassigned employees and made operational changes for peak production.
  • Development, organization, implementation,

coordination, and evaluation of the Bilingual/ESL

programs

  • Finance for the Bilingual/ESL programs
  • Districtwide professional development for New to
  • Profession teachers, Instructional Leadership Academies,
  • Shared Leadership (Holdsworth), Bilingual/ESL strategies
  • Recruitment and retainment of Bilingual/ESL teachers
  • Coaching and developing campus principals and

instructional leadership teams (Collaborated with a

campus principal to take the campus from an "F" rated

campus to a "B" rated campus

  • Collaboration of a curriculum management plan (CMP)

and five year strategic plan

Executive Principal

Lockhart ISD
07.2022 - 06.2023
  • Interviewed, recruited and trained new onboarding candidates.
  • Coaching and developing campus principals and

instructional leadership teams (Collaborated with a

campus principal to take the campus from an "F" rated

campus to a "B" rated campus

  • Collaboration of a curriculum management plan (CMP)

and five year strategic plan

Elementary Principal

Hays CISD
07.2013 - 06.2021
  • Implemented Effective School Framework to improve student achievement
  • Opened up a new Title 1 campus that served over 850 students
  • Implemented a Dual Language and Early Exit Bilingual Program
  • Low staff turnover rate of less than 1% in three years
  • Created a positive culture for staff, students and parents
  • Led a 2nd year Improvement required campus to Met Standard (48%to 78%) in one year
  • Implemented a structured Professional Learning Community process
  • Increased attendance rates to Most Improved Attendance in the district
  • Started a new Parent Teacher Association (PTA) with over 90% participation
  • Implemented and monitored a Targeted Improvement Plan
  • Earned STAAR distinctions in Comparative Academic Growth(2019), Science (2015), Student Progress (2014)

Bilingual Teacher

Hays CISD
08.1996 - 06.2013
  • Created dynamic curriculums to include all students needs and levels.
  • Scheduled conferences with parents to discuss students' progress and classroom behavior.

Education

Superintendent Certification -

Region 13
Austin, TX
06-2023

Masters of Education -

Concordia University
Austin, TX
06-2009

Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies (Bilingual Education)

Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos, Tx
06-1996

High School Diploma -

Eagle Pass High School
Eagle Pass, TX
05-1991

Skills

  • Teamwork skills
  • Building culture
  • Principal coaching & mentoring
  • Elementary & Secondary campus turnaround experience
  • Communication skills
  • Organizational skills
  • Educational Law & Policy
  • Professional development
  • Curriculum development
  • Change management

Certification

Superintendent Certification

T-TESS Certified

T-PESS Certified

Bilingual Certification

PDAS & ILD Certification




Accomplishments

  • 2023-Presenter at Adelante
  • 2023-Title III Symposium Leader of
  • the Year Award nominee

  • 2022 Presenter at Learning Forward
  • 2019 & 2021 Presenter at Region 13-
  • Turnaround Leadership Session

  • 2018 & 2019 H.E.B. Excellence in
  • Education Award Principal Semi-

    Finalist

  • 2018 Principal Tips: Build Trust with
  • a Positive Referral (Region 13 video)

  • 2018 Principal Tips: Building
  • Capacity with Data Walls and PLCs

    (Region 13 video)

  • 2017 Ambassador Award Winner
  • (Employee of the District)

  • 2017 Principal of the Year Award
  • Winner

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

High School Prinicpal

Lockhart ISD
07.2023 - Current

Executive Principal

Lockhart ISD
07.2022 - 06.2023

Bilingual Director

Lockhart ISD
07.2021 - 06.2023

Elementary Principal

Hays CISD
07.2013 - 06.2021

Bilingual Teacher

Hays CISD
08.1996 - 06.2013

Superintendent Certification

T-TESS Certified

T-PESS Certified

Bilingual Certification

PDAS & ILD Certification




Superintendent Certification -

Region 13

Masters of Education -

Concordia University

Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies (Bilingual Education)

Southwest Texas State University

High School Diploma -

Eagle Pass High School
Cynthia Vasquez