KIM GARNER-SIMMONS PH.D.
Spring ,TX
Summary
Driven to produce the nation's best and build on a community of high-quality instruction.
Results Oriented
Culture Dedicated
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Principal
Houston Independent School District
01.2025 - Current
- Fonville Middle School Assistant Principal (Assistant Principal Assignee - Science and 6th Grade)
- Science State Assessment Performance - 6th Grade Achieved: 77% Approaches | 47% Meets | 11% Masters
- Increase in Spot Average by 3-4 points by EOY
- Behavior intervention support for special populations increased 6th grade
- Zearn Class of 2031 Competition (strategically supported an increase in lesson percentage by 50%)
- Mastering the 2-2-2 Method: Guiding Teacher Pivoting and Spot Coaching Excellence
- Campus Projected Score/Rating - B (87%)
Principal Apprentice
Houston Independent School District
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Barrick Elementary principal apprentice (fall semester and spring semester)
- Presenter on HOTS Questions and Instructional Strategies for the North Division- Sam Houston High School (fall professional development)
- Reading lab support for scholar interventions for NWEA and BOY (fall and spring semester)
- IAT Liaison (Special population supports)-Barrick Elementary School (fall semester)
- Leadership support for evening teacher apprenticeship-Hattie Mae White Bldg.
Assistant Principal- Curriculum/Instruction
Aldine Independent School District
01.2007 - 01.2024
- Coordinated the master schedule transition for scholars, decreasing school suspensions by 17% and improved scholar performance.
- Provided weekly staff development, leadership and supervision in the areas of teacher tiering/evaluation, and data analysis in the departments of English, math, science, social studies, CTE and on-line learning.
- Implemented a dropout transition team and district plan to improve the scholar attendance rate, resulting in a reduction in the school drop-out rate by 13%.
- Provided leadership and supervision in a tiering and coaching process to improve teacher performance, utilizing coaching techniques to increase the performance and instruction for scholars.
- Developed a three-week benchmark rubric and tiered system for teachers to improve academic progress.
- Led and developed a team of teachers (drop out recovery committee) increasing the graduation rate by10% for scholars and implementing social and emotional support training and interventions to teachers.
- Increased the graduation rate for seniors by 19% by developing a graduation camp and committee of teachers to support specific academic deficits.
Adjunct Professor
University of St. Thomas
01.2010 - 01.2011
Adjunct Professor
Texas Southern University
01.2010 - 12.2010
Assistant Principal
Aldine Independent School District
01.2004 - 01.2007
- Selected by School Assistant Superintendent to provide district wide professional development to Aldine ISD administrators on 'Positive Behavior Support.'
- Provided professional development to Texas surrounding school districts on increasing the performance of scholars.
- Decrease in the reduction of behavior challenges by 18%.
- Responsible for writing summer curriculum for transition camps, disaggregating data and focusing on scholar deficits. Resulted in 15% increase in math.
- Responsible for writing summer curriculum for mid-year camps resulting in 20% increase in science.
- Led a yearlong camp preparing struggling scholars for the rigors of high school instruction for 5th, 6th, 8th and 9th-11th grade camp. Decreased the district dropout percentage, increased the graduation rate.
- Led and coached in a yearlong professional development to teachers in math, science, English, and career connections for scholars in danger of being retained.
- Provided coaching and support for struggling teachers in English resulting in an increase in teacher retention by 8%.
Assistant Principal
Houston ISD
01.2002 - 01.2003
Middle School English
Alief ISD
01.2001 - 01.2002
High School English
Galena Park ISD
01.1998 - 01.2001
High School English
Texas Youth Commission
01.1997 - 01.1998
High School English
Navasota ISD
01.1996 - 01.1997
Education
Doctorate - Curriculum and Instruction
Texas A&M University
01.2003
Master's - Educational Leadership
Texas Southern University
01.2000
Bachelor of Arts - English
Texas A&M University
01.1996
Skills
- Instructional Coach
- Instructional Leader
- Instructional Life Long Learner
- Driven to Produce Progressive Scholars
Certification
- Texas, Principal Certification
- Texas, Secondary English Language Arts
- Texas, ESL Supplemental
Affiliations
- Association of Texas Professional Educators
- Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Board Member - Texas Association of Alternative Education
Professional Development
- 2020-01-01, Seven Mindsets, Houston, TX
- 2021-01-01, Pure Edge, Houston, TX
- 2022-01-01, Texas Association of Alternative Education, Austin, TX
Presentations Publications
- 2003-01-01, Texas School Safety Summit, Austin, TX
- 2007-01-01, Destiny Consulting, Houston, TX and Victoria, TX
- 2016-01-01, Academic Interventions, Houston, TX
- 2020-01-01, Technology Curriculum Conference, Houston, TX
- 2021-01-01, Texas Association of Alternative Education, Austin, TX
- 2022-01-01, Texas Association of Alternative Education, Austin, TX
- 2008-01-01, Fading Glory: Contributing Factors to the Decline of America's Public Schools, Dogear Publishing
- 2021-01-01, Fighting the Good Fight: Narratives of the Principalship Experience. Tentative, Word and Deed Publishing
Awards
- 1999-01-01, Galena Park Newcomer Award
- 2002-01-01, Blue Ribbon Teacher Award
- 2023-01-01, Leadership Award Recipient in Administration
Timeline
Assistant Principal
Houston Independent School District
01.2025 - Current
Principal Apprentice
Houston Independent School District
01.2024 - 01.2025
Adjunct Professor
University of St. Thomas
01.2010 - 01.2011
Adjunct Professor
Texas Southern University
01.2010 - 12.2010
Assistant Principal- Curriculum/Instruction
Aldine Independent School District
01.2007 - 01.2024
Assistant Principal
Aldine Independent School District
01.2004 - 01.2007
Assistant Principal
Houston ISD
01.2002 - 01.2003
Middle School English
Alief ISD
01.2001 - 01.2002
High School English
Galena Park ISD
01.1998 - 01.2001
High School English
Texas Youth Commission
01.1997 - 01.1998
High School English
Navasota ISD
01.1996 - 01.1997
Master's - Educational Leadership
Texas Southern University
Bachelor of Arts - English
Texas A&M University
Doctorate - Curriculum and Instruction
Texas A&M University
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