MARCUS A. TALLEY
Clinton,MD
Summary
Accomplished professional educator with proven expertise in Special Education and School Leadership. Strengths include commitment to student and school improvement. Talents and skills include ability to strategically achieve goals, while collaborating with team members and departments. Superior communication skills coupled with the ability to easily adapt and excel in rapidly evolving and complex environments.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Acting Assistant Principal
Anne Arundel County Schools
08.2023 - Current
- Improved school performance by developing and implementing data-driven instructional strategies.
- Enhanced teacher effectiveness through regular classroom observations and feedback sessions.
- Collaborated with faculty to create interdisciplinary lesson plans, increasing student engagement across subjects.
- Supported positive school culture by addressing student behavior concerns promptly and effectively.
- Spearheaded professional development initiatives, fostering environment of continuous growth for staff members.
- Implemented effective communication channels between administrators, teachers, students, and parents to foster strong relationships within school community.
- Established intervention programs for struggling students, improving overall academic achievement levels at school.
- Coordinated special events such as parent-teacher conferences, open houses, and graduation ceremonies to promote a sense of community within school.
Academic Behavior Intervention Specialist
Central High School
09.2015 - 06.2023
- Assist grade level administrators with developing and administering student discipline, conduct, and attendance policies
- Assist teachers in development of effective classroom discipline, lesson planning and organization
- Prepare discipline, suspension, parent communications, and other paperwork as assigned
- Assist in development of budgets and allocation of school funds
- Track and analyze student performance data to help administration team meet district goals
- Assist in supervision of special events
- Chair meetings (e.g
- Curriculum, safety, site advisory, special district committees, etc.) for purpose of coordinating instructional activities and ensuring that outcomes achieve school, district and/or state objectives
- Facilitate communication between administration staff, students and parents for purpose of evaluating situations, solving problems and/or resolving conflicts
- Responsible for design and implementation of behavior intervention strategies that improve student performance and reduce suspension rates
- Worked directly with teachers, students, parents and grade level administrator to achieve 93% ninth grade promotion rate for all demographics (ESOL, SPED, AVID etc)
- Assisted in development and implementation of progressive discipline system to improve student tardiness
- Perform other duties as assigned by principal or district administrator.
Transition Coordinator Leadership
Mecklenburg Public Schools
08.2009 - 06.2015
- Solicited local businesses to employ special needs students for post-secondary trade education and career readiness
- Implemented reading and writing workshops to increase student literacy for post-secondary community and vocational readiness
- Introduced special outreach programs to department chair in effort to increase institution’s interest in community service
- Assisted in developing student-led after-school tutoring program to teach under-privileged students and special needs students
- Developed program to work with students and increase interest in higher learning
- Created and implemented after-school student writing workshop for trade school application essays, resumes and job applications.
Special Education Teacher
Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System Harding University High School
01.1997 - 01.2009
- Assisted with scheduling
- Helped design technology goals for school
- Chaired bullying committee and helped to design initiatives for bullying awareness week
- Facilitated IEP meetings, manifestation meetings
- Planned lessons that addressed all learning profiles
- Differentiated content process and products
- Wrote IEP goals and objectives for students
- Worked directly with administration and various departments achieve district goals
- Analyzed departmental documents for student data tracking.
Education
Master of Arts - Special Education
University of North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina06.2000
Master of Arts - Educational Administration
Gardner Webb University
Boiling Springs, North Carolina06.2008
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
Saint Augustine's College
01.1995
Affiliations
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated, Pi Phi Chapter, 2000
Strengths Skills
- Tailoring curriculum plans
- Organized
- School operations
- Managing diverse student populations
- Lesson planning
- Powerful negotiator
- Teacher supervision & support
- Instructional design and improvement
- School data evaluation
- Program development
- Strong collaborator
- Positivity
- Active community involvement
- Includer
- Motivator
Timeline
Acting Assistant Principal
Anne Arundel County Schools
08.2023 - Current
Academic Behavior Intervention Specialist
Central High School
09.2015 - 06.2023
Transition Coordinator Leadership
Mecklenburg Public Schools
08.2009 - 06.2015
Special Education Teacher
Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System Harding University High School
01.1997 - 01.2009
Master of Arts - Special Education
University of North Carolina
Master of Arts - Educational Administration
Gardner Webb University
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
Saint Augustine's College
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