Stephanie Hall
Ocala
Summary
Experienced school leader with strong problem-solving skills. Driven to provide an equitable, safe, and engaging learning environment for all students. Highly developed at creating strong and lasting relations with students, staff, district personnel, and community stakeholders. Highly organized with excellent attention to detail.
Results-driven educator with 19 years honed expertise in student achievement, resource management and administration. Familiar with local, state and federal standards and regulations related to academic performance, assessment programs and educational practices. Experienced leading faculty and staff of large elementary and middle schools.
Overview
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Certification
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Principal
Marion County Public Schools
07.2023 - Current
- Streamlined routine operations in daily management tasks to enhance efficiency. Oversaw staff activities, ensuring adherence to educational objectives.
Administered student discipline matters, maintaining compliance with school policies. Promoted instructional leadership practices to elevate teaching quality. - Administer instructional, operational, and disciplinary direction to cultivate a safe, positive, and high-performing school setting within elementary and middle schools.
- Lead, evaluate, and support instructional and non-instructional personnel in enhancing pedagogical techniques via targeted feedback and guidance.
- Direct daily school operations integrating supervision schedules, campus safety measures, staff coverage, and crisis response strategies.
- Serve as key liaison for parent issues, reflecting professionalism, empathy, and core value of fostering parental involvement in student educational experience.
- Perform classroom walkthroughs and drive instructional enhancement by analyzing collaboration data, providing feedback, and fostering team building.
- Manage and promote schoolwide initiatives pertaining to PBIS, MTSS, attendance, safety, and school culture.
- Ensure compliance with district policies, state regulations, and school procedures.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with students, staff, families, and community stakeholders to promote student success, trust, and collaboration.
- Oversee student discipline and behavior interventions implementing uniform, equitable, and restorative practices focusing on holistic student engagement over individual actions or events.
- Developed and implemented strategic initiatives to enhance student achievement and engagement.
- Collaborated with faculty to design professional development programs aligned with educational goals.
- Orchestrated data analysis projects to guide instructional methodologies and advance educational success.
- Mentored and supported staff in curriculum development and classroom management techniques.
- Facilitated school-wide events that strengthened community engagement and cultivated a positive school atmosphere.
- Evaluated academic programs for effectiveness, recommending improvements based on stakeholder feedback.
- Oversaw compliance with state education regulations, ensuring alignment with district policies and standards.
- Fostered positive school culture by promptly and effectively addressing student behavior concerns.
- Managed student behavior and enforced discipline standards.
Content Area Specialist (ELA, Math, and Science)
Marion County Public Schools
08.2015 - 06.2023
- Designed and launched professional development programs reflecting school-wide trends.
- Evaluated reading data to structure development of mini lessons aimed at specific skills and directed implementation that produced 38% increase
- Implemented after-school tutoring initiative aimed at bottom quartile students, resulting in 68% demonstrating significant growth. Designed program to specifically address needs of underperforming students. Facilitated targeted learning strategies that enhanced overall student performance.
- Fostered collaboration with classroom teachers and school leadership team
- Evaluated benchmark data and F.A.S.T data to identify student needs and instructional challenges.
- Organized literacy and numeracy events for school and community engagement
- Analyzed instructional needs and devised a plan to enhance support for teachers and students through strategic lessons.
- Organized support schedules to maximize student engagement.
- Facilitate professional development initiatives as lead mentor teacher for Ocala Springs Elementary.
- Executed multiple successful Title 1 family events.
- Engineered tailored professional development aligned with teacher needs and staff surveys.
- Developed strategic remediation lessons for the district in 4th and 5th grade.
- Facilitated professional development for district on foundational skills.
- Simultaneously served as Content Area Specialist for 3 Marion County Charter Schools for 2 years.
- Mentored new Content Area Specialists and guided them in professional goal setting.
- Coordinated cross-functional initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and streamline processes.
- Analyzed data trends to inform strategic decision-making and improve service delivery outcomes.
- Developed training materials and conducted workshops to upskill team members on best practices.
- Implemented new systems for tracking inventory, reducing discrepancies, and optimizing resource allocation.
General Education Teacher
Marion County Public Schools
08.2007 - 06.2015
- Designed lessons with value, sequence, clarity, and differentiation using knowledge of student learning, lesson progressions, and student needs.
- Created a learning environment that fostered learning through respect and relationships.
- Engaged students in learning through reflection and feedback using formative assessments to drive and refine instruction.
- Included parents and community through regularly scheduled parent events focused on standards-based instruction highlighting student knowledge, growth, and creativity.
Education
M.Ed. - Educational Leadership
American College of Education
06-2021
B. S. - Elementary Education
University of Central Florida
01-2007
Skills
- Instructional leadership
- Parent engagement and communication
- Student achievement
- Data-driven instruction
- School improvement
- School facilities and operations
- Relationship building and networking
- Discipline management
- Verbal and written communication
- Team collaboration
- Schedule oversight
- Training and mentoring
Certification
- ESOL Endorsed
- Reading Endorsed
- Educational Leadership
Timeline
Assistant Principal
Marion County Public Schools
07.2023 - Current
Content Area Specialist (ELA, Math, and Science)
Marion County Public Schools
08.2015 - 06.2023
General Education Teacher
Marion County Public Schools
08.2007 - 06.2015
M.Ed. - Educational Leadership
American College of Education
B. S. - Elementary Education
University of Central Florida