Angela Davis Gittens
Pearland
Summary
A hard-working servant leader who can create a positive school climate and successfully guide a school community. Possesses patience, attentiveness, and clear communication skills to handle the needs and concerns of stakeholders. Twenty-eight years of experience in education, including seventeen years as the owner of several Montessori Schools in Houston and surrounding areas. Skilled at building rapport with scholars, staff members, and parents and completing multiple tasks in a timely manner.
Experienced with educational leadership and student development. Utilizes strategic planning to improve academic outcomes and support teacher growth. Knowledge of creating collaborative environment and managing administrative tasks efficiently.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Principal of Instruction
KIPP Shine Prep
05.2022 - Current
- Coach and mentor teachers
- Develop and implement our campus Multi-Tiered Support System (MTSS) initiative (academics and behavior)
- Collect, analyze, and utilize data across grade levels to ascertain and ensure progress toward our three campus priorities
- Collaborate with leadership team to make campus-based decisions that are student-centered and solution-oriented
Teacher/Content Leader3rd-Grade ELAR
KIPP Shine Prep
06.2021 - 05.2022
- Collaborate with ELAR teachers to meticulously plan lessons and activities for students based upon assessment data (e.g., interim assessments, teacher-made exams, class and homework performance)
- Facilitated content vertical planning on-campus' Coordinate meetings to discuss plans, student needs, and teacher needs
Teacher/Co-Grade Level Chair,4th-Grade Writing-July
KIPP Shine Prep
07.2020 - 06.2021
- Responsible for designing the lesson for both virtual and in-person students
- Collaborate with writing teachers to meticulously plan lessons and activities for students based upon assessment data (e.g., interim assessments, teacher-made exams, class and homework performance)
- Facilitated content vertical planning on campus
- Coordinate meetings to discuss plans, student needs, and teacher needs
Part-time Assistant Principal
The Rhodes School
05.2018 - 07.2020
- Coordinate meetings to discuss plans, scholar needs, teacher needs, and campus needs
- Point person for transportation on campus
- Provide coaching to teachers in English Language Arts and Reading
- Collaborate with ELAR teachers to meticulously plan lessons and activities for scholars based upon assessment data (e.g., STAAR, benchmark, teacher-made exams, class and homework performance)
Teacher/Team Lead, Grades2nd-5th
The Rhodes School
07.2016 - 05.2018
- Coordinated all communication with parents
- Provided instructional support to staff to augment their scholars’ engagement & achievement
- Responsible for relaying campus/district information to the2nd-4th grade teachers
Chief Executive Officer and Instructional Leader
Country Kingdom Montessori School, Inc.
06.2000 - 07.2016
- Managed school budget to meet the instructional needs of all students to ensure their success
- Provided quality customer service for over sixteen years to parents and students
- Organized staff development activities to help edify teacher instruction
- Closely monitored and observed teachers while they instructed students to ensure that the instruction coincided with the curriculum and met students’ needs
- Developed sound rapport with students to create relationships with them and build trust
- Collaborated with teachers, students, and parents to ascertain the most prevalent and concerning disciplinary issues on campus and created ways of alleviating those issues
- Created opportunities for students to monitor themselves and resolve their own conflicts to take ownership in maintaining an orderly environment
Instructional Leadership, Teacher, and Team Leader
Galena Park Middle School
08.1995 - 05.2000
- Supervised the ESL Department and collaborated regularly with teachers to diagnose and effectively fortify students’ weaknesses using assessment data (e.g., TAKS results, benchmark results, teacher-generated exams)
- Taught ESL to6th and8th grade students
- Collaborated with other ESL teachers to meticulously plan lessons and activities for students based on assessment data (e.g., TAAS, benchmark and teacher-made exams, homework performance)
- Created activities for tutorial students who had difficulty speaking, reading, and writing English
Education
Master of Education -
Houston Baptist University
Houston, Texas02.1996
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Oberlin College
Oberlin, Ohio05.1994
Skills
- Instructional leadership
- Parent engagement and communication
- Student achievement
- Data-driven instruction
- Student and parent relations
- Restorative practices
- Staff development
- Verbal and written communication
- Team collaboration
Certification
- October2020 - Principal Certification, Region IV Education Center, Houston, Texas [coursework and exam completed]
- May2000 - Montessori Certification, National Center for Montessori Education, Houston, TX
- August1998 - Teacher Certification, Sociology (6-12) and English as a Second Language (6-12)
Timeline
Assistant Principal of Instruction
KIPP Shine Prep
05.2022 - Current
Teacher/Content Leader3rd-Grade ELAR
KIPP Shine Prep
06.2021 - 05.2022
Teacher/Co-Grade Level Chair,4th-Grade Writing-July
KIPP Shine Prep
07.2020 - 06.2021
Part-time Assistant Principal
The Rhodes School
05.2018 - 07.2020
Teacher/Team Lead, Grades2nd-5th
The Rhodes School
07.2016 - 05.2018
Chief Executive Officer and Instructional Leader
Country Kingdom Montessori School, Inc.
06.2000 - 07.2016
Instructional Leadership, Teacher, and Team Leader
Galena Park Middle School
08.1995 - 05.2000
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Oberlin College
- October2020 - Principal Certification, Region IV Education Center, Houston, Texas [coursework and exam completed]
- May2000 - Montessori Certification, National Center for Montessori Education, Houston, TX
- August1998 - Teacher Certification, Sociology (6-12) and English as a Second Language (6-12)
Master of Education -
Houston Baptist University
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