Nichole Sledge

KIPP INDY College Prep

Director of Student Services - 2021 - Current

• Develop and implement student success initiatives to recognize and encourage achievement.
• Collaborate with faculty, staff and students to identify and address institutional challenges.
• Reduce suspension by 35% through implementing restorative programs, outreach, and parent engagement strategies.
• Coach teachers on "teacher moves", behavior management, and instructional strategies.
• Evaluate school climate by reviewing KPIs, and discipline standards managing and responding to trends.
• Assess student performance, behavior, and social development and devised improvement strategies for struggling children.
• Develop employee orientation and training programs for new hires

8th Grade ELA - 2020 - 2021

• Helped develop strong verbal and written communication skills by leading students through listening, speaking, reading and writing activities.
• Promoted student growth by encouraging independent thinking, judgment and thought expression.
• Assisted students with building long-term skills such for academic, social and emotional development.
• Tested students' comprehension of subject matter through quizzes, tests and projects.
• Used videos, lectures and moderated discussions to engage students during class.
• Handled scheduling procedures for department and directed team members in setting and achieving goals.
• Visited classrooms to evaluate teacher instructional techniques as part of annual evaluation cycle.
  Collaborated with various departments to support and establish programs, lessons and student activities.

Avondale Meadows Middle School

6th Grade Science and Social Studies Teacher 2017 - 2020

• Developed learning activities and deployed differentiated science instruction to address various types of learners. Integrated technology into classroom settings to engage students and diversify instruction.
• Created lesson plans focusing on world history, important historical figures, and events that have impacted modern society.
• Assessed student performance, behavior and social development and devised improvement strategies for struggling children.
• Established and enforced clear class objectives and requirements to promote consistent education for students.
• Maintained discipline and order in classroom to enable productive instruction and counseled students and parents on learning and discipline problems.

Independent Consultant

• Develop measurable goal-based objective strategies
• Manage projects, communication, budgets, and timelines
• Develop creative presentations, trend reports, kitted assets, and product data sheets.
• Plan and facilitate thought leader meetings, and capture takeaways that form KPIs.
• Conduct market research to identify new opportunities and target markets.

Puerto Rican Arts Alliance

Contracted Project Accountant - 2015 - 2016

• Developed comprehensive fundraising strategies and fee-based programs that raised over $75k in corporate grants and fee-based revenue within 6 months.
• Processed invoices and requested funding from local, state, and federal funding agencies.
• Set up and managed project accounting systems.
  Monitored project costs, developed job cost forecasts, managed cash flow and approved invoices for payment.

Precise Information Systems And Professional Services Director of Government and Contracts - 2017

• Contracted to administer and negotiate contracts, prepare requests for proposals (RFPs), supervise fulfillment of contract terms and conditions according to
  Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
• Facilitated consumer relations or relationships between managers and employees or different branch offices.
• Reviewed proposed contracts against established policies, guidelines and legal requirements to identify critical issues.
• Prepared and negotiated sub-awards for Department of Defense contracts with values as high as $1.1M.
• Established and maintained working relationships with clients, government officials and media representatives.
• Analyzed information and converted related activities into comprehensive work plans.

Business Banker - 2009 - 2013

• Met with existing clients and prospects through personal calling efforts and other contacts to discuss business needs.
• Reviewed deposit profitability analysis and outlined strategies to bring unprofitable accounts back to productive status.
• Assisted in planning portfolio growth through development of business plans in alignment with departmental budget and consistent with overall objectives.
• Provided commercial loans specifically meant to support small to mid-size business capital needs.
  Built strong rapport with new and existing clients to better serve financial needs and promote branch loyalty.
• Complied with company policies and government regulations to prevent and detect rule violations and protect organization from fines and lawsuits.
• Created and maintained branch solvency by controlling assets and proper credit extension.
• Managed relationships with tax authorities, bankers, and auditors.
• Analyzed competitors and market trends to facilitate business growth.

Pricing and Product Manager - 2006 - 2009

• Led process redesign for the automated rate system, overall project budget $2.2M, total cost of project $1.9MM.
• Collected data and information from vendors, sub-contractors and teammates to determine exact costs for all aspects of each project.
• Completely overhauled methods that required enhancement, resulting in 60% increase in process flows.
• Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
• Conducted research into current trends within marketplace, which helped establish pricing for organization's products and services.
• Planned and directed day to day operations for the Product Management and
  Pricing Department.
• Determined project scope, boundaries, time frame and possible complications to produce accurate estimates.
• Consulted with clients, vendors or architects to make estimates and resolve conflicts.
• Formulated testing scripts to validate and meet business requirements.
• Facilitated system demos, enabling new features and capabilities integrated across products to program stakeholders.
• Assigned tasks to associates to fit skill levels and maximize team performance.
• Analyzed overall profitability and reviewed company and market information to make informed pricing decisions.