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SHANIECE VAUGHN
Ocoee,FL
Summary
Program Specialist with a keen eye for detail and a focus on ensuring that all aspects of program implementation are executed flawlessly. Skills in information management and data synthesis that are an invaluable asset to personnel development, providing key insights to help inform decision-making. Strong communication skills allow effective conveyance of information to a wide range of stakeholders while having the ability to plan and evaluate programs that help measure success and identify areas for improvement. Skilled in problem-solving with a talent for identifying and selecting top talent to join program teams, and adept at requirements analysis to ensure that program objectives are always aligned with stakeholder needs.
Overview
16
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Orange County Public School District
Program Specialist
03.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Manifest professional code of ethics and values based on OCPS Professional Standards and Strategic Plan.
- Respond to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous, and empathetic manner, representing OCPS in a positive light.
- Model routine, intentional, and effective use of technology in daily work, including communications, organization, and management tasks.
- Develop, maintain, and monitor a system for data collection and trend analysis for assessing the impact of professional learning on instructional, program development, and teacher leadership.
- Report program data to stakeholders.
- Coordinate, design, and facilitate professional development related to instructional development and teacher leadership in collaboration with the Professional Learning Department staff.
- Create a system for eliciting feedback, reflecting, and adjusting to professional development.
- Support district events occurring outside of the regular duty hours.
- Provide district leadership through participation in collaborative working groups, including Cross-department projects and initiatives.
- Provide support, guidance, and expertise for instructional development and teacher leadership for 210 Orange County Public Schools lead mentors.
- Facilitate, upon request, communication with stakeholders to resolve problems and address critical issues.
- Develop leadership in instructional personnel and employ a distributive leadership model to employ lead mentors to build Induction and mentoring Programs at 210 schools.
- Maintain timely and accurate information and be accountable for the quality.
- Keep supervisor informed of current critical issues and incidents within his/her area of responsibility about which the supervisor should be aware.
- Provide district leadership regarding current trends, best practices, and promising innovations in educational programs and processes or areas of assigned responsibility.
- Follow the district’s policies and procedures related to all HRMD guidelines andinstructional initiatives.
- Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to fixed assets.
- Develop leadership in educational leaders to retain teachers in the field.
- Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology being used by OCPS. With the support of the district, attend training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position.
- Responsible for maintaining timely and accurate information and accountable for the quality of information maintained by those they supervise.
- Responsible for self-development and keeping updated on current research, trends, and best practices relevant to the area of responsibility.
- Support newly hired personnel by providing instruction about Principles of Professional Conduct and prohibited practices.
- Collaborate with peers and leadership to develop professional learning based on district management directives for the growth and retention of new personnel.
Westpointe Elementary School
Curriculum Resource/Instructional Coach
06.2018 - 03.2022
Job overview
- Conducts professional development regarding the curriculum, researched-based instructional strategies, district-approved enterprise systems, and best practices to all teachers and administrators
- Executes coaching cycles with teachers to strengthen best practices and frequently monitor teacher and student actions for improvement towards instructional goals
- Performs ten weekly classroom walk-throughs to monitor the current school wide trends in instruction to maintain consistent student engagement at 80% or higher
- Facilitates recurring grade level and/or subject area PLC meetings with six teams and one group of team leaders to analyze ELA and Math data to ensure teachers are identifying the students that need additional support with the standards and determine the resources necessary to boost proficiency levels
- Responsible for maintaining the collection of, analyzing, and reporting school and student benchmark data to keep administrators informed about the needs assessments of the students in the lowest 25% and to predict learning gains on the FSA assessments
- Coordinates ADDitions and Partners in Education activities by consistently building strong relationships with community members which generated over $1,000 in financial contributions and hundreds of in-kind donations
- Models to teachers the expectations for how to effectively use technology based on LaunchED guidelines and required school tasks such as communicating with parents and managing classroom behaviors using online platforms, with 95% parent participation.
Orange County Public Schools
Educator/Instructional Leader
08.2007 - 05.2018
Job overview
- Managed a team of 15 third-grade teachers by demonstrating a professional code of ethics while focusing on increasing student achievement with the FSA ELA and Math assessments
- Mentored teachers with 0-3 years of experience to develop effective standards-based instruction for ELA, Math, Science, and
- Social Studies by modeling appropriate strategies for instruction
- Developed and provided technology professional development to propel student engagement showing how iPads, Smartboards, learning management systems (Moodle), and Google Workspace apps such as Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Forms can be used in the classroom
- Collaborated with team members during content area PLCs to produce lesson plans based on a shared understanding of the standards, model instructional practice strategies, and develop assessments
- Analyzed ELA, Math, and Writing assessment data in a joint effort with team members to identify students' academic deficiencies to create targeted standards-based resources in preparation for state assessments.
Education
Full Sail University, Orlando, FL
Master of Science from Instructional Design & Technology
09.2015
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Bachelor of Science from Recreation, Parks, & Tourism
08.2005
College of Central Florida, Ocala, FL
Associate of Arts from Business Administration
05.1999
Skills
- Data aggregation, analysis, and interpretation
- Facilitator of personnel observations and targeted feedback to ensure participant outcomes are met
- Professional development content creator based on state statute and professional learning standard requirements
- Monitoring personnel performance using qualitative data for program effectiveness
- Google Workspace Microsoft Office Suite
- Microsoft Teams utilization for team and one on one meetings
Certification
Alternative Teacher Certification, Valencia College 2011
University of Florida Lastinger Certified Coach, 2021
Timeline
Program Specialist
Orange County Public School District
03.2022 - Current
Curriculum Resource/Instructional Coach
Westpointe Elementary School
06.2018 - 03.2022
Educator/Instructional Leader
Orange County Public Schools
08.2007 - 05.2018
Full Sail University
Master of Science from Instructional Design & Technology
University of Florida
Bachelor of Science from Recreation, Parks, & Tourism
College of Central Florida
Associate of Arts from Business Administration
Alternative Teacher Certification, Valencia College 2011
University of Florida Lastinger Certified Coach, 2021
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