Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Currently seeking full-time positions that offer professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Hi, I’m
Jakara Mills
Fort Worth,TX
Summary
Overview
5
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Jane R. Ellis Elementary School
4th Grade Math and Science Teacher
08.2022 - 05.2023
Job overview
- Assessed, recorded and communicated over 100 students' progress
- Stayed abreast of new trends in education by attending professional development courses and in-service trainings
- Boosted individual perseverance and resilience by setting challenging goals and providing realistic support
- Adapted lessons to differentiate instruction and meet students' diverse learning needs and abilities
- Created supportive and inclusive learning environments, fostering positive classroom atmospheres supporting student growth and learning
Corps Member
12.2020 - 08.2022
Job overview
- Addressed educational inequities in urban, high-needs school districts
- Planed purposefully, execute effectively, and work relentlessly to ensure that students growing up in low-income communities are given educational opportunity
- Developed methods to motivate and engage students in learning
- Supported students in development of critical thinking skills and perseverance to persist with challenging tasks
- Worked closely with students on specific class struggles, closely reviewing materials and assignments to offer targeted help
DFW Summer Fellow
06.2022 - 07.2022
Job overview
- Maintained established relationship with existing volunteers through emails and potential phone calls
- Actively tracked volunteer donations of time and resources by keeping tracker and metrics up to date
- Collaborated with communications team to design and send out monthly Volunteer Blast with upcoming volunteer opportunities
- Provided insight on U2L volunteer experience with ability to make change
- Set up systems and communicated with U2L network volunteers to update background checks for 2022-2023 school year and set up any recurring volunteer opportunities
- Maintained volunteer opportunities requested by U2L schools on VOMO account
Prepory College Admission Coaching Remote
College Admission Coach
11.2021 - 05.2022
Job overview
- Conducted individual weekly college advising sessions with cohort of high school students
- Mentored students through writing process for college application essays, providing students with meaningful and actionable feedback on their essays
- Assisted students in exploration, research and discernment of balanced college list that reflects their academic and professional interests
- Coached students to maximize their potential and develop intentional, lasting involvement in academic and extracurricular opportunities
- Guided students towards college admissions success by providing personalized advising tailored to each student's geographic location and academic/extracurricular opportunities
- Reviewed and critique student résumés and college essays, between and during individual advising sessions
Jean Mcclung Middle School
Math Teacher
08.2021 - 05.2022
Job overview
- Implemented District approved curriculum for enhanced and honors 6th Grade Math
- Documented teaching and student progress/activities/outcomes
- Addressed specific educational needs of students
- Provided safe and optimal learning environment
- Provided feedback to students, parents and administration regarding student progress, expectations and goals
- Supported student skill development in alignment with personal and academic goals
- Prepared and implemented lesson plans covering required course topics
Durham YMCA Scholastic Support Center
Support Specialist
09.2020 - 05.2021
Job overview
- Coordinated and delivered activities that enhance social, emotional learning
- Used youth development best practices to plan and implement programming
- Built engaging relationships with Durham youth
- Supported the community's ability to navigate COVID-19 challenges through distance learning, virtual programming, and more
- Offered assistance in implementing and developing training programs
Human Rights Campaign Remote
Summer Intern
05.2020 - 08.2020
Job overview
- Organized and uploaded notes to ongoing document for State Legislative Table Meetings, COVID-19 Meetings, Weekly Project One America Meetings
- Connected with some of foremost LGBTQ and allied leaders through educational brown bag seminars and other events
- Created detailed and highly organized power-maps for Project One America team communities in rural south
Durham Homegrown Teaching Fellowship, The Samuel Dubois Cook Center on Social
Undergraduate Research Fellow
08.2019 - 05.2020
Job overview
- Co-created and developed a program that recruits and prepares current Durham Public School students of color to become teachers who will work for Durham Public Schools upon completion of their college programs
- Effective immediately in March 2020
- Collaborated with several departments to develop investment plans and financial resources to ensure students can graduate debt free
Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools
Service-Learning Intern
05.2018 - 08.2018
Job overview
- Advocated for North Carolina children and their families through education, policy, and programs in active partnership with community members and Duke alumni
- Served as Servant Leader Intern for Charlotte Freedom Schools
- Delivered the Integrated Reading Curriculum to a class of 10-15 middle school scholars
- Collaborated with site staff to establish and maintain a positive, supportive, and structured environment for the scholars
- Gained experiences critically reflecting on the connections between individual goals, social advocacy, and community engagement
Education
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX
M.Ed from Urban Education
05.2023
University Overview
GPA: 3.9
Duke UniversityDurham, NC
Bachelor of Arts from African and African American Studies, Political Science and Education
05.2021
University Overview
GPA: 3.32
Skills
- Computers: Stata; Microsoft Office: Excel, Publisher, Word, PowerPoint
- Student Engagement
- Core Curriculum Development
- Daily Facility Operations
- Learning Strategies
- Instructional Practices
- Career Preparation
- Safe, Positive Learning Environment
- Research
- Community Organization
- Parent and Student Communication
- Verbal and Written Communication
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
- Golden Key International Honor Society (2023)
- Pi Lambda Theta National Honor Society (2023)
- KIPP Foundation Federal Policy Fellow(2020), Lex Foundation Fellow(2020),
- Questbridge Scholar(2017),
- High School Salutatorian(2017)
Certification
- Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC–12 License, Texas Educator Certificate - 2022-2027
- Certified Core Subjects 4-8 Teacher, Texas Educator Certificate - 2022-2027
- ESL Supplemental License, Texas Educator Certificate - 2022-2027
- Science of Teaching Reading- English License, Texas Educator Certificate - 2022-2027
Additional Information
Additional Information
- Awards: , David M. Rubenstein Scholarship(2017-2021), KIPP at Duke Scholarship(2017-2021)Achievements: Golden Key International Honour Society (2023) Pi Lambda Theta National Honor Society (2023) KIPP Foundation Federal Policy Fellow(2020), Lex Foundation Fellow(2020), Questbridge Scholar(2017), High School Salutatorian(2017)
Timeline
4th Grade Math and Science Teacher
Jane R. Ellis Elementary School
08.2022 - 05.2023
DFW Summer Fellow
06.2022 - 07.2022
College Admission Coach
Prepory College Admission Coaching Remote
11.2021 - 05.2022
Math Teacher
Jean Mcclung Middle School
08.2021 - 05.2022
Corps Member
12.2020 - 08.2022
Support Specialist
Durham YMCA Scholastic Support Center
09.2020 - 05.2021
Summer Intern
Human Rights Campaign Remote
05.2020 - 08.2020
Undergraduate Research Fellow
Durham Homegrown Teaching Fellowship, The Samuel Dubois Cook Center on Social
08.2019 - 05.2020
Service-Learning Intern
Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools
05.2018 - 08.2018
Southern Methodist University
M.Ed from Urban Education
Duke University
Bachelor of Arts from African and African American Studies, Political Science and Education
- Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC–12 License, Texas Educator Certificate - 2022-2027
- Certified Core Subjects 4-8 Teacher, Texas Educator Certificate - 2022-2027
- ESL Supplemental License, Texas Educator Certificate - 2022-2027
- Science of Teaching Reading- English License, Texas Educator Certificate - 2022-2027
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