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Karen Anderson

Somonauk,IL

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal

Chicago Board of Education
Somonauk, IL
07.2011 - 06.2023
  • Developed positive relationships with school students, teachers and local community.
  • Guided instruction by mentoring teachers to improve leadership and teaching effectiveness.
  • Managed school administration operations and organized teacher schedules, student registration processes and class orientation sessions.
  • Visited classrooms to evaluate teacher instructional techniques as part of annual evaluation cycle.
  • Oversaw school budgets, documented changes and tracked expenses to allocate and manage school funds.
  • Instructed teachers on classroom management, behavior and instructional strategies.
  • Monitored and evaluated performance of school employees.
  • Facilitated staff meetings to convey policy changes and hear employee input.
  • Interacted positively with staff to demonstrate professional conduct expectations of teaching and administrative personnel.
  • Informed students and parents of policies and procedures regarding student behavior and disciplinary actions.
  • Monitored school administration activity and implemented policies to support student safety, inclusion and academic success.
  • Encouraged and voiced positive feedback to mentor and motivate new teachers.
  • Collaborated with parents and administrators to drive problem resolution and enforce discipline.
  • Developed platform for instructional practices design through data-driven decision-making.
  • Directed school human resources including hiring, training, policy enforcement and legal compliance for school employing over [Number] staff members.
  • Developed and tracked benchmarks for measuring institutional success to help teachers maximize teaching potential.

Assistant Principal

Chicago Board of Education
Somonauk, IL
06.1998 - 06.2011
  • Displayed strong decision making abilities and confidence to staff and students.
  • Developed positive school climate by building effective communication within school.
  • Monitored and evaluated performance of school employees.
  • Enforced disciplinary policies and procedures.
  • Guided instruction by mentoring teachers to improve leadership and teaching effectiveness.
  • Instructed teachers on classroom management, behavior and instructional strategies.
  • Visited classrooms to evaluate teacher instructional techniques as part of annual evaluation cycle.
  • Collaborated with various departments to support and establish programs, lessons and student activities.
  • Resolved various situations to cultivate strong student and parent relationships.
  • Presented resources and opportunities to teaching staff for further professional development and curriculum training courses.
  • Evaluated student behavior issues by reviewing established discipline standards and noting trends in infractions.
  • Managed school administration operations and organized teacher schedules, student registration processes and class orientation sessions.
  • Assessed teaching and support staff and delivered exemplary development and instructional leadership strategies improving capabilities and testing outcomes.
  • Facilitated staff meetings to convey policy changes and hear employee input.

Education

Concordia Universitu

Timeline

Principal

Chicago Board of Education
07.2011 - 06.2023

Assistant Principal

Chicago Board of Education
06.1998 - 06.2011

Concordia Universitu
Karen Anderson