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Devonta Avery

Chicago,IL

Summary

Experienced Assistant Dean focused on maximizing student learning by developing positive student culture and structured, supportive environments. Excellent disciplinarian with compassionate, analytical approach to addressing and solving behavior issues. Skilled in overseeing daily activities and planning special events.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

CULTURE SPECIALIST

Golder College Prep
01.2023 - Current
  • Greeted students and staff professionally and courteously to cultivate a welcoming atmosphere while making safety top priority
  • Cultivated core values such as kindness, respect, compassion and integrity within students
  • Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes
  • Backed up instructors in handling disruptive students and implemented fair protocols to resolve situations
  • Ensure the safety and security of the building on campus by working in tandem with relevant stakeholders to develop interventions for students who struggle to adhere to the school's culture vision
  • Enforced clear school-wide disciplinary procedures to protect students and staff
  • Created strong and authentic relationships with students, families, teachers, and staff while maintaining high expectations to advance positive school culture, aligned to the school's culture vision
  • Maintain the community expectations per the student handbook and school’s culture vision in all areas of the school community
  • In collaboration with the Dean of Culture, teachers and other staff, regularly review student behavioral data, identify opportunities to improve, and respond accordingly–continuously developing and executing systems, procedures, and plans to yield positive academic growth and increase positive and productive student behavior.

ASSISTANT HEAD COACH/ Defensive Coordinator

Hubbard High School
06.2023 - Current
  • Counsels and advises student-athletes on their academic, personal, and physical condition, consulting with the head coach
  • Plans and organizes the details of the team including skill teaching and development, practice organization, coaching, and player selection
  • Implements team discipline, decision making, and independent judgment
  • Directs the work of student workers and volunteer assistant coaches
  • Ensures student-athletes and athletic representatives are informed of and comply with NCAA
  • Develops and implements new instructional, training, and conditioning programs
  • Teaches relevant skills to student-athletes during team practices, games, and individual/small group training sessions.

ASSISTANT DEAN OF STUDENTS

Chicago Tech Academy
04.2020 - 12.2022
  • Foster sound and effective interpersonal relationships among students, teachers, parents and administrators
  • Manage common areas, passing periods, and entry and exit procedure for all students
  • Collaborate with counselors, teachers, administrators and other school staff in developing and implementing restorative and proactive practices, including interventions, in an effort to create a safe and positive school culture
  • Serve on the school's Behavioral Health and Restorative Justice Teams and overseeing the implementation of students interventions
  • Ensure Behavioral MTSS processes, protocols, timelines and plans are implemented with fidelity
  • Collaborate and confer with to develop and follow up on a sequence of interventions for at risk students
  • Establish and maintain high standards of student conduct and enforces discipline as necessary, ensuring that the rights of students are upheld
  • Support the development of systems and programs to support students that struggle with the school's expectations regarding attendance, behavior and academic achievement
  • Consult and collaborate effectively with parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, and other educational/community resources regarding students with identified concerns and needs and provide resources to support these different
  • Provide individual counseling and group counseling to help students cope effectively with personal, social, academic, career and family concerns
  • Other duties as assigned including but not limited to serving on the Behavioral Health Team, conduct home visits, attend home and away athletic events to ensure student safety and compliance to the SCC, manage morning entry and after school dismissal, monitor and supervise hallways and passing periods, daily participation in the safe passage route after school, etc.

Education

Master of Social Work -

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD
05.2026

Bachelor of Social Work -

Benedict College
Columbia, SC
05.2016

Skills

  • Restorative Justice Instructional
  • Leadership
  • Student Counseling
  • Effective Listener and Communicator
  • Relationship Building
  • Empathic

Timeline

ASSISTANT HEAD COACH/ Defensive Coordinator

Hubbard High School
06.2023 - Current

CULTURE SPECIALIST

Golder College Prep
01.2023 - Current

ASSISTANT DEAN OF STUDENTS

Chicago Tech Academy
04.2020 - 12.2022

Master of Social Work -

Morgan State University

Bachelor of Social Work -

Benedict College

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