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DENA NAYEF SHAATH
Mission,TX
Summary
Detail-oriented individual innovated to aspire others with an extensive experience in the education environment in primary, secondary, and higher educational institutions as a student learning specialist and afterschool site administrator. Eager to apply advanced knowledge of outreach by establishing strategic relationships with partners and corporations that can provide opportunities and expand resources for students needs.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
21st Century Family Engagement Specialist
IDEA Public Schools
2023.10 - Current
- Coached and developed 26 site administrators on implementing a needs assessment, analyzing results, and developing a family engagement plan based on community needs
- Created family communication platform for Site Administrators through newsletter and flyer collaboration
- Delivering field support and guidance to site administrators and programming staff in planning, implementing, and sustaining all family engagement programming
- Supported 21st Century Project Director, Regional Managers of Out of School Time Programming, with delivering field support and guidance to site administrators and programming staff on grant program compliance
- Maintained accurate and up-to-date data trackers that communicate benchmarks and progress to specific program goals
- Develop, plan, and implement site administrator professional development with specific lens toward effective family and community engagement strategies
- Conducted monthly family engagement event observations to assess and report out on quality and compliance; course correct, including regular coaching with site administrators where needed
- Observed and collected quantitative and qualitative evidence of high quality family engagement
- Partnered with managing director and OSPT to develop strategies that increase student and family retention and engagement
- Collaborated with Managing Director of OSP to maintain and drive OSPT culture
Afterschool Site Administrator
IDEA Tres Lagos
7 2021 - 2023.10
- Designed and coordinated afterschool programming for priority students, focusing on academic support, enrichment opportunities, and college/career readiness
- Achieved all operations in compliance with grant regulations spending between 95% to 100% of grant supplied budget
- Built comprehensive budget plan for annual grant cycle and benchmark and monitor budget spent and adjust course to ensure full compliance
- Strategized Family Engagement Events once a month by working with vendors to ensure events meet state requirements
- Recruited and trained staff/vendors who will deliver high-quality programming to students
- Coached and developed enrichment specialist to a shared vision of excellence for planning and execution of excellent programs
- Utilized data to re-recruit and follow up with targeted priority attendance students
- Observed, assessed, and scored classrooms based on program rubric-debrief and align staff on excellent programs
- Developed organizational systems to ensure all attendance is collected and entered into student attendance database at least weekly
- Leaded discussions with stakeholders, including school leadership teams, in vision for Afterschool Programs
- Coordinated afterschool snacks and follow Healthy Kids Here guidelines provide by TEA guidelines to ensure programming follows all food safety and sanitation protocols
- Coordinated site investigations, documented issues, and escalated to executive teams.
Student Learning Specialist
South Texas College
2016.08 - 2021.06
- Provided tutoring and mentoring services to college students for subjects' developmental math, college algebra, TSI math, chemistry 1, chemistry 2, organic chemistry 1, organic chemistry 2, and microbiology
- Supported with daily operations of CLE building
- Delivered workshops, presentations, and orientations about CLE services and subject matter to new staff
- Developed resource content that includes: formula reference packet for subjects of chemistry 1, chemistry 2, organic chemistry 1, and organic chemistry 2
- Budget chair for student incentives and commitment to excellence
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Created, collected, and recorded data on student progress to determine next steps for student success.
- Participated in outreach committee for student tutoring services recruitment at campus
Education
Master of Science - Health Science, Nutrition
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg 2020.06 - 2021.08
Bachelor of Science - Biology & Chemistry
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg 2018.05 - 2020.05
Associate of Science - Biology
South Texas College
McAllen, TX 2016.08 - 2018.05
Skills
Team Building
Patience
Teamwork
Organized
Recruiting and Hiring
Goals and Performances
Technological Skills
Budget Planning
Design and planning
Management
Building systems and services
Training and mentoring
Logistics coordination
Team Building
Software
Tyler Munis
Canva
TEA TX 21st Data Platform
Languages
Arabic
English
Timeline
21st Century Family Engagement Specialist
IDEA Public Schools
2023.10 - Current
Master of Science - Health Science, Nutrition
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
2020.06 - 2021.08
Bachelor of Science - Biology & Chemistry
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
2018.05 - 2020.05
Student Learning Specialist
South Texas College
2016.08 - 2021.06
Associate of Science - Biology
South Texas College
2016.08 - 2018.05
Afterschool Site Administrator
IDEA Tres Lagos
7 2021 - 2023.10
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