Melissa Barry
Oceanside,CA
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal
Highland Ranch Elementary School
07.2023 - Current
- Led school improvement efforts by setting clear expectations for staff performance and providing regular feedback on progress towards goals.
- Increased student attendance by implementing SART meetings, offering attendance incentives, and collaborating closely with families to support student attendance.
- Enhanced classroom support for teachers by introducing professional development programs focused on Illustrated Math and IMSE (Institute for Multi-Sensory Education).
- Launched a school-wide MTSS initiative to bolster RTI and PBIS processes, ensuring comprehensive monitoring and support for students facing challenges.
- Cultivated partnerships with PTA, Foundation and community organizations to provide additional resources and support for students in need.
- Promoted diversity within the school community through inclusive policies, No Place For Hate, social and emotional programming.
- Developed strong relationships with stakeholders to foster trust, collaboration, and commitment to shared goals.
- Devised creative fundraising strategies which significantly bolstered available financial resources needed for academic enrichment activities.
Assistant Principal
Aviara Oaks Middle School
07.2022 - Current
- Built and maintained positive relationships with diverse stakeholders, parents, school volunteers and outside agencies.
- Monitored student behavior and implemented positive behavior intervention strategies with teacher collaboration.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teaching strategies and effectiveness.
- Revamped safety procedures and protocols by spearheading the formation of a safety committee and facilitating safety trainings, drafting a comprehensive school safety plan, and ensuring compliance with relevant safety regulations.
- Administered 6th Grade Camp Program, overseeing all phases of planning, budgeting, and implementation.
- Supported Special Education Program developing programs for at-risk youth and students with special needs and students with 504s.
- Developed schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration and related activities.
- Managed logistics and implementation of ELPAC and SBAC testing.
- Supervised the implementation of SARB programs, reducing chronic absentisem.
- Collaborated with District Office colleagues on committees addressing Chronic Absenteeism and Discipline issues.
Summer School Principal
Carlsbad Unified School District
06.2021 - 08.2022
- Developed and coordinated elementary and middle school summer programs and activities.
- Responsible for overseeing the enrollment procedures for summer school.
- Revamped recruitment efforts to attract and onboard a diverse cohort of highly qualified K-8 teachers, ensuring exceptional instruction for summer school students.
- Collaborated with administration staff to develop functional budgets within allocated funds.
- Verified student grades, attendance and schedules.
- Communicated with parents to encourage active parental participation in summer school programs.
Administrator of School Culture and Climate
Guajome Park Academy
07.2016 - 06.2019
- Implemented school wide systematic multi tiered approach to tracking student academic and behavioral concerns that guides teachers with implementing targeted interventions and monitoring student progress.
- Coordinated the creation and implementation of character education programs that focused on social and emotional skills, utilizing a student-led advisory program.
- Facilitated strategic planning committee which resulted in bell schedule change.
- Spearheaded 6th grade elective wheel to increase and support current elective programs.
- Designed and implemented Spanish for Spanish Speaker classes to increase literacy among all English Language Learners.
- ASB Director for grades 6-12.
Education
Masters of Education - English Education
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, PA2007
Bachelors of Arts - English and Communication
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, PA2003
Skills
- Aeries Analytics, California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress
- IO Assessment, Data Director, Renaissance Learning, California School Dashboard
- Pearson Realize, Reading Plus, Achieve 3000
- All Google platforms and all Microsoft platforms
- Final Cut Pro, ASB Works
- CSU Expository Reading and Writing
- Project GLAD: Guided Language Acquisition Design
- San Diego Office of Education SSC/Title I training
- Association of California School Administrators Member
Certification
Preliminary Administrative Services Credential, January 2018
Clear Single Subject English Teaching Credential, February 2010
Accomplishments
- Established Highland Ranch's social media presence.
- Increased Highland Ranch's attendance from the previous school to the current school year.
- Established Aviara Oaks Middle School's social media presence.
- Overhauled ineffective processes and designed behavior modification plan, which successfully reduced suspension by 20 % at Guajome Park Academy.
- Awarded Teacher of the Year at Guajome Park Academy 2017.
- Nominated California Charter School Association Hart Vision Award 2016.
- Coordinated Guajome Park Academy's yearly ASB budget totaling over $800,000.
- Boosted parent engagement participation at Guajome Park Academy by 50% through effective parent outreach, parent university, and support for Spanish-speaking parents.
Other Experience
High School Teacher/Yearbook Advisor- Sage Creek High School, Carlsbad CA
6th Grade Lead Instructional Teacher- Guajome Park Academy, Vista CA
High School Teacher/Speech and Debate Coach- San Dieguito Academy, Encinitas CA
High School Teacher/Speech and Debate Coach- Sanger High School, Sanger CA
High School Teacher/Journalism- Phillipsburg High School, Phillipsburg, NJ
Journalist- NBC Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
On-Air Personality - WCTO, Allentown, PA
Timeline
Principal
Highland Ranch Elementary School
07.2023 - Current
Assistant Principal
Aviara Oaks Middle School
07.2022 - Current
Summer School Principal
Carlsbad Unified School District
06.2021 - 08.2022
Administrator of School Culture and Climate
Guajome Park Academy
07.2016 - 06.2019
Masters of Education - English Education
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bachelors of Arts - English and Communication
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
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