Amy Youngblood

• Developed, built, and ran business, including overseeing all financials.
• Planned and provided on-site professional development for leadership teams, including interpreting data, using data to make predictions, and providing K-12 teachers with descriptive feedback to improve instruction.
• Planned and provided on-site workshops, classroom modeling, and coaching on mathematics including shifts and standards for mathematical practice and deep dive sessions into mathematics.
• Planned and provided on-site professional development opportunities that increases educators’ ability to provide rigorous instruction, assessment, and curriculum.
• Explored, developed, and implemented innovative programs to enhance delivery, implementation, operation, and evaluation of educational programs in local districts.
• Acquired and remained informed of current curricular and educational thoughts, trends, and practices.

Achievements

• Helped schools move off bottom 10% list in Missouri by increasing principal's instructional capacity and ability to give feedback in last five years.
• Provided professional development to schools and districts in mathematics, formative assessment, curriculum design, and summative assessments.
• Co-crafted and co-led, with district assistant superintendent, teacher leadership program where teacher leaders provided district professional development.
• Served on national committees, such as HUMRRO's Standards Reviews for different states, Fordham's Study of Assessments, and EQuIP's committee to review units of study.
• Presented at national conferences including NCTM Annual Conference, Hawaii International Conference, and Annual Visible Learning Conference.

• Increased the elementary APR 15.5% from 62.6% in 2022-2023 to 78.1% in 2023-2024.
• Administered personnel policies and procedures for school faculty and staff.
• Researched and incorporated new educational trends and instructional strategies to optimize education effectiveness.
• Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
• Defined and enforced student academic achievement standards in line with district goals and objectives.
• Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers.
• Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
• Introduced modifications to ELA and Math curriculum and introduced new, effective instructional techniques.
• Observed teachers, documented activities and implemented improvement plans to optimize classrooms.

• Co-wrote $3 million/5 year DoDEA World Languages Grant.
• Analyzed and made recommendations for possible budget cuts to Special Education budget.
• Co-led analyzing and selecting new ELA materials.
• Compiled salary information for school board packets.

• Provided leadership and direction for SuccessLink.
• Facilitated vision and development of new and existing programs.
• Supervised selection, guidance, and evaluation of staff.
• Developed and maintained collaborative working relationships with personnel in Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, other professional associations, educator associations, and with administrators and teachers throughout Missouri.
• Oversaw development and implementation of objectives and long-range plans for SuccessLink.
• Acquired and remained informed of current curricular and educational thoughts, trends, and practices as well as proposed legislation impacting education.
• Planned, developed, and provided on- and off-site professional development opportunities that increased educators’ ability to provide K-12 rigorous instruction, assessment, and curriculum.
• Explored, developed, and implemented innovative programs to enhance delivery, implementation, operation, and evaluation of educational programs in local districts.
• Communicated with staff, board members, personnel in other agencies, and with partners.

Achievements

• Moved company from being state funded to fee based.
• Created consultant program to provide professional development for schools in Missouri and managed 20 consultants, including monthly trainings.

• Disseminated information concerning SuccessLink and best practices.
• Interpreted, summarized, and disseminated information related to current developments in learning theory, instruction, assessment, and curriculum development.
• Planned, developed, and provided on and off site professional development opportunities that increased educators’ ability to provide rigorous instruction, assessment, and curriculum.
• Maintained effective communications between SuccessLink and curriculum department at DESE and other departments as appropriate.
• Attended meetings, conferences, and networking opportunities related to curriculum, assessment, and instructional issues and trends.
• Developed and maintained central/virtual resource collection of tools, periodicals, software, and other programs related to curriculum, assessment, and instruction.
• Designed training for SuccessLink Curriculum Initiative partners that aligned with SuccessLink Mission and Goals.
• Provided consultation to school leaders on overall elements and operation of effective instructional program.
• Assisted districts with assessing needs of curriculum, assessment, and instruction.
• Provided periodic review of curriculum, assessment, and instructional materials to determine relevance to state and district needs.
• Served on appropriate committees and work groups, including state Expert Curriculum Team.
• Created and monitored budget.
• Supervised personnel.

• Successfully organized and lead teachers to revise curriculum to meet 3rd cycle MSIP requirements.
• Provided on-going leadership in curriculum revision and implementation.
• Provided leadership in textbook evaluation and selection.
• Delivered professional development in Clear Access analysis, utilizing rubrics, and MAP strategies.
• Conferred with educators to identify current classroom concerns and diversify instructional strategies.
• Successfully organized, implemented, and led action plan to improve district’s APR, especially in area of MAP. 2001 APR =17 2002 APR=41 2003 APR=84.
• Successfully organized, implemented, and lead action plan to prepare, organize, and present on-site review for 3rd cycle MSIP.
• Created or updated various district documents including: CSIP, Program Evaluation Plan, Job Description Handbook, Preschool Handbook, Assessment Plan, Curriculum Development Plan, Migrant Education Plan, and Crisis Management Plan.
• Created and implemented School-wide Title I plan.
• Created and managed budgets for Title programs.
• Provide leadership for principal and teachers regarding Title I.
• Wrote MPP grant for 4 years, totaling $234,000.
• Revised schedule of classes (to meet faculty/budget cuts) and merged Jr.High and Sr. High teachers into one seven period block.