Kern Sorrell
Neosho,MO
Summary
Highly energetic Educator/Administrator with 30 years of experience building positive relationships and being a successful member of any team. Motivated to improve relationships among faculty, students and administrators. Personable and outgoing with skill in building rapport with diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Elementary Principal (Jefferson Elementary)
Joplin School District
07.2023 - Current
- Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers.
- Communicated with parents to encourage active parental participation in education.
Principal/Rocky Comfort Elementary
McDonald County Schools
07.2014 - Current
- Building APR scores of (91.4), (91.4), (98.6), (98.6)
- Missouri Model School Districts
- 7 Strategies of Assessment Learning
- Adaptive Schools
- Collaborative Work Grant
Physical Education Teacher/Coach
East Newton Schools
08.2013 - 06.2014
- K-8 Physical Education teacher
- Coached JH Volleyball/Track
- Completed district's Physical Education/Health curriculum and aligned with the common core
High School Principal/Elementary School
Miller R-2 School
07.2009 - 06.2014
- District Accredited with Distinction for the last three years
- Opened the new Elementary Building and developed new building procedures and class schedules
- Our School successfully completed the Advanced Education Certification
- Developed a Building Leadership team to foster collaboration and problem solving of building issues and collaborated with Building Leadership Team to develop a Building Improvement Plan that included a School Mission, Vision, and Collective Commitments for the Building
- Developed Principal Dashboard to monitor Collective Commitments to ensure Commitment Fidelity, created and Implemented new student Handbook and Discipline Policy
Principal/Transportation Director/Teacher/Coach
East Newton Schools
08.1996 - 06.2009
- Collaborated with faculty and staff to create a positive learning environment among the middle school setting
- Collaborated with staff to create Peer Tutoring, Behavior Incentive Program, and a new Discipline Policy at the middle school
- Served as Transportation Director as well as fulfilling the duties as Assistant Principal
- Served as District Safety Coordinator
- Supervised Transportation of 23 bus routes transporting over 1200 students including 2 Early Childhood/Special Education Bus Routes
- Directed Bus Maintenance to receive 90% or above State Mandated Bus Inspection
- Created new Summer Bus Routes and After School Program Bus Routes
- Taught K-8 Physical Education/Health
- Coached JH Football, JH Boys Basketball, JH Track, HS Girls Track, and HS Cross Country
- Started East Newton's Cross Country Program in 1997
Teacher/Coach
St. Elizabeth Schools
08.1995 - 06.1996
- K-12 Physical Education Teacher
- Coached Varsity/JH Girls Basketball
- Varsity Girls Basketball won first District Title in school's history
- Central Missouri's Media Class 1 Girls Coach of the Year
Education
High School Diploma -
Pea Ridge High School
Pea Ridge, AR05.1988
Specialists in Educational Administration - undefined
Lindenwood University
St. Charles, MO12.2015
Masters of Art - Education Administration
Lindenwood University
St. Charles, MO12.2004
Bachelor of Science - K-12 Physical Education
Missouri Southern State University
12.1994
Skills
- Missouri Model School Districts
- 7 Strategies of Assessment Learning
- Adaptive Schools
- Collaborative Work Grant
- Visible Learning
- Formative Assessment
- How to Give Effective Feedback
- Training Teacher Leaders in PLC at Work
- Investigative and Interviewing Skills for School Administrators
Certification
- PRINCIPAL 7-12 CAREER ADM
- PRINCIPAL K-8 CAREER ADM
- PHYSICAL EDUCATION K-12 CAREER CPC
Achievements
Served on the Physical Education and Health Committee to create the Missouri Health and Physical Education Test, 1997, Central Missouri Girls' Basketball Coach of the Year, 1994-95, SWMCA Cross Country Coach of the Year, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2 Time MIAA All-Conference Track at Missouri Southern, 2 Time National Qualifier Indoor Track at University of Arkansas at Monticello, 5 Time State Champion Cross Country and Track
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Elementary Principal (Jefferson Elementary)
Joplin School District
07.2023 - Current
Principal/Rocky Comfort Elementary
McDonald County Schools
07.2014 - Current
Physical Education Teacher/Coach
East Newton Schools
08.2013 - 06.2014
High School Principal/Elementary School
Miller R-2 School
07.2009 - 06.2014
Principal/Transportation Director/Teacher/Coach
East Newton Schools
08.1996 - 06.2009
Teacher/Coach
St. Elizabeth Schools
08.1995 - 06.1996
Specialists in Educational Administration - undefined
Lindenwood University
Masters of Art - Education Administration
Lindenwood University
Bachelor of Science - K-12 Physical Education
Missouri Southern State University
- PRINCIPAL 7-12 CAREER ADM
- PRINCIPAL K-8 CAREER ADM
- PHYSICAL EDUCATION K-12 CAREER CPC
High School Diploma -
Pea Ridge High School
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