Jennifer S. Kapral
Houston,TX
Summary
Non-profit leader and organizational problem-solver with advanced supervisory, team building and education skills. Experience stepping into new roles and projects, learning quickly, and creating positive change. Focused on using planning, monitoring, and morale-building techniques to optimize budgets, employee engagement, and organization performance.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Education and Outreach
Asia Society Texas Center
Houston, United States
02.2019 - Current
- Co-led $11 million Capital Campaign for an Education Project, including a permanent onsite exhibition, Explore Asia, and online learning platform, Asia in the Classroom
- Spearheaded the design and construction of the new Explore Asia exhibition by fostering collaborations with internal team members, design firms, community partners, scholars, educators, and students
- Established and now oversee operations of an innovative student online learning platform, Asia in the Classroom, which showcases original educational webcomics curated from international artists and will reach 7,000 students in its first year of launch
- Manage scholars, graduate students, and interns to write, review, and edit all content, lesson plans, and curriculum materials related to the exhibition and learning platforms
- Efficaciously craft KPIs, strategic plans, and five-year plans to ensure the success of both general organizational objectives and targeted educational endeavors
- Manage all Asia Society Education and Outreach programming, including field family festivals, field trips, classes, performances, etc.
- Collaborate with over 30 community partners to develop diverse, inclusive programming
Dean of Instruction
Houston ISD
Houston, United States
02.2015 - 02.2019
- Collaborated with the leadership team, faculty, and staff to implement a rigorous, project-based international studies curriculum in all content areas
- Forged partnerships with various non-profit organizations to facilitate processes for students to study abroad, writing grants for $300,000 of scholarship funds and sending an average of 60 students abroad each year
- Planned with Houston Community College and other Early College High Schools to develop graduation plans, interventions plans, and enhancement programs for students
- Monitored the progress of students through monthly data analysis, regular classroom visits and teacher feedback, resulting in an "A" rating as a campus
- Supervised and evaluated faculty performance based on established criteria and provided feedback and coaching
Associate Principal
Fort Bend ISD
07.2014 - 02.2015
- Collaborate with leadership team to develop campus-wide goals, systems, plans, master schedule, budget, etc.
- Communicate routinely and effectively with parents, staff, community
- Lead staff development on student engagement, literacy, discipline, and rigor
- Oversaw the development of comprehensive school improvement plans.
- Facilitated professional learning communities to ensure continuous growth of staff members
Program Director
Raise Your Hand Texas
06.2012 - 07.2014
- Managed leadership development programs in partnership with the Harvard Principals' Center and Rice University for 500+ principals across Texas
- Led and managed an annual Leadership Symposium with 300+ attendees
- Created a new online community and regional leadership program for ongoing principal professional development
- Coached principals to develop a prospectus that is results-driven and shows evidence of student learning based on the application of learning from the Harvard experience
- Researched education policy from across the U.S and abroad, drafting weekly reports and policy memos for senior leadership
- Collaborated with RYHT team to lead monthly policy council meetings and develop education policy recommendations for the Texas legislative sessions
Assistant Principal, Teacher, International Studies Coordinator
Sharpstown International School 6-12
Houston, United States
06.2008 - 07.2012
- Managed and evaluated a team of 14 English teachers and 7 Social Studies teachers
- Implemented a school-wide college readiness and globally focused curriculum centered around increasing passing scores on our AP tests by 20%
- Developed data-driven state testing plan and intervention plans with two departments, resulting in 90% passing rates and a minimum of 25% commended scores
- Facilitated professional development sessions focused on project based learning and global curriculum, resulting in 100% teacher participation and successful implementation of a global project-based learning task
Title III Coordinator/ESL Lead Teacher
Sam Houston High School
08.2005 - 07.2008
- Taught junior and senior ESL students, many of whom previously were reading at a 5th grade level, to achieve more than two years of growth in a single year on the 2005 and 2006 national Stanford tests
- Determined needs of the ESL department by analyzing student data and student tracking systems for all ESL students, coordinating after-school tutorial intervention
- Presented trainings on language acquisition and ESL classroom strategies for Sam Houston faculty, ESL department, HISD Multilingual Department at their Professional Development Day, Title III Coaching Academy, ABRAZO new teacher training
- Organized 3 Global Citizen student travel trips to Europe and Japan, fundraised over $15,000, and was voted by faculty as ESL Teacher of the Year, 2007-2008
- Served as ESL curriculum leader in 2006-2007, developed curriculum with a focus on differentiation and modifications, designed tutorials program
- Selected as High School ESL Content Team Leader for Teach for America, create agendas, facilitate meetings, and brainstorm problems/solutions for new ESL teachers.
Corps Member Advisor
Teach for America
04.2007 - 07.2007
- Trained, managed, and observed a group of 12 new teachers for five weeks to identify key teacher actions to increase student achievement in a summer school setting
- Supervised teachers and reviewed lesson plans daily in high school English, Social Studies, Math and Science classrooms, evaluating them weekly on a 13 point rubric
- Conducted daily sessions on classroom management, lesson planning, positive classroom incentives, creating assessments, tracking student data
- Analyzed school-wide teacher and student data with a team of 6 to determine how staff can best support new corps members through differentiated sessions and observations.
Electoral Action Trainer
United States Student Association
03.2004 - 12.2004
- Traveled to college campuses to collaborate with local student leaders to train students in voter registration tactics, voter education strategies, and voter mobilization actions.
Education
Masters - Education
University of St. Thomas (TX)
05.2010
B.A. - Politics and Philosophy, English Writing, Russian and East European Studies
University of Pittsburgh
05.2004
Study Abroad - Women and Democratization: The Balkans
School for International Training
05.2003
Skills
- Partnership Building
- Fundraising Expertise
- Cultural Competency
- Human Resources Management
- Project Planning
- K-12 and Non-Profit Leadership
Certification
Principal Certification, Texas
Languages
- English (Native or Bilingual)
- Russian (Elementary)
- Mandarin (Elementary)
Volunteer Work
Girl Scouts of San Jacinto: Troop Leader and Community Team Lead
Mandarin Immersion Magnet Schools PTO: Corporate Fundraising Chair
Timeline
Director of Education and Outreach
Asia Society Texas Center
02.2019 - Current
Dean of Instruction
Houston ISD
02.2015 - 02.2019
Associate Principal
Fort Bend ISD
07.2014 - 02.2015
Program Director
Raise Your Hand Texas
06.2012 - 07.2014
Assistant Principal, Teacher, International Studies Coordinator
Sharpstown International School 6-12
06.2008 - 07.2012
Corps Member Advisor
Teach for America
04.2007 - 07.2007
Title III Coordinator/ESL Lead Teacher
Sam Houston High School
08.2005 - 07.2008
Electoral Action Trainer
United States Student Association
03.2004 - 12.2004
Masters - Education
University of St. Thomas (TX)
B.A. - Politics and Philosophy, English Writing, Russian and East European Studies
University of Pittsburgh
Study Abroad - Women and Democratization: The Balkans
School for International Training
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