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Earlyexperience
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CATHERINE VAN VOOREN

Coatesville,USA

Summary

A versatile and proven educational leader dedicated to creating exemplary student learning environments, even in the face of obstacles. Committed to service leadership and cultivating a supportive school culture while driving collaborative educational initiatives. Relies on data-driven decision-making to position educational institutions, staff, and students for success. Renowned for end-to-end project management skills, excelling at identifying areas of improvement and creating actionable roadmaps for success. Trusted advisor who prioritizes fostering relationships with students, staff, districts, and communities to deliver opportunities that promote outstanding learning environments.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Superintendent of Schools

Coatesville Area SCHOOL DISTRICT
01.2023 - Current
  • Provides visionary leadership to the district, setting goals and strategies aligned with educational standards and community needs
  • Builds positive relationships with parents, community members, and stakeholders through effective communication and outreach efforts
  • Collaborates with local businesses, legislators, and community organizations to support educational initiatives and promote student achievement
  • Acquired funding sources for the district through grants, partnerships, and fundraising efforts to supplement district resources
  • Lead for the district's master facilities plan- organizing stakeholder planning groups, attending township meetings, working alongside architects/construction team, oversight of building construction and refurbishment, and design planning
  • Completing a district-wide equity study and developing an equitable practices committee to move action forward
  • Strategically working to improve the district's branding through the development of a communication plan
  • Negotiated favorable contracts with unions representing district employees, balancing financial constraints with a commitment to fair compensation for all workers.
  • Promoted a culture of continuous improvement, driving initiatives that improved instructional practices and outcomes across all schools in the district.

Director of Student Services

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP
01.2021 - 01.2023
  • Supervising an extensive array of programs and services that provide the opportunity for all students to achieve and benefit from their educational experience such as Special Education and 504 services, School Psychology, Gifted Support, MTSS, Related Services, Health Services, Social Work Services, and federal programs oversight
  • Optimizes $1.8M budget for instruction, curriculum, technology, and supplies
  • Organizing and overseeing the district's Special Education COVID Mitigation Grants, ESSER grant funding, and COVID Compensatory Service plan
  • Active leader within the district's equitable practices committee and building-based teams; conducting a district-wide equity audit
  • National Institute for School Leadership Coach (NISL) to new Principals
  • Featured presenter at Promising Practices Symposium with the Delaware Valley Consortium for Excellence in Education (DVCEE)
  • Presenting on enhanced critical thinking for early learning at the Association for Learning Environments Northeast Regional Conference in Washington, DC

Principal | Enfield Elementary School

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP
09.2016 - 12.2021
  • Expertise, team leadership, and collaboration, while developing students and educators as positive, productive members of society
  • Influential, multitasking leader who transitioned staff and students from in-person to virtual teaching during pandemic-induced school closures, managed major staffing changes, and orchestrated logistics of moving to a new school
  • Created a structure for teacher-driven Professional Learning Communities with focuses on Balanced Literacy, Universal Design for Learning, Fundations, technology skills, and inclusionary practices
  • Established collaborative inclusion taskforce with guidance counselors and social workers to provide direct support to children facing a variety of difficulties
  • Implemented 1:1 iPad Initiative for K-2
  • Investigated and adopted a new elementary mathematics curriculum
  • Certified in Responsive Classroom and executes schoolwide implementation
  • Collaboratively project managed the end-to-end oversight of 4-year, $32M construction of K-2 early learning center

Principal | Reeceville Elementary School

Coatesville Area School District
08.2013 - 08.2016
  • Successful track record for turning around academic institutions across the Coatesville Area School District
  • Managed and participated in school operations from PTA functions and fundraisers to special education audits
  • Cost effectively managed budgets and created daily building schedules
  • Mentored and supported student discipline with a focus on redirection to student achievement
  • Selected and directly supervised a talented team of 72 teachers, staff, and instructional staff
  • Focused intently on student achievement, redirecting high-risk population to social and academic success
  • Trained and proficient on new functions of PVAAS, the implementation of PA Core standards, and new teacher/administration evaluation tools for PA
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.

Education

EdD - Educational Leadership & Management

DREXEL UNIVERSITY

Masters - Educational Leadership

IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Arts - Science, Child Development

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Skills

  • Curriculum & Instruction
  • Technology Applications
  • Promoting Student Achievement
  • Specialized Learning Climate
  • Decision-Making
  • Staff & Student Relations
  • Parent & Community Interface
  • District Relations
  • Staff Supervision
  • Budgeting & Financial Acuity

Certification

  • Superintendent's Letter of Eligibility - PA
  • Principal's Certification K-12 - PA
  • Special Education Supervisory Certification - PA
  • Special Education - PA
  • Elementary Education - PA
  • Middle School Language Arts - PA


Earlyexperience

  • Assistant Principal, Scott Middle School, Coatesville, PA
  • Assistant Principal (9-12), Coatesville Area Senior High School, Coatesville, PA
  • Assistant Principal, Caln Elementary School, Coatesville, PA
  • Special Education Supervisor, Central Administration, Coatesville, PA

Affiliations

  • Alliance for Health Equity- Board Member
  • Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce- Member
  • Rotary- Member
  • Pennsylvania Association for School Administrators- Professional Development Committee & Member
  • Suburban Schools Study Council- Member
  • Penn Study Council- Member

Timeline

Superintendent of Schools

Coatesville Area SCHOOL DISTRICT
01.2023 - Current

Director of Student Services

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP
01.2021 - 01.2023

Principal | Enfield Elementary School

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP
09.2016 - 12.2021

Principal | Reeceville Elementary School

Coatesville Area School District
08.2013 - 08.2016

Masters - Educational Leadership

IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Arts - Science, Child Development

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

EdD - Educational Leadership & Management

DREXEL UNIVERSITY

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