Jennifer Jackson
Baton Rouge,LA
Summary
Enthusiastic Assistant Principal offering 10-year history of supporting academic administration functions. Motivated to improve relationships among faculty, students and administrators. Personable and outgoing with skill in building rapport with diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. By possessing a strong commitment to the development of students, staff, and providing a stimulating, safe, and motivating learning environment.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Principal
IDEA University Preparatory
12.2023 - Current
- Provide instructional leadership to staff including curriculum planning, review and implementation, and professional development
- Assists in the day to day building administration and the safety and welfare of students, staff, volunteers, and activities
- Leads the staff in the implementation of quality instruction
- Ensures a safe, pleasant, and effective educational atmosphere, provides discipline as necessary and enforces school policy
- Assists the Principal to manage employees in the elementary school
- Supports the Principal in setting the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the staff within the school
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws
- Responsible for interviewing, making recommendations for hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Lead Teacher
Idea Bridge Academy
07.2017 - 11.2023
- Instruct 1st grade curriculum
- Internalize lesson plans
- Collect data and create data analysis that provides data-driven instruction for individualized student’s needs
- Differentiated instruction and curriculum through small group instruction
- Lead and provide feedback to K-2 teachers with DI to aide in their growth of being a teacher
- Communicate with parents regularly
- Lead and conduct reading meetings for first grade to ensure understanding and implantation of the reading program
- Also, I have served as the summer school principal for Bridge Academy
- This comprised of recruiting teachers and students, developing a schedule for summer school, creating strategic lessons/curriculum for grades 3rd-5th by focusing on critical standards which focused on writing, math, and ELA, researched and determined a summer school curriculum with i-Ready, facilitated and coordinated logistics with parents, teachers, CNP, and transportation
- For this position I overseen instruction, transportation, communications, behavior, etc
- (all logistics)
- As a peer coach, I aide in the development of teachers by conducting extended observations, identifying problems seen in the classroom and construct remedies, provide solutions and follow-ups by documenting and providing clear next steps for teachers, analyze teachers’ data weekly and provide feedback/recommendations, check for complete and accurate data, lead practice sessions along with in-service and follow-ups for the campus, and demonstrate formats or lessons in the classroom.
Teacher
Impact Charter School
01.2017 - 06.2017
- Instruct 1st grade curriculum
- Collect data to see if students mastered skills taught
- Develop re-teach lesson plans to assist students in mastering previously taught skills
- To work with a team to design and develop lesson plans that are aligned with state and districts standards that meet students’ academic, intellectual, and social needs
- Instruct all core subjects-ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Science
- Differentiate instruction and curriculum through small groups
- Observe and evaluate student’s growth and effectively record students’ progress.
Teacher
Celerity Crestworth Charter School
09.2014 - 01.2017
- Instruct 2nd grade curriculum
- Collect data to see if students mastered skills taught
- Develop re-teaching lesson plans to assist students in mastering previously taught skills
- Design and develop lesson plans aligned with state and district standards that meet students’ academic, intellectual, and social needs
- Instruct all core subjects- ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Science
- Differentiate instruction and curriculum through small groups
- Observe and evaluate students’ growth and effectively record students’ progress.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in General Studies -
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LAMasters in Elementary Education/Education Certification Program -
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, ArizonaSkills
- Instructional Leadership
- Parent Engagement and Communication
- Student achievement
- Data-Driven Instruction
- School Improvement
- Staff Development
- Discipline management
- Relationship building and networking
- Disciplinary Actions
- Standardized Testing
- Teacher Evaluation
- Positive Behavior Support
- Literacy development
Leadership Proficiency
- Collaborative
- Mindful of all stakeholders
- Continual focus on best practices
- Teaching Mentoring & Development
- Deadline-Oriented
- Engage Parents
- Empower Teachers
- Strong communication skills
- Classroom Management
Timeline
Assistant Principal
IDEA University Preparatory
12.2023 - Current
Lead Teacher
Idea Bridge Academy
07.2017 - 11.2023
Teacher
Impact Charter School
01.2017 - 06.2017
Teacher
Celerity Crestworth Charter School
09.2014 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Arts in General Studies -
Southeastern Louisiana University
Masters in Elementary Education/Education Certification Program -
Grand Canyon University