Kristen Kovac
Saratoga,CA
Summary
At Franklin-McKinley School District, I spearheaded initiatives that enhanced educational effectiveness through innovative instructional strategies, boosting student achievement standards. My leadership, grounded in strong organizational management and interpersonal strengths, fostered a vibrant learning environment, significantly contributing to the school's academic and administrative excellence.
Results-driven Principal of two years with honed expertise in financial and resource management and administration. Familiar with San Jose, state and federal standards and regulations related to academic performance, assessment programs and educational practices.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Prinicpal
Franklin-McKinley School District
08.2020 - Current
- Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
- Researched and incorporated new educational trends and instructional strategies to optimize education effectiveness.
- Administered personnel policies and procedures for school faculty and staff.
- Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
- Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration, and related activities.
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.
- Defined and enforced student academic achievement standards in line with district goals and objectives.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers.
- Communicated policies and procedures to students and parents regarding student behavior.
- Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.
- Administered personnel policies and procedures and approved professional staff additions.
- Established instructional practices driven through statistical performance data.
- Maintained school focus on learning by enforcing rules related to academics, student discipline and class attendance.
- Allocated school budgets and solicited additional funding from grant programs with well-written applications.
- Proven record of developing and implementing school policies to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.
- Verified student grades, attendance and schedules.
- Prepared school budget and submitted to school board with recommendations for hiring, capital expenditures, and cost-saving initiatives.
- Formulated and implemented school safety and security policies.
- Kept school in full compliance with established policies, legal requirements and student safety standards.
- Coordinated staff and student activities to promote a safe and productive learning environment.
- Collaborated with administration staff to develop functional budgets within allocated funds.
- Communicated with parents to encourage active parental participation in education.
- Managed budgets and resources for educational programs.
- Monitored student progress and implemented intervention strategies to support student success.
- Established positive, stimulating learning environment for students and exciting education-focused setting for teachers.
- Counseled students about rules and policies during school assemblies.
Education
M.Ed. - Educational Leadership And Management
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA05-1995
Bachelor of Arts - English And Education
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA05-1993
Skills
- School event coordination
- Student achievement
- Safety and security procedures
- Academic administration
- Education administration
- Technology integrations
- Educational staff supervision
- Standardized testing and scoring
- Curriculum development and oversight
- Relationship building and networking
- Student performance data
- Codes of conduct
- Faculty training and development
- School culture
- Annual reviews
- School safety and security
- Group facilitation and presentations
- School safety
- Parent engagement
- Administrative management
- Student and parent relations
- Personnel reviews
- Organizational management
- Academic program management
- Standardized testing
- Teacher performance improvement
- Organizational leadership
- Staff management
- Staff development
- Performance standards and analysis
- Curriculum standards
- School administration
- Discipline management
- Funding management
- Student discipline
- Team bonding
- Operations oversight
- Emergency incident planning
- Faculty collaboration
- Interpersonal strengths
- Instructional leadership
- Elementary education
- Community relations
- Training and mentoring
- Education excellence
- Data-driven instruction
- Budget administration
- New student orientation
- Fundraising
- Schedule oversight
- Team building
- Goal planning
- School data evaluation
- Employee performance evaluations
- School community relations
- Strategic leadership
- Financial leadership
- Human resources
- Public speaking
- Emergency preparedness
- Teaching and learning assessments
Accomplishments
- Established cultural days in which students and staffers provided insight into personal ethnic backgrounds, resulting in better understanding and more inclusive environment.
- Managed school operations for 528 students.
Affiliations
- Association of California School Administrators, ACSA
Work Availability
monday
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wednesday
thursday
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saturday
sunday
morning
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evening
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Quote
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney
Timeline
Prinicpal
Franklin-McKinley School District
08.2020 - Current
M.Ed. - Educational Leadership And Management
University of San Diego
Bachelor of Arts - English And Education
University of California, Riverside
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