Garland E. Frazier
Fayetteville,USA
Summary
To pursue a challenging mid-level position in education, which enables me to utilize my extensive knowledge, experiences, expertise, and credentials efficiently and effectively to impact effective change. Specialize in collaboration with stakeholders to bring about improvement in organization’s performance while effectively managing staff and enlisting others in the development and implementation of a shared vision that benefits the organization.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Principal
Forest Park High School
03.2022 - Current
- I monitored with fidelity and intentionally instruction in the Fine Arts and World Language department. I ensured teachers delivered instruction daily based on the standards-based classroom model. As the Operations Assistant Principal, I ensured the building maintained an exemplary standard of excellence. In this role I was responsible for submitting a plethora of work orders to address all building defects and deficiencies. I created a cleaning building matrix for the custodians that depicted the expectations regarding building readiness. I created a dismissal model that enabled all students to vacate the building and be on their respected buses in five minutes daily. As the Transportation Assistant Principal, I worked collaboratively with bus drivers to ensure students adhered to all bus policies with fidelity. As a result of my leadership, bus referrals decreased by eighty percent. I was responsible for administering the ACT, SAT, PSAT and AP tests for the past two years. In this testing capacity, I created a testing committee that assisted with administering the ACT, SAT and PSAT on the same day with fidelity without any irregularities. As AP testing coordinator, I administered a plethora of Advanced Placement exams with fidelity during a two-week period. I did not encounter any testing irregularities as a result of the due diligence of my testing committee and proctors. In this capacity, I provided teachers with enriching testing in-services which eradicated the existence of any testing irregularities during the administration of standardized testing. I monitored with fidelity daily instruction in the Career Technical and Agricultural Education Department. I ensured teachers delivered instruction daily based on the standards-based classroom model. In this capacity, I ensured the Work Based learning component complied with district goals and standards. Also, I ensured CTAE staff members completed and submitted monthly logs. I ensured CTAE staff enrolled and completed professional development courses in CTAERN. I monitored the CTAERN portal regularly ensuring that CTAE staff were in compliance. As a result of my leadership in one year as the CTAE Assistant Principal, EOPA scores and work based learning participants increased substantially.
Graduation Coach
Forest Park High School
01.2015 - Current
- I provided Repeat ninth graders with individual education plans which increased their opportunity for success in the regular school setting or an alternative setting. I collaboratively with students and parents to ensure their students were in the most appropriate setting which greatly increased their chances for success. I conducted classroom guidance on a regular basis. I assisted students with selecting their course requests. I inputted course requests of ninth grade students. I facilitated mediation sessions with students when students were having issues with interpersonal conflict. I conducted a plethora of parent/student conferences to address student inappropriate behavior in home settings. I provided upper-level students with a plethora of Scholarship opportunities and I ensured this information was published for their convenience. I worked collaboratively with my counseling staff to assist with a plethora of awards programs for deserving students. I routinely assisted with student supervision in the hallways and during the opening and closing of school. I conducted mediation conferences with irate parents and students who were having difficulty adjusting to the high school setting. I worked collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure they were aware of the plethora of programs that existed in the counseling department. I established the SPIRIT Council. The SPIRIT Council is a joint program sponsored by the United States Department of Justice. The purpose of the SPIRIT Council is for the students to assess the most current issues at their school and to determine plausible solutions to address these issues.
Counselor
Atlanta Transitional Center, Georgia Department of Corrections
01.2015 - Current
- Provided offenders with updates from Parole Board regarding pending release dates. Inventoried offender package requests. Provided Offenders with updates on accumulated finances in work release program. Provided offenders with housing options for residency plan for pending release date. Provided offenders with employment leads for work release programs. Provided case management for high-risk offenders ensuring they are in compliance with their respective case plans. Co-taught modules in Motivation for Change and Re-entry. Served on classification committees to determine if offenders should participate in work-release program based on previous criminal history. Analyzed criminal histories of high-risk offenders. Made programming recommendations based on analysis of previous criminal history and programming. Updated and authorized visitation logs. Authorized passes for Offenders based on disciplinary history.
Counselor
Metro Atlanta Day Report Center, GDOC
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Provided quality instruction in Motivation for Change and Re-entry Skills. Motivation for Change provided former offenders with strategies and interventions designed to help them combat their addictions and focus on their sobriety. Created case plans for offenders in caseloads. Updated offenders’ case notes in Scribe regarding their current status and their successful completion of mandated courses. Created schedules for offenders. Analyzed test data to ensure offenders were enrolled in appropriate courses based on NGA Assessment. Worked collaboratively with Probation officers to make recommendations for sanctions when offenders violated policy. Provided Offenders with Re-entry handbook and course directives that helped facilitate successful transition from incarcerated status to supervised status. Daily courses in Re-entry skills provided offenders with interventions that greatly reduced recidivism.
Instructor ABE, OJT Coordinator
Lee Arrendale State Prison, GDOC
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Provided quality instruction to inmates on a daily basis. Managed and supervised inmate participation in OJT program. Ensured Supervisors documented and recorded inmate work hours. Managed entire vocational program. Ensured inmates that satisfied vocational requirements received certificates from local junior college. Tested inmates weekly to determine appropriate academic and vocational placement.
Assistant Program Manager
CMS
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Managed the daily operation of facilitating transportation options to thousands of passengers at the busiest transportation hub in the world (Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport). Worked collaboratively with Ground Transportation to prevent security breaches. Ensured all service providers were in compliance with all city operating ordinances. Supervised 30 support personnel to ensure they provided passengers with exemplary customer service. Managed shared-ride shuttle service providers and Limo service providers. Ensured passengers were provided with a plethora of transportation options. Supervised Transportation options at Domestic and International terminals.
Consultant
DHEC Educational Consultants
01.2008 - 01.2011
- Provided workshops to school districts that focused on providing districts with innovative data driven techniques designed to increase academic achievement of at-risk youths. Provided seminars in gender-based education. Trained teachers to be gender-based trainers. Monitored gender-based curriculum at designated local sites. Evaluated the data associated with gender-based education at local schools.
Assistant Principal, Stone Mountain Middle School, Summer School Assistant Principal
Dekalb Schools
01.2008 - 01.2008
- Monitored the instructional program for seventh grade students. Helped develop strategic plan to address learning deficiencies in the AYP subgroup school-wide for Summer School. Disaggregated pre-test data and grouped students in heterogeneous groups designed to re-teach students in performance standards associated with the CRCT for Summer School. Monitored daily instructional Summer School program and supervised the student’s re-test. Managed instructional staff of 80 personnel to ensure they provided quality instruction on a daily basis.
Assistant Principal, Ninth Grade Academy, Martin Luther King, Jr. High School
Dekalb Schools
01.2005 - 01.2008
- Monitored the instructional programs for ninth and tenth grade students. Directed and supervised 120 teachers. Designed and implemented school safety plan. Directed and supervised the athletic department. Helped design and implement AYP initiative. Assisted with monitoring the AYP initiative. Helped write and design teacher handbook and local tardy policy. Helped direct and supervise all security personnel. Created School Safety plan. Served as a local formal hearing officer and presided over approximately 100 local formal hearings. Served as tribunal hearing officer at the district office. Utilized discretion and judgment in determining intent and interpreting policy guidance for students and staff. Reviewed proposed legislation with administrative team on a consistent basis and attempted to forecast how proposed legislation would affect organization. Communicated and maintain contact with Principal and Area Assistant Superintendent and district designee when addressing controversial matters.
Assistant Administrator, Lindley Middle School, Floyd Middle School, Campbell Middle School
Cobb Schools
01.2001 - 01.2005
- Monitored instructional program. Directed and supervised 80 teachers. Helped implement gender-based curriculum. Assisted with monitoring and evaluating impact of gender-based education in designated control group. Helped train teachers on gender-based instructional model. Helped develop learning communities centered on gender-based education. Assisted new teachers with strategies to improve instructional program. Consulted with students and parents concerning learning expectations. Developed a plan within the framework of established priorities and mutually agreed objectives to facilitate movement of all staff and equipment from old facility to a new $18 million dollar facility. Planned and organized all logistics associated with move to new facility. Movement to new facility was accomplished prior to deadline. Interpreted and addressed emerging issues associated with move to new facility. Movement plan was evaluated and approved by architects and contractors. Served as staff movement liaison. Served as Operations administrator to address many construction deficiencies associated with the construction of $18 million dollar learning facility. Served as a liaison between teachers and parents. Assisted staff with implementing and formulating school improvement plan.
Guidance Counselor, Harrison High School
Cobb Schools
01.1999 - 01.2001
- Provided dedicated and comprehensive therapeutic services to Survivors of deceased Soldiers. Provided Survivors with a plethora of resources to assist them in coping with the loss of their loved ones. Facilitated cooperation between government and non/government agencies to ensure that families received all the benefits they are entitled to as a result of their catastrophic loss. Coordinated cooperation between government and non-government agencies before and after the crisis. Encouraged survivors to maintain their association with the Army in order to ensure they continue to receive the level of services that assisted them with coping with their catastrophic loss. Helped students career plan and submitted college applications for graduating seniors. Conducted individual counseling sessions as well as group counseling sessions. Coordinated follow-up on referred students. Served as Homebound instruction coordinator. Coordinated home instruction services for eligible students. Evaluated transcripts for incoming students. Registered students and updated status reports. Ensured students were enrolled in proper classes for their diploma track. Consulted and made referrals to student support team personnel on a regular basis. Conducted crisis intervention sessions with students who were having difficulty coping with school or non-school-related issues. Utilized professional knowledge of social science skills, principles, theories and techniques to provide students with alternative family programs choices. Utilized an array of analytical qualitative techniques and quantitative methods for assessing the effectiveness of the Drug and Alcohol Awareness Program and made recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the ADAP program. Referred students to appropriate law enforcement officials when students advised they had been abused by household members or adults. Provided teachers with in-service training regarding mandatory reporting protocol based on Georgia law and provided teachers with continuous guidance regarding the interpretation of mandatory reporting statues regarding abuse and the local policies that should be executed if they suspected a student had been a victim of abuse. Help facilitate comprehensive knowledge of mission, assigned programs and activities and benefits of wounded warrior (W-2) program. Provided students with relevant resources to assist students with coping with injured family members. Coordinated social intervention services for students. Knowledgeable of DOD and DA structure mission, programs and organizational relationship. Planned, coordinated and directed in-depth broad level analysis of needs of students based on their response to the needs assessment survey. As a result of the analysis of the results of the Needs Assessment survey, recommended corrective actions and programs to address the issues. Established long term and short-term goals. Goals were analyzed and strategies were revised to ensure goals were being met.
Therapist (part-time)
Creative Counseling
01.1998 - 01.1999
- Provided in-home therapeutic counseling for adults as well as adolescents. Developed behavior modification plan for families. Implemented therapeutic interventions as well as diagnosed disorders. Consulted with social service agencies. Kept anecdotal notes of therapeutic sessions. Submitted anecdotal notes to social and welfare agencies and advised agencies of client’s progress in therapeutic process. Made recommendations for substance abuse screening. Monitored substance abuse treatment of clients and assessed the effectiveness of treatment. Provided interventions for families who had been referred to the social welfare agencies for neglect. Assisted families with securing assistance. Advised adolescents of alternative education opportunities. Wrote assessments for alternative placement for adolescents. Conducted broad comprehensive policy procedures of review of well-being programs and evaluated and analyzed the effectiveness of the programs for decision makers. Made recommendations to improve the program after analyzing and reviewing overall results. Issued strategic communications that addressed housing, healthcare, family support programs and benefits.
Teacher, Young Middle School
Atlanta Public Schools
01.1994 - 01.1999
- Provided instruction to eighth grade students in Language Arts and Reading. Helped implement Whole language curriculum. Assisted with infusing Whole Language curriculum into all disciplines. Developed In-School Suspension program that was designed to provide students with discipline. Assisted students in developing strategies that enhanced their chances for success after returning to a regular classroom setting. Facilitator of all male mentoring program.
Defensive Coordinator, Young Middle School
Atlanta Public Schools
01.1994 - 01.1999
- Implemented new defensive package for eighth grade football team, which enabled the team to finish its season undefeated twice in five years.
Intramural Coordinator, Young Middle School
Atlanta Public Schools
01.1994 - 01.1999
- Instrumental in providing an array of recreation activities that all students, regardless of athletic ability could participate in.
Transportation Manager, Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Van Com Gray Line
01.1996 - 01.1996
- Organized routes for staff of 35 drivers who were responsible for transporting Olympic athletes and other Olympic dignitaries from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to the Olympic Village and other designated housing villages in the metropolitan Atlanta area. Ensured staff knew their routes and delivered their guests to their respective housing locations in an efficient and courteous manner. Ensured fourteen shuttles and drivers were operational 24 hours a day.
Teacher, Woodland Middle School
Fulton County Schools
01.1992 - 01.1994
- Developed and designed enriching learning environment for middle school children. Provided students instruction in Social Studies and Reading. Assisted with implementing the curriculum and ensured students mastered skills on the ITBS.
Assistant Defensive Coordinator/Strength Coach
Westlake High School
01.1992 - 01.1994
- Researched, developed and implemented new defensive scheme for the varsity football program. Designed and implemented an off-season conditioning program.
USAR Executive Officer
U.S. Army Military Police Corps
01.1990 - 01.1992
- Management and Logistics Operations: Ensured my unit maintained the highest level of combat readiness. Ensured training was conducted according to current Army regulations. Recommended commendations for soldiers who exceeded all training requirements. Coordinated logistics of all event and training exercises for platoon. Formulated budgets, selected training sites, and coordinated transportation and delivery of all training resources utilized in training exercises. Coordinated accessibility of medical personnel to provide emergency care. Coordinated travel routes and exit routes of personnel. Collaborated with civilian and military instructors to ensure they provided essential instruction in training exercises. Assisted with preparation of safety and security plan for each training site.
Platoon Leader
U.S. Army Military Police Corps
01.1990 - 01.1990
- Management Operations: Ensured each soldier maintained all issued equipment. Maintained the accountability and serviceability of $196,000 worth of issued equipment. Rated soldiers and recommending ways to improve efficiency.
Education
Doctorate - Educational leadership
Clark Atlanta University
06.2025
Educational Specialist - Educational Leadership
Clark Atlanta University
01.2004
Leadership certification - undefined
State University of West Georgia
01.2001
Master of Arts - School Counseling
Clark Atlanta University
01.1998
Teacher Certification - undefined
Brenau University
01.1992
Teacher Certification - undefined
Georgia State University
01.1991
Bachelor of Science - Journalism, concentration in public relations
Florida A and M University
01.1990
Graduate - undefined
United States Army Military Police Officer’s Basic Course
01.1990
Graduate - Company A, 787th Military Police Battalion
United States Army Training Brigade
01.1987
Skills
- Instructional leadership
- Parent engagement and communication
- Student achievement
- Data-driven instruction
Professional Development
- Skilled in PowerPoint, Infinite Campus, Excel, AS400, OSIRIS, GCIS, School Max, Scheduling.
- Skilled in fair employment practices related to Human Resource function.
- Knowledgeable of A-plus Reform Act and Official Georgia Codes regarding employment practices.
- Skilled in tribunal Protocol.
- Georgia Department of Corrections, Certified Motivation for Change Instructor.
- Georgia Department of Corrections, Basic Counselor Training.
- Georgia Bureau of Investigations, Security and Integrity Training.
Honors And Organizations
- Georgia Probation Association, 2014
- Atlanta Public Schools, Male mentor in annual overnight sleepover, 1995
- Atlanta Public Schools, Co-sponsored Toy Drive with at-risk male students, 1996
- Atlanta Public Schools, Presenter at annual middle school conference, 1997
- Cobb County Schools, Presenter 'Dealing with Difficult People', 2005
- Georgia Association of Educators, 1992-2008
- Pi Lambda Theta International Honor Society
- H.R. Butler #23, Free & Accepted Masons
- Atlanta Consistory #24
- Ministry of Defense- Word of Faith Family Cathedral, Austell, Georgia
- WellStar Healthcare, Sponsored Tobacco Prevention group, 1999
Timeline
Assistant Principal
Forest Park High School
03.2022 - Current
Graduation Coach
Forest Park High School
01.2015 - Current
Counselor
Atlanta Transitional Center, Georgia Department of Corrections
01.2015 - Current
Counselor
Metro Atlanta Day Report Center, GDOC
01.2014 - 01.2015
Instructor ABE, OJT Coordinator
Lee Arrendale State Prison, GDOC
01.2013 - 01.2014
Assistant Program Manager
CMS
01.2011 - 01.2013
Consultant
DHEC Educational Consultants
01.2008 - 01.2011
Assistant Principal, Stone Mountain Middle School, Summer School Assistant Principal
Dekalb Schools
01.2008 - 01.2008
Assistant Principal, Ninth Grade Academy, Martin Luther King, Jr. High School
Dekalb Schools
01.2005 - 01.2008
Assistant Administrator, Lindley Middle School, Floyd Middle School, Campbell Middle School
Cobb Schools
01.2001 - 01.2005
Guidance Counselor, Harrison High School
Cobb Schools
01.1999 - 01.2001
Therapist (part-time)
Creative Counseling
01.1998 - 01.1999
Transportation Manager, Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Van Com Gray Line
01.1996 - 01.1996
Teacher, Young Middle School
Atlanta Public Schools
01.1994 - 01.1999
Defensive Coordinator, Young Middle School
Atlanta Public Schools
01.1994 - 01.1999
Intramural Coordinator, Young Middle School
Atlanta Public Schools
01.1994 - 01.1999
Teacher, Woodland Middle School
Fulton County Schools
01.1992 - 01.1994
Assistant Defensive Coordinator/Strength Coach
Westlake High School
01.1992 - 01.1994
USAR Executive Officer
U.S. Army Military Police Corps
01.1990 - 01.1992
Platoon Leader
U.S. Army Military Police Corps
01.1990 - 01.1990
Educational Specialist - Educational Leadership
Clark Atlanta University
Leadership certification - undefined
State University of West Georgia
Master of Arts - School Counseling
Clark Atlanta University
Teacher Certification - undefined
Brenau University
Teacher Certification - undefined
Georgia State University
Bachelor of Science - Journalism, concentration in public relations
Florida A and M University
Graduate - undefined
United States Army Military Police Officer’s Basic Course
Graduate - Company A, 787th Military Police Battalion
United States Army Training Brigade
Doctorate - Educational leadership
Clark Atlanta University
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