Versatile leader offering a 10 year track record of overseeing and managing operations to meet objectives. Strong knowledge of budget administration, business development and key decision making. Disciplined and forward-thinking leader with excellent communication and team-building skills.
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Deborah Rice
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Overview
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Harmony Public Schools
Principal
08.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers.
- Provided leadership to 65 campus staff and 483 students.
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
- Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.
- Established instructional practices driven through statistical performance data.
- Verified adherence to state, federal and private funding source requirements across programs and outcomes.
Judson ISD
Assistant Principal
07.2018 - 08.2022
Job overview
- Partnered with principal to administer school program in alignment with vision and goals, providing positive, high-expectation academic environment.
- Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Supervised and evaluated teaching and support staff through instructional leadership and professional development.
- Built and maintained positive relationships with diverse stakeholders, such as parents, school volunteers and outside agencies.
- Built productive relationships with parents of students facing difficult situations at school or at home.
- Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration, and related activities.
- Partnered with principal to administer school program in alignment with vision and goals, providing positive, high-expectation academic environment
Independent Contractor
Instructional Designer /Director of Training and Development
02.2001 - 08.2018
Job overview
- Targeted diverse learning modalities in development of new course content and training programs.
- Designed course materials and supported implementation.
- Planned and monitored implementation of technology-based learning programs.
- Developed assessments and user polls to evaluate course effectiveness, altering content and delivery to achieve student learning goals.
- Created curricula, research topics and conceptualized course format, subject matter and presentation.
- Delivered private instruction to adult learners in variety of fields on leadership development, professional writing, business communication and delivery of proposals and presentations.
- Conducted needs assessments to identify gaps in performance and develop targeted learning solutions.
- Facilitated virtual, in-person and blended learning sessions.
- Utilized variety of instructional design methodologies to create effective learning experiences.
Brookhaven College
Curriculum and Instructional Designer
01.2016 - 07.2018
Job overview
- Designed course materials and supported implementation.
- Planned and monitored implementation of technology-based learning programs.
- Created curricula, research topics and conceptualized course format, subject matter and presentation.
- Delivered private instruction to adult learners in variety of fields on leadership development, professional writing, business communication and delivery of proposals and presentations.
- Teamed with subject matter experts in evaluation and revision of training tools in order to continually improve learning platforms.
- Delivered top-quality training documentation, manuals and tools addressing needs of specific specialist groups.
Judson ISD
K-12 STEM Coordinator
09.2016 - 07.2018
Job overview
- Planned and monitored implementation of technology-based learning programs.
- Ensured teaching staff had access to K-12 instructional leadership, resources and materials.
- Monitored compliance to curriculum plans to meet and/or exceed documented goals.
- Built a common vision with staff for campus improvement.
- Developed and administered budget based on historical trend analysis and future financial needs forecasting.
- Developed a district-wide strategic plan for STEM transition from middle school to high school programs.
- Collaborated with stakeholders and leadership to improve STEM initiatives for all grade levels, including industry, community and government (US Army and US Air Force) partners to enhance programs within the district.
- Designed and presented learning modules for 1500 employees.
- Explored and wrote grants to secure funding sources.
Judson ISD
DIRECTOR, DODEA STEM GRANT PROJECT
01.2014 - 09.2016
Job overview
- Administered $1.755M grant-funded budget.
- Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
- Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
- Managed daily operations while overseeing multiple locations to foster increased productivity.
- Established departmental performance goals and provided feedback for underperforming areas.
- Pulled data and compiled presentations for DoDEA federal reporting.
- Worked with government partners (DoD, Army, Air Force) to review software, conduct assessments and train in IT areas.
Education
University of North TexasDenton, TX
Master of Science from Educational Leadership
05.2018
University Overview
Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, TX
Bachelor of Science from Kinesiology
05.2001
University Overview
Skills
- Employee Oversight
- Instructional Techniques
- Group Teaching
- Group Activities
- Academic Publications
- EMR Systems
- Evaluations and Assessments
- Community Engagement
- Statistical Data
- Strategic Planning
- Root Cause Analysis
- Software Development (lifecycle)
- Standards of excellence
- Relationship building and networking
- Grant writing
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Timeline
Principal
Harmony Public Schools
08.2022 - Current
Assistant Principal
Judson ISD
07.2018 - 08.2022
K-12 STEM Coordinator
Judson ISD
09.2016 - 07.2018
Curriculum and Instructional Designer
Brookhaven College
01.2016 - 07.2018
DIRECTOR, DODEA STEM GRANT PROJECT
Judson ISD
01.2014 - 09.2016
Instructional Designer /Director of Training and Development
Independent Contractor
02.2001 - 08.2018
University of North Texas
Master of Science from Educational Leadership
Stephen F Austin State University
Bachelor of Science from Kinesiology