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Denise N. Jones

Washington,DC

Summary

Organizational leader and educational administrator offering ten years of experience as Assistant Principal for elementary school leadership. Proven competencies in development, implementation and execution of performance-enhancing programs. Outstanding skills in parent communication, conflict resolution and staff management. Known for consistently supporting faculty and staff as advocate leader.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lower School Assistant Principal

Georgetown Day School
07.2015 - Current

Instructional Leadership

  • Engaged in observation and feedback of faculty with a focus on specific content areas
  • Facilitated adoption of the Orton Gillingham program in alignment with the Science of Learning
  • Co-led adoption of Envision Mathematics and a multi-year embedded professional learning plan to support teachers in their understanding of the program
  • Co-led design of a new schedule that provided adequate teaching time for Core subjects (math, reading, social studies) and co-curricular (arts, music, science, PE, library, dance, computer science, and innovation)
  • Co-led the adoption of a report card scale that aligned with standards-based grading

Student Success

  • Co-planned and implemented progress reporting shifts to help teachers prioritize the consistent use of the report card scale and identify learning progress through report card data
  • Ensured that decisions were student-centered and mission-aligned (classroom placements, overnight trips)
  • Co-led the adoption of a new schedule that increased instructional time for math and literacy aligned with best practices for student learning
  • Initiated implementation of the Roots of Empathy program to complement ongoing Social and Emotional instruction
  • Created and co-facilitated opportunities for students to showcase diverse abilities and talents (talent shows, grade-level curricular showcases)

Faculty Thriving

  • Re-designed duty schedule to create a consistent duty schedule and break time for all teachers
  • Lead and attended grade-level and student support meetings
  • Distilled feedback from teachers to use PD time to impact teacher skill-building optimally

Family and Community Engagement

  • Recruited mission-aligned candidates for Georgetown Day School
  • Built trusting relationships with families and teachers in support of student success
  • Facilitated opportunities for parent education centered on supporting the critical needs of students (digital citizenship, anxiety, child development)

External Context and Policy

  • Co-presented at Carney, Sandoe, and Associates’ Women Institute

Interim Lower School Principal

Georgetown Day School
07.2017 - 06.2018

Instructional Leadership

  • Collaborated with key administrators and school leaders to facilitate, drive, and monitor the teaching and learning process
  • Strengthened organizational capacity through mentorship and distributive leadership
  • Co-led ongoing professional development with Welcoming Classrooms focused on creating gender and LGBTQ+ inclusive environment for all students and disrupt gender based bullying and support and affirm transgender and non-binary students

Student Success

  • Articulating and aligning programmatic goals to ensure students' wellness, academic success, and whole-child development across the Lower School
  • Workied with school-wide administrators to provide strategic, mission-driven input and evaluation on current and future programming
  • Led a year-long Responsive Classroom training focused on aligning classroom management expectations further and supporting predictable and consistent responses to student behavior

Family and Community Engagement

  • Planned and facilitated parent education events to support successful partnerships between school and family on a variety of topics (digital citizenship, student growth and development, student mental health
  • Co-facilitated grade-level Parent Coffees to allow teachers to present grade-level curriculum to facilitate a deeper understanding of our student's experiences and what to expect as they transition to the next grade

Education

Master of Arts - Education Administration And Leadership

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Master of Arts - Early Childhood Education

Howard University
Washington DC

Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology

Howard University
Washington DC

Skills

  • Opportunities Identification
  • Student and Parent Relations
  • Group Facilitation and Presentations
  • Program Development
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Elementary Education
  • Instructional Support

Teaching and Learning

08/2014 to 07/2015

Social Studies Department Chair

Georgetown Day School


08/2006 to 06/2015

Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Teacher

Georgetown Day School-Washington DC


07/2002 to 06/2004

Social Studies Teacher-Sixth and Eighth Grades

Friendship Edison School – Washington, DC


Certification

  • Certified Instructor, Roots of Empathy
  • Certified Mentor, Roots of Empathy

Trainings

Orton Gillingham Comprehensive Plus

  • 30-hour course providing a complete understanding of IMSE’s enhanced Orton-Gillingham method, the essential five components to literacy, and the tools necessary to apply it in the classroom. Educators develop a basic knowledge of how to assess and teach students in all three tiers of RTI and students with dyslexia.

Orton Gillingham Morphology Plus

  • 30-hour course providing a complete understanding of morphology, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension and how to apply it in the classroom. Educators are equipped with an understanding of where to begin instruction with students with dyslexia as well as students in all three tiers of RTI.

Roots of Empathy Mentor 

  • Mentors provide program support and professional development to Roots of Empathy Instructors, general knowledge transfer of the Roots of Empathy program, and they play a key role in maintaining program integrity.

Roots of Empathy Instructor 

  • Instructors are trained to deliver all aspects of the Roots of Empathy program to children in the classroom. Using the curriculum and philosophies of Roots of Empathy, Instructors guide the children in experiential learning, helping them observe and reflect on the baby’s feelings, then their own, and those of their classmates, friends, and family.



Timeline

Interim Lower School Principal

Georgetown Day School
07.2017 - 06.2018

Lower School Assistant Principal

Georgetown Day School
07.2015 - Current

Master of Arts - Education Administration And Leadership

George Washington University

Master of Arts - Early Childhood Education

Howard University

Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology

Howard University
  • Certified Instructor, Roots of Empathy
  • Certified Mentor, Roots of Empathy
Denise N. Jones