Alicia Baylor
Decatur,GA
Summary
Seeking a full-time leadership position at any grade level 5-8 grade, in which I can learn and grow in my career as an educator and as a leader.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Principal
KIPP Soul Academy
07.2024 - Current
- Led school-wide initiatives to enhance student achievement and engagement.
- Developed and implemented curriculum strategies aligned with KIPP principles and best practices.
- Mentored faculty to improve instructional practices and foster professional growth.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to create a positive school culture focused on high expectations.
Principal Fellow- 5th -8th Grade
KIPP Woodson Park Academy
07.2024 - Current
- Execute strategies that ensure attainment of ambitious school-wide vision and goals that lead scholars on a path to a choice-filled life
- Develop leaders and teachers to provide rigorous and high-quality instruction
- Build one’s own and school staff’s knowledge and expertise in effective instructional design and academic standards
- Regularly observe and coach instructional leaders to ensure they are providing high-impact, actionable and bite-sized feedback to teachers on a weekly basis
- Lead whole-school professional development that drives highest-impact improvements in teacher practice
- Implement the school’s strategic plan to close the gap between the school’s current performance and annual goals
- Implement the school’s clear vision for excellent school culture and regularly articulate this vision to leaders, scholars, staff, and families
- Develop and model expectations for leaders, teachers, and scholars on school-wide practices for a positive learning culture and support the implementation of character development and behavior management systems
- Evaluating school culture through proactive, scheduled monitoring
- Actively develop school culture where classrooms are joyful and engaging and continually evaluate the school’s culture through proactive, scheduled monitoring
- Develop leaders and teachers’ ability to analyze student data to identify strategies that will move scholars toward mastery
- Support the Principal in developing systems and structures to hire, develop and retain a diverse, highly effective staff
- Effectively implement the performance management and evaluation of direct reports
- Plan and prioritize time and resources to achieve annual goals
- Ensure the campus remains in good standing by supporting the completion of all compliance driven tasks as required by the district, state, and KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools regional priorities
- Cultivate one’s own success and sustainability by engaging lifelines and renewing to get stronger
6th Grade/ ELA Teacher
George Washington Carver Middle School
08.2016 - Current
- Job included: providing quality instruction, analyzing test data, producing lesson plans, IEPs, working with Inclusion teacher
- Leadership Team
- 6th Grade Beta Club Sponsor
- PBIS Committee
Assistant Principal-7th/8th Grade
KIPP Woodson Park Academy
07.2023 - 07.2024
- Job Included: Managing direct reports (Culture TL, Academic TL, and Grade Level Chairs), Weekly Observations of all coaches, MAP/Interim testing coordinator, Planning/Facilitating Middle School Professional Development, 7th-8th Field lesson planning, Tertiary Leader Development.
Academic Teacher Leader of Literacy
KIPP Woodson Park Academy
07.2022 - 06.2023
- Job Includes: to act as an instructional leader by providing coaching on classroom pedagogy skills to enhance teachers’ instructional practices.
- Manage all 5th-8th ELA teachers
- Ensure teachers build content knowledge through planning and practice.
- Analyzing student performance data
Founding 6th Grade Teacher Leader
KIPP Woodson Park Academy
07.2020 - 06.2022
- Job included: creating and implementing the vision for culture and instruction of the 6th grade team.
- Instructional coach for 3 ELA teachers
- Managed all general education staff on the team.
Founding 5th Grade Reading Teacher
KIPP Woodson Park Academy
07.2019 - 06.2020
- Job included: providing quality instruction focused on reading and comprehending literature proficiently, analyzing test data, internalizing, and providing lesson plans.
KIPP STRIVE Academy
07.2017 - 06.2019
- 5th Grade Writing Teacher: job included: providing quality instruction to include teaching scholars the basic writing skills and different types of writing styles.
- Analyzing test data, producing lesson plans, working with Inclusion teachers.
2nd Grade Teacher
T.J. Harris Lower
01.2015 - 07.2015
- Job included producing lesson plans, Individualized Education Program for those students with learning disabilities, and providing educational support.
- 1year Emergency Teaching Credentials through MS Dept. of Education
- Long term substitute for 1st grade August 2015- December 2015
Substitute Teaching
Kelly Services
09.2014 - 12.2014
- Substitute Teaching for public schools that involves providing educational support to school aged children; sometimes includes inclusion tutoring.
Chemical Specialist
Mississippi Army National Guard
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Managed areas of hazardous waste and potentially contaminated areas.
- Performed decontamination procedures when necessary.
Education
Certificate of School Management and Leadership -
Harvard Business School Online
01.2021
Master of Art in Teaching - undefined
Belhaven University
Jackson, MS01.2017
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Educational Psych
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS08.2014
BCT (Basic Combat Training) - undefined
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO01.2010
AIT (Advanced Individual Training), CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear) - undefined
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO01.2010
High School - undefined
West Lauderdale High School
Collinsville, MS01.2009
Post-Graduate Certificate - Educational Leadership And Management
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA03-2027
Skills
- AAAI/ISMA Certified Personal Trainer
- IC3 Certified (proficient in Microsoft Word programming and Excel)
- Well versed and knowledgeable in planning and implementing programs
- Expert communicator: after school mentor Boys and Girls Club (Starkville, MS)
- Proficient in content knowledge of English Language Arts
- Proficient in Wheatley curriculum; worked as member KIPP Metro Atlanta Literacy curriculum team (2021)
Accomplishments
- Teacher of the Month (February 2017)
- Activities Coordinator of Epsilon Theta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. 2013-2014
- Dean’s List
- National Honor Society 2009, West Lauderdale High School
Certification
Educator License
Languages
English
Timeline
Deputy Principal
KIPP Soul Academy
07.2024 - Current
Principal Fellow- 5th -8th Grade
KIPP Woodson Park Academy
07.2024 - Current
Assistant Principal-7th/8th Grade
KIPP Woodson Park Academy
07.2023 - 07.2024
Academic Teacher Leader of Literacy
KIPP Woodson Park Academy
07.2022 - 06.2023
Founding 6th Grade Teacher Leader
KIPP Woodson Park Academy
07.2020 - 06.2022
Founding 5th Grade Reading Teacher
KIPP Woodson Park Academy
07.2019 - 06.2020
KIPP STRIVE Academy
07.2017 - 06.2019
6th Grade/ ELA Teacher
George Washington Carver Middle School
08.2016 - Current
2nd Grade Teacher
T.J. Harris Lower
01.2015 - 07.2015
Substitute Teaching
Kelly Services
09.2014 - 12.2014
Chemical Specialist
Mississippi Army National Guard
01.2010 - 01.2014
Master of Art in Teaching - undefined
Belhaven University
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Educational Psych
Mississippi State University
BCT (Basic Combat Training) - undefined
AIT (Advanced Individual Training), CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear) - undefined
High School - undefined
West Lauderdale High School
Certificate of School Management and Leadership -
Harvard Business School Online
Post-Graduate Certificate - Educational Leadership And Management
Clark Atlanta University