Lorie Beard

• Fostered a positive learning environment by promoting open communication among staff, students, and parents.
• Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers.
• Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.
• Established instructional practices driven through statistical performance data.
• Researched and incorporated new educational trends and instructional strategies to optimize education effectiveness.

• Cultivate positive relationships and partnerships with families, students, faculty, staff, and administrators
• Responsible for supervisory, instructional, and legal duties in effective facilitation and leadership serving over 750 students and over 150 employees
• Establish positive, stimulating learning environment for students and exciting education-focused setting for teachers.
• Coach teachers on instructional practices and classroom management through professional development and observation using Danielson Rubric
• Collaborate with Directors/Coordinators on faculty hires, performance, curriculum, data analysis, and scheduling
• Partner with PPS Team to support social and emotional well-being of students and staff, along with development of MTSS plan.
• Work hand in hand with Responsive School Team on development of school culture and restorative practices
• Coordinate School and Community initiatives - Community Book Clubs, No Place for HATE, and Heritage Highlights
• Collaborate and communicate on development of Master Schedule
• Prepare and submit school budget with recommendations for FTEs and building expenses

• Coordinated all State and Benchmark Assessments
• Delivered relevant professional development to staff surrounding instructional best practices
• Developed criteria and protocol for Academic Intervention Services in Reading and Mathematics
• Chaired and facilitated 504 meetings
• Implemented school and community book clubs, involving students, staff, families, and community members
• Facilitated No Place for Hate Team through Anti-Defamation League
• Coordinated International Baccalaureate, Middle Years Program (MYP)
• Created curriculum guides accessible to all stakeholders
• Participated in district committees - K-12 Literacy Task Force, Technology Committee, Curriculum and Instruction Committee, Equity Committee

• Cultivated positive and supportive relationships with students, classroom teachers, administrators, and staff
• Inspired and motivated classroom teachers through modeling, co-teaching, feedback, collaboration in all instructional areas
• Developed school wide systems for collecting, organizing, and utilizing data to identify areas of "glows and grows"
• Restructured and digitized RTI process and co-chaired RTI Committee
• Facilitated strong instructional practices leading to significant growth in NYS Math, English Language Arts, and Benchmark assessment results
• Collaborated with PBIS Team to develop and implement school wide Positive Behavioral Interventions
• Facilitated school wide implementation of Teachers College Reading and Writing Workshop
• Planned and organized activities to encourage family and community participation and engagement

• Created and facilitated professional development workshops in English Language Arts, technology, and assessment
• Assisted in development and implementation of instructional plans that aligned with district goals and curriculum
• Worked with teachers and administration to analyze student data, diagnose instructional needs, and identify research-based instructional strategies
• Provided individual and/or group instructional coaching and mentoring to support classroom instruction
• Encouraged and supported implementation of technology and innovative strategies

Grade 4, Classroom Teacher (Inclusion Setting)

Grade 5, Classroom Teacher (English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Grade 6, Classroom Teacher (English Language Arts and Mathematics)