Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certifications Special Trainings
Teaching Presentation Experience
Additional Professional Activities
Professional Organization Membership
Related Community Involvement
Awards
References
Background
Timeline
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Glen A. Gonsalves

Norco,USA

Summary

Results-driven educational leader with expertise in strategic planning and implementation, demonstrating a proven track record of fostering stakeholder engagement and communication. Notable achievements include the successful establishment of strong partnerships that enhance educational outcomes. Skilled in innovative problem-solving approaches that drive efficiency and continuous growth within diverse learning environments. Committed to creating inclusive spaces that empower students, educators, and the wider community.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources

Corona-Norco Unified School District
01.2017 - Current
  • Lead all aspects of the Human Resources Division including recruitment, selection, and retention of certificated, classified, and management employees
  • Served as lead negotiator of the district with both the certificated and classified employee associations
  • Trained district administrative staff on the Interest-Based Negotiations and Problem-Solving processes
  • Oversaw the development and implementation of a comprehensive employee evaluation system
  • Created pro-active management structures and procedures to handle employee complaints and discipline using the FRISK model
  • Guided employee association contract management throughout the district including grievance resolution
  • Advised the Board of Education regarding staffing, negotiations, and potential litigation involving matters within the scope of the department
  • Coordinated along with CSEA and our Business Division a complete classification and compensation study that updated all classified job descriptions, coordinated career ladders within job families, and set competitive compensation rates for all classified positions
  • Served as a member of the Superintendent’s executive cabinet from which I facilitated, lead, and coordinated a variety of district wide committees
  • Directed the implementation of the district’s strategic plan

Administrative Director, Human Resources

Corona-Norco Unified School District
01.2015 - 01.2017
  • Engaged in regular weekly problem-solving sessions with both the Corona-Norco Teachers Association and CSEA
  • Lead the certificated team in hiring and on boarding all certificated employees
  • Conducted all interactive process and accommodation meetings for certificated employees
  • Served on the district’s negotiation team
  • Presented monthly trainings for principals related to Human Resources topics such as conducting interviews, effective evaluations, employee discipline, and conflict resolution
  • Served on the district’s Special Education Task Force
  • Coordinated with Instructional Support division on staffing projections
  • Taught Leadership Development for aspiring administrators
  • Lead the effort to update district policies regarding leave of absences

Principal

Clara Barton Elementary
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Lead all aspects of managing a large elementary site with 1,977 students on a year-round 4-track schedule
  • Coordinated on-going analysis of state, district, and site level assessment data
  • Monitored Student Study Team Meetings and Interventions
  • Facilitated site Leadership Committee meetings for the purpose of developing and monitoring annual standards-based student achievement goals
  • Developed and monitored site Single Plan for Student Achievement
  • Developed and monitored comprehensive site safety plan
  • Conducted full-day staff in-services on a variety of topics including: development and implementation of collaborative structures for grade level teams, use of technology components for newly adopted math curriculum, development and use of grade level common formative assessments, use of thinking maps as a strategy to facilitate student understanding, implementation of Kagan strategies to support student engagement

Principal

Cloverdale Elementary, Moreno Valley Unified School District
01.2012 - 01.2014
  • Lead all aspects of managing a Title 1 elementary site with 823 students at 88% low SES
  • Developed categorical expenditure requests in accordance with goals established in the Single Plan for Student Achievement
  • Worked in collaboration with District-level administrators to develop and monitor Certificated Staff Improvement Plan
  • Coordinated School Attendance Review Team and monitored compliance with School Attendance Review Board requirements
  • Lead annual English Language Learner re-designation process and monitoring
  • Coordinated the annual review, development, and implementation of Safe School Plan

Assistant Principal

Corona-Norco Unified School District
01.2006 - 01.2011

Teacher, Grades 4 and 6

McKinley Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified School District
01.2000 - 01.2006

Teacher, Grades 3 (ELL cluster) and 5 (GATE)

Garretson Elementary, Corona-Norco Unified School District
01.1996 - 01.2000

Education

M.S. Ed. - Educational Leadership

California State University, Fullerton
01.2005

M.A. - English

Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, CA
01.2003

Multiple Subject - Teaching Credential/CLAD

Chapman University
Orange, CA
01.1997

B.A. - Literature

University of California, Santa Cruz
01.1992

Skills

  • Employee recruitment
  • Contract negotiation
  • Employee evaluation
  • Conflict resolution
  • Compensation analysis
  • Strategic planning
  • Policy implementation
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Relationship building and management
  • Leadership development
  • Problem-solving aptitude

Certifications Special Trainings

  • SEAC Negotiators Certification Program, 2017-2018
  • Cognitive Coaching Training Certification, 2016
  • ACSA Personnel Academy, 2014-2015
  • Interest-Based Bargaining, 2014
  • Stephen Covey Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, 2010-2011

Teaching Presentation Experience

  • 2021, Personnel Academy, Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) – Personnel Academy for Ontario, Orange County, and Azusa
  • 2014-2017, Riverside County Office of Education, Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Instructor
  • 2014-2016, Presenter, CEC national conferences in Chicago and Seattle, Interest-Based Approaches to Bargaining
  • 2015, Presenter/Organizer, TURN regional conference (hosted by CNUSD)
  • 2012, University of California, Riverside, Teacher, master’s level course on psychological, social, and cognitive principles of learning

Additional Professional Activities

  • CA Labor/Management Initiative participant
  • Student Support (Special Education) Task Force
  • CNUSD Equity Think Tank
  • La Sierra University Advisory Committee, member, Riverside area
  • Professional Learning Communities (PLC), training participant
  • Data-driven Instructional Cycle and Instructional Rounds Training
  • Leadership Institute Riverside County Office of Education
  • CNUSD Athletic Advisory Committee
  • Common Core Training, participant
  • Cognitive Coaching Training, participant
  • Look 2 Learning/PLC for Real/ Engagement Cube Training (John Antonetti)
  • Principal's Book Study Group, leader
  • Principals in Transition Training, trainer
  • CNUSD Principal Leadership, member
  • CNUSD Standards and Pacing Guides' Development Committee in Language Arts
  • CNUSD Wellness Committee, member

Professional Organization Membership

  • Corona-Norco Management Association
  • Association of California School Administrators (ACSA)
  • School Employers Association of California (SEAC)
  • Consortium for Educational Change (CEC)
  • Teachers Union Reform Network (TURN)
  • Inland Personnel Counsel

Related Community Involvement

  • Board member, Norco Area Chamber of Commerce (NACC)
  • Member, Kiwanis International, Circle City Kiwanis, Corona, CA
  • Volunteer organizer, 100 Mile Club - Walk for Kids
  • Ad Hoc Committee Member, City of Norco - Redevelopment Agency
  • Monthly volunteer, For the People organization in Corona, CA

Awards

  • 2009, Chancellor's Distinguished Fellowship, University of California, Riverside
  • 2005, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, lifetime member
  • 2004, Lake Scholarship, Educational Leadership Department at CSU Fullerton
  • 2004, Teacher of the Year, McKinley Elementary School
  • 2002, Academic Fellowship, Claremont Graduate University
  • 2000, Outstanding Teacher Award, given monthly, Garretson Elementary
  • 1986, Regents’ Scholar, University of California, Santa Cruz

References

  • Dr. Samuel Buenrostro, Superintendent, Corona-Norco Unified School District, sbuonrostro@cnusd.k12.ca.us, 951-809-0186
  • Dr. Michael Lin, past-Superintendent, Corona-Norco Unified School District, 909-533-0746
  • Dr. Bill Pollock, Board of Education (past member), Corona-Norco USD, bpollock@cnusd.k12.ca.us, 909-816-7382
  • Ms. Lorena Lopez, President, CSEA Chapter 369, llopez@cnusd.k12.ca.us, 951-312-4942
  • Mr. Mike Quraishi, President/CEO, Corona Chamber of Commerce, MikeQuraishi@gmail.com, 951-310-7633

Background

Born: Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii, 

Attended schools: Orange, Riverside, and Santa Cruz Counties

Studied in Nimes, France for sophomore year in college as an exchange student.

Traveling throughout Europe, Mexico, and the United States, my educational experiences have provided me a deeper appreciation and understanding of diversity and the conditions that promote educational and economic opportunity.

Timeline

Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources

Corona-Norco Unified School District
01.2017 - Current

Administrative Director, Human Resources

Corona-Norco Unified School District
01.2015 - 01.2017

Principal

Clara Barton Elementary
01.2014 - 01.2015

Principal

Cloverdale Elementary, Moreno Valley Unified School District
01.2012 - 01.2014

Assistant Principal

Corona-Norco Unified School District
01.2006 - 01.2011

Teacher, Grades 4 and 6

McKinley Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified School District
01.2000 - 01.2006

Teacher, Grades 3 (ELL cluster) and 5 (GATE)

Garretson Elementary, Corona-Norco Unified School District
01.1996 - 01.2000

M.S. Ed. - Educational Leadership

California State University, Fullerton

M.A. - English

Claremont Graduate University

Multiple Subject - Teaching Credential/CLAD

Chapman University

B.A. - Literature

University of California, Santa Cruz
Glen A. Gonsalves