Heidi Koplin
Educational Administration
Valrico,FL
Summary
Accomplished education leader recognized for leveraging strong team leadership and development to drive forward progress. Enthusiastic professional with a broad range of knowledge in leadership, curriculum, instruction, professional development, and evaluation. Instructional leader focused on improving access to excellent education programs for all children. Highly skilled in analyzing education programs and settings, creating effective strategies to improve learning and the ability to respond to challenging situations while maintaining a positive and collaborative approach.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Principal
Hillsborough County Schools
Tampa, FL
07.2021 - Current
- Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards for over 800 students and 100 staff.
- Researched and incorporated new educational trends and instructional strategies to optimize education effectiveness on quarterly basis.
- Performed over 200 classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration and related activities.
- Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students and teachers.
- Managed all details regarding student conduct and behavior systems for campus with over 800 students.
- Coordinated yearly operations and staff budget, tracked expenses and documented actions.
- Administered personnel policies and procedures for school faculty and staff.
- Developed subject and grade leaders to advance oversight and improve instruction.
- Supported hiring, training, and disciplinary action in compliance with legal guidelines and requirements.
- Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
- Led meetings to convey policy changes, gather information and assess employee thoughts.
- Established positive, stimulating learning environment for students and exciting education-focused setting for teachers.
- Established instructional practices driven by statistical performance data.
Assistant Principal
Mintz Elementary
Tampa, FL
01.2019 - 06.2021
- Develop and collaborate with school personnel to bring on Leader in Me program
- Monitor and analyze student data measures and facilitate decision making discussions to improve student learning trajectories
- Organize and develop school-wide behavior management plan resulting in increase of positive behavior referrals and 50% decrease in cafeteria behavior incidents
- Observe teaching and learning and provide timely and actionable feedback to promote engaging learning for all students
- Collaborate with principal to determine staffing needs and potential professional learning gaps
- Design and implement Extended Learning Program (ELP) to target learning gains for all academic areas
- 4% increase in math learning gains for bottom quartile
- Supported special education department by developing programs and protocols for at-risk youth and students with special needs
- Supervised and evaluated teaching and support staff through instructional leadership and professional development
Professional Development Specialist
Pasco County Schools
Land O' Lakes, FL
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Build capacity for stakeholders through job-embedded professional learning
- Collaborate with stakeholders to design and facilitate professional development
- Ensure alignment between professional development and change in practice—including monitoring and evaluating professional development implementation
- Support Professional Learning Communities through teaching, modeling, and supporting collaborative structures; assisting with analysis of data
- Apply current research and emerging trends in area of professional development
- Guide selection, location, utilization, and evaluation of resources to support learning objectives within standards-based system
- Develop professional learning opportunities for adults across school system that include multiple models and delivery methods to best serve stakeholder community
- Develop, train and monitor new teacher program for 420 new teachers in 2017 school year with retention rate of 85%
- Revised Clinical Educator Course to improve mentoring throughout county; including virtual mentoring program
- Revised mentor program with 200 newly trained mentors
- Developed network of virtual mentorships for nearly 20 teachers in hard to fill programs; resulting in 93% retention
- Developed and delivered various training courses for staff's on-going education needs.
Assistant Principal
Thompson Elementary
Tampa, FL
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Initiate and facilitate professional learning for teachers and paraprofessionals that is focused on improving academic achievement as well as professional collaboration
- Observe teaching and learning and provide timely and actionable feedback to promote engaging learning for all students
- Collaborate and build relationships with community and its stakeholders through clear and effective communication as well as outreach
- Schedule, support, and administer district and state assessments as well as maintain accurate records and security measures
- Monitor and analyze student data measures to make decisions to better allocate resources and services to meet student needs through Professional Learning Communities
- Facilitate, monitor, and support positive behavior management program for general education program as well as program for students with severe emotional behavioral concerns
- ELA Achievement improved by 11% points in two years from opening; 51% of students made gains
- Science Achievement improved by 17% points in two years from opening
- 45% of students made gains in mathematics
- Number of office referrals dropped by 52% with implementation of PBIS
Adjunct Professor
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
04.2014 - 06.2014
- Design and implement general curriculum for Noyce Master Teacher Fellows program, providing instruction up to 20 students
- Collaborate and assist professional educators in developing job-embedded professional development plans
- Evaluate student projects and provide constructive feedback
- Assist individuals in pursuing innovative practices and curricula development
- Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations
Elementary Teacher
Hillsborough County School District
Tampa, FL
07.2006 - 01.2014
- Design and implement professional development to support individual teacher and teams
- Assist administration and leadership team in developing evaluative methods to determine impact of professional learning related to teacher change of practice and student outcomes
- Assist and coach over 40 teachers on using improved instructional practices to increase student achievement in mathematics resulting increase of math proficiency by 9% and learning gain increase of 2%
- Utilize multiple approaches to engage educators in professional learning, such as, multi-media, email news briefs, and lesson study
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
Elementary Teacher
Sauk Centre Elementary
Sauk Centre, MN
08.2003 - 05.2006
- Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies and discipline.
- Worked one-on-one with students to determine strengths, weaknesses and learning patterns.
- Communicated student progress, academic difficulties or behavioral concerns to parents, guardians and administration using tact and professionalism to improve student academic performance.
- Prepared materials for lessons, assignments and assessments and evaluated, corrected and graded student performance to identify gaps in skills or knowledge and set realistic goals.
- Tutored 25 students each year in math and reading
Elementary Teacher
South Washington County Schools
, MN
08.1999 - 07.2003
- Research, develop, and revise teaching strategies to increase student learning
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gain grant proposals for technology development
- Participate in professional learning as well as develop strategies for implementation at site
- Research and develop MN Profiles for Learning assessment standards
- Develop Gifted Cluster programming in collaboration with school district personnel
- Evaluated individual student abilities and created action plans based on current level and desired growth goals to support preparedness for transition to next grade level.
- Assessed student learning progress and comprehension with routine tests and standardized examinations.
- Maintained student portfolios to monitor learning progress and completion of work required for promotion to next grade level
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL 04.2012 - 09.2019
Certificate - Education Administration
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL 01.2011 - 04.2012
Master of Arts - Education
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 09.2003 - 01.2005
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
College of Saint Catherine
Saint Paul, MN 09.1993 - 12.1997
Skills
Staff Management
undefinedCertification
FL Teaching Certification, 1025865
Timeline
Principal
Hillsborough County Schools
07.2021 - Current
Assistant Principal
Mintz Elementary
01.2019 - 06.2021
Professional Development Specialist
Pasco County Schools
01.2017 - 01.2019
Adjunct Professor
University of South Florida
04.2014 - 06.2014
Assistant Principal
Thompson Elementary
01.2014 - 01.2017
Some College (No Degree) - Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
University of South Florida
04.2012 - 09.2019
Certificate - Education Administration
University of South Florida
01.2011 - 04.2012
Elementary Teacher
Hillsborough County School District
07.2006 - 01.2014
Master of Arts - Education
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
09.2003 - 01.2005
Elementary Teacher
Sauk Centre Elementary
08.2003 - 05.2006
Elementary Teacher
South Washington County Schools
08.1999 - 07.2003
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
College of Saint Catherine
09.1993 - 12.1997
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