FARIDA MALIK
Canton,MI
Summary
- Dedicated and knowledgeable former teacher, now successful School Leader – with 18 years of experience working with diverse populations.
- Proven record in mentoring and coaching faculty through continuous professional development and professional learning communities.
- Strong strategic planning and leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
- Committed to enhancing overall student, staff and stakeholder success by maintaining productive relationships.
- Strive on fostering an inclusive environment and establishing clear communication between team members.
- Highly trained and well versed in curriculum requirements.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Virtual Learning Coordinator, Social Media Manager
Dean of Students, Caniff Liberty Academy
Hamtramck, MI
07.2019 - 10.2021
- Supervised implementation of comprehensive, standards-based curriculum in grades K-8, including Special Education and English as Second Language
- Drove virtual learning development and instruction to maintain learner average student attendance rate of 95%
- Facilitate 40-minute weekly grade level data driven meetings using state standards
- Analyze extensive and accurate student achievement data for over 500 K-8 students, to identify, forecast and improve student success and retention metrics
- Collaborate with teachers and interventionists to ensure successful implementation of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 researched based instructional best practices
- Evaluate and assessed 20 teachers’ performance during 60-minute observations and 3-minute walk throughs
- Implement district-wide ELL programs, projects, and activities, including federal and state initiatives
- Contributed to strategic planning across multiple areas of study which led to outperforming local schools
- Spearhead parent involvement campaigns using social media, online meetings and in person events
- Coordinate and manage all district benchmark and state standardized testing including PSAT, MSTEP, NWEA, Fountas & Pinnell, MLPP and WIDA
- Improved statewide assessment scores in grades 3 – 8 by at least 10% in either Math and/or ELA
- Coordinate Master and Lead Teacher program
- Coordinate outreach events to bring in parents, family members and community at large to support students
- Assist in establishing a positive learning environment, working effectively and constructively with members of the school and community
- Hold staff accountable for implementing school-wide systems and processes, including online platforms such as Atlas
- Rubicon and Power School
- Schedule students into appropriate classes for each of 9 Blocks
- Increased school registrations by 10% with improved promotional approaches, outreach strategies and parent engagement plans
- Developed and spearhead deployment and organization of 600+ devices for school
- Provide technical support and initial troubleshooting for students, families, and staff
- Provide professional development to staff and families to support in person and virtual learning, Google Classroom, Pear
- Deck, Class Kick, and other online platforms
- Developed administrative skills by assisting Principal and other members of administrative team
Testing Coordinator/Technology Teacher, Social Media Manager
Oakland International Academy
Hamtramck, MI
11.2018 - 06.2019
- Trained users on technical resources, including desktops, laptops, and mobile devices
- Presented business leaders with cost-benefit and return-on-investment estimations to drive project planning and execution
- Advised executives on IT selection, providing information regarding innovations, processes and considerations
- Led strategic technology planning initiatives, overseeing cost analytics and knowledge management to establish best-case deployment roadmaps
- Configured security protocols and user accounts
- Installed and updated computer hardware and software
- Guided staff technology use, assisting with troubleshooting and quality control to streamline operations
- Evaluated and adopted new technologies to address changing industry needs
- Monitored employee tasks, evaluating information processing and performance to gauge business functions and inefficiencies.
Teacher, K-5, Computer/Campus Testing Coordinator
ABT Elementary
Dearborn, MI
08.2003 - 08.2011
- Organized and proctored all benchmark testing, including MStep, Scantron, Naiku, and NWEA assessments for grades K-5
- Updated, maintained, and updated school website and social media sites
- Created website for accreditation process
- Managed and maintained computer systems, equipment, and mobile devices by troubleshooting hardware and software issues, cleaning out keyboards and wiping down computer surfaces
- Developed, designed, and implemented self-made lessons and assessments to Mainstream and students with Special Needs with practice of Inclusion
- Assisted with formulation of Individual Education Programs and generate quarterly report cards and progress reports
- Integrated technology into learning process with computer lab assignments using self-paced programs such as Study Island and Glory Math that develop students' cognitive abilities and basic computer/keyboarding skills
- School Improvement Committee, Team Lead
- NCA Accreditation Program, Team Lead
- Supervised and organized student activities such as Honors Assembly, Multiplication Bee, and Service Squad.
Education
Master of Arts - Educational Media & Technology
Eastern Michigan University
2010
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Wayne State University
2003
Skills
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Data Analysis & Management
- Training and Development
- Group Facilitation and Presentations
- Project Management
- Curriculum Development
- Technical Skills
- Networking and Relationship Building
- Progress Monitoring
- Curriculum Design
- Training Program Development
- Student Intervention Plans
- Strategic Planning
- Content and Digital Asset Management
- Fluent in Urdu and Punjabi
Accomplishments
- Over seventeen years of experience working with at-risk, bilingual and a diverse population of students, in various disciplines of education, with effective and highly effective ratings.
- Instructional and non-instructional staff retention rate of 90%
- Increased overall student academic performance by 50% on district wide benchmark test.
- Improved student WIDA testing scores from previous years.
- Achieved 'Effective' and 'Highly Effective' rating status.
- Responsible for quality education of 500+ students and oversight/management of 50 faculty and staff.
- Successful assistance and management of all operations for a K-8 charter campus including staff recruitment, front office management, student information systems, child nutrition, transportation, facility maintenance, technology coordination, student recruitment, marketing and student enrollment.
- Led team of 23 instructional and 6 non instructional team members in weekly instructor development courses.
- Extensive professional development and oversight of school wide initiatives and programs incl. but not limited to WIDA, Leader in Me, Phenomenal Science, Marzano, iObservation, Power School, LMS, Restorative Justice, MTSS and SIOP.
Certification
TESOL - Teaching English to Students of Other Languages, 2019 - 2020
K-6 Self Contained Professional Teacher Certification
K-12 Certified Administrator - MASSP Path To Leadership, 2019 - 2021
Timeline
Virtual Learning Coordinator, Social Media Manager
Dean of Students, Caniff Liberty Academy
07.2019 - 10.2021
Testing Coordinator/Technology Teacher, Social Media Manager
Oakland International Academy
11.2018 - 06.2019
Teacher, K-5, Computer/Campus Testing Coordinator
ABT Elementary
08.2003 - 08.2011
Master of Arts - Educational Media & Technology
Eastern Michigan University
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Wayne State University