Deborah Sinclair
Farmington Hills,USA
Summary
Dynamic educational leader with a proven track record at Detroit Public Schools Community District, excelling in data-driven instruction and building positive relationships. Spearheaded initiatives that significantly enhanced school culture and student achievement, including securing a $100,000 grant and leading a school to achieve typical growth goals for 75% of students in the first year. Experienced in instructional leadership and faculty development.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal
Marquette Elementary Middle School
Detroit, MI
08.2016 - Current
- Recruited, hired and trained primary and supplemental teaching staff.
- Developed and implemented standards for student academic achievement aligned with district, state and local initiatives.
- Monitored student academic performance data in order to identify trends or areas of need that require additional resources or support.
- Assessed current teaching methods and techniques used by staff members in order to provide feedback on their effectiveness.
- Determined allocations of funds for classroom supplies and materials, authorizing purchases.
- Conferred with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies and student behavior or learning problems.
- Cultivated strong relationships with parents, students and members of the community to ensure a safe learning environment.
- Facilitated communication between teachers, administrators, families and other stakeholders in order to promote collaboration among all participants in the educational process.
Acting Principal
Marquette Elementary Middle School
Detroit, MI
04.2016 - 06.2016
- Company Overview: Detroit Public Schools
- Organize teacher and student schedules to maximize instructional time
- Supervise teachers and other school staff
- Manage school budget
- Manage implementation of district curriculum to maximize student achievement
- Provided teachers with M-Step data to begin the new school year outlining 'Our Story'
- Replaced ineffective program with CIS for an immediate climate impact
- Re-worked the school budget to purchase two additional teachers and an iPad cart to supplement our 2 computer labs
- Provided teachers a summer reading assignment, 'Teaching for Rigor'
- Created 2016-2017 Opening Bulletin
- Detroit Public Schools
Assistant Principal
Marquette Elementary Middle School
Detroit, MI
09.2015 - 03.2016
- Company Overview: Detroit Public Schools
- Planned staff and student scheduling to support job-embedded professional development
- Scheduled staff and students
- Observed teaching performance for alignment of curriculum, instruction and assessment
- Created systems for the effective and efficient operation of both school buildings
- Facilitated school improvement planning
- Efficiently maintained the student information system to maximize FTE
- Managed student and staff discipline
- Conferenced with parents and students
- Improved school culture and climate
- Detroit Public Schools
Assistant Principal
Earhart Elementary Middle School
Detroit, MI
09.2013 - 06.2015
- Company Overview: Detroit Public Schools
- Scheduled staff and students
- Served as testing coordinator
- Implemented a fire drill, emergency evacuation and lockdown plan for the building
- Established procedures for the customer-friendly, orderly operation of the main office
- Provided customer service training for clerical staff to improve school climate
- Observed teaching performance for implementation of professional development and alignment of curriculum, instruction and assessment
- Facilitated school improvement planning
- Detroit Public Schools
Mathematics Instructional Specialist
Earhart Elementary Middle School
Detroit, Michigan
09.2012 - 06.2013
- Company Overview: Detroit Public Schools
- Lead the math department in raising student achievement
- Served as testing coordinator for all state and district testing
- Disaggregated test data for use by staff
- Implemented the pilot on-line MEAP Social Studies test in 2012
- Lead the implementation of MAP testing for grades 2 through 8
- Lead professional development in drilling down MAP test results to lesson planning and delivery of instruction
- Built capacity in teaching staff with demonstration lessons and encouraged reflection on delivery of instruction
- Built positive relationships with staff based on trust
- Observed teaching performance
- Provided support and resources to teaching staff
- Provided data and feedback about teacher's behaviors that lead to new behaviors
- Attended district level Instructional Specialists and SIP meetings
- Facilitated school improvement team meetings
- Monitored instruction to ensure compliance with CCSS, district content and pacing
- Mentored 10 students in grades 3 through 8
- Detroit Public Schools
Assistant Principal
Southwestern High School
Detroit, Michigan
08.2010 - 06.2012
- Company Overview: Detroit Public Schools
- Supervised the specialized student services department--no compliance cases during my tenure
- Planned staff scheduling to support job-embedded professional development
- Managed a school improvement plan that included strategies to address areas requiring improvement as identified by a comprehensive needs assessment
- Coordinated focused professional development to build staff's capacity to continue and maintain student achievement growth
- Monitored horizontal and vertical team's action plans and meetings to help maintain focus on identified improvement goals
- Observed teaching performance for implementation of professional development and alignment of curriculum, instruction and assessment
- Initiated and implemented systems for the efficient overall operation of the school
- Supervised food service, security, and custodial staff
- Collaborated with state monitor to manage SIG grant
- Detroit Public Schools
Assistant Principal
Bates K-8 Academy
Detroit, Michigan
09.2008 - 06.2010
- Company Overview: Detroit Public Schools
- Facilitated a student scheduling system that allowed students to have twice the usual number of electives
- Created a before and after school tutoring program wrapped around latchkey staffed by teachers
- Created and implemented a fire drill, emergency evacuation and lock-down plan for the building
- Efficiently maintained the Student Information System resulting in a 'no findings' State FTE audit
- Served as testing coordinator for all state and district testing
- Provided support and resources to teaching staff
- Collaborated with staff and provided leadership that produced standardized test scores that were consistently above the 90th percentile
- Established procedures for the customer-friendly, orderly operation of the main office
- Provided customer service training for clerical staff to improve school climate
- Built positive stakeholder relationships
- Implemented a system to accomplish building repairs
- Detroit Public Schools
Assistant Principal
Renaissance High School
Detroit, Michigan
09.2006 - 06.2008
- Company Overview: Detroit Public Schools
- Established a dual-enrollment program with Wayne State University
- Coordinated a blended learning program through Michigan Virtual High School
- Facilitated a rotating student schedule that allowed students to take seven classes per semester
- Monitored vertical curriculum alignment to insure maximum AP class placement
- Secured a $100,000 Good Schools: Making the Grade Skillman Foundation grant
- Managed the student information system
- Scheduled students and teachers
- Supervised ordering and purchasing of goods and services
- Assisted with budget development and management
- Supervised all building operations including repairs and maintenance
- Detroit Public Schools
Mathematics Department Head
Heilmann Middle School
Detroit, Michigan
08.2003 - 06.2006
- Company Overview: Detroit Public Schools
- Provided curriculum and instruction assistance to teachers
- Guided the mathematics and science departments in creating data-driven student interventions
- Supervised maintenance of the student information system
- Developed staff and student schedules
- Created a system of checks and balances to maintain the student information system which resulted in a 'no-findings' state audit the year after a 100% audit
- Streamlined the standardized testing process from a 6 person operation to a 2 person operation
- Achieved AYP in our first year in a reconstituted school
- Detroit Public Schools
Education
Master of Arts - Educational Administration
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, Michigan, USAMaster of Arts - Curriculum and Instruction
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, Michigan, USABachelor of Science - Mathematics
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, Michigan, USASkills
- Faculty training and development
- Relationship building and networking
- School culture
- School safety and security
- School data evaluation
- Data-driven instruction
- Instructional leadership
- Interpersonal strengths
Certification
- Professional Certification in Secondary Education, 7-12 Mathematics & Psychology, MI
- Administrator Certification, Elementary and Secondary, K-12, MI
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Principal
Marquette Elementary Middle School
08.2016 - Current
Acting Principal
Marquette Elementary Middle School
04.2016 - 06.2016
Assistant Principal
Marquette Elementary Middle School
09.2015 - 03.2016
Assistant Principal
Earhart Elementary Middle School
09.2013 - 06.2015
Mathematics Instructional Specialist
Earhart Elementary Middle School
09.2012 - 06.2013
Assistant Principal
Southwestern High School
08.2010 - 06.2012
Assistant Principal
Bates K-8 Academy
09.2008 - 06.2010
Assistant Principal
Renaissance High School
09.2006 - 06.2008
Mathematics Department Head
Heilmann Middle School
08.2003 - 06.2006
- Professional Certification in Secondary Education, 7-12 Mathematics & Psychology, MI
- Administrator Certification, Elementary and Secondary, K-12, MI
Master of Arts - Educational Administration
University of Detroit Mercy
Master of Arts - Curriculum and Instruction
University of Detroit Mercy
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
University of Detroit Mercy
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