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MICHAEL CARTER

Lockport,NY

Summary

Experienced school leader with a background as a classroom teacher, principal and a school business administrator.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

School Business Administrator

Barker Central School District
07.2023 - Current
  • Manage a $19 million budget, developed in conjunction with a community advisory committee and board of education
  • Reports monthly to board of education, covering budget, buildings and grounds, and technology topics
  • Works collaboratively with central business office operations from BOCES, including payroll, purchasing, accounts payable, claims auditing, general ledger
  • District Treasurer and manages cash with a focus on earning as much interest as possible to support district revenue
  • Helps manage various aspects of capital improvement projects, including state reporting, purchasing, and assisting construction management team
  • Creates tax cap, tax rate and levy, and all other property tax items. Includes any reporting and conjunction with counties
  • Maintains state aid data and reports on all components of ST-3 STAC
  • Manages all federal and state grant revenue
  • Extra Classroom Manager
  • Oversees food service director and is liaison to transportation contractor
  • Design responses to OCS’s reports
  • Coordinate with external auditing team to close out year end budget and all reportable items
  • Manages all employee benefits, including insurance, HSA, etc.
  • Liaison to TRS and ERS, completing reporting and managing benefits
  • Monitored cash flow closely, adjusting spending as needed to maintain fiscal stability throughout the academic year.
  • Oversaw procurement processes, securing necessary resources within budget constraints while maintaining compliance with district policies.
  • Coordinated facility maintenance projects, ensuring safe learning environments for students and staff members alike.

PreK-12 District Principal, Tenured

Barker Central School District
07.2019 - 06.2023
  • Developed a PreK-12 program model, realigning bell schedules, transportation, and staffing for approximately 115 employees across all grade levels
  • Managed all student discipline concerns with a focus on learning, restoration and fairness
  • Oversaw all instructional faculty, as well as support and office/clerical staffing
  • Focus on student mental health, leading a weekly meeting of administration and counselors
  • Meet regularly with teachers union president on a variety of contract and work condition issues, while maintaining a collegial and respectful environment
  • Manage employee contractual work conditions, with input on negotiations, working through issues with union
  • Created a chain of communication for employees and parents/community members to better organize communication across the district
  • Regularly attend all school events, such as music, athletics, and other student life events
  • Conduct evaluations of all staff, including classroom teacher, assistants/aides, clerical and support staff
  • Advocated for and received an SRO, in collaboration with the Town of Somerset Police Force, using student-needs data
  • Improved school safety by creating an active school committee and working with local services and other districts at BOCES
  • Provided teachers and students with professional development on how to identify possible threats

Principal, Jr./Sr. High School Grades 7-12

Barker Central School District
08.2017 - 07.2019
  • Lead 7-12 School Building before being promoted to the PreK-12 Principal position

Assistant Principal

Grand Island Senior High School
08.2014 - 08.2017
  • Assistant Principal of 9-12 Senior High School
  • Worked collaboratively with faculty to develop college credit courses
  • Acted as Assistant Athletic Director
  • Managed all student discipline concerns
  • Oversaw administration of Regents Exams

Assistant Principal

Niagara Career and Technical Center, Orleans/Niagara BOCES
06.2012 - 08.2014
  • Managed student discipline and life issues
  • Worked with component districts on scheduling & course selection
  • Assisted with course certification process
  • Helped develop first CTE graduation ceremony
  • Collaborated with industry partners on curriculum and programming

Middle School ELA Teacher, Tenured

Edward Town Middle School, Niagara Wheatfield School District
09.2008 - 06.2012

High School English Teacher

Olympia High School, Greece Central School District
09.2007 - 06.2008

Education

School Business Leadership - Certificate of Advanced Study

University At Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
05.2018

Master of Science - Educational Leadership

Niagara University
Niagara Falls, NY
05.2012

M.S. Educational Leadership, M.S. Literacy Instruction, B.A. English Education, 5-12 -

Niagara University
05.2007

Skills

  • NYS School District Business Leader, Professional
  • NYS School District Leader, Professional
  • NYS School Building Leader, Professional
  • NYS Literacy 7-12, Professional
  • NYS English Language Arts 5-12, Professional

References

Available Upon Request

Timeline

School Business Administrator

Barker Central School District
07.2023 - Current

PreK-12 District Principal, Tenured

Barker Central School District
07.2019 - 06.2023

Principal, Jr./Sr. High School Grades 7-12

Barker Central School District
08.2017 - 07.2019

Assistant Principal

Grand Island Senior High School
08.2014 - 08.2017

Assistant Principal

Niagara Career and Technical Center, Orleans/Niagara BOCES
06.2012 - 08.2014

Middle School ELA Teacher, Tenured

Edward Town Middle School, Niagara Wheatfield School District
09.2008 - 06.2012

High School English Teacher

Olympia High School, Greece Central School District
09.2007 - 06.2008

School Business Leadership - Certificate of Advanced Study

University At Buffalo

Master of Science - Educational Leadership

Niagara University

M.S. Educational Leadership, M.S. Literacy Instruction, B.A. English Education, 5-12 -

Niagara University
MICHAEL CARTER