Denise Young
Paris,IL
Summary
Experienced with educational leadership and student development. Utilizes strategic planning to improve academic outcomes and support teacher growth. Knowledge of creating collaborative environment and managing administrative tasks efficiently.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Principal
Paris High School
Paris, IL
01.2020 - Current
- Assisted principal with leading the school through a global pandemic
- Monitored student attendance for remote and in-person learners and assisted with strategies to assist with attendance barriers
- Monitored freshman students' academic progress and sent out weekly reports to teachers to provide data to support interventions
- Developed lunch schedule and procedures that abides by the CDC Covid-19 guidelines
- Developed a communication intervention flowchart for failing or at-risk students (both remote and in-person)
- Created numerous ideas to recognize staff during pandemic to promote a positive school climate
- Implemented the Student Assistance Team that identified attendance, academic, social-emotional, and behavioral concerns
- Supervised extracurricular activities
- Updated crisis binders, emergency backpacks and evacuation routes
- Created new teacher binders and meeting schedules
- Attended monthly school board meetings to stay abreast of information
- Coordinated teachers to attend Advanced Placement professional development sessions
- Created a Career Technical Education graduation stole as an incentive to give to seniors who earned a certification during their high school career
- Assigned discipline as outlined in the Student Handbook
- Aligned and monitored school calendar events
- Observed teachers using the Danielson Model and provided constructive feedback
Assistant Principal
Lemon Bay High School
Englewood, FL
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Assigned progressive discipline as outlined in the Code of Student Conduct & served on Suspension/Expulsion Review Team (SERT).
- Reviewed student attendance data & responded to attendance referrals with strategies to assist with attendance barriers.
- Collaborated with MTSS Response to Intervention (RtI) team to identify strategies to use with academically challenged students.
Assistant Principal
Port Charlotte High School
Port Charlotte, FL
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Coordinated and collaborated with district personnel to develop county-wide professional development initiatives.
- Aligned and monitored school calendar events which include academic, athletic, community, and extra-curricular.
- Involved community stakeholders in school-wide initiatives and programs.
- Observed teachers using Marzano elements and provided constructive feedback.
- Assigned progressive discipline as outlined in the Code of Student Conduct & served on Suspension/Expulsion Review Team (SERT).
- Coordinated bus routes/times with transportation & served on the Transportation Review Committee.
- Monitored students on reassignments & served on Hardship Committee.
- Created & participated in school fundraising events.
- Piloted Restorative Justice program to offer alternative solutions for selected disciplinary violations.
Teacher
Lemon Bay High School
Englewood, FL
01.2006 - 01.2015
- Design reading units and assessments, incorporating the use of technology, such as Microsoft Word/Publisher/Excel, Wordle, Prezi, and ThinkQuest for intensive reading courses in grades 9 and 10.
- Align daily lesson plans in accordance with state educational standards and benchmarks, rubrics, and scales.
- Develop differentiated lesson plans for subject areas based on individual student diagnostic assessments (Performance Matters data, learning style inventories, interest level, etc.).
- Facilitate communication between administration, faculty, and parents.
- ESE Department Chair that coordinated and led parent/teacher conferences, tracking student performance, revising IEP, and updating goals.
- Assistant to head Varsity girls’ basketball coach.
- Pilot of Fast ForWord, a reading intervention program that uses brain science to treat underlying causes of language and reading disorders.
Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Lincoln Trail College
Robinson, IL
01.2003 - 01.2006
Teacher
Lemon Bay High School
Englewood, FL
01.1997 - 01.2003
Education
Master of Educational Leadership -
University of South Florida
Sarasota, FL01.2010
Bachelor of Science - Physical Education, minor in Health
Oakland City University
Oakland City, IN01.1995
Skills
- Extensive classroom management experience including differentiated lesson planning, unit instruction, assessment, and student supervision
- Educational leadership
- Parent communication
- Academic performance tracking
- Data-informed teaching
- School improvement
- Discipline management
Certification
- Principal certification (IL, FL)
- State of Florida Teaching Certification in Educational Leadership (all levels), Physical Education (6-12), Health Education (K-12), ESE (K-12), & ESOL/Reading Endorsements
- Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and Speed of Trust (Stephen Covey) certified
- IObservation System using Marzano’s “The Art and Science of Teaching” Format
- School Environmental Safety Incident Reporting (SESIR)
- Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA)
- Heartsaver for K-12 Schools CPR/AED
Community Service
Participated in Kids Needs charity events, such as sorting clothes and back-to-school bash, Former USSSA travel girls basketball coach, Former Miss Englewood Fastpitch softball coach, Former YMCA youth basketball coach
Timeline
Assistant Principal
Paris High School
01.2020 - Current
Assistant Principal
Lemon Bay High School
01.2018 - 01.2020
Assistant Principal
Port Charlotte High School
01.2015 - 01.2018
Teacher
Lemon Bay High School
01.2006 - 01.2015
Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Lincoln Trail College
01.2003 - 01.2006
Teacher
Lemon Bay High School
01.1997 - 01.2003
Bachelor of Science - Physical Education, minor in Health
Oakland City University
Master of Educational Leadership -
University of South Florida