Melissa Wolcott-Crabb, Ed.D.
Seminole,FL
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven educational administrator with proven ability and strong leadership skills, developing and implementing effective instructional strategies, coordinating curriculum development, and enhancing student engagement to achieve academic excellence. Aim to leverage pedagogical expertise and contribute to students' academic success in a higher education setting. Adeptness at utilizing educational technology not only enhances student learning but also opens up exciting possibilities for innovation and advancement. Adept at collaborating with faculty and staff to achieve institutional goals and committed to continuous professional development and innovative teaching practices.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Principal
Belcher Elementary
07.2023 - Current
- Increased total proficiency score from 57% to 68% during the 2023-2024 school year
- Increased ELA proficiency rate from a previous year’s rate of 50% to 59% during the 2023-2024 school year
- Increased Math proficiency rate of a prior year’s rate of 60% to 69% during the 2023-2024 school year
- Increased Science proficiency rate from a previous year’s rate of 60% to 68% during the 2023-2024 school year
- Enhanced teacher effectiveness through regular classroom observations and feedback sessions
- Supported a positive climate and culture shift of staff and students to embrace the inclusion of students with disabilities. With an emphasis on students with emotional behavioral disabilities (EBD) and also students with learning disabilities
- Launched creating and building a culture of embracing instructional staff developer (ISD) support among staff
- Revamped Meet the Teacher to increase family participation and engagement
- Assisted with Title 1 requirements
Summer Bridge Principal Intern
Dunedin Elementary
06.2023 - 06.2023
Assistant Principal
Brooker Creek Elementary
05.2020 - 07.2023
- Pioneered continuous cycles of vertical articulation PD of the progression of benchmarks with representation from kindergarten to fifth-grade teachers in reading, writing, science, math, and gifted teams
- Cross-school PD to strengthen the knowledge of teachers and specialists to deepen their understanding of the progression of new benchmarks
- Coached VE teachers to align student IEP goals with benchmarks (standards) by differentiating and scaffolding curriculum. This work led to the ESSA students with disabilities subgroup increasing from 39% to 41% during the 2021-2022 school year
- Generated electronic individual teacher data walls utilized during grade-level data chats. With discussion of individual students, ELA learning gains increased by 10%, and math learning gains increased by 7% during the 2020-2021 school year
- Guided teachers by providing continuous actionable feedback, leading the analysis of formative assessments, and dissecting results of district assessments to create plans to reteach non-mastered science standards. The alignment of data analysis systems increased science proficiency from a stagnant 84% to 92% for the 2020-2021 school year
- Developed online courses utilizing the digital Learning Management System (LMS) Canvas
- PBIS Coordinator who created and collaborated with a site-based PBIS team to strengthen and increase Tier 1 school-wide behavior expectations (guidelines for success)
- AVID Coordinator who provided monthly collaboration strategies and increased CCI ratings
- Streamlined the MTSS Academic and MTSS Behavior teams and process for teachers to refer students
- Created a system for continuously reviewing/monitoring data and identifying students at the team level
Assistant Principal
Sunset Hills Elementary
01.2020 - 05.2020
- Supported teachers, students, and parents during school closures, and the district transitioned to online learning
- Organized individual and group meetings via Microsoft Teams
- Delivered professional development to staff focused on utilizing new digital tools supported by the district to enhance student online learning and engagement
- Monitored online instruction and delivery of lessons via Microsoft Teams while online learning was occurring
Curriculum Specialist
Tarpon Springs Fundamental Elementary & Curtis Fundamental Elementary
06.2019 - 01.2020
- Initiated identification and data analysis of subgroups with grade-level teams
- Instructional leader by modeling instructional practices/routines, ensuring standards-based instruction is occurring within the classrooms, providing actionable feedback, and monitoring instruction using data
- Facilitated data chats with the focus of analyzing data to plan for differentiation based on student need
- Aided in the analysis of formative assessments by grade level to align with instruction
- Conducted professional development workshops for teachers, enhancing their pedagogical skills and knowledge
- Facilitated communication between educators, administration, and parents to ensure consistent messaging regarding curriculum goals and expectations
- Aligned and scheduled professional development of resources
- Testing coordinator
- Monitoring and organizing curriculum and materials
MTSS Coach
Pinellas Park Elementary
06.2016 - 06.2019
- Designed a PLC system to analyze bi-weekly ongoing progress monitoring (OPM) data with grade levels and create small groups with a focus on identifying the standard to reteach and how
- Supervised and monitored the fidelity of interventions provided by Title 1 Hourly Interventionist
- Responsible for uploading documents and completing an accurate Title 1 Audit Box
- Created an electronic data wall to use while facilitating individual data chats with teachers and the support services team to ensure we were supporting teachers and meeting the needs of the whole student
- Worked collaboratively with behavior specialist during core (Tier 1) classroom observations to provide feedback on the alignment of classroom management and grade-level curriculum expectations
- Promise Time (ELP Tutoring) Site Based Facilitator
- Summer Bridge Administrative Intern (2017)
ESE Coach
Pinellas Park Elementary
07.2015 - 06.2016
- Created an ESE schedule that allowed VE teachers to attend collaborative planning of the grade levels for the students that they provided services to increasing teacher morale and collaboration across teams
- Coached and mentored inclusion general education and Emotional Behavioral Disability (EBD) teachers in classroom management, behavior strategies, and merging curriculum for multiple grade levels
- Modeled high-yield instructional strategies within inclusion general education and EBD classrooms
- Assisted with behavior calls and progressive discipline consequences.
2nd Grade Inclusion Teacher
Pinellas Park Elementary
06.2014 - 07.2015
- Implemented OPM and tracked individual student data within the classroom
- Executed data binders and goal-setting with every student
- Team leader
Title 1/VE Resource Teacher (K-5)
Frontier Elementary
07.2013 - 06.2014
- Collaborated with general education teachers to ensure the transfer of strategies and skills of students with disabilities into the classroom and align instruction (when applicable)
1st Grade Inclusion Teacher
Plato Academy Seminole Campus
05.2011 - 07.2013
K/1 Emotional Behavioral Disability Teacher
Belleair Elementary
08.2008 - 05.2011
Education
Doctor of Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) -
Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL03.2023
Specialist of Educational Leadership (Ed.S.) -
Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL10.2021
Master of Education in Educational Leadership -
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL05.2014
Bachelor of Science Exceptional Student Education -
Saint Petersburg College
Tarpon Springs, FL05.2008
Skills
- Designed, developed, and monitored participant progress on the digital Learning Management System (LMS) Canvas courses
- Completed Skilled Facilitator Essential training to build capacity through a Professional Learning System
- Facilitates dissemination and training of yearly initiatives, policies, and procedures to all stakeholders
- Yearly district and school goal setting to include ongoing progress monitoring (OPM) with actionable feedback and next steps for all stakeholders
- Supervises compliance with federal funding and budget expenses aligned to Title 1 funds
- Oversees and manages the school budget, including approval of purchase orders and employee payroll
- Collaborates across multiple levels and departments of the Education System and
- Supervisor and evaluator of staff, overseeing their performance and ensuring continuous improvement and professional growth
- School assessment coordinator to maintain test security and regulatory compliance of testing materials per Florida’s State Testing Guidelines to include tracking the rate of assessment completion
- Monitoring compliance with federal educational paperwork for students with disabilities and students with accommodations (such as 504s)
- Instructional and collaborative leader adept at guiding and working with teams to achieve positive learning outcomes and foster a cooperative learning environment
- Possess skills in developing and maintaining efficient systems and processes, ensuring their long-term sustainability and effectiveness
- Adept at quickly understanding and mastering new concepts, skills, tools, and systems efficiently
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to convey ideas clearly and effectively in both spoken and written forms
Accomplishments
Pinellas Association of School Administrators (PASA) Assistant Principal of the Year (2022)
Publications
Wolcott-Crabb, M. (2023). Vertical Articulation Teams Impacting Elementary School Teachers’ Self-Efficacy, Collective Efficacy, and Understanding of the Progression of Content-Specific Standards. https://saintleo.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/vertical- articulation-teams-impacting-elementary/docview/2937273985/se-2
Certification
Department of Education Number: 1094641
State of Florida Department of Education Professional Educator Certifications:
- School Principal - All Levels
- Educational Leadership - All Levels
- Exceptional Student Education K-12
- Elementary Education K-6
- Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum 5-9
- English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Endorsement
- Reading Endorsement
- Florida Civics Seal of Excellence Endorsement
Additional Education
- Pinellas County Schools (PCSB) Micro-Gifted Credential
- National Institute for School Leadership, National Center on Education & the Economy (NCEE) 05/2023
Affiliations
- Pinellas Association of School Administrators (PASA) member
- Florida Association of School Administrators (FASA) member
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) member
- Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) member
- Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) member
Timeline
Assistant Principal
Belcher Elementary
07.2023 - Current
Summer Bridge Principal Intern
Dunedin Elementary
06.2023 - 06.2023
Assistant Principal
Brooker Creek Elementary
05.2020 - 07.2023
Assistant Principal
Sunset Hills Elementary
01.2020 - 05.2020
Curriculum Specialist
Tarpon Springs Fundamental Elementary & Curtis Fundamental Elementary
06.2019 - 01.2020
MTSS Coach
Pinellas Park Elementary
06.2016 - 06.2019
ESE Coach
Pinellas Park Elementary
07.2015 - 06.2016
2nd Grade Inclusion Teacher
Pinellas Park Elementary
06.2014 - 07.2015
Title 1/VE Resource Teacher (K-5)
Frontier Elementary
07.2013 - 06.2014
1st Grade Inclusion Teacher
Plato Academy Seminole Campus
05.2011 - 07.2013
K/1 Emotional Behavioral Disability Teacher
Belleair Elementary
08.2008 - 05.2011
Doctor of Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) -
Saint Leo University
Specialist of Educational Leadership (Ed.S.) -
Saint Leo University
Master of Education in Educational Leadership -
University of West Florida
Bachelor of Science Exceptional Student Education -
Saint Petersburg College
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