GAURI KULKARNI
Houston,TX
Summary
Enthusiastic Assistant Principal offering [Number]-year history of supporting academic administration functions. Motivated to improve relationships among faculty, students and administrators. Personable and outgoing with skill in building rapport with diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Principal
Cypress Fairbanks I.S.D. - Metcalf Elementary
01.2021 - Current
- Manage CIP targets and quarterly updates
- Expertise in Behavior Management and Restorative discipline
- Excellent record with Home-School Partnership in various roles for the last ten years
- Safety liaison - Emergency Management Safety Drills and Emergency Management Suite
- Create a master schedule, a special education schedule and behavior plans that align with the IEP
- Title 1 and ESSER co-coordinator
- Summer school Coach/Assistant Principal
- Created Growth Tracker Tool aligned with TIA for the entire school as a helping tool
- Dependable Team Player for Entire Administrative Team
- Oversee the Testing Coordinator and procedures for all Testing
- TAP Camp - Homeless students’ Camp Leader for Cypress Fairbanks ISD.
Instructional Specialist for Math & Science
Cypress Fairbanks I.S.D. - Metcalf Elementary
01.2016 - 01.2021
- Organized and collaborated with teachers to conduct data analysis sessions based on STAAR, Benchmark, and DPM Data to improve student performance- 5 Distinctions 2021-22
- Facilitated data-driven planning sessions to plan quality first-time instruction and conducted instructional walk-throughs and feedback/coaching sessions to improve teacher performance
- Designed and led Science Day to promote critical design thinking among PreK-5th students
- Designed and implemented a master schedule for Pre-K-5th grade students
- Organized and administered Saturday camps for Risk and Meets to Masters Students.
4th Grade Math/Science Teacher
Metcalf Elementary
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Coordinated and developed strategies for all 4th grade students
- Mentored and guided two new teachers with lesson plans, teaching strategies, and classroom management strategies
- Coordinated math camps with data-driven skills
- PBIS core team member
- Created supplemental aids and strategy cards for all special education students.
Special Education Paraprofessional
01.2009 - 01.2013
- Designed behavior charts to motivate students towards making positive behavior changes
- Earned highest performance evaluation for all four years
- Provided math, science, and reading academic support to K-5th and Special Education students
- Tutoring experience for various Math camps.
Adjunct Professor of Philosophy
Lone Star College
01.2005 - 01.2009
- Designed and mapped coursework for 30 students and 3 classes each semester
- Received 98.0% positive student feedback during evaluations each semester
- Delivered instruction that resulted in a student success rate above 90.0% for all semesters taught.
Education
Master of Education in Administration -
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX12.2019
Master of Arts in Philosophy -
Pune University
Pune, India01.1994
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy -
Shivaji University
Kolhapur, India01.1990
Skills
- Instructional Leadership
- Parent Engagement and Communication
- Student achievement
- Data-Driven Instruction
- Restorative Practices
- School Improvement
- Student and parent relations
- Staff Development
Accomplishments
- Teacher of the Year Award .
- Presentations for Data Driven Instruction during August Professional Development for the entire school District.
- Instituted peer review program for teaching professionals, which promoted collaborative teamwork, respect and appreciation among staff members.
- Established school's social media presence and automated phone system to alert parents and students of critical or time-sensitive information.
- Managed school operations for 897 students.
- Collaborated with team of 24 team members in the development of Campus Improvement Plan.
- Supervised team of 90 staff members.
Certificationsandawards
- EC-6 Generalist
- Principal as an Instructional Leader (EC-12) Certification
- Gifted and Talented Program Certification
- Stanford University Mathematical Mindset certification course
- 2013-14 School Year Spotlight Teacher Award as Instructional Strategist
- Lamar University Honors Award
- Indian National Scholarship Holder
Presentations
- Data Dig Process & Managing Difficult Conversations; CFISD Instructional Specialists’ Meeting (2019)
- What I Do with All These Data; CFISD Staff Development (2019)
- Benchmark Progress to Meeting CIP Targets - 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021.22, 2022-23
Timeline
Assistant Principal
Cypress Fairbanks I.S.D. - Metcalf Elementary
01.2021 - Current
Instructional Specialist for Math & Science
Cypress Fairbanks I.S.D. - Metcalf Elementary
01.2016 - 01.2021
4th Grade Math/Science Teacher
Metcalf Elementary
01.2013 - 01.2016
Special Education Paraprofessional
01.2009 - 01.2013
Adjunct Professor of Philosophy
Lone Star College
01.2005 - 01.2009
Master of Education in Administration -
Lamar University
Master of Arts in Philosophy -
Pune University
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy -
Shivaji University
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