CANDIS DEPALMA-OGILVIE
Grand Rapids,MI
Summary
Detail-oriented planner and problem-solver with excellent decision-making, critical thinking and personnel management skills. Dedicated to innovating current systemic practices through creating 21st century educational opportunities for children and their families. Over fifteen years of experience serving my community through use of transformative coaching methods, social entrepreneurship, Adaptive Schools protocols, project-based learning, and the Michigan Literacy Essentials.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Founder and Director
Blue Bridge ALC
Grand Rapids, MI
07.2020 - Current
- Grew business from ground up, achieving over $300,000 in annual revenue years 1-3.
- Provided organizational leadership and collaborated with executive partners to establish long-term goals, strategies and company policies.
- Coordinated and directed budget and financial operations to increase efficiency and maximize investments.
- Planned, directed and monitored instructional methods and content of educational programs.
- Reviewed and evaluated programs for compliance with state, local and federal regulations.
Dean of Instruction, Instructional Coach
Vista Charter Academy
Grand Rapids, MI
08.2016 - 07.2020
- Improved the culture and instructional effectiveness through leading a transition to learner-centered instruction
- Coached and evaluated 16 teachers in weekly and bi-weekly growth meetings resulting in a 20% increase in teacher effectiveness within 6 months
- Managed student discipline, family and community relationships, student enrollment, and maintained a 96% parent satisfaction rate
- Selected, modeled and managed research-based instructional strategies, tools, and curriculum which impacted student achievement through 25 SGP point increase on the Aimsweb assessment
Founder & Executive Director
Minds on Mats
Grand Rapids, MI
06.2015 - 07.2020
- Launched and directed a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing yoga and mindfulness tools to children and educators throughout West Michigan
- Secured over $50,000 in grant funding and donations, maintained strong donor relationships
- Grew the organization to serve 640 teachers, 9 schools, 12 after-school programs and an estimated 4,250 students throughout the state of Michigan
Kindergarten and 1st Grade Teacher
Buckeye Elementary School District
Buckeye, AZ
08.2011 - 08.2015
- Partnered with Arizona state University as a Service-Learning School Leader; working to coach and grow student teachers
- Applied progressive and developmentally appropriate teaching principles, such as development of interdisciplinary units, play-based learning, project- based learning, and balanced literacy instruction
- Lead a project-based learning initiative in partnership with the Arizona Suns Foundation
- Designed and implemented four project-based learning units for use in K-2nd grade
Education
M.Ed - Educational Leadership, Elementary Education, Reading
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ04.2021
BBA - Business Administration, Advertising, Economics
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI2006
Skills
- Investor Relations
- Entrepreneurial and Innovative
- Start-Up Operations
- Policy Development
- Business Development
- Curriculum Development
- Public Speaking
- Relationship Building
- Fiscal Management
- Staff Development
Certification
Michigan Professional Teaching Certificate
Michigan Administrators Permit
Yoga Alliance: 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher
YogaEd. Children's Yoga Educator and Trainer
Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) Trainer
Coaching with the GELN Michigan Literacy Essentials
Reading Mastery SRA
Presentations
Grand Rapids Public Schools: District Professional Development Leader
Music City Social and Emotional Learning Conference: Nashville, TN: Improving School Climate and Culture with Yoga Tools
Michigan Council for Exceptional Children: Integrating Mindfulness into School-Wide Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports Systems
Your Conscious Classroom: Self-Care for Educators (2019)
ShareFair Nation: Grand Rapids, MI: Yoga and Mindfulness Tools for Teachers
Flint Community Schools: District Professional Development: CRIM Mindfulness Initiative
Timeline
Founder and Director
Blue Bridge ALC
07.2020 - Current
Dean of Instruction, Instructional Coach
Vista Charter Academy
08.2016 - 07.2020
Founder & Executive Director
Minds on Mats
06.2015 - 07.2020
Kindergarten and 1st Grade Teacher
Buckeye Elementary School District
08.2011 - 08.2015
M.Ed - Educational Leadership, Elementary Education, Reading
Northern Arizona University
BBA - Business Administration, Advertising, Economics
Western Michigan University
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