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Tamira Rasco

Tamira Rasco

Fox Point,WI

Summary

Enthusiastic Administrative Professional with demonstrated experience in K-12 education, child advocacy, and grant application processes. Possesses excellent multitasking, organizational and communications skills. Strong writer who thrives from opportunities to collaborate and connect with school staff, community providers and state agencies.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Child Nutrition Organizer

Hunger Task Force
02.2023 - Current
  • Responsible for advancing the anti-hunger public policy agenda of the Advocacy Department for the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program and Farm to School Program.
  • Serve as a Wisconsin based issue expert on these three federal nutrition assistance programs, worked to increase participation in these programs through outreach, organizing, education and administrative troubleshooting.
  • Collaborate with Department of Public Instruction, school districts, before and after school meal providers, and seek other allies for the purpose of eliminating barriers to enrollment and participation and to ease administrative burdens for providers with an over-arching goal of ending childhood. hunger in Wisconsin.

Community Health Advocate/HOPE Ambassador

General Baptist State Convention Of Wisconsin, Inc
07.2020 - 02.2023
  • Facilitated and advocated for client access to services for education, housing, health care, legal and counseling assistance.
  • Implemented outreach strategies to engage clients in community-based services.
  • Liaised with supervisor for consultation and evaluation of family service plans.
  • Developed family service plan and intervention strategies for clients and families served by program.
  • Delivered services according to established advocacy and case management protocols and maintained accurate, legible and current documentation.
  • Maintained full and current understanding of available plans, products and services.
  • Collaborated with local organizations to expand health services and resources.
  • Developed and implemented training classes to educate team members and community residents.
  • Targeted specific community groups with wellness and disease management information.

New Teacher Mentor

Milwaukee Teacher Education Center
11.2019 - 11.2020

● Serve as mentor for intern teachers assigned to my caseload

● Complete weekly observations and provide instructional and management feedback aligned with goals set by the teacher’s assessor

● Meet regularly with principal to share tracked data on intern teacher’s performance ● Make recommendations for professional development suited to interns’ needs

Principal

HOPE Christian High School
06.2017 - 06.2020
  • Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers.
  • Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.
  • Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
  • Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
  • Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.
  • Established instructional practices driven through statistical performance data.
  • Administered personnel policies and procedures for school faculty and staff.

Principal

Universal Academy For The College Bound
06.2013 - 06.2017
  • Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers.
  • Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.
  • Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
  • Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
  • Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.
  • Established instructional practices driven through statistical performance data.
  • Administered personnel policies and procedures for school faculty and staff.

Education

Master of Science - Educational Leadership

Cardinal Stritch University
Milwaukee, WI

Master of Science - Urban Education

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

Bachelor of Science - Mass Communications

St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, MN

Skills

  • Analytical/synthesizing information
  • Problem solving, project management, technical skills
  • Focuses on solving conflict and finding solutions
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strategic thinking, balances team and individual responsibilities
  • Change management, visionary leadership
  • Looks for ways to improve and promote quality
  • Strong planning, organizing, professionalism
  • Dependability, initiative and innovation

Affiliations

School Nutrition Association member

Certification

  • DPI Licensed School Principal, Director of Instruction and Lifetime Educator

Timeline

Child Nutrition Organizer

Hunger Task Force
02.2023 - Current

Community Health Advocate/HOPE Ambassador

General Baptist State Convention Of Wisconsin, Inc
07.2020 - 02.2023

New Teacher Mentor

Milwaukee Teacher Education Center
11.2019 - 11.2020

Principal

HOPE Christian High School
06.2017 - 06.2020

Principal

Universal Academy For The College Bound
06.2013 - 06.2017

Master of Science - Educational Leadership

Cardinal Stritch University

Master of Science - Urban Education

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Bachelor of Science - Mass Communications

St. Cloud State University
Tamira Rasco