MICHELLE BLANCHARD
LUBBOCK,United States
Summary
Experienced Assistant Principal dedicated to supporting academic administration functions. Strong commitment to fostering positive and inclusive educational environments by building relationships among faculty, students, and administrators. Skilled in establishing rapport with individuals from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Principal
Lubbock ISD
06.2024 - Current
- Supported hiring, training, and disciplinary action in compliance with legal guidelines and requirements.
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.
- Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration, and related activities.
- Built productive relationships with parents of students facing difficult situations at school or at home.
- Led meetings to convey policy changes, gather information, and assess employee thoughts.
- Supervised and evaluated teaching and support staff through instructional leadership and professional development.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
- Partnered with principal to administer school program in alignment with vision and goals, providing positive, high-expectation academic environment.
- Built and maintained positive relationships with diverse stakeholders, such as parents, school volunteers and outside agencies.
- Assisted with compliance efforts for fire and other safety regulations.
- Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.
- Supported special education department by developing programs and protocols for at-risk youth and students with special needs.
- Verified student grades, attendance and schedules.
- Communicated with parents to encourage active parental participation in education.
- Maintained school focus on learning by enforcing rules related to academics, student discipline and class attendance.
- Observed teachers, documented activities and implemented improvement plans to optimize classrooms.
Academic Transition Teacher/SPED Dept. Teacher Leader/SPED Dept Chair/Junior Class Sponsor/Member of the Campus PBIS Team
Monterey High School - Lubbock Independent School District
07.2018 - Current
- Manage a caseload of 18 students with Special Needs (aged 14-18) as part of an annual program to improve scholastic performance and goals and objectives outlined in each student's Individual Education Program
- Develop instructional curriculum based on LISD social skills curriculum (a curriculum that I assisted in developing in 2019)
- Work and collaborate with a team of two paraprofessionals to support my caseload students in their general education classes to help them remain academically and socially successful while receiving instruction in their general education classes
- Collect data daily for my caseload students based on their goals and objectives outlined in their IEP and/or BIP/SIP
- Collaborate with each student, their parents/guardians, and school's authority to set personal objectives and goals for the school year (July - August of the following year)
- Monitor the student's classroom behavior, interactions, and responsiveness in relation to their goals and objectives
- Record observations and findings within the student's school records, to report progress on goals and objectives every day as empirical data for regular analysis
- Member of the Campus Leadership Team, attends LEAD and campus meetings regularly
- Assists in building the SPED master schedule with the associate principal and Assistant Principal over the SPED department
- Monitors SPED student testing data in all classes with an emphasis on EOC to help the SPED team problem solve RTI strategies to assist in academic success
- Actively monitors SPED Senior student's grades throughout the year to help ensure they graduate in May
- Serves as a teacher leader and support other teachers by applying best practices in the IEP development cycle, data disaggregation, and evidence-based strategies
Special Education Teacher/Assistant Football Cheer Coach/Head Basketball Cheer Coach
Alpharetta High School - Fulton County Schools
07.2017 - 07.2018
- Prepared physical science curriculum for tenth grade students with an average of ten students per small group class and twenty-five students per co-taught setting
- Facilitates provided professional development to special education staff and general education staff pertaining to various topics to achieve ongoing continuous improvement
- Facilitates special education PLC meetings that cultivate norms of high expectations, shared responsibility and relations trust by creating agendas, and fostering collaboration
- Mentors and coaches new and veteran teachers in our department with job-embedded support for logistics, writing IEPs, collecting data, classroom management and pedagogy
- Demonstrates positive leadership to support District and Campus vision and goals
- Supports and advocates for all teachers and staff in the special education department at Monterey High School
- Creates all Monterey SPED department meeting agendas and Google Slides for department meetings
- Communicates all professional development dates, progress marking dates and all other important dates to SPED department staff throughout the school year
- Manages the annual SPED department budget of $10,000 annually (including turning in all receipts, requesting budget increases, and maintaining consistent records of the available balance)
- Coordinates all progress marking dates for all teachers in the special education department, including requesting substitutes for all self-contained and resource teachers
- Creates and maintains a shared folder with all resources that are made available to all members of the special education department
- Develop instructional curriculum based on Fulton County School Board's and the state of Georgia education standards
- Worked with a general education teacher three out of six classes per school day in a collaborative teaching session as the special education teacher to support the students in class receiving special education services
- Physical science instruction in a resource setting, on grade level standards in 3 out of 6 classes per day
- Collected data for students on my caseload and all other students receiving special education services that I taught throughout the day based on their goals and objectives outlined in their IEP and/or BIP
- Facilitate all IEP meetings for all students on my caseload before their annual review date expires
Emotional Behavior Disorder Teacher/Head Cheer Coach
Lanier Middle School - Gwinnett County Public Schools
08.2012 - 07.2017
- Prepared science, social studies, language arts, and math-based curriculum for sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade self-contained classes, with an average 10 students per class
- Developed instructional curriculum based on Gwinnett County School Board's and the state of Georgia education standards
- Delegated tasks to classroom paraprofessional, which increased time management, maximized data collection for case studies, and improved the facilitation of lesson plans to the students
- Managed a caseload of 11 students with Special Needs (aged 11 - 15) as a part of an annual program to improve scholastic performance, behavior, and daily interactions with their peers
- Collaborated with each student, their parents/guardians, and school's authority to set personal objectives and goals for the school year (July - May of the following year)
- Monitored the student's classroom behavior, interactions, and responsiveness in relation to their goals and objectives
- Recorded observations and findings within the student's school records, in Gwinnett County's online student performance tracking program ('Stori'), and as empirical data for regular analysis
- Organized and coordinated county-mandated Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings with each student, their parents, and the school's authority every 6 - 9 weeks
Education
Masters of Education - Educational Administration
Lamar University
Beaumont, Tx06.2023
Masters of Science - Instructional Design & Technology
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Ga05.2019
Bachelors of Arts - Political Science
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Ga12.2012
Skills
- Leadership
- Time Management
- Organization
- Curriculum Development
- Student Engagement
- Teacher Training and Development
- Conflict Resolution
- Data Collection
- Positive Attitude
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Problem Solver
- Accountable
- Faculty support
- Performance monitoring
- Group facilitation and presentations
- Student and parent relations
- Discipline and policy enforcement
- Relationship building and networking
- Student achievement
- Multitasking
- Process improvements
- Prioritization
- School facilities and operations
Certification
- Principal, 03/01/24
- Master Teacher, 10/01/22
- Special Education - Math and Science, 12/01/14
- Special Education - Reading, ELA, and Social Studies, 12/01/14
- Special Education - General Curriculum, 08/01/13
Accomplishments
- Master Teacher Teacher Incentive Allotment, 10/01/22
- KCBD Teacher of the Month, 10/01/21
- Special Services Teacher Recognition, 12/01/18
Timeline
Assistant Principal
Lubbock ISD
06.2024 - Current
Academic Transition Teacher/SPED Dept. Teacher Leader/SPED Dept Chair/Junior Class Sponsor/Member of the Campus PBIS Team
Monterey High School - Lubbock Independent School District
07.2018 - Current
Special Education Teacher/Assistant Football Cheer Coach/Head Basketball Cheer Coach
Alpharetta High School - Fulton County Schools
07.2017 - 07.2018
Emotional Behavior Disorder Teacher/Head Cheer Coach
Lanier Middle School - Gwinnett County Public Schools
08.2012 - 07.2017
Masters of Science - Instructional Design & Technology
Georgia State University
Bachelors of Arts - Political Science
Georgia State University
Masters of Education - Educational Administration
Lamar University
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