Educator who is passionate about improving the quality and delivery of Tier 1 instruction and the increasing potential and capacity of educators to impact students' achievement.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
PLC Lead Facilitator
Horizon Middle School
01.2014 - Current
Methodically honed the Professional Learning Community (PLC) process leading to Horizon Middle School becoming a PLC Model School
Strategically plan and deliver mini professional development during extra hour PLC to build and sharpen teacher expertise and build collective teacher efficacy
Purposefully monitor and steward the mission and vision of the PLC process through weekly PLC collaborative team meetings.
Literacy Coach
Osceola County School District
01.2002 - Current
Collaborate with school administrators to develop school improvement plan (SIP) goals
Monitor multiple pieces of student data, provide analysis, and recommend action steps to improve student performance
Evaluate reading programs (BEABLE and HD WORD) and make recommendations for district-wide implementation or continuance to meet foundational needs of struggling readers
Collaborate with ELA district resource teacher to develop curriculum unit plans for use across school district
Mentor and coach teachers in the Language Arts and Social Studies department to support, retain, and build teacher expertise
Conduct ongoing evaluations of literacy improvements and communicate results to administrators and teachers
Assess literacy needs of school by reviewing students’ learning data and current curriculum, design and implement plans to improve literacy via school wide intervention
Design and utilize a strategic approach to collect classroom walkthrough data and organize efforts to improve the quality of Tier 1 instruction
Purposefully use data from classroom walkthroughs to plan and execute school-wide strategy walks with feedback loop
Strategically develop and deliver differentiated professional development using a variety of data points to build teacher expertise and improve literacy.
Reading Teacher
Horizon Middle School
01.2010 - 01.2017
Collaborate with collaborative team to plan and deliver differentiated instruction to meet the learning needs of students
Analyze students’ learning data and determine and execute next steps.
Extended Day Lead
Pleasant Hill Elementary
01.2002 - 01.2010
Plan and implement daily schedule/routine for school year and camps
Mentor and coach new and current Extended Day Leads
Liaise with parents, teachers and supervisor in relation to student behavior.
Teacher
Port Maria High School
01.1995 - 01.2002
Agricultural Science Teacher (Grades 7-11)
Language Arts Teacher (Grades 10-11)
Discipline Committee Chair.
Teacher
Fair Prospect High School
01.1991 - 01.1995
Agricultural Science Teacher (Grades 7-11).
Education
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Management -
Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota
01.2021
Master of Science in Education, Leadership in Educational Administration -
Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota
01.2016
Bachelor of Arts in English -
Judson College
Marion, Alabama
01.2008
Associates of Science Degree, General Agriculture -
College of Agriculture
Portland, J.W.I
01.1991
Skills
Communication – communicates well when writing and speaking
Leadership – able to motivate and instruct others, plan, execute, and evaluate effectiveness of executed plans
Extracurricular Activities
Poinciana Seventh-day Adventist Church, Sabbath School Teacher Church Elder, Family Life Coordinator
Timeline
PLC Lead Facilitator
Horizon Middle School
01.2014 - Current
Reading Teacher
Horizon Middle School
01.2010 - 01.2017
Literacy Coach
Osceola County School District
01.2002 - Current
Extended Day Lead
Pleasant Hill Elementary
01.2002 - 01.2010
Teacher
Port Maria High School
01.1995 - 01.2002
Teacher
Fair Prospect High School
01.1991 - 01.1995
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Management -
Capella University
Master of Science in Education, Leadership in Educational Administration -
Capella University
Bachelor of Arts in English -
Judson College
Associates of Science Degree, General Agriculture -
College of Agriculture
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