Roger Michael
Ladson,SC
Summary
Passionate and dedicated Principal committed to fostering a culture of inclusion among staff, students, and families, while actively cultivating systems to empower students to surpass their academic potential. Skilled in building capacity within the educational community to promote academic progress, I strive to create an environment where every individual feels valued, supported, and capable of achieving excellence.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Head of Middle School (Principal)
Meeting Street Brentwood
05.2022 - Current
- Increased reading proficiency by 10% during the 2022-2023 SY
- Average Magnitude of Growth on NWEA for Math of 1.2 Years
- Average Magnitude of Growth on NWEA For Reading of 1.1 Years
- Decreased student suspension rates by 15%
- Increased teacher retention rates by 60%.
Principal
Ingenuity Prep
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Articulate a clear vision, centered on student achievement in academics and character, and use that vision to build culture, create programs and systems, and make decisions
- Coordinate with leadership team and content specialists to support teachers developing competence in the curricula through modeling, observing, providing feedback and supporting teacher reflection
- Identify and prioritize professional development needs through analysis of student data, teacher growth areas and school needs
- Support teachers in establishing effective classroom management systems and developing students' positive social behaviors
- Collect and analyze student data to guide the formation of academic and school plans, goals and objectives
- Provide leadership to all staff and students in establishing a positive, structured, and achievement-oriented school culture.
Principal in Resident
KIPP Delta Public Schools
03.2020 - 12.2020
- Responsible for developing and managing a regional Assistant Principal Development Program
- Created and implement monthly professional development to Assistant Principals across the region
- Assistant Principal Coaching
- Weekly observations and coaching of Assistant Principals on instructional frameworks, teacher development, crucial conversations, and leveraging data to make decisions.
Assistant Principal
Gate City Charter Academy
07.2018 - 03.2020
- Increased student reading proficient by 20%
- Decreased student suspension rates by 25%
- Transitioned 100% of students to an Early College or Magnet School
- Responsible for developing a middle school vision and overseeing the expansion of the middle school to 7th and 8th grade
- Created and implement professional development
- Supporting and developing first year teachers K-8
- Instructional Coaching.
Assistant Principal
KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High School (KBC)
07.2017 - 07.2018
- Responsible for supporting and developing school-wide vision and taking on an active role in investing and mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school; owns the implementation of select school priorities in support of the school-wide vision
- Created and implement professional development
- Thunder Bootcamp: Lesson Planning Training
- Classroom Management Professional Development
- Race and Equity Professional Development
- Instructional Coaching
- Coaching the Humanities Team
- Build own and direct reports’ instructional knowledge of standards, content and instructional methods, and to provide data driven instruction
- Leadership Development
- Coaching the Grade Level Chairs.
Dean of Students
07.2016 - 01.2017
- Responsible for creating, managing, and supporting school wide student culture that supported learning and that was aligned to the school’s goals
- Also, managed two teachers and one instructional assistant
- Changed the number of students in afterschool detention from 140 students per week to
- Decreased student suspension by 30%
- Created a consist system for family follow up for afterschool detention, Saturday school detention, and suspensions.
Seventh and Eighth Teacher
KIPP Blytheville College Preparatory School (KBCPS)
07.2015 - 06.2016
- History Teacher: Responsible for developing a curriculum for 7th and 8th grade history, evaluating, and revising curricula, course content, course materials and instructional practices
- Guided Reading Teacher/Coach: Responsible for differentiating reading strategies to assist students on getting the skills they needed to read on grade level and coaching one guided reading teacher
- Developed a 7th and 8th grade history curriculum that was aligned to the C3 Framework
- Maintained a strong classroom culture and climate by creating Consistent systems and procedures, following up with students and families, and by holding students accountable for their work and behavior
- 59% of 8th graders ended the year on grade level for reading
- 71% of my 8th grade guided reading students met their end of year goals
- 50% of my 8th grade guided reading students exceeded their end of year goals.
Fourth through Seventh Grade Science Teacher
01.2015 - 06.2015
- Responsible for maintaining strong classroom culture and climate and executing strong lesson plans to prepare students for the Benchmark Exam
- Started the 2015-2016 academic year off teaching 4th and 5th grade science
- During that time I built a classroom that had strong systems, procedures, culture, and climate
- Due to the culture that I built in the classroom I was asked to switch to 6th and 7th grade science to help assist build culture on the 6th and 7th grade hallway
- I did this by creating systems and procedures for staff and students, creating systems to get families involved in student disciplinary actions and academics.
Education
Educational Specialist in K-12 Leadership -
Grand Canyon univeristy
Phoenix, AZ05.2021
Master in Educational Leadership -
Grand Canyon univeristy
Phoenix, AZ06.2016
Bachelor of Art in Political Science -
University of South Carolina Upstate
Spartanburg, SC05.2014
Skills
- Instructional Leadership
- Training and mentoring
- Policy and procedure development
- Public Speaking
- Goal Planning
- Student achievement
- Cultural Competency
- Stakeholder Management
Certification
- Educators License, 06/30/2026, South Carolina
- Arkansas Elementary K-6: Standard, 12/31/2025, Arkansas
Affiliations
- National Fellowship for Black and Latino Male Educators
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated
- Teach For America
Timeline
Head of Middle School (Principal)
Meeting Street Brentwood
05.2022 - Current
Principal
Ingenuity Prep
01.2021 - 01.2022
Principal in Resident
KIPP Delta Public Schools
03.2020 - 12.2020
Assistant Principal
Gate City Charter Academy
07.2018 - 03.2020
Assistant Principal
KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High School (KBC)
07.2017 - 07.2018
Dean of Students
07.2016 - 01.2017
Seventh and Eighth Teacher
KIPP Blytheville College Preparatory School (KBCPS)
07.2015 - 06.2016
Fourth through Seventh Grade Science Teacher
01.2015 - 06.2015
Educational Specialist in K-12 Leadership -
Grand Canyon univeristy
Master in Educational Leadership -
Grand Canyon univeristy
Bachelor of Art in Political Science -
University of South Carolina Upstate
- Educators License, 06/30/2026, South Carolina
- Arkansas Elementary K-6: Standard, 12/31/2025, Arkansas
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