Proven leader in K-5 education with a history of driving team success and achieving organizational goals. Known for collaborative leadership, strategic planning, effective team management, and strong problem-solving abilities.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Director of Elementary Math
Mastery Charter Schools
06.2022 - Current
Develop and customize learning experiences through Eureka curriculum objectives, instructional strategies, and assessments, leading to alignment and clearer expectations for students and improved outcomes
Coach Assistant Principals in implementing management routines that drive teacher development, rigorous and data-driven instruction, and build strong adult culture within their teams to drive student achievement, maintaining a coaching success rate of 97%, contributing to doubling student proficiency measured by the PSSA Mathematics assessment
Design and facilitate network-level mathematics professional development for Assistant Principals of Instruction and teachers, maintaining a perception score of 95% from participants
Plan and execute a restructure of programming for grades K-2 Math to align to grades 3-12 and drive coherence by adapting curricular resources and assessments, leading to all 14 campuses meeting their student proficiency metric on the NWEA MAP Math Growth Assessment
Assistant Principal of Instruction
Mastery Charter Schools
07.2019 - 06.2022
Manage and develop a team of 23 teachers at Frederick Douglass Elementary, a network identified equity campus, in all subjects and maintained a teacher retention rate of 95%
Develop a differentiated professional development program to drive teacher pedagogy and performance on Mastery's Instructional Standards, rapidly accomplishing 100% of teachers meeting expectations within one report period
Increase student achievement by 12% as measured by the NWEA assessment through intellectual prep, real-time coaching, analyzing data, and creating strategic student-centered plans
Create and implement a framework for Virtual Learning and pilot a K-2 Reading Intervention Program
Teacher Leader
Mastery, Achievement First, Durham Public Schools
08.2014 - 06.2019
Lead teacher in grades K, 1, 2, and 3
Coach new and experienced K-3 teachers through daily observations, real-time feedback, performance evaluations, intellectual prep, and data analysis
Resident Advisor for Relay Graduate School Residents
Coordinate academic workshops for families to engage with teachers in best practices and resources to use at home
Mathematics Instructional Coach
Achievement First
08.2017 - 06.2018
Observe Kindergarten Math lessons daily and deliver targeted feedback based on the Achievement First Essentials of Effective Instruction and Kindergarten Math goals
Lead weekly intellectual preparation meetings and direct the weekly quiz and interim assessment process to ensure teachers are using current data to drive instruction
Create high-quality instructional resources and student exemplars to ensure all teachers have significant access to lesson plans
Core Teacher
Achievement First
08.2015 - 06.2018
Lead teacher for Kindergarten and 3rd grade instruction
Utilize math and reading data from weekly quizzes, interim assessments, STEP assessments, and daily formative assessments to deliver top quality instruction that is student-centered
Relay Resident Advisor
Achievement First
01.2016 - 06.2017
Develop a new teacher in the areas of behavior management, classroom instruction, lesson planning, time management, and overall professionalism
Facilitate weekly coaching meetings and provide performance reviews grounded in specific observation evidence
First Grade Teacher
Oak Grove Elementary
08.2014 - 06.2015
Instruct first grade curriculum using the Common Core State standards while applying RTI strategies in the classroom and implement Tier plans to meet the needs of at-risk students
Education
Master of Arts - Education
Relay Graduate School of Education
New York, NY
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Ed
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Skills
Curriculum and Assessment Design
Professional Development Design and Facilitation
Leadership Coaching and Development
Teacher Coaching and Development
Data-Driven Instruction
Culturally Responsive Instruction
Timeline
Assistant Director of Elementary Math
Mastery Charter Schools
06.2022 - Current
Assistant Principal of Instruction
Mastery Charter Schools
07.2019 - 06.2022
Mathematics Instructional Coach
Achievement First
08.2017 - 06.2018
Relay Resident Advisor
Achievement First
01.2016 - 06.2017
Core Teacher
Achievement First
08.2015 - 06.2018
Teacher Leader
Mastery, Achievement First, Durham Public Schools
08.2014 - 06.2019
First Grade Teacher
Oak Grove Elementary
08.2014 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Ed
East Carolina University
Master of Arts - Education
Relay Graduate School of Education
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