Dorie Summons
North Little Rock,AR
Summary
Experienced and dedicated educator with 17 years of expertise in educational leadership positions. Known for building and enhancing relationships, meeting service needs, and ensuring smooth administration of all department operations. Seeking a growth-oriented position in a dynamic and fast-paced environment to continue making a significant impact.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Charter School Diretor
Arkansas Department of Education
04.2022 - Current
- Assist charter schools in meeting the Standards for Accreditation
- Facilitate the charter application and amendment process
- Prepare documents for the Charter Authorizing Panel and State Board of Education meetings
- Support charter schools in meeting reporting requirements
- Monitor charter schools for State and federal requirements compliance
- Assists new charters in preparing to open school
- Provide professional development or training for charter school staff
- Understand and be able to apply charter school rules and laws.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
Public School Program Advisor-Standards and Systems Support
Arkansas Department of Education
08.2018 - 08.2022
- Utilize SFA system to monitor district progress toward accreditation
- Provide technical guidance and tiered support to districts and/or schools in a timely manner regarding the implementation of the standards for accreditation in accordance to unit protocols;
- Advocate Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) policies;
- Provide professional development opportunities, support, and materials to ADE team members, district and school team members, and other audiences as recommended by the unit coordinator regarding the accreditation processes;
- Maintain and continue to increase of knowledge base;
- Maintain and submit accurate reports in a timely manner.
Public School Program Advisor-Curriculum and Instruction
Arkansas Department of Education
- Provide technical assistance to school districts, teachers, community, and public on the Arkansas Curriculum Framework
- Assist the Professional Development Unit with planning sessions of professional development related to the Arkansas Frameworks
- Planned, organized, and facilitated the Arkansas Mathematics Standards Review
- Review Charter School Applications for compliance
- Assisted the Accountability Division of Learning Services Unit Desegregation Unit with the desegregation monitoring
Public School Program Advisor-Assessment Specialist
Arkansas Department of Education
- Provide technical assistance to district test coordinators and superintendents of schools with regards to student assessment (ACTAAP examinations and PARCC field tests), policy and procedures
- Served on the PARCC Math Core Leadership Review Committee as a room lead and on Operational Working Group
- Served as facilitator of Item development, Rangefinder, Test Form Construction, Statistics Review, and Bias and Sensitivity for PARCC and Arkansas Benchmark meetings for Mathematics
- Planned, organized, and facilitated teacher committees’ meetings for Item Review, Rangefinder, and Data Review, and Bias and Sensitivity for Grades 3 and 4 for the Arkansas Benchmark Mathematics Assessments, Grades 5 and 7 Science, and End of Course Biology
- Monitor Arkansas school districts for compliance with state laws and testing rules during statewide test administration
- Prepare monitoring reports as required by law
- Work closely with testing vendors to oversee the development of state exams for the PARCC Assessment, Arkansas Benchmark, and End of Course Assessments
- Served as a member of the Mathematics Assessment and General Assessment Interview Committee
- Planned, organized, and facilitated the 2010 Arkansas Department of Education Mathematics Framework Committee Meeting to compare the Arkansas Mathematics Frameworks to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
- Assisted with Curriculum Framework Revision for Foreign Language and English Language Arts
Classroom Teacher
North Little Rock School District
08.1998 - 08.2007
- Implement multiple teaching methods to accommodate students with varying learning styles and abilities
- Taught lessons plans, units, and created learning centers in all areas of the curriculum that stimulated student’s creative and critical thinking skills
- Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators/staff
- Developed and evaluated educational programs to ensure conformance to state and school board standards
- Facilitated a curriculum alignment and training process with Grade 3 teachers in Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science
- Instrumental in revising and analyzing data for the ACSIP plan for the school as the literacy chairperson
- Participation on the North Little Rock Professional Development Committee
- Facilitated and implemented mathematics curriculum training for Grade 3 teachers
- Pathwise Mentor
Education
Ed.S - Educational Administration, Curriculum and Instruction
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, Arkansas01.2013
MSE - Early Childhood Education
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, Arkansas12.1997
BSE - Elementary Education
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR12.1996
Skills
- Proactive mindset
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking Abilities
- Reliability
- Professional ethics
- Professionalism
- Strategic Planning
- Federal compliance
- Accreditation processes
- Communication Skills
Certification
- K-12 Curriculum Director Certification
- AR P—4 Certification
- AR Elementary K-6 Certification
Affiliations
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated
- Jr. League of North Little Rock
- Arkansas Public School Resource Center
References
Upon request
Timeline
Charter School Diretor
Arkansas Department of Education
04.2022 - Current
Public School Program Advisor-Standards and Systems Support
Arkansas Department of Education
08.2018 - 08.2022
Classroom Teacher
North Little Rock School District
08.1998 - 08.2007
MSE - Early Childhood Education
Arkansas State University
BSE - Elementary Education
Arkansas State University
Public School Program Advisor-Curriculum and Instruction
Arkansas Department of Education
Public School Program Advisor-Assessment Specialist
Arkansas Department of Education
Ed.S - Educational Administration, Curriculum and Instruction
Arkansas State University
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