Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Professionalorganizationsandhonors
Majoraccomplishments
Affiliations
Timeline
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JENNIFER S. ANDREWS

Cedarburg

Summary

Visionary, student-centered learning leader with strengths in building strong relationships with staff, students, and community.

Experienced with educational leadership, emphasizing development of high-performing academic environments. Utilizes strategic planning and team management to drive school improvement and student success. Knowledge of curriculum development and staff mentorship, ensuring comprehensive educational experiences.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate Principal

Sheboygan Falls School District
01.2023 - Current

Music Teacher

Grafton School District
01.1997 - 01.2023
  • Exemplary music instruction with established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators
  • Major Accomplishments
  • Instructional Leadership: Guide and support the school's academic vision and curriculum implementation
  • Ensure effective teaching practices, student engagement and progress, optimized instructional time, and compliance with legal and procedural requirements
  • Monitor and assess teaching quality, lead professional development, and use data to inform educational decisions in collaborative teams
  • Prioritize academic excellence in the school schedule
  • Staff and Organizational Leadership: Manage the school's human resources and foster a supportive and accountable work environment
  • Oversee hiring, onboarding, and evaluating staff, set expectations for employee performance, and lead staff meetings and professional learning communities (PLCs)
  • Equip staff with the necessary tools and support, and cultivate a culture of trust, collaboration, and transparency
  • Literacy and Math PLCs-focus on student data using Aimsweb+ and Bridges
  • Behavior PLCs-focus on student data from Infinite Campus
  • School Culture and Climate: Shape the school's overall environment to be conducive to learning
  • Promote a positive, inclusive climate, manage conflicts, ensure student safety, and create an atmosphere where students and staff feel respected and supported
  • Be visible, approachable, and committed to fostering a culture that prioritizes students' academic and emotional well-being
  • Community and Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with parents, community organizations, and external stakeholders to support student success
  • Collaborate with families, the PTO/Education Foundation/etc., and navigate the needs of a diverse school community
  • Operational Leadership and Management: Ensure efficient school operations while supporting instructional and cultural priorities
  • Manage the school's resources and operations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness
  • Oversee budgeting, facilities, scheduling, and the execution of day-to-day strategic plans
  • Ensure the school runs smoothly, from student behavior management to maintaining a safe, well-organized physical environment
  • Behavior Teaching and Learning PLC: Led grade level teams along with Behavior Coach
  • Integral member of Woodview’s Teaching and Learning PLC, using data to drive school initiatives, instruction, and programming
  • Mentor-Team Lead: Built and led teams with mentees and Encore staff fostering mutually respectful relationships with staff across content levels and buildings
  • Acting Principal-Teacher in Charge: Assumed Principal role at Woodview Elementary during supervisor's paternity leave
  • Liaison between Sped staff and maintenance for construction issue, Led re-entry meeting for student suspension & safety concern working with superintendent, filled in as a 1st grade teacher due to sub shortage, supported new teachers with guidance around recess issue, communicated with family about bus line bullying incidents
  • PBIS Internal Coach: Spearheaded and reshaped Woodview staff PD around PBIS programming
  • Oversaw Action Group that outlined, created, and implemented year long school-wide incentives and assemblies-saw improvement in positive hallway behaviors, respectful student interactions, and predictability with school goals
  • Encore Department Chair: Facilitated PLC meetings for K-12 Music programming and curriculum work
  • Launched new curriculum resources
  • Directed Elementary Encore Department in new online learning formats and structures
  • Mentor Committee: Led the development of a new teacher evaluation and mentoring system and assisted with first year teacher’s classroom management and quality instruction
  • Strategic Planning Committee: Surveyed logistics of merging 3 elementary schools into one
  • Streamlined schedules, programming, staffing and the revision of the school mission statement
  • Leadership Team: Attained Mindfulness Training around Responsive teaching, collaborated with staff to implement restorative justice practices
  • Enhanced the leadership of Encore staff by onboarding new qualified staff

Education

Educational Leadership Licensures -

Wiscad Program
01.2020

Masters of Education - Curriculum & Instruction

Concordia University
Portland, OR
01.2014

Skills

  • Data-driven decision making
  • Operations management
  • Innovation and creativity
  • Product management

Accomplishments

  • Set high-level goals for both students and teachers to encourage both parties to strive for personal best and succeeded in implementing long-term strategy with positive results.

Certification

  • Wisconsin Professional Educator License No. 418680
  • 5010-Director of Instruction (EC-A)
  • 5051-Principal (EC-A)
  • 1506-Instrumental Music
  • 1515-General Music

Professionalorganizationsandhonors

  • Association of Wisconsin School Administrators, 2018-2025
  • Grafton Education Foundation Grant Winner, 2019
  • National Board Certification, 2009
  • Milwaukee Civic Music Awards, 2009

Majoraccomplishments

  • Instructional Leadership: Guide and support the school's academic vision and curriculum implementation. Ensure effective teaching practices, student engagement and progress, optimized instructional time, and compliance with legal and procedural requirements. Monitor and assess teaching quality, lead professional development, and use data to inform educational decisions in collaborative teams. Prioritize academic excellence in the school schedule.
  • Staff and Organizational Leadership: Manage the school's human resources and foster a supportive and accountable work environment. Oversee hiring, onboarding, and evaluating staff, set expectations for employee performance, and lead staff meetings and professional learning communities (PLCs). Equip staff with the necessary tools and support, and cultivate a culture of trust, collaboration, and transparency.
  • Literacy and Math PLCs-focus on student data using Aimsweb+ and Bridges
  • Behavior PLCs-focus on student data from Infinite Campus
  • School Culture and Climate: Shape the school's overall environment to be conducive to learning. Promote a positive, inclusive climate, manage conflicts, ensure student safety, and create an atmosphere where students and staff feel respected and supported. Be visible, approachable, and committed to fostering a culture that prioritizes students' academic and emotional well-being.
  • Community and Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with parents, community organizations, and external stakeholders to support student success. Collaborate with families, the PTO/Education Foundation/etc., and navigate the needs of a diverse school community.
  • Operational Leadership and Management: Ensure efficient school operations while supporting instructional and cultural priorities. Manage the school's resources and operations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness. Oversee budgeting, facilities, scheduling, and the execution of day-to-day strategic plans. Ensure the school runs smoothly, from student behavior management to maintaining a safe, well-organized physical environment.

Affiliations

  • AWSA

Timeline

Associate Principal

Sheboygan Falls School District
01.2023 - Current

Music Teacher

Grafton School District
01.1997 - 01.2023

Masters of Education - Curriculum & Instruction

Concordia University
  • Wisconsin Professional Educator License No. 418680
  • 5010-Director of Instruction (EC-A)
  • 5051-Principal (EC-A)
  • 1506-Instrumental Music
  • 1515-General Music

Educational Leadership Licensures -

Wiscad Program
JENNIFER S. ANDREWS