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Calandra Lee
Norfolk
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Summary
Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Grade Level Chairperson for the 5th Grade Team Special Education Inclusion Teacher Efficiently and effectively provide special education services to students with autism, hearing impairments, emotional disturbances, and other health impairments English Language Learner Certified Teacher Diverse presentation and training experience Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities Extensive supervisory experience (70+ employees) Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills Strong ability to locate and utilize agency resources effectively Certified Pre-K to Grade 6 (All subjects) by Virginia Department of Education SACC Educational Enrichment Coordinator (EEC) (1 year) Previous SACC Instructional Coordinator (3 years) Former Director, Minnieland Private Day School Member of the Leadership Team Member of the Gifted Advisory Committee Member of the Language Arts Committee
Detail-oriented individual with exceptional communication and project management skills. Proven ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments. Recognized for taking proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues, with focus on optimizing processes and supporting team objectives.
Demonstrates strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills, with proven ability to quickly adapt to new environments. Eager to contribute to team success and further develop professional skills. Brings positive attitude and commitment to continuous learning and growth.
Overview
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Certification
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
4th Grade Teacher
Terraset Elementary School, Fairfax County Public Schools
01.2025 - Current
- Provides a nurturing environment for my fourth graders
- Maintains all academic and cumulative records for each of my students
- Develops lesson plans that were exciting, informative, and challenging
- Aligns daily lesson plans with the Virginia Standards of Learning
- Holds quarterly conferences with parents and students to discuss child’s academic and social progress
- Keeps a detailed grading system that accounted for student’s mastery of core objectives
- Teaches a remedial review course to aid students in mastery of previously failed objectives
- Writes in a clear, concise, organized manner for intended audience
- Behaves in a fair, honest, and ethical manner
- Communicates to a diverse array of individuals and stake-holders best practices and program data in relation to improving practice and outcomes with partnerships and public schools
5th Grade Math Teacher
Watkins Elementary School, District of Columbia Public Schools
08.2023 - 06.2024
- Provides a nurturing environment for fifth through eighth graders
- Maintains all academic and cumulative records for each of my students
- Develops lesson plans that were exciting, informative, and challenging
- Aligns daily lesson plans with the Virginia Standards of Learning
- Holds quarterly conferences with parents and students to discuss child’s academic and social progress
- Keeps a detailed grading system that accounted for student’s mastery of core objectives
- Teaches a remedial review course to aid students in mastery of previously failed objectives
- Writes in a clear, concise, organized manner for intended audience
- Behaves in a fair, honest, and ethical manner
- Communicates to a diverse array of individuals and stake-holders best practices and program data in relation to improving practice and outcomes with partnerships and public schools
Pre-K3/1st/2nd/3rd/4th Grade Teacher, 6th Grade Teacher English & Language Arts/Science Teacher
Prince William County Public Schools
08.2008 - 06.2022
- Taught all subjects to include Mathematics, Phonics, Word Study, Small Group Reading, Balanced Literacy, Writing, Virginia Studies & Science
- Provides a nurturing environment for each of my students
- Maintains all academic and cumulative records for each of my students
- Develop lesson plans that were exciting, informative, and challenging
- Teaches all core subjects including mathematics, social studies, science, health, english, reading, and writing
- Aligns daily lesson plans with the Virginia Standards of Learning
- Holds quarterly conferences with parents and students to discuss child’s academic and social progress
- Keeps a detailed grading system that accounted for student’s mastery of core objectives
- Teaches a remedial review course to aid students in mastery of previously failed objectives
- Writes in a clear, concise, organized manner for intended audience
- Behaves in a fair, honest, and ethical manner
- Communicates to a diverse array of individuals and stake-holders best practices and program data in relation to improving practice and outcomes with partnerships and public schools
ELA Teacher
Howard University Middle School of Math & Science
08.2020 - 06.2021
- Provides a nurturing environment for fifth through eighth-graders
- Maintains all academic and cumulative records for each of my students
- Develops lesson plans that were exciting, informative, and challenging
- Aligns daily lesson plans with the Virginia Standards of Learning
- Holds quarterly conferences with parents and students to discuss child’s academic and social progress
- Keeps a detailed grading system that accounted for student’s mastery of core objectives
- Teaches a remedial review course to aid students in mastery of previously failed objectives
- Writes in a clear, concise, organized manner for intended audience
- Behaves in a fair, honest, and ethical manner
- Communicates to a diverse array of individuals and stake-holders best practices and program data in relation to improving practice and outcomes with partnerships and public schools
SACC Educational Enrichment Coordinator (EEC)
AlphaBEST Education, Inc.
08.2015 - 06.2017
- Recruited, hired, trained, and developed over 70 superior teachers to work in the AlphaBEST after school program
- Determined program objectives, set priorities, and delegated work assignments to EEC teachers
- Showed consistency in words and actions
- Identified and analyzed problems
- Conducted annual evaluations of over 70 EEC teachers
- Behaved in a fair, honest, and ethical manner
- Held myself and staff accountable for high quality, cost-effective results and accepted responsibilities for mistakes made
- Wrote in a clear, concise, organized manner for the intended audience
- Identified and analyzed problems
- Weighed relevance and accuracy of information
- Evaluated alternative solutions and made recommendations
- Rapidly adapted to new information, changing conditions, and unexpected obstacles
- Scheduled formal meetings as well as drop in visits to create positive collaborative partnerships with site staff and school administration
- Listened effectively and clarified information when necessary
- Determined ongoing needs/interests of students during Homework Time
- Responded appropriately to the individual needs and feelings of over 70 staff members
- Anticipated and met the needs of both internal and external customers
- Delivered high quality products and services
- Remained personally committed to continuous improvement
- Coordinate with SACC Director and EEC Teacher regarding student progress
- Made well-informed decisions in a timely fashion
- Treated all staff with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect
Area Manager
AlphaBEST Education Inc.
06.2013 - 10.2015
- Oversight of all day-to-day operations of ten AlphaBEST before and after school programs including but not limited to: interviewing, hiring, and training staff as well as maintaining current and accurate records
- Ensured that the centers met all licensing requirements including standards and health and safety, learning environment, nutrition and food preparation, and physical safety and well-being of children and staff
- Reported evidence of suspected child abuse/neglect to Department of Social Services
- Created schedules to maintain an efficient number of staff to meet program needs
- Created positive relationships with staff, student, and parents
- Developed and maintained annual budget
- Completed enrollment information including applications, immunizations, and allergy records
- Monitored fee payments
- Approved and ordered materials and supplies for programs and activities
- Represented the center in the community and acted as a liaison with other agencies
Financial Analyst
Department of the Navy
07.2004 - 11.2006
- Performed technical review and analysis of financial data reported on various documents such as budgets, requisitions, fiscal year end statements, year-end settlement statements, voucher assistance payments, disbursements, reconciliations master files, and annual operating budgets and formula expenses
- Conducted risk and in-depth analyses of all aspects of financial management and systems for compliance with program regulations
- Developed effective solutions/recommendations that may be incorporated into overall grantee management plans or actions to be undertaken
- Accessed and utilized information from a variety of systems to make determinations regarding approval of program budgets, waivers related to operating expenses, financial management policies, and impacts to program financial risk, financial statements and scheduling of payments
- Recommended and implemented creative solutions to financial problems and take an active role in implementing needed changes
- Initiated and participated in team assignments as needed to deal with cross cutting financial management issues
- Participated in teams established to address financial management issues or problems, to develop appropriate solutions to financial management issues and problems identified by either analysis or data or through contact with field office staff
- Assisted in the control, monitoring, sub-assignment, and oversight of allocations of operating subsidy funding
- Utilized available computer equipment and data systems to maintain current financial data, track program participant performance trends and compliance issues, and generate appropriate work products
Teacher
Newport News Public Schools
08.2001 - 06.2004
- Provided a nurturing environment for 19 first graders
- Maintained all academic and cumulative records for each of my students
- Developed lesson plans that were exciting, informative, and challenging
- Taught all core subjects including mathematics, social studies, science, health, english, reading, and writing
- Aligned daily lesson plans with the Virginia Standards of Learning
- Held quarterly conferences with parents and students to discuss child’s academic and social progress
- Kept a detailed grading system that accounted for students mastery of core objectives
- Taught a remedial review course to aid students in mastery of previously failed objectives
Education
Master of Science - Public Administration
Strayer University
Woodbridge, VA12-2017
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies/Early Childhood Education
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, Virginia12-2000
Skills
- Blackboard Learning
- Canvas Learning
- Summit Learning
- Zoom Meeting
- Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, Visio, Project, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access
- Lotus
- One Note
- Canva
- Facilities Information System (FIS) 20
- Standard Accounting and Reporting System – Field Level (STARS-FL)
- Internet Mainframe
- Turbotax
- Prosystem FX
- Audit Vision
- Go-Systems
- Growth mindset
- Project-based learning
- Collaborative learning
- Teaching mathematics
- Student engagement
- Inclusive education
- Assessment strategies
- Feedback delivery
- Social-emotional learning
- Differentiated instruction
- Relationship building
- Technology integration
- Group and individual instruction
- Lesson planning
- Student records management
Accomplishments
Member of Alpha Kappa Sorority, Inc.
Grade Level Team Leader
Member of Gifted and Talented Team
- Reached out to community to gather donations of materials and supplies for needy students.
- Improved test scores by 30% by reworking approach
- Supervised team of 6 staff members.
Affiliations
- American Society of Public Administration 02/2005-Present
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated 06/2001-Present
- Financial Management Intern Program 07/2003-11/2006
Certification
- Certified by the Virginia Department of Education to teach all subjects Pre-K to Grade 6
Timeline
4th Grade Teacher
Terraset Elementary School, Fairfax County Public Schools
01.2025 - Current
5th Grade Math Teacher
Watkins Elementary School, District of Columbia Public Schools
08.2023 - 06.2024
ELA Teacher
Howard University Middle School of Math & Science
08.2020 - 06.2021
SACC Educational Enrichment Coordinator (EEC)
AlphaBEST Education, Inc.
08.2015 - 06.2017
Area Manager
AlphaBEST Education Inc.
06.2013 - 10.2015
Pre-K3/1st/2nd/3rd/4th Grade Teacher, 6th Grade Teacher English & Language Arts/Science Teacher
Prince William County Public Schools
08.2008 - 06.2022
Financial Analyst
Department of the Navy
07.2004 - 11.2006
Teacher
Newport News Public Schools
08.2001 - 06.2004
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies/Early Childhood Education
Norfolk State University
Master of Science - Public Administration
Strayer University
Training
- Leadership and Conflict Resolution, 4/04/05, 4.5 Qtr hours, Strayer University
- Statistics for Managers, 4/04/05, 4.5 Qtr hours, Strayer University
- Managerial Economics, 01/10/05, 4.5 Qtr hours, Strayer University
- Information Systems for Managers, 01/10/05, 4.5 Qtr hours, Strayer University
- Strategic Communication, 09/27/04, 4.5 Qtr hours, Strayer University
- Modern Public Administration, 09/27/04, 4.5 Qtr hours, Strayer University
- Fundamentals of the Navy Working Capital Fund, 08/23/04, 24 class hours, Online
- Federal Fiscal Law, 08/25/04, 24 CPE credits, Washington, DC
- Department of Navy Usage Funds, Navy Knowledge Online, 24 CPE credits, Online
- Information Assurance Course, 08/09/04, Marine Corps Workforce Development
- Equal Employment Opportunity Block Training, 07/14/04, Marine Corps Workforce Development
Honors
Graduated in top 10% of undergraduate graduating class with a 3.44 GPA, Alpha Kappa Alpha Scholarship 1993, Navy Marine Scholarship 1991-1996