Hi, I’m
Stephanie Stephens
Ponte Vedra,FL
Summary
Accomplished Senior Director recognized for leveraging strong team leadership and development to drive forward progress. Highly organized, detail-oriented leader skilled in directing high-performing teams to develop solutions and solve operational and technical problems. Success implementing systems across multiple operations with superior organizational and communication skills. Passionate about educational equity and literacy.
Overview
22
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
AIM Institute For Learning And Research
Senior Director of Professional Development
04.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Lead, support, and manage team of facilitators for professional development courses including full-time and consultants facilitators
- Lead, support, and manage team of Client Support Specialist to ensure quality client support and satisfaction
- Design and implement a strategic plan for recruiting, hiring, and training of new full-time and part-time consultants for all professional development.
- Scaled consultant talent pool from no consultants to over 100 trained consultants to enable further sales
- Create processes for new workflow to include planning and execution of staffing and training models for new products
- Design substitution pool to ensure all products are delivered with fidelity to clients
- Design and implement processes for continuous onboarding and training of new full-time and consultant facilitators
- Design and implement national Training of Trainers Model to include professional development plan, fidelity and oversight, continuous growth and improvement, and ability to scale as a national model
- Design and implement plan for oversight and fidelity to ensure quality facilitation of professional development
- Create and align team goals and KPIs to organization goals
- Mange and align multimillion dollar budget to organization goals and KPIs to ensure scalability of services
- Strategically monitor goals, KPIs, and budget utilizing Smartsheet
- Create dashboards in Smartsheet to analyze survey results to utilize for continuous improvement of content and facilitation
- Design and implement continuous consulting model for large clients
- Plan, staff, and execute individualized implementation models for district and state clients
- Present at state and national conferences on implementation science and the science of reading
- Partner with researchers to create content and keep relevant of new research in the Early Literacy field
Unbounded - ELA K-5
Specialist
01.2021 - 01.2022
Job overview
- Led development of ELA K-5 Standards Institute professional development materials aligned to standards, research, and culturally responsive education aligned to the organization's vision, implementing research into the design of professional development opportunities
- Train facilitators on delivery of content for Standards Institute; Utilize project management software for each phase of materials development
- Develop organization's science of reading stance and messaging with outlines of online learning modules and frameworks
- Participate in DEI work aligned to the organization's core competencies, reflect on systemic racism in the educational system, my own implicit bias, my identity, and my place in the organization's culture
EdReports
Early Literacy Specialist
01.2018 - 01.2021
Job overview
- Led, supported and managed multiple review teams through review cycles of K-12 ELA instructional materials;used data to inform additional support needed to accomplish goals
- Strategically planned quarterly pipeline for instructional material reviews to include publisher communication,placement in the review process, and creating teams for review launching
- Recruited and managed independent consultants including scope of work, budget and onboarding
- Designed and implemented professional development for review teams pertaining to ELA Common Core State
- Standards, instructional material review tools, evidence collection, and calibration
- Developed external-facing guidance and materials for use in curriculum selection and implementation
- Collaborated with members of the Partnership, ELA and other content area teams to deliver professionallearning focused on quality, aligned instructional materials for districts and states
- Created professional development training modules for both in-person and virtual learners, including “train-the trainer” opportunities - 90% of participants in professional learning opportunities strongly agree that theexperience moved their knowledge forward
- Researched evidence-based best practices in K-2 literacy and contribute to thought-leadership messaging thatinforms informs the field and users of EdReports
- Presented at local, state, and national conferences about EdReports' mission, tools, and processes
PACE Center for Girls
Associate Director of Education State Office
01.2016 - 01.2018
Job overview
- Analyzed and evaluated all curriculum and instruction initiatives for 20 centers in the state of Florida
- Managed and trained team of Academic Managers and Program Directors across the state of Florida pertaining to strategic planning, academic mapping, vision of instruction and priorities, state graduation requirements and Department of Juvenile Justice requirements
- Served as Executive Director as needed at the center level while recruiting and training a new Exec
- Director
- Planned, created and delivered professional development for growth aligned to strategic planning
- Created and implemented trauma-informed, strength-based, and responsive training for staff at 20 centers
- Oversaw graduation requirements for all 20 centers to ensure graduation rates aligned with performance indicators
- 84% of students showed growth on tests required for graduation while in attendance at PACE
- Developed and implemented observation tools, lesson plans, and coaching cycles aligned to PACE's pillars using data and a continuous improvement approach
John E Ford Montessori School
Instructional Coach
01.2012 - 01.2016
Job overview
- Planned and implemented a three-year strategic plan for transformation of academics
- Transformational coach in which the school improved from a D rating to a B rating in two years per FSAscores
- Coached and provided feedback and next steps to develop teachers in PreK-8th grade; modeled inclassrooms for novice and veteran teachers; focused on high-quality curriculum
- Planned and implemented lesson studies and academic camps based on the needs of teachers and studentsand using data to drive intentional and planned instruction
- Researched and implemented systematic phonics instruction aligned to Montessori philosophy
- Trained teachers in 6-12-year-old Montessori curriculum
- Collaborated with literacy team to develop district curriculum for K-2 ELA
Duval County Schools
Teacher and Extended Day Director
01.2002 - 01.2012
Job overview
- Supervised Extended Day staff to include monitoring of lesson plans and activities, payroll, interviewing and staffing, staff attendance, monthly reports, scheduling for students and staff, and budget
- Planned and implemented quarterly learning activities aligned to the daily scope and sequence of math and
- ELA per grade-level
- Supervised Summer Camp staff and students to include planning of activities, payroll, interviewing and staffing, monthly reports, and budget
- Taught in multiple grade-levels including lower and upper elementary aligned to Montessori philosophy and education
Education
Barry UniversityMiami, FL
Master of Science from Montessori Education
03.2007
University of North FloridaJacksonville, FL
Bachelor of Arts from Elementary Education
05.2003
Skills
- Design, execute, and scale large projects
- Project management and implementation
- Community and partner/client engagement
- Coaching, facilitation, and professional development of educators
- Early literacy and Montessori expert
- Program Coordination to include design, budgeting, and launch
- Recruit, hire, and train to scale initiatives
- HQIM expert in K-5 and foundational skills
Accomplishments
- Two-time teacher of the year
- Nominated for Life Changer of the Year
- Duval County Instructional Coach of the Year
- Member of Leadership Jacksonville Class of 2017
Affiliations
Two-time teacher of the year Nominated for Life Changer of the Year Duval County Instructional Coach of the Year Board President, Hope at Hand, Inc. Member of Leadership Jacksonville, Class of2017, Hope at Hand, Inc. Jacksonville, FL Director of Program Development, Lead Facilitator Plan and implement curriculum in poetry therapy for at-risk teens, including original work/lesson plans inliteracy for teachers to use in their classrooms. Volunteer as a victim advocate for Hubbard House, a domestic violence shelter Train staff members in effective mindfulness techniques to use with at-risk populations, including trauma-informed teaching practices, American Montessori Society MemberNational Reading Association MemberLeadership Jacksonville
Certification
- CERI certified Structured Literacy/Dyslexia Teacher
- Orton-Gillingham Level I certification
- American Montessori Society Certified Ages 6-12
Additional Information
COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE Hope at Hand, Inc. Jacksonville, FL Director of Program Development, Lead Facilitator
- Plan and implement curriculum in poetry therapy for at-risk teens, including original work/lesson plans in literacy for teachers to use in their classrooms.
- Volunteer as a victim advocate for Hubbard House, a domestic violence shelter, and Duval Juvenile Justice Center
- Train staff members in effective mindfulness techniques to use with at-risk populations, including trauma-informed teaching practices
- Train staff members in asset-based literacy education
Timeline
Senior Director of Professional Development
AIM Institute For Learning And Research
04.2022 - Current
Specialist
Unbounded - ELA K-5
01.2021 - 01.2022
Early Literacy Specialist
EdReports
01.2018 - 01.2021
Associate Director of Education State Office
PACE Center for Girls
01.2016 - 01.2018
Instructional Coach
John E Ford Montessori School
01.2012 - 01.2016
Teacher and Extended Day Director
Duval County Schools
01.2002 - 01.2012
Barry University
Master of Science from Montessori Education
University of North Florida
Bachelor of Arts from Elementary Education
- CERI certified Structured Literacy/Dyslexia Teacher
- Orton-Gillingham Level I certification
- American Montessori Society Certified Ages 6-12
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