PANDORA FORD
Jacksonville,Fl
Summary
Organizational leader and educational administrator offering nine years of experience as principal and school leadership roles. Exercises honed competencies in development, implementation and execution of performance-enhancing programs. Builds and maintains positive climate and culture of the organization. Outstanding skills in parent communication, conflict resolution and staff management. Known for consistently supporting faculty and staff as advocate leader and building their capacities by offering specific feedback and tailored coaching cycles.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal
Seaside Community Charter School
01.2021 - Current
- Create and maintain positive school climate & culture resulting in less than 10% staff turnover.
- Oversee schoolwide procedures by recognizing and leveraging staff strengths
- Hire, train, and manage staff on processes, procedures, curriculum, and instruction, and building capacity of all staff members by giving specific feedback and supporting staff with parents, students, and other staff members
- Oversee all staff, PLCs (personal learning communities), and MTSS team with focus on growth
- Monitor and oversee enrollment & school budget and work with closely with superintendent
- Completed all mandatory school compliance documents and participation in principal meetings
- Experience with grant writing, managing of federal and state funds and monitoring its success.
Assistant Principal
Duval Charter School
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Build and support positive school climate through visibility, strong communication and accountability to promote school’s vision and mission
- Scheduling – Master Scheduler
- Manages school system Focus and Power Schools
- Oversees school’s academic expectations, goals and ensures follow-through by working with coaches, teachers, and leadership for results of 100% student academic growth
- Build teacher and coaches’ capacities through coaching cycles, monitoring and support
Interim Principal
Duval Charter School
12.2019 - 02.2020
- Responsible for maintaining positive school climate and culture, schoolwide procedures
- Oversee hiring, training, managing staff
- Supervision of instruction, curriculum, and PLCs
- Oversee enrollment and school budget
- Led successful information sessions for new families
- Completed all mandatory school compliance documents and participation in principal meetings.
- Oversaw all instructional and non instructional staff processes and procedures
- Oversaw and managed all academic programs
- Parent school and home coordinator
Dean of Students, Academic Coach
Duval Charter Schools
06.2015 - 01.2018
- PTC (parent-teacher coop) organizer to assure strong home and school communication and cooperation as well as community partnerships
- Parent and teacher conferences to establish positive academic and behavioral goals
- Oversees data chats, RTI, special ed., tutoring, testing, TFET evaluations, software, attendance, course recovery and after-care program
- Testing Coordinator (FSA, NWEA, WIDA)
- Title I and IV wrote grants, oversee and managed outcomes, Proactive student behavior management techniques using M.T.S.S
- Student support, discipline, and goal setting with students K-8
- Teacher observations, feedback, and classroom management support
- Responsible for ensuring overall security, safety, and well-being of students and staff
- Parent support and networking to safeguard student safety, (scheduled, monitored, supported, and proctored FSA, WIDA)
- Coached teachers in educational best practices through observations, feedback, modeling, and professional development training
- Participates in curriculum cadre and train trainer sessions, teach-backs, coaching cycles, and assistant principal leading edge programs
- Analyze data, look for trends, works with staff to create next steps based on data, creates power point presentations, and gives feedback to teachers and staff
- Creates and leads professional development for teachers and staff members in school and network
- Interviews prospective personnel for teaching and staff positions.
Classroom Teacher
Duval Charter School At Baymeadows
08.2012 - 06.2015
- Planned and differentiated instruction using variety of tools; technology, think-pair-share, cooperative learning, small group instruction, whole brain teaching techniques
- Analyzed and designed data driven instruction based on NWEA, curriculum-based assessment, formative and summative and teacher based individualized assessments
- 100% of students showed proficiency on Benchmark Assessment in math and reading (2013-14) and 100% growth for all students (
- Guided student participation by motivating students’ desire to learn, reading books for love of learning, and reading books at student’s individualized reading level by providing variety of literature genres and levels, Daily 5 literature centers, and use of technology
- Managed several student’s IEP (behavior and academic) by providing baseline data and tracking progress throughout year according to school’s RTI academic and behavioral matrix
- Implemented and managed Positive Behavioral Support System that aligns with schools’ PBSS
- Differentiated instruction through best practices using variety of tools and activities to meet needs of all students
- Motivated student participation through positive reinforcement, student interest & involvement, physical movement and student to student activities, and higher-level questioning.
Interim Teacher
K, Souderton School District
01.2001 - 01.2012
- Position included assignments in kindergarten up through 12th grade in all subjects, including autistic support classrooms, ESE, and behavioral support classrooms.
- Created behavior plans for individual students based on FBA data to prove positive results.
- Worked with teachers, parents and administration to develop a positive behavior plan that resulted in student compliance and increased academic performance.
1 Teacher
West Broad Elementary
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Planned and implemented Best Practices according to Pennsylvania State Academic Standards to teach third grade Title 1 students and Extended Day kindergarten students.
- Worked with small groups of students using intervention curriculum and best practices that resulted in increased academic performances.
Education
Master of Science - Educational Leadership
American College of Education
Indianapolis, IN06.2016
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Ed
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL12.1988
Skills
- Leadership
- Coaching
- Creativity
- Resourcefulness
- Perseverance
- Pursuit of Excellence
- Collaborator
- Empathetic
Certification
FLDOE #1186456
Educational Leadership
ESOL
ESE
Elementary Education
Timeline
Principal
Seaside Community Charter School
01.2021 - Current
Interim Principal
Duval Charter School
12.2019 - 02.2020
Assistant Principal
Duval Charter School
01.2018 - 01.2021
Dean of Students, Academic Coach
Duval Charter Schools
06.2015 - 01.2018
Classroom Teacher
Duval Charter School At Baymeadows
08.2012 - 06.2015
1 Teacher
West Broad Elementary
01.2008 - 01.2009
Interim Teacher
K, Souderton School District
01.2001 - 01.2012
Master of Science - Educational Leadership
American College of Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Ed
Southern Illinois University
FLDOE #1186456
Educational Leadership
ESOL
ESE
Elementary Education
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