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Christopher Michael Wysocki

Milwaukee

Summary

Dynamic educational leader with a proven track record, excelling in technology integration and professional learning. Expert in designing impactful training programs, fostering cross-functional teamwork, and enhancing instructional practices. Successfully reduced tech costs by over $15,000 while cultivating strong relationships among educators to drive student success.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

District Communication Specialist

School District of Greenfield
Greenfield
06.2024 - Current
  • Develop and execute strategies to enhance engagement and streamline information flow among students, staff, parents, and the community.
  • Manage digital platforms, create compelling content, and coordinate events to promote district initiatives and build a positive image.
  • Designed successful campaigns, coordinated across six sites, and increased 4K turnout.
  • Increased social media engagement and established our Linkedin presence.
  • Support crisis communication with professionalism and clarity to maintain transparency and trust.
  • Produce Biannual district Community mailer
  • Used knowledge of marketing and communications to create emotional bonds with consumers and clients.
  • Developed digital campaigns to engage target audiences across multiple channels.
  • Edited communications materials such as brochures, newsletters, manuals, and websites.
  • Maintained professionality and efficiency while working closely with leadership.

District Instructional Tech Lead

School District of Greenfield
Greenfield
06.2021 - Current
  • Established cross-functional partnerships, designed systematic staff training, promoted innovation in technology application, and created content for professional learning.

Key Contributions:

  • Established Instructional Technology Website to support asynchronous teacher training.
  • Designed and maintain district-wide instructional technology and pedagogy
    newsletter to promote district initiatives, increase awareness of resources, and
    promote best pedagogical practices.
  • Solicited K-12 educators into coaching cycles focused on student needs.
  • Analyze platform usage and subscriptions to maximize budget funds, develop a long
    term plan/structure for trainings. Reducing tech costs by over $15,000 by finding
    alternative purchasing pathways, eliminating duplicate platforms.
  • Admin for Zoom, Clever, Infinite Campus SeeSaw, Ehallpass, Securly Classroom for user end
    support.
  • Curated an App Matrix based on function to answer "I need an website that does..."
  • Established and lead district data team to ensure state reporting was accurate and data validated within WISEdata and Infinite Campus
  • Onboarded and supported new Data Specialist to complete data snapshots, calendar roll overs, student report cards and validate CTE data for Perkins and state reporting.

Professional Learning and Training Team (PLATT) Member

School District of Greenfield
Greenfield
01.2021 - Current
  • Founding Member of PLATT
  • Curated best practices for virtual and in-person professional development, coaching, and advising district and school site leadership in designing meaningful learning opportunities for educators.
  • Initiated strategic efforts to evaluate professional learning at both the district and site levels, leading to actionable, longitudinal data.
  • Design and facilitate district wide professional learning days including break out session.
  • Developed district professional learning guide to support PL at every level of employment from district, to site, to PLC to job embedded
  • Illustrated continuous improvement and organizational effectiveness through training program outcomes.
  • Analyzed feedback from participants in learning sessions to improve future offerings.
  • Supported instructional design projects by researching new methods or technologies that can be used to improve delivery of training materials.

English Instructor/ Social Media Coor.

Greenfield High SchoolGr
Greenfield
07.2015 - 07.2021
  • Designed curriculum to include standards based grading, growth mindset rubrics, authentic learning tasks/performance based assessments. Taught English 10,11, 12, Graphic Novel, and Creative Writing.

Key Contributions

  • Published: Wysocki, C., Tindall, L., Hribar, K., & Ambrosh, K. (2022). Information
    Ecosystem: Understanding the Role of Mis- and Disinformation in Society, How
    Manipulation Works, and Strategies to Fight It. Special Issues, Volume 2: Critical
    Media Literacy: Bringing Critical Media Literacy to ELA Classrooms.(NCTE) ISBN
    9780814144961.
  • Greenfield Instructional Technology Support Leadership (GITSL) member:
    collaborate with tech savvy teachers to share best practices, study instructional tech
    models to bring back to our specific sites. Serve as a resource for other teachers incorporating tech.

Adjunct Instructor / Teaching & Research Asst.

Diederich College of Communication, Marquette University
Milwaukee
08.2010 - 12.2020
  • Designed and taught CMST 2310 Contemporary Argumentation, CMST 3300 Persuasion; Advanced Public Engagement 2310
  • Experienced in rhetorical criticism research methods, advanced qualitative and quantitative research methods.
  • Key Contributions:
  • Published: Wysocki, C., & Fyke, J. P. (2013). Book review of Visser (2012) The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Business Communication Quarterly, 76(1), 118-122
  • Executed advisory role for academic leaders during departmental shifts, contributing to creation of new curricula.

Teacher Leader/English Instructor

Milwaukee Public School: Community High School Teacher-Led Charter
Milwaukee
06.2012 - 06.2015
  • Instructed courses including English 10, 11 and AP while handling administrative duties such as staff hiring, budgeting, student discipline and safety.

Key Contributions

  • Increased reading MAP scores each year.
  • Code Blue Champion (trained staff in CPR/Maintained AED equipment; drilled staff in code blue procedures).
  • Established partnerships with Great World Text Program UW Madison, Marquette University, Tenuta’s Italian Restaurant, DonorsChoose.org. Cooperating teacher for Cardinal Stritch: Mentor/evaluate pre-service field students.
  • Increase classroom technology to differentiate student learning.
  • Designed and facilitated whole school assemblies based on character development (P.B.I.S.).

Dept. Chair/ Tenured English Instructor

Reef-Sunset Unified School District
Avenal
06.2006 - 06.2010

Key Contributions:

  • Instructor for four tiers of high school junior English/Speech in an ELL community.
  • Established the AP Language & Comp program.
  • Established department curriculum by collaboration with all English teachers as head facilitator including a progressive pacing guide aligned with state standards and state testing focal points resulting in a department with a unified language, voice, and vision.

Education

Masters of Science - Educational Leadership

Carroll University
Waukesha, WI

Masters of Art - Communication

Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Bachelors of Art - English (Education)

Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL

Skills

  • Relationship Building
  • Cross-Functional Teamwork
  • Technology Integration
  • Professional Learning (PD)
  • Design and Facilitate Adult Learning
  • Instructional Leadership
  • Instructional Design
  • Curriculum Development
  • Coaching/Mentoring
  • Communication Strategies
  • Public Speaking
  • Policies and Procedures Enforcement
  • Teacher Evaluation

Certification

  • Principal, Director of Instruction, Director of Special Education and Pupil Services (DPI, State of WI)
  • AP College Board Certification
  • Google Certified Instructor
  • Google for Education Trainer and Coach
  • Microsoft Innovative Educator
  • Seesaw Ambassador
  • Clever Champion

References

Available upon request

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

District Communication Specialist

School District of Greenfield
06.2024 - Current

District Instructional Tech Lead

School District of Greenfield
06.2021 - Current

Professional Learning and Training Team (PLATT) Member

School District of Greenfield
01.2021 - Current

English Instructor/ Social Media Coor.

Greenfield High SchoolGr
07.2015 - 07.2021

Teacher Leader/English Instructor

Milwaukee Public School: Community High School Teacher-Led Charter
06.2012 - 06.2015

Adjunct Instructor / Teaching & Research Asst.

Diederich College of Communication, Marquette University
08.2010 - 12.2020

Dept. Chair/ Tenured English Instructor

Reef-Sunset Unified School District
06.2006 - 06.2010

Masters of Science - Educational Leadership

Carroll University

Masters of Art - Communication

Marquette University

Bachelors of Art - English (Education)

Southern Illinois University
Christopher Michael Wysocki