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Work History
Education
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Professional Accomplishments
Affiliations
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Jade Osborne Harris

Concord

Summary

Exceptional communicator with teachers, students and parents, with a caring and diplomatic manner Dedicated, resourceful, and innovative instructor who supports colleagues and administration in facilitating each student’s social and intellectual growth by creating an atmosphere of mutual respect and open communication. Demonstrates the ability to work independently and effectively in a diverse work environment.

Results-driven education professional, bringing valuable experience in social studies instruction. Proven track record of developing engaging lesson plans that inspire student participation. Known for effective teamwork and adaptability in dynamic educational settings, ensuring collaborative and results-focused environment.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Social Studies Teacher

West Charlotte High School
Current
  • During the last three years’ rates have climbed to 70% for retaining highly qualified staff with the average years of teaching experience reaching approximately 3.8 years.
  • As of the 2016-17 school year, West Charlotte has achieved the rating of a C school on the NC grading system and come off the Low Performing Schools list.
  • For the first time in many years, West Charlotte Exceeded Academic Growth Expectations during the 2017-18 school year.
  • West Charlotte students have graduated at a rate of 88% and are on track to meet the 90% target for the 2018-19 school year.
  • At West Charlotte, using AVID strategies and focusing on the WICOR strategies the Civics and Economics NCFE scores improve from first semester to second semester.
  • Responsibility Summary: Responsible for maintaining a safe learning atmosphere and environment that facilitates quality teaching and to prepare a variety of techniques designed to empower all students to be successful citizens, workers and leaders in the 21st century.
  • Preparing and implementing lesson plans for grades 9-12 Social Studies Education.
  • Demonstrating a commitment to differentiating instruction and a willingness to adapt teaching to recognize alternative learning styles.
  • Participating in workshops that assisted in developing and implementing new strategies to keep students engaged in learning.
  • Incorporating the text curriculum and many original resources in classroom teachings to enhance cooperative learning, discussion, and student-led demonstrations.
  • Responding to and resolving issues encountered by school staff and administration.
  • Assessing student effort and learning through authentic assessment and portfolios as well as standardized tests.
  • Using data driven instruction to improve student achievement on the NCFE assessments.
  • Mentoring new teachers within the department.
  • Assisted the school in improving the overall performance composite score.
  • Assisted the school in achieving growth taking them off the state low performance list.

Curriculum Facilitator

Teach Charlotte
- Current
  • Responsibility Summary: Responsible for maintaining a safe learning atmosphere and environment that facilitates quality teaching and to prepare a variety of techniques designed to empower all students to be successful citizens, workers and leaders in the 21st century.
  • Demonstrated a commitment to differentiating instruction and a willingness to adapt teaching to recognize alternative learning styles.
  • Created, prepared and executed World History, African American Studies, Economics and American History Curriculum and lesson plans.
  • Incorporated the text curriculum and many original resources in classroom teachings to enhance cooperative learning, discussion, and student-led demonstrations.
  • Responded to and resolved issues encountered by school staff and administration.
  • Observed, Evaluated and Assessed Student-Teachers through observations, reflections, and portfolios as well as lesson plans.
  • Implemented a data-driven classroom by collecting, analyzing, and using informal and formal assessment.

Dean of Students

Julius Chambers High School
08.2024 - Current
  • Student Discipline & Behavior Management by enforcing school rules, addressing behavioral issues, and ensuring a positive school environment.
  • Attendance & Truancy Management through monitoring student attendance and addressing chronic absenteeism.
  • Conflict Resolution through Mediating disputes between students, teachers, and sometimes parents.
  • Safety & School Climate by Promoting a safe, inclusive, and positive learning environment.
  • Collaboration with Teachers & Staff through working with educators to support student success and classroom management.
  • Parental Communication by engaging with parents regarding student progress, discipline issues, and support strategies.
  • Extracurricular Involvement through overseeing student activities, clubs, and leadership programs.
  • Administrator over the Cambridge and AP Programs.
  • 10 Grade Administrator.
  • Credit Recovery Coordinator.

Title I Beginning Teacher Coach

Garinger High School
08.2022 - Current
  • Serves effectively as liaison between the central office learning communities/departments, school staff, and state/regional administration.
  • Cooperatively plans professional development & instructional activities with other school staff.
  • Serve as an instructional liaison between the teaching and learning department, school leadership department, and administrative team.
  • Provide leadership and facilitation of vertical and horizontal instructional planning and meetings among grade levels as a campus instructional coach.
  • Observe and evaluate the effectiveness of program activities.
  • Provides supervision and/or leadership for Beginning Teachers.
  • Collaborates with staff on the development and use of various types of data to support consistent and ongoing monitoring of student performance.
  • Provides instructional feedback/support to optimize student performance.
  • Facilitates/supports instruction by co-teaching, coaching and/or serving as mentor.
  • Provides support to teachers on effective strategies for the management of student behavior.
  • Displays leadership by providing input into the fiscal management and operation of curriculum/support programs.

Academic Facilitator

Winding Springs Elementary School
06.2021 - Current
  • Serve as an instructional liaison between the teaching and learning department, school leadership department and campus instructional coaches, and administrative team.
  • Assist in the review, and implementation of the district curriculum (K-5).
  • Provide leadership and facilitation of vertical and horizontal instructional planning and meetings among grade levels as a campus instructional coach.
  • Created and provided teachers with enrichment, lunch, and transportation schedules.
  • Distribution Plan for K-5 Curriculum.

Social Studies Teacher

Hawthorne Academy High School
06.2018 - Current
  • At Hawthorne Academy, using AVID strategies and focusing on the WICOR strategies the Civics and Economics NCFE scores improve from first semester to second semester.
  • The data shows that 86% of the sophomores passed the state test first semester. There was an increase however for the second semester.
  • Using the strategies there was an overall 95% passing rate of the sophomores.
  • I lead our team in using common assessments and we analyzed our data and began to group students that did not master the objectives.
  • I created afterschool tutorials to give students extra help and used a variety of resources to help students Study.com, near pod, common lit.
  • I used Mastery connect to create daily warmups.
  • Responsibility Summary: Responsible for maintaining a safe learning atmosphere and environment that facilitates quality teaching and to prepare a variety of techniques designed to empower all students to be successful citizens, workers and leaders in the 21st century.
  • Preparing and implementing lesson plans for grades 9-12 Social Studies Education.
  • Demonstrating a commitment to differentiating instruction and a willingness to adapt teaching to recognize alternative learning styles.
  • Participating in workshops that assisted in developing and implementing new strategies to keep students engaged in learning.
  • Responding to and resolving issues encountered by school staff and administration.
  • Assessing student effort and learning through authentic assessment and portfolios as well as standardized tests.
  • Using data driven instruction to improve student achievement on the NCFE assessments.
  • Mentoring new teachers within the department.
  • Social Studies PLC Team Lead.
  • School Leadership Team.
  • Civics and Economics PLC Team Lead.
  • AVID Site Team Member.

Education

Master’s in Education Leadership - Education Leadership

University of North Carolina
Charlotte, NC
05.2018

Masters in Curriculum and Instruction - Curriculum and Instruction

University of North Carolina
Charlotte, NC
12.2003

Bachelor of Science - Social Studies

Bennett College
Greensboro, NC
06.1987

Skills

  • Relationship building
  • Problem-solving with solutions focus
  • Idea generation
  • Leadership coaching
  • Experienced AVID program coordinator
  • Content development coaching
  • Workshops and seminars leader
  • Data analysis
  • Facilitator of PLC initiatives
  • Certified in AP US history and IB programs
  • Team culture development
  • Master Scheduler
  • Teacher Leader
  • Credit recovery coordinator
  • Collaboration in MTSS initiatives

Professional Accomplishments

  • Participated in the Center for Intentional Leadership
  • District High School Equity Team
  • African American Studies District PLC Lead
  • Developed the African American Studies District Course Curriculum
  • Created District Professional Development Curriculum for Beginning Teachers
  • District Social Studies Curriculum Writer
  • West Charlotte High School Teacher of the Year
  • New Teacher Mentor for 20 years

Affiliations

  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Rho Psi Omega Chapter

Timeline

Social Studies Teacher

West Charlotte High School
Current

Dean of Students

Julius Chambers High School
08.2024 - Current

Title I Beginning Teacher Coach

Garinger High School
08.2022 - Current

Academic Facilitator

Winding Springs Elementary School
06.2021 - Current

Social Studies Teacher

Hawthorne Academy High School
06.2018 - Current

Masters in Curriculum and Instruction - Curriculum and Instruction

University of North Carolina

Bachelor of Science - Social Studies

Bennett College

Curriculum Facilitator

Teach Charlotte
- Current

Master’s in Education Leadership - Education Leadership

University of North Carolina