Larry Kyle Choffin
West Jordan
Summary
Self-motivated school administrator with assertive and outcome-driven nature. Relationship driven leader who remains extremely calm in pressure situations, and seeks to understand and connect communities of stakeholders. Skilled educator with 8 years of experience leading school staff members and education programs.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal – West Kearns Elementary School
Granite School District
07.2022 - Current
- Work with campus personnel to design and implement an effective PLC model
- Collaborate with campus specialists in supporting campus MTSS models
- Collect, and act on stakeholder feedback to better enhance school wide system implementation
- Conduct formal observations of both classified and contract staff
- Train, hire, and support all staff
- Support campus staff through constant communication, and collaboration with campus committees.
- Met with campus personnel to develop and carry out campus events designed around enhancing campus culture and climate
- In partnership with campus PCL, PTA, and United Way, Promie Utah, and other local agencies to enhance campus/family relationships
- Create and maintain campus schedules to ensure that the school runs efficiently
- Maintain budgets to ensure that campus funds are spent in areas most needed
- Provide supports to additional campuses as requested by district personnel
Assistant Principal – West Kearns Elementary
Granite School District
07.2020 - 07.2022
- Work with Campus Principal and campus teachers to design and implement an effective PLC model
- Collaborate with campus specialists in supporting campus MTSS model
- Continue to collect, and act on stakeholder feedback to better enhance school wide system implementation
- Conducted formal observations of both classified and contract staff
- Work with Campus Principal and Building Leadership Team to provide continual instructional supports for all teachers
- Met with campus personnel to develop and carry out campus events designed around enhancing campus culture and climate
- In partnership with campus PCL, PTA, and United Way, worked with families to enhance campus/family relationships
- Create and maintain campus schedules to ensure that the school runs efficiently
- Work with campus custodial staff, and district M & F to maintain campus facilities
- Provide behavior support to additional campuses as requested by district personnel
Assistant Principal – Creedmoor Elementary
Del Valle Independent School District
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Create instructional, behavioral, and stakeholder invovlement systems designed to improve the culture and climate of the campus
- Institute Student Support PLCs designed to support Tier 1-Tier 3 behavior needs at each grade level
- Section 504 Coordinator
- Create campus Master Calendar
- Work with Campus Principal, and Instructional Administrator to provide continual instructional supports for all teachers, including semi-annual evaluations
- Help lead the campus crisis team, while ensuring campus compliance with district SRP
- Maintain campus facilities, and instructional materials
- Provide behavior support to additional campuses as requested by district personnel
Principal Intern – Del Valle High School
Del Valle Independent School District
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Facilitated the teacher leadership community meetings that are comprised of department chairs, PLC leads, and administration from our campus
- Co-lead NTSS (New Teacher Support System), with another intern for over 40 first and second teachers, and 20 mentors
- Mentored teachers
- Under direct supervision by campus mentor, handled student discipline
- Responded appropriately to diverse situations that arose throughout the natural school day, in the role of an administrator
- Communicated beginning of the year presentations to parents and students in the form of Freshman Orientation presentations
Pre AP Chemistry, On-level Chemistry, Inclusion Chemistry, Early College High School Chemistry Teacher, and BLIP (Blended Learning Instructional Pilot) Teacher – Del Valle High School
Del Valle Independent School District
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Responsible for working cohesively within a structured Chemistry PLC
- Standard high school teaching duties
- Integrate college level studying skills into science curriculum
- Utilize learning strategies designed to maximize student comprehension
- Utilize blended learning principles in my Chemistry classes
- Teach using a one-to-one student/laptop ratio
AP Chemistry, Introductory Chemistry, and AVID – Page High School
Page Unified School District
01.2010 - 01.2013
- In AP Chemistry I was responsible for course design (curriculum mapping) and instruction to prepare students for the rigors of the AP Chemistry national EOC exam
- Taught 10th-12th grade Introductory Chemistry
- Responsible for course design (curriculum mapping), and instruction
- Taught AVID 9th grade students
- Title 1 school
Education
Principal Certification -
Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas01.2017
Masters of Education - Educational Technology
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona01.2013
Bachelors of Science - Biology in Secondary Education, Chemistry in Secondary Education
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho01.2009
Skills
- Teacher performance improvement
- Collaboration with all stakeholders
- Curriculum development
- Parent engagement
- Program implementation
- Instructional leadership
- School culture and climate
- Student performance data
- Relationship building and networking
Certification
School Leadership, Secondary Education – Chemistry 2
Awards
- Del Valle High School Teacher of the Year, 2016-2017, Both nominated and voted on by campus teachers, this award gets presented yearly to a teacher who provides outstanding leadership and excellence in teaching.
- Graduate with distinction from NAU, Given to students who graduate with a GPA of 3.9 or better.
Grants
- National Park Foundation: Park Stewards Grant
- Two in-district technology grants, Received 24 student laptops.
Timeline
Principal – West Kearns Elementary School
Granite School District
07.2022 - Current
Assistant Principal – West Kearns Elementary
Granite School District
07.2020 - 07.2022
Assistant Principal – Creedmoor Elementary
Del Valle Independent School District
01.2017 - 01.2019
Principal Intern – Del Valle High School
Del Valle Independent School District
01.2016 - 01.2017
Pre AP Chemistry, On-level Chemistry, Inclusion Chemistry, Early College High School Chemistry Teacher, and BLIP (Blended Learning Instructional Pilot) Teacher – Del Valle High School
Del Valle Independent School District
01.2013 - 01.2017
AP Chemistry, Introductory Chemistry, and AVID – Page High School
Page Unified School District
01.2010 - 01.2013
Masters of Education - Educational Technology
Northern Arizona University
Bachelors of Science - Biology in Secondary Education, Chemistry in Secondary Education
Boise State University
School Leadership, Secondary Education – Chemistry 2
Principal Certification -
Lamar University
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