Chelsea C. Young
Pflugerville,Texas
Summary
Multi-Award winning leader, teacher, and trainer with over 14 years of instructional, sales, and management success, and a distinguished educational background with a passion for exceeding goals, developing students and employees, and leading successful teams. Highly successful in fostering effective and cooperative environments conducive to learning, and helping students and employees develop skills critical for goal achievement. Highly skilled in implementing and training teaching strategies, using constructivist practices across learning groups to increase performance, and using innovative and resourceful tools to target learning outcomes. Proven effective in generating engaging and meaningful career experiences among all employees, students, and management members. Dedicated to motivating and inspiring all students and team members to achieve and exceed personal goals.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal
Kipp Texas Public Schools
11.2023 - Current
- Enhanced school performance by implementing strategic plans and collaborating with fellow administrators.
- Increased teacher effectiveness through comprehensive coaching, professional development opportunities, and mentorship programs.
- Streamlined school operations by evaluating processes and procedures, identifying inefficiencies, and recommending improvements.
- Fostered a positive learning environment by promoting open communication among staff, students, and parents.
- Improved student outcomes by analyzing data and adjusting instructional practices accordingly.
- Led school improvement efforts by setting clear expectations for staff performance and providing regular feedback on progress towards goals.
- Implemented innovative approaches to teaching and learning that improved student engagement and achievement levels.
- Promoted diversity within the school community through inclusive policies, programming, and recruitment efforts.
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.
- Established instructional practices driven through statistical performance data.
- Defined and enforced student academic achievement standards in line with district goals and objectives.
Secondary Summer School Principal
Manor ISD
03.2023 - 08.2023
- Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students and teachers.
- Defined and enforced student academic achievement standards in line with district goals and objectives.
- Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
- Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration and related activities.
- Led meetings to convey policy changes, gather information and assess employee needs.
- Communicated policies and procedures to students and parents regarding student behavior.
- Facilitated continued education for teaching staff through implementation of quality curriculum training and appropriation of necessary resources.
- Researched and incorporated new educational trends and instructional strategies to optimize education effectiveness.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies and behavior modification.
- Supported hiring, training, and disciplinary action in compliance with legal guidelines and requirements.
- Managed all details regarding student discipline and Restorative Practices.
- Prepared school budget and submitted to school board with recommendations for hiring, capital expenditures and cost-saving initiatives.
Associate Principal of Instruction
Manor ISD
06.2022 - 11.2023
- Supervise and support all content area PLCs to ensure instruction is executed to campus expectations.
- Oversee Master Scheduling
- Campus Testing Coordinator
- Oversee Restorative Practices implementation
- Supervised and evaluated teaching and support staff through instructional leadership and professional development.
- Partnered with principal to administer school program in alignment with vision and goals, providing positive, high-expectation academic environment.
- Helped students develop important learning skills and good study habits useful in trade school or college education.
- Defined and enforced student academic achievement standards in line with district goals and objectives.
- Built and maintained positive relationships with diverse stakeholders, such as parents, school volunteers and outside agencies.
- Established instructional practices driven by statistical performance data.
- Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
- Supported hiring, training, and disciplinary action in compliance with legal guidelines and requirements.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Modeled expected and appropriate leadership to promote teaching staff and administrative personnel's positive interaction with students and families.
Assistant Principal: Manor Middle School
Manor ISD
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Supervised and evaluated teaching and support staff through instructional leadership and professional development.
- Partnered with principal to administer school program in alignment with vision and goals, providing positive, high-expectation academic environment.
- Helped students develop important learning skills and good study habits useful in trade school or college education.
- Defined and enforced student academic achievement standards in line with district goals and objectives.
- Built and maintained positive relationships with diverse stakeholders, such as parents, school volunteers and outside agencies.
- Established instructional practices driven by statistical performance data.
- Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
- Supported hiring, training, and disciplinary action in compliance with legal guidelines and requirements.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Modeled expected and appropriate leadership to promote teaching staff and administrative personnel's positive interaction with students and families.
Founder
MOVE IT! And Let's Make Learning FUN!
10.2019 - Current
- 501 (C) (3) Non-Profit Organization
- Recruited, collaborated with, and conducted Professional Learning for school leaders on campus and across the state that integrates movement and the fine arts into the classroom, in efforts to engage students and enhance the student learning experience.
- Completed intensive leadership training and provided training to educators in MISD on student engagement strategies.
- Conducted Professional Learning for over 90 educators in MISD and 60 educators for Breakthrough Central Texas
- Awarded four grants in the past 2 years to fund large projects for the home campus.
- Www.moveitlearning.org
Instructional Coach ELA 6/7
Breakthrough Central Texas
05.2019 - 05.2022
- Support teachers to develop knowledge, skills, and instructional strategies based on learning objectives and student needs
- Meet diverse student population needs by aiding teachers through the process of planning and implementing lessons with wide variety of teaching strategies
- Coach teachers to improve practices through professional development and modeling research-based instructional strategies
- Review formative and summative data and information to help teachers drive and modify instruction
- Provide professional development in instructional strategies, classroom management techniques, curriculum writing, assessment techniques
Principal Intern/English Lang Arts Depart Chair
Manor Independent School District
08.2018 - 06.2021
- Assist with administrative duties including discipline, test coordination, TELPAS testing, LAS Links testing, instructional coaching. staffing, PLCs, Professional Learning and Development, Restorative action, school events, and community builders.
- Provide support for all 0-2 year teachers on campus, grade level leads, and department chairs.
- Plan and execute instructional activities to promote reading, comprehension and language development
- Collaborate with teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators to develop/evaluate school programs sharing student success data and insight
- Develop activities and integrate technology to diversify and differentiate instruction
- Instituted mentoring program increasing student development and enthusiasm for learning
- Modify the general education curriculum for gifted and special-needs students, based on various instructional techniques, technology, and resources
- Uses qualitative and quantitative data to drive instruction on a daily basis for true differentiated instruction
- Develop professional learning opportunities for educators that involve literacy building strategies, student engagement strategies, and community building techniques.
District Performance/Operations Manager
Sprint
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Provide training, coaching, support, correction plans to store managers and store employees with store appearance/planogram, store operations, facility related items, risk/audit related items
- Provide professional development and individualized training and support for employees and trainers that include enhancing the experience of new hire training, effectiveness of new hire training, data-driven professional development, and improving the effectiveness of professional development within the district
- Improved district operational risk over $110,000 within 4 months
- Led Area in Operational Effectiveness Austin North District #1 in Area 8X 2016-2018
- Created first successful district weekly/daily store task initiative, later adopted by partnering districts
- Mentor partner districts/Store Managers in operational improvement with significant improvement achievements MoM
Store Manager/Acting District Manager
Sprint
01.2012 - 01.2015
- 2013-16 North Austin Trainer for strategic sales skills in district program Sprint Pro to all district employees to improve performance 2014-16
- Lead District Outside Events and Marketing Initiative 2013-16 Co-Lead District Hiring and Recruiting efforts2015-16
- Lead District Manager Assistant Manager Development Program
- Expert in operational effectiveness, sales, recruiting, on-boarding, and training sales teams
- Expert in sales, recruiting, on-boarding, and training sales teams
- Responsible for meeting and exceeding company performance and audit goals
- Oversaw 4 additional stores within district and provides assistance/support to other store managers with hiring, training, sales, operational readiness, HR related issues, and store appearance/planogram
- Led district in sales and YoY Growth
Assistant Store Manager
Sprint
06.2007 - 08.2012
- Performed and assigned employees to specific duties to exceed the needs of the store and district
- Managed staff of up to 12 employees at any given time, acheieved and exceeded sales and operational goals, scheduling, inventory, outside marketing, and all administrative tasks
Pre-K Instructor
JemCare Child Center
03.2004 - 01.2007
- Instructed up to 12students individually and in groups
- Set up lesson materials, bulletin board displays and demonstrations
- Promoted physical, mental and social development by implementing classroom games and outdoor recreational activities
- Adapted collaborative teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs and interests
- Met regularly with parents and guardians to discuss children's progress
- Encouraged interactive learning by incorporating educational software and the Internet
Education
M.Ed Masters of Education - Secondary Education
Texas State University
San Marcos, TXB.A. Bachelors of Arts - English Literature
Texas State University
San Marcos, TXSkills
Areas of Expertise:
Teamwork & Leadership
Relationship Building
Strategic Planning
Training and Lesson Plan Development
Staff Hiring and Development
Goal Setting and Achievement
Sales Growth and Profitability
Oral and Written Communication
Excellent Customer Service Skills
Outstanding Interpersonal Skills
Google Classroom Certified Teacher
Microsoft Office
Motivation Strategies
Sales and Leadership Training
Outside Events and Marketing
Operations Management
Websites
Affiliations
Kappa Delta Pi National Honors Society
Certification
- Principal as Instructional Leader EC-12
- AEL Certification
- TTESS Certified
- EC-6 Core Subjects
- English Language Arts 4-8
- 4-8 Core Subjects (Pending)
- English as a Second Language EC-8
Accomplishments
- Accelerate Manor Manor Schoolhouse Grant Award 2022
- Restorative Team Manor Schoolhouse Foundation Grant Award 2021, 2022
- ManorMEUP Manor Schoolhouse Foundation Grant Award 2022
- MMS Art Program Manor Schoolhouse Foundation Grant Award 2022
- MOVE IT! And Let's Make Learning FUN! Manor Schoolhouse Foundation Grant Award 2021, 2022
- MOVE IT! And Let's Make Learning FUN! Manor Schoolhouse Foundation Grant Award 2019, 2020
- MOVE IT! And Let's Make Learning FUN! A Plus Federal Credit Union Grant Award
- Principal and MISD Board Recognized Teacher of the Month Nov 2019
- Rookie Teacher of the Year Award 2019
- 3rd Place National PEG Writing Teacher of the Year
- Principal and MISD Board Recognized Teacher of the Month Jan 2019
- Staff Member Recognition Award 2019
- Kappa Delta Pi National Honor's Society
- Academic Excellence Award, English Department Chair, Texas State University
- Honors Thesis, Copyright/Official Document 2010
- Dean’s List 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
- African American Leadership Conference Texas State University 2008, 2009
- Mitte Honors Program, Texas State University
- Scholarship Star Bank- Fort Worth Texas
- Pinnacle Club (Top 2%) 2014/2015
- Pinnacle Club (Top 2%) 2015/2016
- Sprint Elite Winner 7X 2014-2016
- Sprint World Class Leader (1st quintile Composite and CSAT) 7X 2-14-2015
- Sprint Ambassador (1st Quintile in CSAT and Exceeding Net Promoter Score) 6X 2014- 2015
- First Quintile (top 20% in enterprise) Composite for 11 consecutive months 2014-2015
- Selected for and completed Area Emerging Leaders Program 2014
- Developed district wide Sales Training: “Sprint Pro,” recognized by Sprint National Training Team 2012-2013
- Trained sales skills to North Austin District employees and managers 2013, 2014, 2015
- Selected to co-lead district hiring and recruiting efforts 2013-16
- Selected to lead district Assistant Manager Development Program 2015
- Ranked #1 District in RYG Performance 8X 2016-18
- Ranked #1 District in SPI Performance 6X 2016-18
Additional Information
References:
Dayna Swain, Principal, Decker Middle School, Dayna.Anthonyswain@manorisd.net 512-740-5946
Joshua Duty, Assistant Principal, Decker Middle School, Joshua.duty@manorisd.net 512-632-8513
Katherine Williams, Instructional Coach/AVID Coordinator, Katherine.williams@manorisd.net 972-800-3527
Wilda Harper, Instructional Coach, Decker Middle School wilda.harper@manorisd.net 512-740-6265
Jose Estrada, District Sales Manager, Austin North, Jose.estrada@sprint.com 618-822-6151
Nick Blum, Owner/CEO RONIK Inc. Nickblum@gmail.com 512-797-1172
Blake Lewis, District Sales Manager Sprint, Blake.Lewis@Sprint.com 512-787-1386
Kathryn Lee, PH.D., Curriculum and Instruction, Texas State University, Kl10@txstate.edu
Lisa Sanford, Certified Teacher, Terravista Elementary School, Lisa.sanford@roundrockisd.org 512-619-8170
Timeline
Principal
Kipp Texas Public Schools
11.2023 - Current
Secondary Summer School Principal
Manor ISD
03.2023 - 08.2023
Associate Principal of Instruction
Manor ISD
06.2022 - 11.2023
Assistant Principal: Manor Middle School
Manor ISD
08.2021 - 06.2022
Founder
MOVE IT! And Let's Make Learning FUN!
10.2019 - Current
Instructional Coach ELA 6/7
Breakthrough Central Texas
05.2019 - 05.2022
Principal Intern/English Lang Arts Depart Chair
Manor Independent School District
08.2018 - 06.2021
District Performance/Operations Manager
Sprint
01.2015 - 01.2019
Store Manager/Acting District Manager
Sprint
01.2012 - 01.2015
Assistant Store Manager
Sprint
06.2007 - 08.2012
Pre-K Instructor
JemCare Child Center
03.2004 - 01.2007
M.Ed Masters of Education - Secondary Education
Texas State University
B.A. Bachelors of Arts - English Literature
Texas State University
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