Charlene Wingate

Relationship-driven Student Support Leader focused on maximizing student learning by developing positive student culture and structured, supportive environments. Excellent facilitator with compassionate, analytical approach to assessing needs and solving complex issues collaboratively and independently.

• New York State Schools District Leader Certificate
• New York State School Building Leader Initial Certification
• New York State Permanent Teacher Certification in Music K-12

• Master's of Arts in Educational Leadership, Spring 2022, Bank Street Graduate School of Education, New York, NY
• Master's of Arts in Music and Music Education, Spring 2004, Teacher's College at Columbia University, New York, NY
• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music and Music Technology, Spring 1999, City University of New York at City College, New York, NY
• Certified Yamaha in Music Education Teacher
• OSYD Restorative Practices Community Building
• Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility August 2021
• Restorative Circles Using the Restore 360, Building and Belonging, grades 6-12
• IIRP Facilitating Listening Circles, November 2020
• IIRP Restorative Practices for Educators, January 2021
• SC Council 1 Circle Training

• Student Support Services (SSS) Team Leader, 08/2021, Present, Leader of a team of five adults responsible for supporting students, staff, and families in eliminating barriers to the success of our students., Developing and facilitating ongoing professional development for SSS and full staff to introduce or review programs, practices, and protocols for current year, Supervise work schedules and professional assignments created for SSS team, Act as liaison to communicate needs and concerns between SSS team, Administration, guidance counselors, social workers, staff, students, families, and outside intervention personnel including NYPD, Design and develop systems to support student behavioral progress
• Leaders in Education Apprenticeship Program (LEAP), Queens Cohort, 07/2021, 05/2022, Worked as a Principal Apprentice using an equity-based lens to focus on instructional core, school culture, climate, systems, and structures., Mentored one new teacher and coached an experienced teacher in expanding their pedagogy to include culturally relevant teaching strategies, social emotional learning skills, and formative assessment tools to drive their instruction., Assembled a group of teachers to examine current classroom engagement challenges and accumulate strategies to improve student engagement that would yield improved student attendance and academic achievement., Synthesized my work on all other teams to assess progress across the cultural proficiency continuum and application of the Office of Leadership Competencies
• School Based Restorative Justice Coordinator, 10/2023, Present, Design and Implement systems to conduct weekly restorative circles for the entire school community, Further Restorative professional development to include a restorative practice based inquiry cycle of classroom pedagogy
• Restorative and Equity Teams Leader, 01/2020, Present, Coordinated monthly meetings inclusive of designing content, preparing agendas, and recording minutes, Curated professional development for teams, restorative circles and trainings for staff, students, and families to model restorative behavior, Facilitated courageous conversations about race, gender, social economic standing, and abled-bodiness to bring awareness to the biases we are challenged with in our school setting while sharing strategies on how to successfully navigate through them, Led the team in the examination of school data to identify places of inequity and missed opportunities for success in our student achievement, Led the team in developing a mission statement, annual SMART goals, a year-long plan inclusive of progress monitoring to address the inequities and an annual report to submit to the district upon request., Created and established a student-led restorative team which became an integral part of supporting the Student Support Services team by offering peer mediation, student facilitated circles, and intergenerational professional development., Led the team in integrating with the Student Support Services team to expand communal ability to provide appropriate supports for our students
• Lead Facilitator for Connected Arts Network (CAN) Learning Community, Queens South, 10/2023, Present, Liaison with Central CAN Staff while providing ongoing communication and support for CAN Facilitators, Create and organize monthly PowerPoints and materials for CAN facilitators to use with their PLCs, Run monthly meeting for Queens South facilitators to share materials, Assist with intervisitation (selecting sites, plan and implement intervisitation), Assist with timekeeping/tracking participation hours
• Facilitator for Arts Monday Professional/Connected Arts Network Learning Community, Queens South, 09/2016, 09/2023, Adapt and turnkey citywide professional developments and monthly trainings, Support participants in developing their pedagogy through sharing resources and peer experiences to contribute to their toolbox of teaching tools, Support participants in the completion of their year-long inquiry action research project, Collect feedback on Professional Learning to improve offering, Review participant submissions to assess offering effectiveness
• Department Team Leader, 2014, 2017, Cultivated team of school Arts Educators (Music, Theater, Visual Arts and Dance) through coordinated monthly meetings inclusive of designing content, preparing agendas, and recording minutes, Reviewed student programs and placements, Represented the team at regular Administrative Cabinet meetings, Designed and managed budget for annual musical productions and campus wide Culture Night events, Coordinated student fundraisers to promote performances
• UFT Chapter Representative, 2012, 2018, Coordinated monthly staff wide meetings inclusive of designing content, preparing agendas, and recording minutes, Educated staff on UFT contract to better equip their understanding of their rights., Represented staff members for disciplinary meetings, Negotiated with administration to address staff concerns, Engaged in peer mediation for staff, Attended monthly district meetings and annual training conferences to stay abreast of recent developments, Worked collaboratively with administration and staff to improve staff

• New York State Schools District Leader Certificate
• New York State School Building Leader Initial Certification
• New York State Permanent Teacher Certification in Music K-12