MARSHA ANNE SMITH
Huntsville,AL
Summary
Dynamic educator with extensive experience in high school and middle school settings, specializing in instructional leadership and data analysis. Successfully led initiatives that significantly reduced achievement gaps for students with IEPs while promoting a positive school culture. Expertise in curriculum development and a strong commitment to enhancing student success through mentorship and community engagement.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Resource Teacher & ESY Facilitator
Huntsville City Schools
Huntsville, AL
04.2026 - Current
High School Self Contained Teacher
Madison County High School
Gurley, Alabama
08.2014 - 08.2024
- Facilitated weekly walk-throughs for team of 5 teachers, providing targeted feedback that supports student goal mastery and retention.
- Curriculum Development: Spearheaded curriculum redesign initiative by partnering with Unique Learning Systems to align their instructional framework with Alabama Alternate Standards (now AAS Core Curriculum), directly impacting instructional quality and accessibility for students with significant support needs. Demonstrated leadership vision and collaborative expertise in bridging commercial curriculum providers with state standards requirements, positioning the school system as an innovator in inclusive, standards-aligned instruction.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Compliance & Special Education: Demonstrated exceptional stakeholder engagement in compliance and special education by coordinating up to 24 IEPs simultaneously, facilitating collaborative meetings across general and special education to ensure resource alignment and individualized student success. Built authentic community partnerships with diverse stakeholders-including athletic sponsors and corporate partners-securing critical resources: a $2,000 Kroger educational grant for middle school curriculum development and complete sponsorship for a high school sensory room. Strategically positioned student strengths as community assets, fostering shared ownership of school success and demonstrating how individual excellence strengthens the entire school community.
- Data-Driven Leadership: Facilitated weekly Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to analyze student performance data, resulting in an estimated 40% reduction in the achievement gap for students with IEPs.
- School Culture: Championed a comprehensive school-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports(PBIS) initiative by leveraging a strengths-based approach to recognize individual character development in students and staff. Demonstrated exceptional attention to detail in implementation protocols, resulting immeasurable reductions in behavioral referrals and significantly improved staff morale and school culture.
- Administrative Support: Acted as an assistant principal during my residency, managing daily operations, resolving parent concerns, and ensuring 100% compliance with school safety protocols.
- Committee Leadership: Demonstrated exceptional administrative leadership through state and district committee work, developing Science standards, and bringing evidence-based expertise to systemic educational policy. Previously directed dual cross-country programs to state competition, cultivating student motivation and excellence that resulted in a student-athlete earning a full scholarship, showcasing the strategic vision, operational excellence, and consistent results required of school administrators.
Education
Educational Leadership Certificate - Education Administration
Samford University
09.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Theatre
UMBC
Alabama Administrative License / Principal Certification - K-12
Skills
- Instructional leadership
- Teacher mentorship
- Professional learning community facilitation
- Curriculum development
- Classroom observations
- Operations and safety management
- Crisis management
- Master scheduling
- Regulatory compliance oversight
- IEP and 504 plan management
- Culture and community building
- Restorative practices implementation
Leadership And Professional Experience
- Resource Teacher & ESY Facilitator, Huntsville City Schools, Huntsville, AL, 2026-04-01, Current
- High School Self Contained Teacher, Madison County High School, Gurley, AL, 2014-08-01, 2024-08-01, Facilitated weekly walk-throughs for team of 5 teachers, providing targeted feedback that supports student goal mastery and retention., Spearheaded curriculum redesign initiative by partnering with Unique Learning Systems to align their instructional framework with Alabama Alternate Standards (now AAS Core Curriculum), directly impacting instructional quality and accessibility for students with significant support needs., Demonstrated exceptional stakeholder engagement in compliance and special education by coordinating up to 24 IEPs simultaneously., Facilitated weekly Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to analyze student performance data, resulting in an estimated 40% reduction in the achievement gap for students with IEPs., Championed a comprehensive school-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) initiative., Acted as an assistant principal during my residency, managing daily operations, resolving parent concerns, and ensuring 100% compliance with school safety protocols., Demonstrated exceptional administrative leadership through state and district committee work.
Timeline
Resource Teacher & ESY Facilitator
Huntsville City Schools
04.2026 - Current
High School Self Contained Teacher
Madison County High School
08.2014 - 08.2024
Educational Leadership Certificate - Education Administration
Samford University
Bachelor of Arts - Theatre
UMBC