JAMES MARTINEZ

• Collaborate with school board officials to assess areas for improvement in curricula, classrooms, testing and student activities.
• Update school curriculum to integrate technology and enhance quality of student education.
• Organize committees, workshops and conferences to promote social and intellectual welfare of students.
• Analyze reports to comply with SLAs and study effectiveness of current academic system.
• Provide lesson planning and pacing support to helping educators analyze data and apply it to instruction.
• Analyze and restructure educational programs to comply with board regulations.
• Coordinate training and professional development courses for teachers and school administrators to create new teaching strategies that encourage student learning.
• Perform detailed and comprehensive evaluations of teaching and support staff.
• Develop assessments and user polls to evaluate course effectiveness, altering content and delivery to achieve student learning goals.
• Effectively implement best training practices and adult learning principles in planning and creation of instructional materials.
• Negotiate contracts and delivery plans with vendors.
• Reach out to vendors to evaluate available curriculums and associated materials.

Teach counseling and education courses to graduate-level students. Courses:

• Use variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations
• EDG 700 - Professional Identity in School Counseling
• EDG 709 - School/Community Leadership, Advocacy, Collaboration, and Consultation
• EDG 734 - Bilingual School Counseling
• EDG 738 - Brief Counseling of Children and Adolescents

• District 504 Coordinator: Oversaw adherence to guidelines
• Facilitated Districtwide Student Attendance and Engagement Team
• Coordinated Districtwide Crisis Team
• Provided Coordination of Care Services districtwide
• Provided district-wide leadership and supervision of school counseling program in all district schools
• Provided district-wide leadership and supervision of school social workers and psychologists in all district schools
• Provided annual professional development for school counselors, social workers, school psychologists, and career/college access/affordability/admission staff
• Provided annual professional development on school counseling programs for building leaders
• Provided supervision for all career counseling activities in district
• Provided supervision for all college access, affordability, and admission activities in district
• Provided coordination for district social-emotional learning efforts
• Developed district-wide policies and procedures for school counseling programs and school counselors
• Collaborated with school social workers and school psychologists
• Coordinated and publicized district-wide calendar for academic, career, college access/affordability/admission, and social-emotional events and activities
• Shared annual results, reports, and school counseling program assessments with community
• Supported annual School Counseling Program Advisory Councils in every K-12 school
• Collected School Counseling Program Outcome Data
• Ensured timely revision of the School Counseling Program webpages on each school’s website
• Attended national and state school counseling/college access/affordability/admission conferences: ACA, ASCA, EBSCC, NACAC, NCAN & state affiliates
• Assisted school counseling programs with annual budgets, including assessments, curricula, materials, technology needs
• Collected data, supervised, and evaluated community-based organization program effectiveness in collaboration with school counselors to monitor the effectiveness of CBO delivery of academic, career, college access/affordability/admission, and social/emotional activities, curriculum lessons, and/or counseling services in all district schools
• Collaborated with all educators, building leaders, and district partners on effective crisis management protocols for all district schools
• Ensured school counselors provided 80% of their time in direct student services: instruction and advising/planning for every student annually (Tier 1); group (Tier 2) and individual counseling (Tier 3) for some students, and indirect services (collaboration, consultation, referrals)

• Identified requirements of Special Education and Related Services
• Interpreted rules and regulations for special education and related services
• Provided transparent processes for identifying student needs for support services
• Identified gaps in services; monitored fidelity of implementation of special education supports and services, and identified solutions
• Ensured that all students with disabilities had access to core curriculum and specialized instruction
• Established and communicated criteria for referral, entrance, and exit
• Ensured IEP compliance with state and federal law
• Trained educators in strategies related to special education and related services
• Identified professional development (PD) needs related to special education at the district and school level
• Ensured that all building-level administrators have a clear understanding of special education processes, procedures, and supports
• Ensured systems and procedures to ensure that parents and families understand the IEP process
• Supported principals and the Assistant Superintendent of Schools in implementing and monitoring fidelity of all special education services and new programming needs
• Managed litigation associated with special education due process procedures
• Prepared materials for and assisted the district attorney in all matters related to due process procedures; prepared, administered, and oversaw the special education budget and monitored cost-effectiveness
• Managed the local and IDEA budgets in coordination with the district finance department
• Assisted with the recruitment and hiring of special education staff
• Monitored staffing levels to ensure special education and related services staff are hired and deployed effectively and efficiently to support students and schools
• Evaluated the effectiveness of services to meet student's needs
• Monitored the effectiveness of special education supports and services via student outcome data to ensure student growth
• Coordinated with Board of Education departments, including but not limited to Teaching and Learning and School Development
• Supervised Special Education and Related Services Administrators
• Performed additional duties as assigned

• Improvement
• In conjunction with the Chief of Specialized Learning and Student Services, co-chaired a K-12 Counseling Program Redesign
• Co-chaired committee that developed and implemented a district SRBI
• Manual that guides tiered intervention decision making
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• Piloted and implemented all district initiatives to improve instruction, including CK3LI, Achieve 3000, mClass, DIBELS Next, NWEA, and
• Edgenuity
• Implemented and provided professional development for the Connecticut K-3
• Literacy Initiative (CK3LI)
• Provided district-wide professional development for middle school and high school counselors
• Served as a mentor for newly hired district administrators
• Supervised teachers in the Emerging Leaders Program that prepares teacher leaders to coach colleagues to excellence while leading a teacher team in their schools
• Planned annual teacher school and district-wide professional development
• Secured funding to enhance school-wide incorporation of technology in the classroom
• Used data to inform school-wide expectations and decision making
• Supervised and evaluated administrators, teachers, support staff, and non-certified personnel
• Served as chairperson for the Planning and Placement Team (PPT) meetings
• Served on district interview committees for school and central office level positions
• Finance and Human Resources
• Developed an annual school-based budget
• Developed staffing recommendations to hire personnel that contribute to school improvement
• Operations/Facilities
• Led a $.5 million library renovation project upgrading it to a 21st-century media center and learning commons for one of twelve elementary schools to serve as a district model
• Implemented lockdown and other emergency drills
• Conducted security training for all school staff
• Community Relations
• Partnered with Connecticut Center for School Change, The Grossman Family
• Foundation, Dalio Foundation, GE Education Foundation, The United Way of
• Southern Fairfield County, Newman’s Own, Walmart, Kohls, and Pepperidge
• Farm

District Improvement

• In conjunction with the Chief of Specialized Learning and Student Services, co-chaired a K-12 Counseling Program Redesign
• Co-chaired committee that developed and implemented a district SRBI Manual that guides tiered intervention decision-making
• Piloted and implemented all district initiatives to improve instruction, including CK3LI, Achieve 3000, mClass, DIBELS Next, NWEA, and Edgenuity
• Implemented and provided professional development for the Connecticut K-3 Literacy Initiative (CK3LI)
• Provided district-wide professional development for middle school and high school counselors
• Served as a mentor for newly hired district administrators
• Supervised teachers in the Emerging Leaders Program that prepares teacher leaders to coach colleagues to excellence while leading a teacher team in their schools
• Planned annual teacher school and district-wide professional development
• Secured funding to enhance school-wide incorporation of technology in the classroom
• Used data to inform school-wide expectations and decision-making
• Supervised and evaluated administrators, teachers, support staff, and non-certified personnel
• Served as chairperson for the Planning and Placement Team (PPT) meetings
• Served on district interview committees for school and central office-level positions

Finance and Human Resources

• Developed an annual school-based budget
• Developed staffing recommendations to hire personnel that contribute to school improvement

Operations/Facilities

• Led a $.5 million library renovation project, upgrading it to a 21st-century media center and learning commons for one of twelve elementary schools to serve as a district model
• Implemented lockdown and other emergency drills
• Conducted security training for all school staff

Community Relations

• Partnered with Connecticut Center for School Change, The Grossman Family Foundation, Dalio Foundation, GE Education Foundation, The United Way of Southern Fairfield County, Newman’s Own, Walmart, Kohl’s, and Pepperidge Farm
• Co-chaired a Community Action Network (CAN) for proficiency in reading by grade 3 for Norwalk ACTS - a diverse partnership of over 100 civic leaders, educators, and organizations working collectively to achieve the mission of enriching and improving the lives and futures of all Norwalk students
• Co-chaired a school governance structure to build the capacity of all stakeholders, including faculty, students, and community Public School children, cradle to career

Policy

• Enacted and enforced all BOE policies

Taught counseling and education courses to graduate-level students. Courses taught:

• CNSL 630 - Counseling and Ethics
• CNSL 640 - Human Development
• CNSL 643 - Introduction to School Counseling
• CNSL 649 - Developmental Psychology: Adulthood and Aging
• CNSL 650 - Counseling and Application I
• CNSL 651 - Multicultural Perspectives in Counseling
• CNSL 653 - Family Systems Assessment
• CNSL 655 - Counseling and Application II
• CNSL 670 - Practicum in Counseling
• EDUC 501 - Education in Today’s Schools
• EDUC 513 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education: Foundations, Methods, and Materials
• EDUC 517 - Educational Psychology and Adolescent Development
• EDUC 518 - Methods and Materials in Middle Childhood Education
• EDUC 529 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• EDUC 532 - Methods and Materials in Teaching Students with Disabilities, Birth-Grade 6
• EDUC 537 - Current Critical Issues in American Education

• Supervised and evaluated the instructional practices of teachers and support staff
• Created positive peer groups to help foster students’ affective developmental skills and shape a positive school culture
• Served as administrator on the PBIS team
• Served as acting principal during the principal’s absence

• Used data to monitor students' progress and recommend solutions for improvement.
• Maintained positive relationships with students, faculty, alumni, and administration.
• Provided crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust, and rapport to deescalate situations.
• Identified and addressed concerns of incoming students and parents.
• Responsible for scheduling approximately 450 students
• Worked closely with the English Language Learner (ELL) teacher, ELL students, and their families in assisting with their acculturation
• Moderated the Student-Athlete Mentoring Program

• Provided administrative oversight of individual and group school counseling programs
• Supervised school counselors
• Administered and coordinated all standardized testing programs
• Served as a liaison between the school and outside counseling services and mental health workers
• Formulated and disbursed the counseling department budget
• Founded and moderated the Student-Athlete Scholars Program
• Coordinated new student orientation
• Facilitated college information nights, visits, and fairs for students and their families

• Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
• Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
• Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
• Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers, and course work.
• Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
• Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
• Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
• Developed and administered tests for students to measure academic proficiency and understanding.
• Advised and counseled students to help them develop skills and knowledge required to succeed.
• Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning, and activity organization.
• Registered student progress and attendance on database to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
• Conducted evaluations to measure performance and progress of students, providing guidance for areas requiring improvement.
• Participated in parent teacher conference to discuss developments of students and increase support.
• Shifted between formal and informal methods of teaching to keep students engaged.
• Scheduled conferences with parents to discuss students' progress and classroom behavior.
• Modified lessons and curriculum to accommodate diverse learners by using strategies such as peer-assisted learning and group work.
• Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
• Completed student progress reports mid-term to notify students and parents of strengths and areas of improvement.