Antonio Harvey
Southaven,MS
Summary
A meticulous, data-driven, student-centered leader dedicated to improving student achievement, promoting a safe, stimulating, motivating learning environment, and cultivating stakeholder capacity. A visionary who possesses analytical foresight with a proven track record of troubleshooting abnormalities pertaining to instruction, learning climate, family and community involvement, and professional capacity. A passionate practitioner who researches effective methodologies to develop learning solutions which best align with the school’s vision and mission and meet the learning needs of all students.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Community Manager
Memphis Shelby County Schools
Memphis, TN
01.2018 - Current
- Created and executed plans aimed at boosting community participation.
- Facilitated workshops on topics such as parenting skills and educational advocacy.
- Created reports summarizing family engagement activities.
- Implemented new programs designed to strengthen communication between school staff and families.
- Served as a liaison between the district office and individual schools regarding best practices for engaging with families.
- Managed parent support groups addressing topics such as positive discipline and parenting styles.
- Facilitated parental workshops and classes to provide support to children in achieving school and academic success.
- Supervised a team of 25 family engagement specialists, delivering in-depth training and mentoring.
- Designed and initiated a fatherhood initiative within the district, fostering increased participation of fathers in their children's educational journey.
Principal
Shelby County Schools
Memphis, TN
01.2013 - 01.2018
- Provided instructional leadership to faculty and staff in the areas of curriculum development, assessment practices and professional growth activities.
- Cultivated strong relationships with parents, students and members of the community to ensure a safe learning environment.
- Designed comprehensive plans for professional development activities that focused on improving teacher performance levels across all subject areas.
- Recruited, hired and trained primary and supplemental teaching staff.
- Planned and led professional development activities for teachers, administrators and support staff.
- Oversaw day-to-day work of classroom teachers, administrative staff and school personnel to expertly serve students' needs and meet district and state standards.
- Cultivated positive relationships with parents and staff to facilitate school operations and student success.
- Directed school human resources including hiring, training, policy enforcement and legal compliance for school employing over 50 staff members.
Assistant Principal
Shelby County Schools
Memphis, TN
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Provided guidance and support to teachers, staff and students in the school.
- Monitored student behavior and discipline in accordance with district regulations.
- Supervised the maintenance of accurate student records including attendance, grades, health records and special needs assessments.
- Coordinated professional development activities for faculty members to enhance instructional practices.
- Facilitated communication between teachers, administrators and parents regarding student performance issues.
- Served as a liaison between the school administration and community groups or organizations.
- Evaluated teacher performance through classroom observations, reviews of lesson plans and feedback from parents and students.
21st Century Teacher
Memphis City Schools
Memphis, TN
07.2003 - 07.2011
- Developed and implemented lesson plans based on curriculum objectives.
- Provided individualized instruction to meet the needs of all students.
- Instructed students in academic subjects such as math, science, language arts, social studies, and history.
- Encouraged critical thinking skills and problem-solving strategies among students.
- Established positive relationships with parents to ensure effective communication regarding student progress and well-being.
- Utilized technology-based learning tools to enhance classroom instruction.
- Incorporated instructional best practices such as differentiated instruction into lesson plans.
- Supervised after school activities such as clubs or sports teams.
Education
Certificate in Education Finance - Education Finance
Georgetown University
Washington, DC01-2023
Education Specialist - Administrator Leadership For Teaching And Learning
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN07-2019
Masters of Education - Educational Administration
Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN07-2003
Bachelor of Science - Human Development And Learning
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN12-1996
Skills
- Daily Operations Management
- Community marketing
- Needs Assessment
- Data Collection
- Cultural Competency
- Community Resources
- Parenting education
- Written Communication
- Experience with at-risk youth
- Problem-Solving
- Decision-Making
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Relationship Building
- Multitasking
- Excellent Communication
Leadership And Administrative Accomplishments
- Led instructional leadership team and teachers in reaching the AMO requirements for all four measurable areas.
- Led instructional leadership team and teachers in reaching TVAAS Level 5 for overall school rating.
- Increased the school-wide numeracy TVAAS growth rate to Level 5 (the most effective standard of growth).
- Increased the number of student Proficient or Advanced on Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) from: 18% to 37% - Numeracy.
- Increased attendance rate from 92% in 2013 to 95% in 2015-2016; reduced suspension rates from 30% in 2012 to 13% in 2015-2016.
- Solicited and mobilized Hawkins Mill Elementary community members to engage as the school’s site-based decision-making Team.
- Engaged community partners that include Kroger, Hope Presbyterian, Shelby County District Attorney Office and Southwest Tennessee Community College to improve the instructional culture of school.
- Mobilized teacher-led school culture committees to empower and motivate teacher accountability and ownership for student academic achievement.
- Led the creation of community resources for parental support in multiple communities.
- Developed a leadership development program for all family facing professionals.
Instructional Leadership Competencies
- Co-facilitate and monitor teacher-led PLCs to use student performance data to inform and drive the transformative achievement agenda.
- Utilize and execute Data-Driven Instruction Cycle to inform instructional decisions in tested areas to increase the number of students Proficient and Advanced.
- Collaborate with teacher-leaders in the creation of biweekly Common Formative Assessments.
- Collaborate with the administrative team and teacher-leaders in the analysis of student performance data from the formative assessment results.
- Provide differentiated professional development on innovative/research-based instructional methods and strategies to produce effective learning experiences that drives student achievement.
- Monitors the integration of literacy and numeracy in all subject areas with competency, consistency, effectiveness, equitability, fairness and fidelity.
- Ensure that RTI interventions are implemented with competency, consistency, effectiveness, equitability, fairness, and fidelity.
- Employ alternative disciplinary approaches and measures (cognitive behavior therapy, functional behavioral analyses, PBIS, and restorative justice) to decrease the number of disciplinary referrals and suspensions school-wide.
- Employ legendary service techniques to address parent concerns, student concerns, and teacher concerns in collaboration with the administrative team to arrive at an amicable resolution of the concern.
- Utilize Center for Educational Leadership Protocol to conduct daily instructional learning walks to assess instructional efficacy school-wide.
- Utilize TEM observation and evaluation tool to assess and improve teaching practices school-wide.
- Monitor teacher effective implementation of lesson plans by providing constructive/actionable feedback via daily learning walks.
Culture And Climate Competencies
- Lead instructional leadership team and teachers to establish classroom and school-wide behavioral expectations that promote student achievement and safety.
- Lead instructional leadership team and teachers to establish realistic but high instructional expectations to demonstrate the importance of education to all students, especially those with exceptional abilities.
- Collaborate with the instructional leadership team and teachers to establish and implement incentive systems by which students earn a pyramid of privileges based on their academic performance and behavioral functioning.
- Collaborate with the instructional leadership team and teachers to devise and implement school-wide PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention System).
Building Professional Capacity Competencies
- Utilize Teacher Effectiveness Measure data to determine differentiated professional leading needs for teachers who require various levels of intervention.
- Collaborate with the instructional leadership team to develop systems for evaluating rigor in teaching and learning school-wide.
References
- Taurin Hardy, Assistant Principal, Snowden Elementary School, (301)318-6133
- Kevin Malone, Director, Bellevue Middle School, (901)219-2925
- Martha West, Principal, Bruce Elementary School, (901)485-9730
- Stacey Hill, PLC, Hawkins Mill Elementary School, (901)488-9361
- Ruby Payne, Principal (Ret.), Hanley Elementary School, (901)830-7942
Accomplishments
- National Dean List
- USAA All-American Scholar
- Disney Teacher of the Year Nominee
- J.U.G.G.S Orchid Award
- Prestige Award for Teacher Excellence
Certification
- New Leaders Aspiring Principal Program
Timeline
Community Manager
Memphis Shelby County Schools
01.2018 - Current
Principal
Shelby County Schools
01.2013 - 01.2018
Assistant Principal
Shelby County Schools
01.2012 - 01.2013
21st Century Teacher
Memphis City Schools
07.2003 - 07.2011
Certificate in Education Finance - Education Finance
Georgetown University
Education Specialist - Administrator Leadership For Teaching And Learning
Walden University
Masters of Education - Educational Administration
Tennessee State University
Bachelor of Science - Human Development And Learning
University of Memphis