Kimberly Rice-Liles
Plainfield,Il
Summary
Dynamic and visionary educational leader with a proven track record of fostering inclusive learning environments and driving positive change within academic institutions. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders. A solutions driven leader. Passionate about equity, diversity and inclusion to foster lifelong learning. Discerning Director of Learning establishing and improving guidelines and practices to cater learning and development solutions. Implements management policies and procedures, equipping employees with useful skills and knowledge. Serves as advocate for continuous organizational and individualized learning.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Learning
Center Cass District 66
07.2022 - Current
- District Administrator in charge of teaching and learning
- Administrator managing Preschool for All (PFA) program
- Administrator in charge of Multilingual Learners
- District Administrator leading the District 66 Equity work utilizing the Integrated Comprehensive Systems of Equity (ICS) framework.
- District Administrator in charge of Staff Professional Development and Growth
- Responsible for formally evaluating staff, both certified and non-certified.
- District Administrator responsible for the Curriculum Cycle of Review for all core and non-core subject areas.
- Co-leader of District MTSS Committee; including Competency Based Learning.
Director of Student Services
Center Cass District 66
08.2013 - 06.2022
- District Administrator in charge of Special education, 504 Plans,
- Oversaw and managed grants (Title I, II, IV, IDEA & ESSER I, II & III
- EL Director
- Homeless Liaison
- Enrichment Summer School and Targeted Summer School Director
- Evaluator of support staff (nurse, social workers, psychologists, speech pathologists and RN)
Assistant Principal
Lakeview Jr. High School
Center Cass District 66
08.2002 - 07.2012
- Responsible for teacher evaluations
- Managed building discipline
- Created and managed building Master Schedule
- Co-facilitation with principal in all building operations
Self-Contained Special Education Teacher
Glenn Westlake Middle School
Lombard School District 44
08.1995 - 07.2002
- Responsible for a caseload of 12-15 students in a self-contained program, which spanned three grade levels
- All subject areas were taught and behavior interventions implemented
Education
Educational Doctoral Program -
University of St. Francis
Bachelor of Science in Education - Special Education / Learning and Behaviorally Disordered
Illinois State University
Master of Education - Administration & Supervision
National Louis University
Coaching for Leaders Program, Level 1 -
Cardinal Stritch University Leadership Center
Skills
- Student-Centered Learning
- Education Management
- Teaching And Instruction
- Program Administration
- Leadership Strength
- Team Collaboration
- Instructional Best Practices
Affiliations
- IASA Member
- AASA Member
- AASA Aspiring Superintendent Cohort
Certification
- PEL
- LBS1 Pre-K - 21
- S/ED Pre-K - 21
- Director of Sped. Pre-K -21
- General Administrative K-12
- Superintendent
- Teacher Evaluation: Non-Growth (module 1-4)
- Observation (module 1-4)
- Growth (module 1-5)
- 3000: Illinois Performance Evaluation Retraining
- 1801: Gathering Evidence during observations
- 3002: Teacher & Administrator Evaluator Retraining
Awards
Those Who Excel Award of Special Recognition in Administrator Category, ISBE - Spring 2024
Timeline
Director of Learning
Center Cass District 66
07.2022 - Current
Director of Student Services
Center Cass District 66
08.2013 - 06.2022
Assistant Principal
Lakeview Jr. High School
08.2002 - 07.2012
Self-Contained Special Education Teacher
Glenn Westlake Middle School
08.1995 - 07.2002
Educational Doctoral Program -
University of St. Francis
Bachelor of Science in Education - Special Education / Learning and Behaviorally Disordered
Illinois State University
Master of Education - Administration & Supervision
National Louis University
Coaching for Leaders Program, Level 1 -
Cardinal Stritch University Leadership Center
- PEL
- LBS1 Pre-K - 21
- S/ED Pre-K - 21
- Director of Sped. Pre-K -21
- General Administrative K-12
- Superintendent
- Teacher Evaluation: Non-Growth (module 1-4)
- Observation (module 1-4)
- Growth (module 1-5)
- 3000: Illinois Performance Evaluation Retraining
- 1801: Gathering Evidence during observations
- 3002: Teacher & Administrator Evaluator Retraining
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