D Garcia
Wauwatosa,WI
Summary
Professional with robust background in directing and developing K-12 curriculum, instruction and leadership. Personable and strategic thinker with passion for driving organizational success and fostering collaborative team environments. Possesses deep understanding of leadership principles with strong skills in project oversight and strategic planning. Prepared to deliver impactful results through innovative solutions and effective team leadership.
Overview
1
1
Certificate
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Middle School and Multlingual T&L
School District of Waukesha
07.2012 - Current
- Cultivated high-performance executive team, selecting and mentoring candidates for key leadership roles.
- District level strategic leadership for continuous improvement: collaborative Inquiry, coaching teams, scalability, coherent alignment, ongoing measure and monitoring of Key Performance indicators through lead and lag measures
- Provide vision and leadership in professional development for leaders (administrators, coordinators, coaches) directly tied to key performance indicators and district goals, as well as specialty in the unique leadership for Multilingual learners.
- Develop innovative leadership and pedagogy aligned to research, research methods, humanizing data collection and analysis for continuous improvement through MTSS
- Develop and carry out short and long term project management plans for program and service development, curriculum and instruction, continuous improvement with teams of diverse educators and roles
- Fully develop, facilitate the continuous improvement of the PK-12 Dual Language Program and achieve growth from 75 students in 2012 to 1640 learners 4K-12th grade in 2025
- Innovate and scale programming in Dual language, Global Scholars, Seal of Biliteracy, Advanced Placement and AVID for linguistically diverse and talented multilingual students
- Leveraged data analytics insights for informed decision-making in critical areas such as sales forecasting, budgeting, or personnel management.
- Recruit and onboard staff and innovate career/leadership growth for multilingual educators
- Administer and oversee Federal Title Grants, State Aid, and gifts including keen skills in writing and receiving award of competitive grants: Peer Mentoring Grant, Fast Forward Grant, HQIM Grant
- Exemplary communication skills in building effective relationships with all stakeholders (Board of education, staff, parents, community and state and national stakeholders) in English and Spanish
- Execute Instructional leadership across the district utilizing an equitable curriculum design process to research, evaluate and recommend high quality instructional materials
- Engage a diverse educational community in ongoing professional learning on evidence based practices, supervision, feedback and ongoing synchronous, asynchronous and hybrid learning
- Collaborate with the other Directors of Instruction to ensure a coherent, articulated PK-12 curriculum at Tier 1, 2 and 3 to ensure equitable access.
- Direct Supervision Teachers, Curriculum Coordinators, Translators and Enrollment and Communications Specialist
- Consistently seek opportunities to develop and deepen my leadership impact, inspire innovation and urgency in meeting the needs of all learners served
- Adjunct Instructor University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and Whitewater, Alverno College and Viterbo University
Education
Reading Specialist (317) - Education Specialist
Carroll University
Waukesha, Wisconsin06-2016
Master of Education, Administration and Leadership (M.Ed) -
National Louis University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin05.2007
Bachelor of Arts-cum laude - Sociology, Political Science
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin01.1998
Skills
- Strategic planning/Change Management
- Project management
- Team collaboration/Relationship building
- Microsoft, Google Suite and APPLE applications
- Decision-making
- Operations management
- Staff development
- Contract and vendor management
- Verbal and written communication (Native English, Near Native Spanish Proficiency)
- Curriculum development
- Talent acquisition
- Leadership development
- Staff training/development
Accomplishments
Leadership and educator engagement in a guaranteed and viable curriculum
Selection, capacity building and development of evidence based instructional practices using gradual release of responsibility, EMLSS Tier 1, 2 and 3, and a guaranteed and viable curriculum
Development of a PK-12th grade Dual Language Immersion Program across 9 school sites
Wisconsin Seal of Biliteracy-400+Graduates
Recruited and retain a bilingual staff of over 90 teachers, student services staff and leadership
Continuous improvement leadership of K-12 Building Administrators
Elevation and development of multilingual leadership from classroom to board room
Effective grant writer (Fast Forward, Federal Title and State Aids)
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Certification
Wisconsin Principal and Director of Instruction License
Wisconsin Reading Specialist
Teacher Certified 1-8, Bilingual and English as a Second Language
Timeline
Director of Middle School and Multlingual T&L
School District of Waukesha
07.2012 - Current
Master of Education, Administration and Leadership (M.Ed) -
National Louis University
Bachelor of Arts-cum laude - Sociology, Political Science
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Reading Specialist (317) - Education Specialist
Carroll University
Other Work Experience
Adjunct Professional of Bilingual Preservice Educators
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Alverno University, Carroll University, Viterbo University
2012-2023
Milwaukee Public Schools-Bilingual Literacy Tier 1 and 2 Instructional Coach and Bilingual Educator
2003-2012
Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare-Bilingual Child Protection Social Worker/Case Manager
2001-2003
Harvard Institute for International Development, San José Costa Rica-Multilingual Educator
2000-2001