Lisa Wyatt

• Work with teachers on their assigned campuses to provide instructional support.
• Lead data-driven instruction efforts.
• Disseminate curricular information and practices.
• Design and facilitate professional learning.
• Conduct regular data meetings and coaching cycles following Harmony-endorsed instructional coaching models.
• Assist campus leaders in implementation and tracking of other academic programs including mentorship, instructional rounds, professional learning communities (PLCs), micro- credentials, Student Learning Objectives (SLOs), and Arc of the Year.
• Met diverse student population needs by planning and implementing lessons with wide variety of teaching strategies.
• Reviewed formative and summative data and information from diagnostic tests to accurately assess students.
• Provided direction and coordination to learners and provided ongoing feedback to learners.
• Provided one-on-one instruction for students having difficulties or falling behind.
• Developed staff members' attitudes, skills, and knowledge through various professional development targeted topics.
• Maintained confidentiality while recording and keeping detailed track of student performances.
• Analyzed student data, diagnosed instructional needs, and identified research-based instructional strategies.

Early College High Schools (ECHS) are open-enrollment high schools that allow students least likely to attend college an opportunity to receive both a high school diploma and either an associate degree or at least 60 credit hours toward a baccalaureate degree. Early College High Schools:

• Enroll Historically underserved students, targeting at-risk and economically disadvantaged
• Provide dual credit at no cost to students
• Offer rigorous instruction and accelerated courses
• Provide academic and social support services to help students succeed
• Provide students with highly personalized attention
• Increase college readiness
• Partner with Texas institutions of higher education (IHEs) to reduce barriers to college access

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed program requirements and determined staff resources, equipment and other resources needed to accomplish work assignments
• Maintained excellent financial and state licensing records and employee files
• Exercised direct leadership and supervision over assigned division managers
• Oversaw recruitment, hiring, development and position management
• Identified and resolved office operational problems
• Collaborated with parents and teachers to help students reach potential
• Monitored student progress to drive successful academic outcomes
• Planned and promoted career planning presentations, work experience programs and career workshops
• Empowered students through counseling and skill-building exercises
• Encouraged students to explore age-appropriate and career-related opportunities
• Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations
• Oversaw career and job fairs to connect students with area schools and employers
• Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns
• Educated students on college admissions process and scholarship requirements
• Collaborated with parents, school faculty and social workers to address problems and grow student success
• Developed and implemented individualized academic plans for students
• Analyzed student academic records to assess educational and career goals
• Helped students develop organizational, time management and study skills
• Advocated for students to access available resources

• Led meetings to convey policy changes, gather information, and assess employee thoughts.
• Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
• Coordinated yearly operations and staff budget, tracked expenses, and documented actions.
• Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration, and related activities.
• Supported hiring, training, and disciplinary action in compliance with legal guidelines and requirements.
• Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.
• Supervised and evaluated teaching and support staff through instructional leadership and professional development.
  Built productive relationships with parents of students facing difficult situations at school or at home.
• Helped students develop important learning skills and good study habits useful in trade school or college education.
• Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.
• Collaborated with school board officials to assess areas for improvement in curricula, classrooms, testing and student activities.
• Supported special education department by developing programs and protocols for at-risk youth and students with special needs.
• Built and maintained positive relationships with diverse stakeholders, such as parents, school volunteers and outside agencies.
• Partnered with principal to administer school program in alignment with vision and goals, providing positive, high-expectation academic environment.

Design curriculum, provide instruction for college-level courses in the following areas:

Department of Sociology: Spring 2015 - Current

• Introduction to Sociology

Department of General Studies: Fall 2016 - Spring 2021

• Effective Learning: Strategies for College Success

Design curriculum, provide instruction for college-level courses in the following areas:

• Sociology of Education
• Race, Class, and Gender
• The Family
• Diasporas Across the World

Design curriculum, provide instruction for college-level courses in the following areas:

• Introduction to Sociology
• Sociology of Education
• Social Problems

Design curriculum, provide instruction for college-level courses in the following areas:

• Introduction to Sociology
• Social Psychology
• Race and Ethnicity

Design curriculum, provide instruction for college-level courses in the following areas:

College of Natural Sciences:

• Research Methods
• Freshmen Seminar

College of Liberal Arts:

• Critical Thinking
• Social Science Statistics

Responsibilities:

Developing and implementing strategic plans to promote undergraduate research to undergraduate students. I specifically work with appropriate stakeholders including colleges, departments, students, and faculty to develop an undergraduate research program that successfully serves the School of Undergraduate Studies and the University's mission and strategic plan;

• maintain searchable database of faculty and research projects
• establish and maintain website that enables faculty and students to find one another and provide access to information related to local and national competitions, scholarships, workshops, and reports on best practices in undergraduate research
• collaborate with faculty to obtain external funding to support undergraduate research training programs, including those targeted to underrepresented students
• develop and maintain evaluation system to assess undergraduate research efforts and use findings to support continual improvement in collaboration with Assessment Coordinator.

College of Natural Sciences Academic Community Programs (ACP) -Responsibilities

• included evaluating and modifying and creating new processes to generate baseline data to support implementation of College Readiness Initiatives by identifying and/or recommending and coordinating the completion of internal surveys and performing all statistical analysis
• Designed, coordinated and implement programs for Student Success Programs; hire, train, supervise, and evaluate key program personnel; communicate with all constituencies both internally and externally regarding the Academic Community Programs (College Readiness Initiative, Emerging Scholars Program, Multicultural Academic Initiative, CNS Academy of Tutors and Mentors, Women in Natural Sciences, Residential Study Hall Program, Community FIGs, and CNS Project Mentoring);
• Fiscal responsibility for budgetary decisions and management of ACP

Responsibilities included designing, compiling and performing statistical analyses for the Robert Lee Moore project

• acquired necessary institutional data for the analyses through internal and external sources, including Texas Exes data bases, UT course catalogs and the registrar data
• conducted analyses for purposes of assessing the effectiveness of the “Moore Method”

Consultant for Texas Education Agency grants for Comprehensive School Reform and High School Reform and Redesign

Responsibilities:

conducting classroom observations of teaching strategies and student engagement

interviewing school administration, principals, teachers, students, parents and community liaisons

Write detailed analytic report of findings