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Kevin Fagan, Ed.D.

Summary

I believe in leading by example and I never ask others to do anything I have not done. Leading is a team effort and we can always be better than we were before.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal, Greystone Elementary School

West Chester Area School District
West Chester, PA
03.2021 - Current
  • Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students and teachers.
  • Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
  • Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
  • Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration and related activities.
  • Modeled expected and appropriate leadership to promote to teaching staff and administrative personnel positive interaction with students and families.
  • Modeled expected and appropriate leadership to promote teaching staff and administrative personnel's positive interaction with students and families.
  • Researched and incorporated new educational trends and instructional strategies to optimize education effectiveness.
  • Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
  • Supported hiring, training, and disciplinary action in compliance with legal guidelines and requirements.
  • Established positive, stimulating learning environment for students and exciting education-focused setting for teachers.
  • Coordinated yearly operations and staff budget, tracked expenses and documented actions.
  • Developed subject and grade leaders to advance oversight and improve instruction.
  • Verified adherence to state, federal and private funding source requirements across programs and outcomes.

Principal

West Chester East High School
West Chester, PA
11.2013 - 03.2021

Strategic/Cultural Leadership

  • Managed all aspects of high-performing, suburban high school with more than 100 staff and 1250 students
  • Led high caliber team of administrators and staff
  • Implemented myriad efforts targeted toward increasing equity for under-represented groups
  • Improved communication and transparency in the school
  • Worked collaboratively with others to identify areas of needed change and implemented goals and strategies as needed, particularly in regard to equity opportunities for under-represented groups
  • Modeled utmost leadership integrity to improve school climate

Systems Leadership

  • Hired 35% of staff over a seven year period
  • Performed human resources-related tasks, including hiring recommendations, training, and disciplinary action
  • Served Comprehensive Planning Committees, including Redistricting (2019), Master Schedule Committee (2018), and Homework Committee (2017)
  • Collaborated with Business Office to develop functional budgets within allocated funds of approximately $340,00 each year
  • Ensured that campus was safe physically and otherwise for staff, students, and visitors

Leadership for Learning

  • Created opportunities for interdepartmental and cross-curricular collaboration in development and support of student activities, programs, and lessons
  • Established and implemented a collaborative, constructive, and growth-focused evaluation system, based on the Danielson Framework
  • Facilitated effective PD for staff, focusing on what is relevant and progressive toward building goals
  • Implemented successful and lasting Professional Learning Communities (PLC) within the confines of a typical high school bell schedule
  • Frequently performed classroom evaluations to assess strategies and effectiveness

Professional and Community Leadership

  • Empowered student and staff leaders within the building
  • Established school's positive social media presence
  • Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers
  • Ensured that school celebrations were highest caliber and reflected the values and expectations of school community
  • Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and constructive feedback
  • Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students and teachers.
  • Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
  • Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
  • Prepared school budget and submitted to school board with recommendations for hiring, capital expenditures and cost-saving initiatives.
  • Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
  • Administered personnel policies and procedures for school faculty and staff.
  • Researched and incorporated new educational trends and instructional strategies to optimize education effectiveness.
  • Administered standardized tests to evaluate student performance and progress.
  • Supported hiring, training, and disciplinary action in compliance with legal guidelines and requirements.
  • Led meetings to convey policy changes, gather information and assess employee thoughts.
  • Modeled expected and appropriate leadership to promote teaching staff and administrative personnel's positive interaction with students and families.

Assistant Principal

Conestoga High School
10.2006 - 11.2013
  • Managed all academic, behavioral, and social aspects of student life for two grade levels (500 students)
  • Oversaw entirety of master schedule process and related events
  • Organized and managed all aspects of state testing
  • Served as liaison to Philadelphia chapter of Anti-Defamation League

Assistant Principal

Sun Valley High School
10.2004 - 10.2006
  • Organized and managed all aspects of state testing
  • Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration, and related activities
  • Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness
  • Supported hiring, training, and disciplinary action in compliance with legal guidelines and requirements
  • Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies
  • Assisted with compliance efforts for fire and other safety regulations
  • Partnered with principal to administer school program in alignment with vision and goals, providing positive, high-expectation academic environment
  • Built and maintained positive relationships with diverse stakeholders, such as parents, school volunteers and outside agencies

High School English Teacher

Ridley High School
08.1999 - 10.2004
  • Taught multiple levels of English grades 9 through 11
  • Served as class advisor
  • Assisted with many athletic events
  • Teachers' association representative

Education

Certificate -

Superintendent Letter of Eligibility
Immaculata University
06.2021

Doctorate - School Leadership, 3.9 GPA

Immaculata University
PA
05.2015

Master of Arts - School Leadership, 3.85 GPA

Villanova University
PA
2004

Bachelor of Arts - Secondary English Education, 3.83 GPA

West Chester University
PA
1999

Skills

  • Implementing positive change
  • Goal-oriented decision making
  • Student achievement
  • Team building
  • Equity driven
  • Project management
  • Safety and security procedures
  • Staff management

Accomplishments

  • Inaugural principal of Greystone elementary school
  • Coordinated the establishment of parent support groups
  • Established the new staff of 50+ members for our school
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to establish protocols and logistics for opening a new school
  • Together with members of the community, laid the foundation of a school community for years to come
  • Consistently received outstanding reviews on staff/parent surveys for school leadership
  • 2017 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
  • EHS improved its School Performance Profile (SPP) score in each of the past 5 years, scoring a 92.5 for the 2018 school year, the highest score of the 16 schools in the district
  • Over the past six years, EHS has realized a 30% gain in the percent of students taking an AP exam and a 40% gain the number of AP tests taken
  • Between 2013 and 2020, four year graduation rate increased from 93% to better than 99%
  • Since 2013 Student, Staff, and Parent satisfaction rates have steadily improved to very high levels, based on district survey data
  • District Effectiveness Measures indicate EHS has improved in nearly every aspect across an array of data points
  • Overhauled ineffective processes and designed behavior modification plan, which successfully reduced suspension and detentions by [Number]% and [Number]% respectively.
  • Managed school operations for [Number] students.
  • Established school's social media presence and automated phone system to alert parents and students of critical or time-sensitive information.
  • Enlisted parents and community support in fundraising initiative to [Focus of fundraiser], which led to $[Number] profits in [Timeframe].

Timeline

Principal, Greystone Elementary School

West Chester Area School District
03.2021 - Current

Principal

West Chester East High School
11.2013 - 03.2021

Assistant Principal

Conestoga High School
10.2006 - 11.2013

Assistant Principal

Sun Valley High School
10.2004 - 10.2006

High School English Teacher

Ridley High School
08.1999 - 10.2004

Certificate -

Superintendent Letter of Eligibility

Doctorate - School Leadership, 3.9 GPA

Immaculata University

Master of Arts - School Leadership, 3.85 GPA

Villanova University

Bachelor of Arts - Secondary English Education, 3.83 GPA

West Chester University
Kevin Fagan, Ed.D.