Ruth Badalucco
Pinckney Community Schools
Pinckney,MI
1
Certification
23
years of professional experience
Experienced with educational leadership, curriculum development, and staff management. Utilizes strategic planning to enhance academic programs and foster supportive learning environment. Knowledge of best practices in student engagement and school administration to drive continuous improvement.
Work History
Principal
4 Years 9 Months- Successfully managed the building structural reorganization by transitioning the 3rd grade into the facility in 2023.
- Recruit, interview, and train comprehensive building staff including teachers, instructional aides, media staff, and secretaries.
- Identify strategic school improvement goals to design, create, and facilitate targeted professional development (PD).
- Maintain active, continued affiliation with the Literacy Leadership Network to drive school improvement initiatives.
- Transitioned the traditional School Improvement Team into a dynamic Building Leadership Team aligned with the Literacy Leadership Network for Continuous School Improvement Process.
- Restructured the building's behavioral frameworks by transitioning the PBIS Committee to a PBIS Tier 1 committee and establishing a new PBIS Tier 2 Committee.
- Design and execute comprehensive, building-wide operational schedules and building procedures.
- Oversee and manage the annual school budget, ensuring all financial resources directly align with school improvement goals.
- Identify and secure alternative building revenue sources via community partnership rewards programs with Busch's and Kroger.
Principal
3 Years- Spearheaded the health and safety transition of all building routines to align with Covid protocols to successfully reopen the school.
- Recruited, hired, and trained certified instructional staff and support personnel.
- Identified data-driven school improvement goals and developed/facilitated custom staff professional development.
- Participated actively in the state-level Literacy Leadership Network Pilot.
- Created cohesive building-wide master schedules and standardized day-to-day building procedures.
- Managed the school budget to align expenditures with overarching school improvement metrics.
- Secured alternative building funding streams through corporate community partnerships with Busch's and Kroger.
- Formed a dedicated PBIS Committee to construct and implement foundational PBIS Tier 1 school-wide components.
- Transitioned the School Improvement Team into a collaborative Building Leadership Team aligned with the Literacy Leadership Network for Continuous School Improvement Process.
Principal
3 Years- Conducted rigorous teacher evaluations and comprehensive staff performance evaluations.
- Maintained transparent, regular, and ongoing school communication updates with school families and instructional staff.
- Recruited, vetted, and onboarded high-quality building staff.
- Identified, mapped, and executed targeted annual school improvement goals.
- Created, organized, and facilitated comprehensive professional development plans.
- Constructed efficient building-wide master schedules and optimized building procedures.
- Managed the building budget, ensuring fiscal accountability aligned with school improvement goals.
- Sought alternative revenue options for student programs through local Busch's and Kroger community incentives.
- Formed and led a new PBIS committee tasked with implementing Tier 1 components school-wide.
- Facilitated the ongoing School Improvement Team Committee to routinely analyze progress on school improvement metrics.
Interim Principal
- Managed building operations and carried out official teacher evaluations and staff evaluations.
- Provided consistent, clear, and ongoing building communication to support school families and staff.
Assistant Principal / Administrative Intern
1 Year- Coordinated and facilitated comprehensive, school-wide professional development focusing on special education services and Child Find mandates.
- Supported instructional quality through formal teacher evaluation and staff evaluation.
- Provided direct administrative support to assist with student needs.
Special Education Teacher
9 Years- Managed the complete compliance, implementation, and development of student Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
- Delivered specialized, differentiated instruction for students aligned strictly with personal IEP goals.
- Utilized formal testing tools to assess and progress-monitor student growth.
- Coordinated multi-disciplinary ancillary support services for qualifying special education students.
- Served as a building START coach and Instructional Consultation Team (ICT) facilitator.
- Acted as the special education department representative during district-level planning.
- Designed and delivered specialized professional development to staff regarding autism spectrum disorders, accommodations, and the building problem-solving process.
Title I Intervention Teacher
1 Year- Designed and delivered targeted math and reading intervention strategies for identified at-risk students.
Education
Master of Education - Elementary Reading and Literacy
Graduate Certificate - Basic School Administration
Bachelor of Science - Special Education (Emotional Impairment and Elementary Education)
Skills
Employee performance evaluations
Staff management
Verbal and written communication
Training and mentoring
Staff development
Team collaboration
School community relations
Student and parent relations
Certification
- School Administrator Certificate: Elementary & Secondary Admin PK-12
- Professional Teaching Certificate – Elementary K-5 All Subjects: Valid for K-8 all subjects in a self-contained classroom (ZG)
- Professional Teaching Certificate – Emotional Impairment: Valid for grades K-12 (SE)
- Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) & CPR Credentials: Maintained and updated yearly
- Basic Archery Instructor Certification: National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP)
Interests
Competitive Equestrian: Actively compete in Dressage at the local
regional
and national levels.
Outdoor Recreation: Passionate about hiking
UTV riding
and camping.
Professional Training & Specialized Frameworks
- Literacy Leadership Network (MEMSPA, MAISA, MDE): (2018 – Present) Deeply engaged in the Continuous School Improvement process; specialized in developing and executing Inquiry Cycles, establishing Shared Agreements, and guiding data-driven Building Leadership Teams to craft annual professional development plans.
- National PBIS Leadership Forum: (Attended Nov 2017, Nov 2018, Nov 2020) Trained extensively in the PBIS Framework; successfully established functioning PBIS Leadership Teams at two elementary schools, created Tier 1 school-wide components, and monitored implementation fidelity.
- Instructional Consultation Team (ICT) Coach: (2015 – 2016) Provided critical instructional coaching and objective feedback on the behavioral/academic problem-solving process for facilitators-in-training.
- Instructional Consultation Team (ICT) Facilitator: (2010 – 2014) Appointed as the building ICT Facilitator for Navigator Upper Elementary; served as a district-level presenter alongside other district ICT facilitators.
- START Project (Statewide Autism Resources and Training): (2008 – 2009) Trained as a certified START coach for Navigator Upper Elementary and functioned as a subject matter presenter at county-level trainings.
- Differentiated Instruction (Train the Trainer Institute): (2008 – 2009) Mastered advanced differentiated instructional theories and practices for grades K-8 to design and facilitate turnkey PD for building staff.
- MEMSPA Legal Updates: Regularly attend educational law updates and briefings provided by the Thrun Law Firm.
Timeline
Principal
Pinckney Community Schools
01.2022 - CurrentRead More
Principal
Pinckney Community Schools
01.2019 - 01.2022Read More
Principal
Pinckney Community Schools
01.2016 - 01.2019Read More
Interim Principal
Pinckney Community Schools
01.2016 - 01.2016Read More
Assistant Principal / Administrative Intern
Pinckney Community Schools
01.2014 - 01.2015Read More
Special Education Teacher
Pinckney Community Schools
01.2005 - 01.2014Read More
Title I Intervention Teacher
Pinckney Community Schools
01.2004 - 01.2005Read More
Eastern Michigan University
Bachelor of Science from Special Education (Emotional Impairment and Elementary Education)
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Eastern Michigan University
Graduate Certificate from Basic School Administration
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Walden University
Master of Education from Elementary Reading and Literacy
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