Caitlin Flynn
Sorrento,Florida
Summary
Seeking a position as an assistant principal to apply extensive knowledge of educational leadership in a supportive capacity. Motivated and analytical team player aspiring to assume a role as an assistant principal to utilize active listening and communication skills to help support academic administration functions. Motivated to build relationships among faculty and students to create a learning environment that all students can learn in. Team player, personable and outgoing with skills in building rapport with diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Data driven make decisions that will help students grow and be successful in the classroom along with mentoring and coaching teachers through collaboration and peer coaching.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Instructional Dean
Treadway Elementary
Leesburg, FL
08.2021 - Current
- Investigates problems of disciplinary nature, documents information, and reports findings and decisions to appropriate individuals
- Works closely with the assistant principal(s), school resource officers, District Security
- Officer, and local law enforcement agencies and makes referrals as appropriate
- Makes periodic tours of campus to ensure that school and school board policies are being
- Enforced
- Assists with the enforcement of school board/state attendance policies
- Serves as a central resource person for pupil personnel services to include the counsel of students and parents where behavioral problems are involved
- Guides students to appropriate school personnel regarding personal and social adjustment sand, when necessary, makes appropriate referrals to other school personnel
- Assists with the supervision of organized student gatherings and sees that all equipment is operative
- Coordinates school bus supervision before and after school
- Coordinates the student lunchroom and work duty assignments
- Assists with the supervision of students detained after school hours for disciplinary reasons
- Provides strategies to teachers and principals regarding effectiveness in classroom management and pupil control in relation to student behavior
- Collaborates with teachers and principals and provides support related to curriculum
- Participates in School Advisory Councils, Parent-Teacher Organizations, and other community groups promoting the enhancement and development of school programs; promotes positive school/community relations
- Help and execute the safety drills every month on campus
- With the assistant principal, conduct monthly behavior threat assessments on the students
- With the leadership team, work on Title 1 requirements and help with the monthly meetings.
Positive Alternative to School Suspension Teacher
Sorrento Elementary
Sorrento, FL
08.2019 - 07.2021
- Met with students, parents and administrators to address and resolve students' behavioral and academic issues.
- Modified lessons and curriculum to accommodate diverse learners by using strategies such as peer-assisted learning and group work.
- Conducted weekly groups to support teachers in developing positive behavioral tools and skills.
- Met weekly with targeted students who were needing extra support in social and emotional to perform in the classroom.
- Crafted Behavioral Intervention Plans for individual students.
- Oversaw proactive crisis intervention training for campus employees.
- Partnered with administrative leadership to improve discipline practices based on data findings.
- Supervised student behavior during daily academic routines to secure safety of students and staff.
- Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
- Improved behavior by modeling positive choices and teaching socially-acceptable options.
- Worked closely with parents and guardians to address students' issues on multiple fronts.
- Scheduled conferences with parents to discuss students' progress and classroom behavior.
- Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
- Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
- Multi-disciplinary approach that combines core academics,
- Behavioral/social-emotional learning and Youth Mental Health Support
- Goal is to approach all students with a positive, proactive, and
- Restorative learning environment
- Utilizes data in solving root causes of student misbehavior and determining an action plan to help the student become successful at school
- Looking at the equity in discipline and meeting the needs of the student
- Monitors students who have been assigned PASS throughout the year along with students who have early warning signs in other areas to help guide and step in when the student needs assistance
- Supports teachers in the classroom with CASEL and Sanford Harmony to promote at a safe and supportive environment.
Third Grade Teacher
Sorrento Elementary
Sorrento, FL
08.2017 - 05.2019
- 3rd Grade, all subjects
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking and communication.
- Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies and social skills.
- Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
- Assessed student learning progress and comprehension with routine tests and standardized examinations.
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies and discipline.
Third Grade Teacher
Idyllwilde Elementary
Sanford, FL
01.2017 - 07.2017
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking and communication.
- Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies and social skills.
- Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies and discipline.
- Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.
Education
Specialist Degree - Educational Leadership
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ2019
Master - Elementary Education
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ2013
Bachelor Degree - Psychology
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ2010
Skills
- Trained in Social and Emotional
- Title 1
- Restorative Practices
- Sanford Harmony
- Youth Mental Health First Aide
- Peer Coaching and Mentoring New Teachers
- Thinking Maps
- Success For All
- Kagan
- LSI (Learning Science Institutes for turnaround school)
- AVID
- SESIR and Behavior Threat Assessments
- LLI
Accomplishments
- 2022 Teacher of the Year
Certification
- Educational Leadership
- K-6 Elementary Education
- Reading and ESOL Endorsement
Timeline
Instructional Dean
Treadway Elementary
08.2021 - Current
Positive Alternative to School Suspension Teacher
Sorrento Elementary
08.2019 - 07.2021
Third Grade Teacher
Sorrento Elementary
08.2017 - 05.2019
Third Grade Teacher
Idyllwilde Elementary
01.2017 - 07.2017
Specialist Degree - Educational Leadership
Grand Canyon University
Master - Elementary Education
University of Phoenix
Bachelor Degree - Psychology
University of Phoenix