Jessica Abigail Garrison
Crossville,TN
Summary
- Entrepreneurial Owner with experience and solid history of business success. Built operations from ground up with strategic and scalable approaches. Well-oriented to quickly identify and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
- Seventeen years of hands on experience in alternative education, homeschooling, home-based daycare, and charter schools. Numerous skills obtained during that time in education methods, daily operations, administrative, budgeting, government funding, private funding and more.
- Business-minded professional tackling any job task with gusto and precision. Determined business-builder, delivering exceptional service and responding to questions and inquiries quickly. Demonstrates positive attitude and readiness to adapt to different situations.
- Ambitious, career-focused , highly passionate individual, anxious to bring exceptional education opportunities to local community.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Owner/ Director/ Lead Guide
Magnolia Montessori Institute
Crossville , TN
2022.05 - Current
- Created and implemented a business plan to open a Monterssori preschool in local community.
- Executed marketing plan for initial enrollment.
- Coordinated facility operations by establishing logical policies and communicating to staff, teachers and parents.
- Facilitated parent-teacher conferences throughout the year in order to discuss individual student needs or concerns.
- Managed financial resources allocated for the preschool program, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting activities.
- Managed school's social media accounts to promote positive image to area families.
- Communicated with parents and fostered strong professional relationships.
- Developed strategic partnerships with local businesses or organizations that can provide additional resources or support services for the school.
- Developed multilingual and multicultural staff and curriculum to serve families from diverse backgrounds.
- Provided guidance to teachers on lesson planning and instructional strategies that would lead to better learning outcomes among students.
- Oversaw day-to-day activities of preschool.
- Controlled administrative, operational, financial and logistical areas of facility.
- Oversaw the hiring of qualified staff members, including teachers and classroom aides.
- Organized professional development opportunities for faculty and staff.
- Developed annual budget by assessing teacher and program needs and implementing cost-effective solutions.
- Increased new enrollment and return enrollment by 18.
- Actively participated in community outreach initiatives aimed at promoting the school's mission.
- Launched marketing campaigns and events to attract community members and increase enrollment.
- Conducted regular assessments of teaching methods and student performance in order to identify areas of improvement within the program.
- Created marketing materials such as brochures and website content in order to attract new families to the school.
- Coordinated events such as open houses or parent nights in order to foster relationships between families and staff members.
- Managed financial operations of the preschool including budgeting, accounting, payroll processing, billing and invoicing processes.
- Performed various administrative tasks such as ordering supplies or equipment needed by faculty members or students.
- Monitored student progress and provided feedback to parents on their child's educational growth.
- Oversaw daily activities and programs to educate and socialize students.
- Improved on school curriculum and policies by conducting research on developments in early childhood education and integrating findings during planning.
Education
Early Childhood Montessori Diploma - Early Childhood Education Montessori
North American Montessori Center
Surrey, BC, V3S 7X1 Canada2022-06
High School Diploma -
Cumberland County High School
Crossville, TN2002-05
Skills
- Business Management
- Labor Relations
- Marketing Tactics
- Regulatory Compliance
- Budget Administration
- Administrative Oversight
- Strategic Project Planning
- Business Administration
- Profit and Loss Analysis
- Business Development
- Budget Development
- Operations Management
- Sales Leadership
- Relationship Building
- Project Management
- Staff Hiring
- Program Creation and Implementation
- Key Partnership Cultivation
- Staff Management
- Talent Development
- Quality Management Systems
- Partnership Development
- Business Marketing
- Business Planning
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Strategic Planning
- Financial Planning
- Team Oversight
Affiliations
- Yoga
- Gardening/Farming/Homesteading
- Hiking/Outdoor Enthusiast
- Painting
- Singing
- Designing
- Reading and Writing
Accomplishments
- Founded Magnolia Montessori Institute in May 2022 and have grown from a 4 student enrollment to 18 and counting. We have a waitlist of 126 students and more requests every month. Magnolia Montessori reached debt free status September 2023.
- Opened the Magnolia Outpost in June 2023. The Outpost is a local retail store that serves Magnolia Montessori Institute and the community by outfitting children to spend time outdoors in all weather.
- Currently working towards incorporation of Trillium Farms, a non-profit farm and garden that seeks to provide educational opportunities and internships to our local community. The goal of the Trillium Farms board is to host nature-oriented schools on its large and unique property and provide scholarship funding to those schools.
- Recipient of WORC Grant Funding from Roane State Community College to provide Forest Teacher Training to the staff at Magnolia Montessori Institute.
Certification
- Kundalinii RYT 200 hours
- Vinyasa RYT 200 hours
- Wilderness First Aid Certification
- TN Naturalist 40 hours certification
- Forest Teacher Certification from FSTI Chattanooga
- Forest Teacher Director Certification from FSTI Chattanooga
- Early Childhood Education Montessori Diploma
- Certification for Military Home-based Childcare Program
- Nutritionist Certification for Children and Adolescents
- Small Business Academy through CCR&R (Staff Recruiting & Retention; Marketing Your Business; Budgets, Projections, and Planning; Strengthening Fiscal Management for Child Care Programs)
- Tennessee Early Childhood Program Administrator Credential
Timeline
Owner/ Director/ Lead Guide
Magnolia Montessori Institute
2022.05 - Current
Early Childhood Montessori Diploma - Early Childhood Education Montessori
North American Montessori Center
High School Diploma -
Cumberland County High School
- Kundalinii RYT 200 hours
- Vinyasa RYT 200 hours
- Wilderness First Aid Certification
- TN Naturalist 40 hours certification
- Forest Teacher Certification from FSTI Chattanooga
- Forest Teacher Director Certification from FSTI Chattanooga
- Early Childhood Education Montessori Diploma
- Certification for Military Home-based Childcare Program
- Nutritionist Certification for Children and Adolescents
- Small Business Academy through CCR&R (Staff Recruiting & Retention; Marketing Your Business; Budgets, Projections, and Planning; Strengthening Fiscal Management for Child Care Programs)
- Tennessee Early Childhood Program Administrator Credential
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