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Michael Garza

Summary

Organizational leader and educational administrator offering 18 years of experience as Campus school leader. Exercises honed competencies in development, implementation and execution of performance-enhancing programs. Outstanding skills in parent communication, conflict resolution and staff management. Known for consistently supporting faculty and staff as advocate leader.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Principal

East Central ISD
07.2022 - 06.2023
  • Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers.
  • Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
  • Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
  • Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration, and related activities.
  • Coordinated retrieval and distribution of student records from other schools and institutions.
  • Allocated school budgets and solicited additional funding from grant programs with well-written applications.
  • Prepared school budget and submitted to school board with recommendations for hiring, capital expenditures, and cost-saving initiatives.
  • Collaborated with administration staff to develop functional budgets within allocated funds.
  • Organized and allocated resources required to meet needs of 2200 students and 125 instructors

Principal

South San Antonio ISD
07.2021 - 06.2022
  • Administered personnel policies and procedures for 125 school faculty and staff.
  • Communicated policies and procedures to students and parents regarding student behavior.
  • Defined and enforced student academic achievement standards in line with district goals and objectives.
  • Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration, and related activities.
  • Verified adherence to state, federal and private funding source requirements across programs and outcomes.
  • Collaborated with system's comptroller to develop functional budgets within allocated funds.

Principal

Gonzales ISD
07.2019 - 06.2021
  • Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers.
  • Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.
  • Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
  • Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
  • Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.

Principal

Jim Barnes MS
06.2010 - 06.2019
  • Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers.
  • Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.
  • Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
  • Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.

Web Designer and Graphic Teacher

Judson ISD
08.2001 - 06.2010
  • Designed user interface to meet client specifications,
  • Developed graphic and image assets for both content and digital marketing efforts.
  • Coordinated copywriting and designed images to craft website content.

Education

Master of Arts - Human Resources Development

Webster University
05.2001

Bachelor of Arts - Education

Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, TX
05.2000

Associate of Applied Science -

Community College of The Air Force
1995

Skills

  • Staff Management
  • Positive Learning Environment
  • School Safety
  • Student Achievement
  • Process Improvement
  • Security Assessments
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Employee Oversight
  • Program Evaluation
  • Staff Development
  • Leadership Promotion
  • Budget Administration

Timeline

Associate Principal

East Central ISD
07.2022 - 06.2023

Principal

South San Antonio ISD
07.2021 - 06.2022

Principal

Gonzales ISD
07.2019 - 06.2021

Principal

Jim Barnes MS
06.2010 - 06.2019

Web Designer and Graphic Teacher

Judson ISD
08.2001 - 06.2010

Master of Arts - Human Resources Development

Webster University

Bachelor of Arts - Education

Wayland Baptist University

Associate of Applied Science -

Community College of The Air Force
Michael Garza