MA'ASEHYAHU ISRA-UL
Midlothian,VA
Summary
Senior management professional, bringing strategic leadership and operational excellence to drive organizational success. Skilled in team collaboration, and process optimization with keen focus on achieving results. Adept at navigating complex challenges, fostering culture of accountability, and adapting to the evolving needs of education and training. Known for strong decision-making, effective communication, and building high-performing teams.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Manager II
Fairfax County Public Schools
09.2022 - Current
- Leading the department through the Commonwealth’s largest division Basal Resource adoption for social studies
- Helped to develop and currently implements the division’s 2023-2030 strategic plan as a division supervisor
- Developed and supervises the first sustained K-12 social studies teacher leadership program (“Design & Training Team”) for the state’s largest school division
- Trains and supports division staff in cultural competency and historical lens crafting
- Develops continuous professional learning for teachers and teacher-leaders
- Plans, manages, and coordinates program activities and personnel for K-12 Social Studies
- Exercises leadership to design, implement, assess, and revise a curriculum service and other educational programs
- Plans and organizes multiple day district-wide professional learning programs for 13,000 history/social studies teachers K-12
- Monitors and supervises the social studies program for all the district’s 222 schools (K-12), including dual enrollment programming with local community colleges for history/social science
- Supervises a department of 6 (including 3 specialists, 2 resource teachers and one administrative assistant)
- Maintains strong and beneficial partnerships with historic locations within and surrounding the area of Northern Virginia and the DC/Metro area to provide place-based learning, instructional resources and archival information for the district’s 178,000+ students
- Supports the district leadership in community outreach, culturally responsive training and updates within the discipline which affect the organization and social studies program
- Manages the division level budget for FCPS social studies programming
- Developed and supervises a K-12 teacher leadership program of 30 teacher-leaders for the resource design and professional learning for K-12 teachers.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
University of Richmond
08.2020 - Current
- Teacher mentor for the teacher licensure program
- Supports K-12 partnerships/Preservice teacher mentor program
- Attends all required staff meetings and professional learning
- Observes and provides feedback to teachers in teacher licensing program
- Meets regularly with the program director and/or administrators to review process and outcomes
- Previous instructor for Technology Integration Coaching (DE 513)
- Planned for synchronous and asynchronous lessons which infuse technology and instructional coaching
- Responsible for any grades and recording associated with course
- Served as back-up instructor for the Digital Video Development for Learning and Teaching course.
Resident Historian/Speaker/Host
Leading By History
12.2016 - Current
- Created and maintains website for Leading By History
- Founder of the Leading By History Collective.
- Maintains and hosts the organization's podcast "Leading By History"
K-12 Instructional Specialist
Richmond Public Schools District
09.2016 - 09.2022
- Co-planned RVA Schools Summer Literacy Institute which connected literacy to all core content areas.
- Developed district training website (Grow History RPS) for the history/social science program which promotes community engagement for students and historical lens supports for teachers.
- Created and planned the district’s first Virtual History Fair and worked with local partners to create augmented reality trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place student winners at the elementary, middle and high school levels.
- Developed and led the online Continued Learning Team for History/Social Science to create educational programming to support the district’s 24,000 students during school closing for the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Created and managed online History/Social Science learning modules for RPS@Home in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Plans and organizes multiple day district-wide professional learning programs for 1,300 history/social studies teachers K-12.4
- Monitors and supervises the history/social science program for the district’s 44 schools (K-12), including dual enrollment programming with local community colleges for history/social science.
- Maintains strong and beneficial partnerships with historic locations within and surrounding the city of Richmond to gain needed access and increased resources for the district’s 24,000 students.
- Collaborated with Monticello/The Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. to craft a “Jefferson schools Sumer Project” to connect the local Thomas Jefferson high school with other schools of the same name around the country.
- Crafted ideas for approved teacher-leader positions to support teachers in each of the 44 schools as an extension of the K-12 Instructional Specialist, focused on improving instruction and teacher leadership at the building level.
Career Coach
Richmond Public Schools
11.2012 - 09.2016
- Delivered ongoing personalized professional development for staff and administrators in relation to effective instruction, planning and teacher retention.
- Facilitated district training for new and veteran teachers on successful teaching strategies, cultural responsiveness and whole-child instruction.
- Participated in Academic Review at the district level; analyzed the alignment of standards with teaching practices, lesson planning and direct instruction.
- Appointed by the Chief Academic Officer to the district’s Instructional Support Team.
- Developed training aids, including data-based presentations, multimedia visual aids, and collaborative works for district use.
- Recorded, tracked and kept accurate records (e.g., logs, instructional tools) of coaching and training methods and procedures.
History Instructor
The Georgetown School
12.2006 - 06.2008
- Delivered classroom instruction to ninth grade through twelfth grade students in History/Social Science and Elective courses
- Led staff in implementing evidence-based instructional practices in the school which transformed teaching and learning in the building
- Monitored and evaluated student progress regularly via traditional and alternative assessments
- Compiled, submitted, and maintained student records and progress reports
- Created and developed a personal development elective course entitled “What’s Really Going On?”
- Developed, planned, and supervised in-service training for staff (e.g., “Motivational Learning Approaches” and “The Interactive Notebook”)
- Assisted in afterschool student mentoring/tutoring programs to improve behavior and academic progress
- Nominated by principal to the Hanover County Leadership Academy burgeoning school leaders
- Voted the 2007 Georgetown School Teacher of the Year (the school’s first teacher of the year).
History Instructor
Powhatan High School
08.1997 - 06.2006
- Delivered classroom instruction to ninth and tenth grade students in History/Social Science
- Worked as a general education and collaborative teacher (inclusion setting)
- Created lesson plans for students with diverse needs
- Facilitated the production of a student created play called “The Buddha” performed for 4 years
- Facilitated the production of a student created play called “Julius Caesar” performed for 2 years
- Mentored new and pre-service history department teachers in instructional strategies and modeling of lessons for high impact
- Co-wrote the World History I curriculum for 9th Grade
- Chaired the Principal’s Advisory Committee
- Created professional development in-services for teachers (e.g., “Engaging the Senses”)
- Worked as a collaborative teacher (alongside Exceptional Education teacher), as SOL World History tutor for after school program
- Revived and coached the PHS Debate Team and led the team to the 2004 regional championships
- Co-founded the PHS Forensic Society
- Professional Presentations Delivered (Select Listing)
- Keynote Speaker - 2023 Fairfax County Schools Equity Symposium
Education
Doctor of Education - History/Education
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA05-2022
M.Ed - Education
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA05-2016
Ed.S - Education
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA08-2018
Bachelor of Arts - History/Education
Lincoln University
Oxford, PA05-1997
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Troubleshooting and problem resolution
- Data-driven decision making
- Documentation and reporting
- Budget administration
- Training and development
Accomplishments
- Awarded the 2023 Public Humanities Fellowship and Grant
- Awarded the 2023 Title II State Grant for Teacher Leadership Training
- Awarded the 2023 VSSLC Dedicated Leader Award
- Awarded the 2019 JV Educational Leadership Award
- Awarded the 2013 Teach for Change Career Coach Award
- Awarded the 2007 Teacher of the Year Award for the Georgetown School
Affiliations
- Virginia Social Studies Leadership Consortium
- Learning Forward Virginia
- Council for Undergraduate Research
- Dr. Carter G. Woodson Collaborative
- VDOE Continued Learning Taskforce
- Underrepresented Male Teachers Advisory
Certification
- Virginia Postgraduate Professional Teaching License
- History & Social Sciences endorsement
- Administration & Supervision PreK-12 endorsement
- Advanced Spanish (Avanzado-Avanzado)
- Biblical Hebrew B
- Jewish Context & Culture Studies
Languages
Biblical Hebrew
Limited Working
Spanish
Limited Working
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Senior Manager II
Fairfax County Public Schools
09.2022 - Current
Adjunct Assistant Professor
University of Richmond
08.2020 - Current
Resident Historian/Speaker/Host
Leading By History
12.2016 - Current
K-12 Instructional Specialist
Richmond Public Schools District
09.2016 - 09.2022
Career Coach
Richmond Public Schools
11.2012 - 09.2016
History Instructor
The Georgetown School
12.2006 - 06.2008
History Instructor
Powhatan High School
08.1997 - 06.2006
Doctor of Education - History/Education
Liberty University
M.Ed - Education
Liberty University
Ed.S - Education
Liberty University
Bachelor of Arts - History/Education
Lincoln University
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