Dependable organizational leader and education administrator provides excellent program management and proven leadership, organizational and stakeholder relationship building skills. Outstanding skills in communication, conflict resolution and staff management and leading large group processes. Creative problem solver with strong analytical and critical thinking skills in pressure situations. Highly organized and detail-oriented professional with strong work ethic and dedication to implementing data driven strategies to achieve goals. Skilled at developing and maintaining procedural systems. Knowledgeable in project management principles and organizational best practices. Known for consistently supporting staff as advocate leader. Exercises honed competencies in development, implementation, and execution of performance-enhancing programs.
Hi, I’m
Eliseo Barnes
Summary
Overview
5
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Lake Havasu USD
District Pre-K Coordinator/Developmental Preschool Director
01.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Manages curriculum and instruction for 3- and 4-year-old Early childhood programs at LHUSD
- Head of ECQUIP [Early Childhood Quality Improvement Practices] for Lake Havasu which ensures quality improvement and provides programs with a framework for implementing quality practices and accountability among schools receiving state and federal funding through the ECE division of ADE
- Attend every pre- school MET, RED, Annual and transition IEP meetings as the PEA administrator
- Conducts observational walk throughs that supports teachers and staff with implementation of high leverage best practices as well as instructional coaching and modeling targeting literacy, kindergarten readiness, academic achievement, and behavioral support
- Facilitates and arranges professional development for district staff
- Applies for grants to obtain additional training and funding for the district
- Member of the district student services leadership team
- Certified evaluator in Arizona and conducts evaluations of certificated and non-certificated staff
- Leads on boarding of new staff
- Director of a 5-star highest quality rates special education preschool at Smoketree Developmental Preschool
- Opened a new preschool this academic year and will open another in May with the goal of opening preschool programs at every elementary school in LHUSD
- Actively involved in the community with families by collaborating with the Arizona Education Agency, Local education agencies, Head Start, local public health, and local businesses to host Lake Havasu City Family resources fairs and early childhood events.
Ojeda Middle School Del Valle ISD
AP Spanish Teacher/Electives Dept Chair
01.2019 - 01.2023
Job overview
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve cognitive retention of newly learned material in grade level curriculum
- Manage highly sensitive state mandated information and records in a high-capacity records management database
- Deliver rigorous classes that are tangible for student learning success using vertically aligned blooms taxonomy lesson plans, backwards planning, strong communication, building relationships and exemplar classroom management
- AP class median score on AP exam e was 4.58 of 5.
Education
Lamar UniversityBeaumont, TX
M.D. from Education Administration
07.2024
University Overview
Vanguard UniversityCosta Mesa, CA
Bachelor's Degree Psychology Human Behavior
08.2015
University Overview
Skills
District Program Administrator
Campus Director
Special Education Administrator
Policy and procedure development
Professional Development Planning and Training
Student Performance Data Analysis
Regulatory Compliance
Instructional Leadership
Instructional Methods Development
Data-Driven Performance Improvement
Certified Employee Performance Evaluator
Grant Proposals
Bi-literate Fluency English and Spanish
Microsoft Office and G suite
Community Engagement
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
- Nominated and Awarded by Council for Exceptional Children for recognition of early childhood education excellence for students with disabilities
- Hosted the first community resource event for Lake Havasu Unified School District building partnerships with state education agencies, early intervention agencies, pubic health, local government partners, county library, local business partners and large corporate partners.
- Received a 5 star highest quality award from Quality First for exceeding high quality standards of an early childhood education center.
- Overhauled ineffective processes and designed behavior intervention plan which successfully reduced behaviors in high behavior needs students by 48 %
- Integrated early childhood literacy into daily classroom instruction, which allowed students greater access to information and increased student letter recognition, letter sound identification and phonemic awareness for our 3, 4 and 5 year old students by 71% using the science of reading.
- Established cultural days in which students and staffers provided insight into personal ethnic backgrounds, resulting in better understanding and more inclusive environment.
- Developed effective training for staff based on campus improvement data and staff surveys to meet the needs of our campus and implement best practices.
- Achieved 2 years of record setting student achievement at Del Valle ISD leading middle school AP Spanish Language and Culture Students from a 3.48 to 4.38 average score on the AP College Board exam. 48% of students completed the exam with a perfect 5 of 5, 93% of students scored 4 or above and all students exited my AP Spanish 4 course earning 16 college credits!
- Led the effort at Ojeda Middle School in training staff on the new Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System.
- Planned and designed 6th 7th and 8th grade TELPAS "bootcamp" to improve student outcomes and test taking strategies for ELL students.
- Planned and designed AP Spanish “bootcamp” scope, sequence, and lessons for using data driven practices and high leverage instructional practices.
- Developed and delivered professional learning for the multilingual department to teachers, and teacher assistants
- Served as Electives Department Chair with oversight of 11 content areas
Activities
Activities
I enjoy traveling and learning about world cultures. Cooking is one of my favorite hobbies and when I visit a new country or region, I learn how to create new dishes and I share that with my family. I am also currently pursuing a master's in education administration and hope to obtain a doctorate in linguistics in the near future.Certification
Arizona Spanish World Language 6-12 Certification
California Spanish World Language EC-12 Certification
Texas Spanish World Language EC-12 Certification
Arizona and Texas EC-12 Principal Certification in progress
Languages
Spanish
Full Professional
English
Full Professional
Timeline
District Pre-K Coordinator/Developmental Preschool Director
Lake Havasu USD
01.2023 - Current
AP Spanish Teacher/Electives Dept Chair
Ojeda Middle School Del Valle ISD
01.2019 - 01.2023
Lamar University
M.D. from Education Administration
Vanguard University
Bachelor's Degree Psychology Human Behavior
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