Rhori Edwards
Austin
Summary
Dedicated Customer Success Representative with eduction degree and high-level expertise in data-driven decision execution. Developed programs and promoted opportunities for student achievement in large metropolitan school system. Excellent statistical, systems management and communications skills leading to optimum outcomes.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal
Austin Achieve Public Schools
03.2022 - Current
- Founding Principal of PK–8 campus
- Create scopes and sequences for curriculum
- Coaching, hiring, content delivery for professional Development
- Managed admin team and teachers
- Launched campus PTA
- Event planning
- Managed RTI and 504 caseloads
- Tracked school progress towards district goals
- Lead TIA initiatives and afterschool TCLAS programming
Principal in Residence
Idea Public Schools
06.2020
- Founding member of launching school
- Trained teachers
- Unpacked curriculum
- Lead district in Wit and Wisdom K–2 assessments
- Delivered PD's
- Managed Special education Caseload, RTI, and 504's
- Created school wide celebrations for reading, PE, and team building
- Tracked and monitored data for ELA and progress for student goals and objectives
IB Coordinator
Frazier International
01.2018 - 06.2020
- Company Overview: CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL CHICAGO, IL
- Currently coordinating whole school International Baccalaureate programmes for grades K–8
- Assisting teachers with creating dynamic and interactive lessons plans to enhance student knowledge of reading and interpreting literature and writing cohesive and focused essays
- While adding depth and rigor through observations, coaching, think partnering questioning techniques
- Key Contributions: Earned Distinguished Reach performance ratings for the quality of classroom teaching, engagement, lesson plans, and instructional materials used in teaching diverse subjects (e.g., language arts, social studies and history)
- Developed innovative approaches that were held as the model standard for meeting district goals in areas including technology integration across the curriculum, experiential learning, literacy and diversity
- Taught general education students and individuals with learning challenges within a mainstreamed, inclusive classroom
- Created and piloted Grammar Data Driven Cycle for school-wide improvement, where teachers learned how to implement the DDI cycle with fidelity
- Utilized Action research to guide school wide inquiry and action planning
- IB programme evaluator
- Served on an IB interdisciplinary team focused on curriculum development, classroom strategies, reading across all disciplines, and thought provoking extended responses
- CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL CHICAGO, IL
Founding Teacher
KIPP Austin Public Schools
02.2014 - 01.2018
Lead Humanities Instructor
Urban Prep Academy for Young Men
01.2012 - 01.2014
- English 1 and Lead Humanities instructor
- New teacher mentor
- Co-founded Debate team and Newspaper
- Developed curriculum for struggling readers to become on-track for ACT testing
- Co-creator of action plans and contract for student behavioral adjustment
- Utilized the DDI cycle for student performance enhancement
Education
Master of Science - Education
Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL12-2011
Skills
- Relationship building and networking
- School culture
- Educational staff supervision
- Standardized testing and scoring
- Curriculum development and oversight
- Technology integrations
- Academic administration
- Student achievement
- Teaching and learning assessments
- Annual reviews
- Student performance data
- Faculty training and development
- Education administration
- School event coordination
- Group facilitation and presentations
- Team collaboration
- Data-driven instruction
- Instructional leadership
- Stakeholder management
- Training and mentoring
- Budget administration
- Fundraising
- Goal planning
- Program management
- Organizational management
- Remote learning coordination
- Curriculum development
Timeline
Principal
Austin Achieve Public Schools
03.2022 - Current
Principal in Residence
Idea Public Schools
06.2020
IB Coordinator
Frazier International
01.2018 - 06.2020
Founding Teacher
KIPP Austin Public Schools
02.2014 - 01.2018
Lead Humanities Instructor
Urban Prep Academy for Young Men
01.2012 - 01.2014
Master of Science - Education
Roosevelt University
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