Melinda Van Horn
Buda,TX
Summary
Educational leader with eighteen years of experience serving the Austin Independent School District. Passion for equity, transparency, and a commitment to continuous growth. Currently serving as an Assistant Principal working to help build the capacity of teachers, counselors, and other staff to improve student outcomes through systems development and refinement.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Principal
Akins Early College High School
07.2023 - Current
- Design and lead Professional Development for Campus Leadership Team and Campus Professional Learning Days
- Manage department staff including hiring, evaluations, and coaching
- Oversee campus events, graduation, Trustee Awards, and site-visits
- Coordinate and deliver weekly campus communications via newsletter, homeroom lessons, and schoolwide announcements
- Handle student caseload of approximately 400, which includes monitoring attendance, coordinating academic interventions, parent communication, and student discipline
- Design and refine the campus master schedule, staff assignments, and student intervention groups
Summer School Administrator
Akins Early College High School
06.2021 - 01.2024
- Planned logistics including staffing, building operations, communications and instructional materials for summer credit recovery program serving approximately 150 students
- Over 250 credits recovered, a nearly ten-fold increase compared to programming in Summer 2020
School Improvement Facilitator
Akins Early College High School
08.2022 - 06.2023
- Advised Academy Coordinators on schoolwide event planning
- Served as the Admin Representative for 504 meetings
- Assisted with Master Schedule and Senior Graduation coordination
- Designed framework for Accelerated Instruction delivery documentation
- Supported Science and Social Studies PLCs in curriculum design for state STAAR exam
- Researched, launched, and provided training for new campus-wide Flexible Instruction digital platform
School Counselor
Akins Early College High School
01.2017 - 05.2022
- Caseload of 500 students for Academy of Business, Law and Leadership
- 99-100% student success rate for 4-year matriculation and graduation
- Coordinated testing for ASVAB, STAAR/EOC, AP, and PSAT/SAT
- Conducted individual and classroom counseling lessons on topics including emotional regulation, motivation to achieve, attendance, college & career readiness
- Provided student mental health support and crises intervention
- Coordinated credit recovery and EOC preparation
Education
Principal Certification Program -
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX01.2022
MASTER OF EDUCATION - Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX01.2010
B.A. - History, Film Studies, Sociocultural Anthropology
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Washington, D.C01.2006
Skills
- Organizational leadership
- Instructional design and delivery
- Professional Development
- Project management
- Family and Community engagement
Certification
- Texas, Principal and Instructional Leader
- Texas, School Counselor
- Texas, Teacher, Social Studies 8-12
Timeline
Assistant Principal
Akins Early College High School
07.2023 - Current
School Improvement Facilitator
Akins Early College High School
08.2022 - 06.2023
Summer School Administrator
Akins Early College High School
06.2021 - 01.2024
School Counselor
Akins Early College High School
01.2017 - 05.2022
MASTER OF EDUCATION - Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education
Texas State University
B.A. - History, Film Studies, Sociocultural Anthropology
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Principal Certification Program -
University of Texas at Arlington
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