LaTosha Brown
Dallas,TX
Summary
I am a dynamic educational leader with 24 year of extensive experience in developing curricula and managing instructional programs for grades K-12, as well as managing the organizational structure of campuses and working collaboratively with educators and administrators district-wide. Currently, I support, coach, and develop my elementary campus, in addition to serving as a Reading Academy Cohort Leader at six additional elementary campuses. In total, including my campus, I serve 50 teachers and 8 administrators across seven campuses and collaborate with district coordinators. I specialize in designing, planning, and effectively delivering professional development and project management for district administrators and educators. I have in-depth knowledge of disaggregating and analyzing data with the purpose of providing targeted intervention and planning for instructional needs by offering reporting, data analysis, and strategic recommendations for the district superintendent, department heads, principals, and coaches. I aspire to be part of an organizational culture that focuses on supporting and sustaining the creation of equitable, rigorous, and engaging learning environments for students.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Principal
Cedar Hill Isd
Cedar Hill, TX
09.2022 - Current
- Led development of teachers, instructional leaders, and campus leadership teams through coaching and side-by-side support.
- Designed and delivered professional development aligned to Bluebonnet Learning, Amplify, Eureka Math, and SAVVAS.
- Coached leaders and teachers to strengthen lesson execution and improve student outcomes.
- Analyzed student data to drive instructional decisions, interventions, and reteach planning.
- Designed systems to track teacher growth, instructional quality, and student performance.
- Managed campus-wide testing systems, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and alignment with instruction.
- Conducted walkthrough, coaching sessions, and model lessons to strengthen instructional consistency.
- Serve as Reading Academy cohort leader to 35 administrators and educators for Texas Education Agency to design and deliver 12 learning modules, facilitate 60 hours of professional development, and four 1:1 coaching sessions
- Assistant Principal of the Year (2025); Assistant Principal of the Year Nominee (2026).
- Created and implemented special education programs which provided support to teachers and staff while giving special needs and at-risk youth tools necessary to succeed.
- Built life-long learning skills and strong study habits in students to help each prepare for higher-level education.
- Directed school human resources including hiring, training, policy enforcement and legal compliance for school employing staff members.
- Developed and implemented standards for student academic achievement aligned with district, state and local initiatives.
- Assessed student performance, behavior and social development and devised improvement strategies for struggling children.
- Managed school administration operations and organized teacher schedules, student registration processes and class orientation sessions.
- Assessed teaching and support staff and delivered exemplary development and instructional leadership strategies improving capabilities and testing outcomes.
- Evaluated student behavior issues by reviewing established discipline standards and noting trends in infractions.
Instructional Core Content Coordinator
DeSoto Independent School District
DeSoto, TX
07.2021 - 10.2022
- Design & deliver more than 75 training presentations and create ancillary district curriculum documents
- Developed and improved curricula, course formats and lesson presentations for diverse topics.
- Worked with school administrators to determine course needs and set frameworks.
- Demonstrated knowledge of varied learning modalities.
- Improved student learning by defining and articulating learning outcomes and analyzing performance metrics and measurements.
- Offered subject matter expertise on curriculum design, selection and purchasing.
- Built and updated evaluation and survey tools to monitor and improve effectiveness of courses.
- Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines.
- Facilitate bi-weekly meetings with cross-functional team members to produce recommendations for reading learning strategies, this lead to a 50% increase in learner engagement and 50% increase in teacher content knowledge
- Effectively lead the district in the paradigm shift to the Science of Teaching Reading by providing 20+ professional development sessions and 50+ coaching sessions to all elementary administrators and staff members
Instructional Facilitator
Cedar Hill Independent School District
Cedar Hill, TX
07.2017 - 07.2021
- Coach classroom teachers
- Kagan Coaching Trained; Kagan Cooperative Meetings Trained
- Evaluate classroom teachers using T-TESS
- Serve as an AVID Site Team Member (AVID Showcase Campus 2019-2020)
- Plan Family Academic Nights (Math, Science, ELA, Social Studies)
- Conduct grade-level and content PLCs
- Serve as a Pebble Creek (high-yield reading strategies) Cadre Member
- Parent Liaison
- Testing Coordinator
- Completed HB3 Reading Academy Screener
- Develop and present district staff development for all grade level ELAR teachers
5th Grade ELA Teacher
Cedar Hill Independent School District
Cedar HIll, TX
06.2015 - 07.2017
- Utilized Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures to engage scholars in learning and build social skills
- Member of Pebble Creek Cadre (High-Yield Reading Strategies)
- Taught Pebble Creek High-Yield Reading Strategies to further scholar’s understanding of concepts being taught
- Instructed scholars on AVID note-taking strategies, WICOR, and Costa’s Levels of Thinking and Questioning
- AVID Site Team Member
- Served as a New Teacher Mentor
3rd Grade Teacher
Irving Independent School District
Irving, TX
07.2011 - 07.2013
- 3rd Grade Reading/Social Studies Educator.
- Planned and implemented lessons for gifted and inclusion students.
- Designed interactive lessons.
- Created individualized tutoring plans for students.
- Wrote curriculum-based assessments at the district level.
Self Contained Teacher
Dallas Independent School District, DISD
Dallas, Texas
05.2000 - 07.2011
- Developed and implemented school policies, procedures and programs for student achievement.
- Collaborated with district administrators on curriculum development initiatives.
- Monitored student behavior and discipline in accordance with district regulations.
- Analyzed data collected from standardized tests to identify areas of improvement in instruction or curriculum design.
- Reviewed textbooks, library resources and other instructional materials for appropriateness in meeting educational standards.
- Served as a liaison between the school administration and community groups or organizations.
- Developed class learning plans to meet district and statement requirements for instruction.
- Built life-long learning skills and strong study habits in students to help each prepare for higher-level education.
Education
Master of Science - Educational Administration
University of North Texas
Denton05-2013
Bachelor of Arts - English
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX05-1999
Skills
- Curriculum Implementation
- Course Material Development
- Professional Development
- Attendance Manager
- Student Assessments
- School Safety
- Instructional Coaching
- Test Coordinator
- Textbook Coordinator
- Campus Advisory Team
- Title I Specialist
- Superintendent’s Roundtable
- Kagan Coach
- Parent Liaison
- PLC Instructional Leader
- Reading Academy Cohort Leader
Accomplishments
- AVID Trained
- KAGAN Coach
- Results Based Coaching Trained
- CHISD Assistant Principal of the Year 2024-2025
Certification
- Principal Certification
- TTESS Certification
- Elementary Self-Contained 1-6
- English as a Second Language 1-6
References
Myisha.Palmer-Cedar Hill ISD
CHISD Elementary Assistant Principal
Myisha.Palmer-McKinney@chisd.net
817-681-8783
Kimberly Singleton-Amplify
Amplify-Instructional Embedded Coach
Ksingle024@gmail.com
817-689-9377
Winnifred Goodman-Duncanville ISD
Duncanville ISD-Chief of Schools (Elementary)
WGoodman@duncanvilleisd.org
214-478-9252
Timeline
Assistant Principal
Cedar Hill Isd
09.2022 - Current
Instructional Core Content Coordinator
DeSoto Independent School District
07.2021 - 10.2022
Instructional Facilitator
Cedar Hill Independent School District
07.2017 - 07.2021
5th Grade ELA Teacher
Cedar Hill Independent School District
06.2015 - 07.2017
3rd Grade Teacher
Irving Independent School District
07.2011 - 07.2013
Self Contained Teacher
Dallas Independent School District, DISD
05.2000 - 07.2011
Bachelor of Arts - English
Southern Methodist University
Master of Science - Educational Administration
University of North Texas