RaShunda Price
Forney,Texas
Summary
Dynamic, people-centered school leader recognized for cultivating robust campus cultures, developing high-performing teams, and driving student success through strategic leadership and systems alignment. Expertise in talent development, coaching, mentorship, conflict resolution, and organizational improvement demonstrates a commitment to fostering inclusive and collaborative workplaces. Proficient in aligning personnel practices with district goals, supporting leadership pipelines, and implementing data-driven decision-making processes. Aiming to leverage extensive campus-level executive leadership experience to enhance districtwide human capital systems, support and retain exceptional talent, and create an environment where all employees thrive while maximizing student outcomes.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Elementary School Principal
Cross Elementary, Mesquite ISD
07.2022 - Current
- Partnered with Mesquite ISD Professional Learning Department during the 2022-23 School Year to plan the opening of Cross Elementary School
- Followed all district hiring procedures to staff Cross Elementary
- Worked collaboratively with and campus level educators to create campus vision and mission
- Planned and delivered professional learning to employees specific to their unique roles and responsibilities
- Increased teacher efficacy and student achievement between 2023-24 according to assessment data (MAP, Amira, Waggle, Interim STAAR, DCPs)
- Developed and trained various teams of teachers and provided Professional Learning specific to the PLC process
- Developed a positive school culture that embraced, educated and empowered all stakeholders
- Developed and implemented campus systems to ensure adherence to 504, Special Education and RTI district and state regulations/laws
Elementary School Principal
Gentry Elementary, Mesquite ISD
07.2017 - 06.2022
- Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.
- Increased overall TEA STAAR report card grade from 78 to 89
- Established teacher planning and instructional practices driven by statistical performance data.
- Developed a Master Schedule conducive to maximized student learning and teacher collaboration during the instructional day.
- Developed subject and grade level teacher leaders to advance to improve instruction and student performance.
- Ensured compliance to district and campus level personnel policies and procedures
- Established positive, stimulating learning environment for students and exciting supportive, education-focused setting for teachers.
- Researched and incorporated new educational trends and instructional strategies to optimize education effectiveness.
- Successfully navigated and supported teachers and students through challenges and ever-changing circumstances brought by Covid-19
- Modeled expected and appropriate leadership to promote teaching staff and administrative personnel's positive interaction with students and families.
- Provided ongoing support, feedback and assistance to newly hired campus professional and hourly employees
- Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students and teachers.
- Led meetings to convey policy changes, gather information and assess employee thoughts.
- Monitored student academic growth and achievement and identified achievement trends and gaps among student groups
- Built productive relationships with parents of students facing difficult situations at school or at home.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Facilitated continued education for teaching staff through planning and implementation Professional Learning and appropriation of necessary resources.
Assistant Principal
McKenzie Elem. And Gentry Elem.-Mesquite ISD
Mesquite, Texas
08.2011 - 06.2017
- Supervised and evaluated teachers and support staff through instructional leadership and professional development.
- Served as mentor for incoming and new Assistant Principals to MISD
- Modeled expected and appropriate leadership to promote teaching staff and administrative personnel's positive interaction with students and families.
- Built and maintained positive relationships with diverse stakeholders, such as parents, school volunteers and outside agencies.
- Administered student disciplinary actions in compliance with legal guidelines
- Partnered with principal to administer school program in alignment with vision and goals, providing a positive, high-achieving academic environment.
3rd Grade Elementary Classroom Teacher
Mesquite ISD (Thompson Elementary)
Mesquite, TX
08.2004 - 06.2011
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and successfully prepare for standardized tests.
- Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
- Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
- Served as grade level Team Leader
- Served as mentor teacher for Student Interns
- Served as campus Mentor Teacher Lead
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies and discipline.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
Self-Contained Special Education Teacher
Mesquite ISD
Mesquite, TX
08.2007 - 07.2008
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Built and maintained strong relationships with parents that supported student challenges in both school and home setting
2nd Grade Teacher
Commerce ISD
Commerce, Texas
08.2001 - 07.2004
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies and discipline.
- Stayed abreast of changes to school and district policies as well as new trends in education by attending professional development courses and in-service trainings.
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies and social skills.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.
- Served as grade level Team Lead
- Served as mentor teacher to Student Interns
Education
High School Diploma -
Winona High School
Winona, TX01-1998
Master of Arts - Elementary Education W/focus On School Leadership
Texas A&M University
Commerce, TX01-2007
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Texas A&M University
Commerce, TX01-2001
Skills
- Instructional leadership
- Collaborative learning
- Teacher evaluation
- Staff management
Accomplishments
- Selected MISD Principal to open Mesquite ISD’s 34th elementary campus in 2022
- Successfully worked with Mesquite ISD Professional Learning Department to provide support to new teachers and MISD employees while planning to open Cross Elementary
- Successfully led staff and students through the challenges of Covid-19 and the everchanging instructional landscape thereof
- Significantly improved campus STAAR testing scores between 2018 and 2019 through the focus on PLC development and increasing relational capacity among teams of teachers at the campus level
- Selected and served as campus Lead Teacher and grade level chair (Commerce Elementary School, Thompson Elementary)
- Selected and served as Assistant Principal Mentor to incoming administrators in Mesquite ISD 2013-2015
- Established school's social media presence and other communication systems to alert parents and students of critical or time-sensitive information.
- Delivered behavioral training and Professional Learning to MISD teachers as a district level Professional Learning Facilitator (“The Tough Kid”)
- Nominated and selected as campus New Teacher of the Year in Spring of 2002
- Nominated for and inducted into the Mesquite Leadership Academy as a classroom teacher 2005
- Region 10 Leadership Academy nominee and attendee 2014
- Elementary Principal of the Year nominee 2024, 2025, 2026
- MISD Elementary Principal representative on the district Site-Base Committee from 2022-Present
Affiliations
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Certification
- Elementary Education 1-8
- K-12 Special Education
- Principal (all level)
- T-PESS Certified Appraiser
- T-TESS Certified Appraiser
Timeline
Elementary School Principal
Cross Elementary, Mesquite ISD
07.2022 - Current
Elementary School Principal
Gentry Elementary, Mesquite ISD
07.2017 - 06.2022
Assistant Principal
McKenzie Elem. And Gentry Elem.-Mesquite ISD
08.2011 - 06.2017
Self-Contained Special Education Teacher
Mesquite ISD
08.2007 - 07.2008
3rd Grade Elementary Classroom Teacher
Mesquite ISD (Thompson Elementary)
08.2004 - 06.2011
2nd Grade Teacher
Commerce ISD
08.2001 - 07.2004
Master of Arts - Elementary Education W/focus On School Leadership
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Texas A&M University
High School Diploma -
Winona High School