Melissa Cripe
Timnath,CO
Summary
I am an experienced, effective school leader dedicated to creating systems that promote academic growth at high levels for all students. I am passionate about community mental, behavioral, and social-emotional wellness. I seek to lead a school that supports students, teachers, and families as a cornerstone of our community.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Principal
Riffenburgh Elementary
Fort Collins, CO
01.2018 - Current
- Advocate for education that promotes global citizens and leadership:
- Successfully completed the IB preliminary review and reauthorization for our school in 2022
- Led teams to make direct parallels between district ends and initiatives and the IB program and learning process
- Cultivated the use of an IB lens for instruction, intervention, behavioral support and teamwork
- Delivered community events that highlight student agency and ownership of learning
- Passionate about student mental, behavioral and social-emotional wellness:
- Collaborated with grade level teams to implement systems that promote positive student-to-teacher connections, social-emotional wellness and goal oriented, tiered, behavior and emotional support for students
- Facilitated job-embedded professional development that built capacity for staff
- Built capacity within PBIS team to create effective student-to-teacher connections
- Dedicated to creating systems that promote academic growth at high levels for all students:
- Drived focused teamwork based on the four questions of Professional Learning Communities
- Established recurring data talk protocols for every team and implemented tight data collection to monitor student growth and target all tiers of instruction in reading and math
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Coordinator
Zach Elementary
Fort Collins, CO
01.2013 - 01.2018
- Spearheaded the creation of a brand new MTSS process in collaboration with teachers and district specialists that focused on data driven, tiered instruction and informed decision making
District-School Liaison
Poudre School District
Fort Collins, CO
01.2014 - 01.2017
- New Educator Orientation Facilitator
- READ Act Lead for Zach Elementary
2nd Grade Teacher
Bahrain Elementary School (DODEA)
Manama, United Arab Emirates
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Professional Development Trainer
- Grade Level Coordinator
Kindergarten-First Grade Teacher
Navy Hale Keiki School
Honolulu, HI
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Multi-age teacher
- Orton Gillingham trained
Facilitator
University of Phoenix
Honolulu, HI
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Education Graduate Course Instructor
Education
Bachelor of Arts - psychology and anthropology and Elementary Education
University of Colorado-Boulder
Boulder, COMaster’s degree - Reading
Rhode Island College
Providence, RIGraduate of Principal Licensure Program -
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, COSkills
- Shared leadership
- Fostering Student, Teacher, and Family Connections
- Strengthening Teacher Capacity
- Data-Informed Decision Strategies
- Mentorship for Educators
- Developing Collaborative Learning Culture
Accomplishments
- Successful International Baccalaureate School Re-authorization and Preliminary Review, 2022
- John Irwin School of Excellence Award, at two PSD school campuses, 2013 through 2018, 2023
Timeline
Assistant Principal
Riffenburgh Elementary
01.2018 - Current
District-School Liaison
Poudre School District
01.2014 - 01.2017
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Coordinator
Zach Elementary
01.2013 - 01.2018
2nd Grade Teacher
Bahrain Elementary School (DODEA)
01.2011 - 01.2013
Kindergarten-First Grade Teacher
Navy Hale Keiki School
01.2010 - 01.2011
Facilitator
University of Phoenix
01.2010 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Arts - psychology and anthropology and Elementary Education
University of Colorado-Boulder
Master’s degree - Reading
Rhode Island College
Graduate of Principal Licensure Program -
Colorado State University
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