Barbara Mendizábal

•Led the re-branding and re-launch campaign of the M-DCPS Parent Academy
•Facilitate a culture of continuous improvement focusing on parent training sessions in student learning
•Provide learning opportunities to school site personnel on parental engagement best practices

•Increased partnerships with local businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and local colleges
•Led the Region's schools re-branding and marketing campaign
•Directly supported school leadership through four primary functions: Academic Operations, Community/School Operations, Financial Human Capital Operations, Professional Development Standards/Evaluation Operations

•Developed Tier Support System, which included face-to-face and videotaped training sessions, mentorship for new principals, instructional rounds for all schools, and Data Chats with the Region administrative team
•Served as Liaison to local municipalities and assisted with the ongoing development of Education Compacts and Interlocal Agreements
•Facilitated K8 and 6-12 conversions and renaming of existing school facilities

•Developed, trained, and implemented innovative curriculum initiatives such as the Central Region Office "Designing a Secondary School Blueprint - March to June"
•Provided a collegial monthly forum for Assistant Principals to share research-based practices and promote succession management
•Facilitated data disaggregation training for all Mentor Principals assigned to Differentiated Accountability Schools

•Increased school's previous FCAT Letter Grade from a "C" in 2005 to an "A" in 2006
•Facilitated training on Data Analysis and Continuous Improvement Model for Principal Bench participants
•Facilitated training on Fiscal Management for District Assistant Principal Bench participants

•Facilitated training on curriculum mapping for all North Region principals
•Redesigned the school's website in order to market the school and recruit new students
•Infused the use of devices/technology components into the core curriculum

•Trained instructional personnel on interpreting Student Performance Indicator Data
•Developed in-house auditing procedures for the English Language Learners (ELLs) Program
•Redesigned the school's SCSI delivery model to include a technology component