Tanja Wheeler
Hilton Head Island,SC
Summary
A motivated and transformative leader with over 31 years of extensive work experience in educational management. Proven ability to provide excellence within the educational field. Professional can work collaboratively with others to build initiatives as a principal, supervisor, or manager.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Middle School Principal
Hilton Head Island Middle School
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
07.2021 - Current
- Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies and behavior modification
- Modeled expected and appropriate leadership to promote teaching staff and administrative personnel's positive interaction with students and families
- Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration related activities
- Researched and incorporated new educational trends and instructional strategies to optimize student performance
- Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers
- Coordinated yearly operations and staff budget, tracked expenses, and documented actions
- Supervised afterschool program to promote student growth and maintain safety for all attendees
- Communicated policies and procedures to students and parents regarding student behavior
- Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies
- Verified adherence to state, federal, and private funding source requirements across programs and outcomes
- Facilitated continued education for teaching staff through implementation of quality curriculum training and PLCs.
- Administered personnel policies and procedures for school faculty and staff
- Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback
- Established instructional practices that are driven by statistical performance data
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness and provided targeted coaching.
- Supported hiring, training, and disciplinary action in compliance with legal guidelines and requirements
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher
Lime Kiln Middle School/Howard County Public Schools
07.2018 - 07.2021
- Assessed student backgrounds and prior experience information by preparing daily and long-term lessons according to curriculum guidelines which resulted in evaluation ratings of “Highly Effective” or “Effective”
- Selected and used on-going formative and summative assessments by providing meaningful feedback on student performance which resulted in a 95% student attainment of 2019-2021 SLO’s in Family and Consumer Sciences
- Discussed student progress with parents and other need-to-know stakeholders
- Coordinated the Beyond School Hours program for students which resulted in 90% of all students who had completed the program improving reading/comprehension Lexile score of at least one full grade level
- Recruited and hired teachers in ELA and Math by providing additional instruction after school in the Beyond School Hours Program
- Monitored student progress by using on-going formative data which resulted in most students showing increased grade-level reading scores and improved math skills by the end of the 22-session program.
Principal
Nacel International School Systems
Beijing, China
08.2016 - 05.2018
- Established and defined school goals for student learning through a collaboration with teaching staff and Chinese administration which resulted in Focus and Academic Culture being developed
- Recruited and hired highly qualified teachers which resulted in parent satisfaction, student progress, decreased staff turnover rate, and staff reporting higher job satisfaction on 2017 and 2018 climate survey
- Prioritized school strengths and weaknesses by deciding when, where, and how each key indicator should be addressed which resulted in a plan being developed for 2017-2018
- Managed solutions to day-to-day issues such as student discipline and teacher performance which maintained an atmosphere where high expectations were established
- Developed and implemented a system of identification of suspected student learning weaknesses by implementing embedded school-day tutoring programs which resulted in the 2017 pass rate of TOEFL increasing by 15%
- Hired additional teachers for 2017-2018 which resulted in an increase of student enrollment by 20%.
Career and Technical Educational Teacher
Newtown High School
08.2014 - 08.2016
- Assessed student backgrounds and prior experience by preparing daily and long-term lessons according to curriculum guidelines
- Developed student interests and abilities by using variety of creative and student-centered activities
- Used ongoing formative and summative assessments which provided meaningful feedback on student performance
- Discussed student progress with parents and other need-to-know stakeholders
- Developed beginning Student Learning Objectives by using baseline, midpoint, and final assessment data which showed growth for each student
- Implemented and trained students in Serv-Pro, Food, and Preparation Sanitation and Safety Certification
- Administered 65 final assessments in Serv-Pro which resulted in 94% passing rate in 2016.
Principal
Future International School
Al Ain, The United Arab Emirites, MN
08.2011 - 08.2014
- Led staff by requiring reassignment of teachers to positions of teaching certificate, removing low-performance teachers, and replacing them with highly qualified teachers which resulted in goal of scoring improved rating from D-4 to B-2 in one school year is met.
- Implemented advisory boards by collaborating with the administrative team in continuous school improvement in health and safety, teaching and learning, and social-emotional growth of American sector students which resulted in increased parent involvement in child’s education and school schools
- Provided professional development to teachers and counseling staff by recognizing students in need of extra support in the classroom which resulted in students who were not approaching efficiency in English being immediately placed in school-day intervention classes.
Assistant Principal Grades 9-12
Arundel High School/Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Gambrills, MD
10.2007 - 07.2011
- Managed caseload of over 400 students by monitoring attendance, academic performance, and disciplinary issues
- Designed and implemented 1-hour lunch period which resulted in students being able to eat, meet with teachers for interventions, and participate in quiet study/reading
- Created master teacher supervision-duty assignments for the period by supporting student safety and security, academic achievement, social and emotional well-being, nutrition, and decision-making reflection time which resulted in most 11th-grade students improving their GPAs by at least one letter grade by end of 2nd semester in 2010
- Implemented 9th-grade assessments of 9th-grade Spanish students in response to high number of failing grades among SPI students
- Implemented common assessments by increasing opportunities for students which decreased 9th-grade student disciplinary referrals by 30%.
Education
Ed.D - Educational Leadership And Management
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN 12.2010 - 08.2013
Master of Science - Educational Supervision
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN08.2002
Bachelor of Science - Family And Consumer Sciences
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio05.1987
Skills
- Safety and security procedures
- Educational staff supervision
- Policy development and enforcement
- Relationship building and networking
- Policy and procedure adherence
- Middle school education
- Special education/504 Plan compliance monitoring
- Verbal and written communication
Additional Information
- ACHIEVEMENTS , Perfect Attendance 2007 Ashland Oil Golden Apple Award 1994 Principal of the Year 2017 – St. Paul American School/Two Plus One Program
Timeline
Middle School Principal
Hilton Head Island Middle School
07.2021 - Current
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher
Lime Kiln Middle School/Howard County Public Schools
07.2018 - 07.2021
Principal
Nacel International School Systems
08.2016 - 05.2018
Career and Technical Educational Teacher
Newtown High School
08.2014 - 08.2016
Principal
Future International School
08.2011 - 08.2014
Ed.D - Educational Leadership And Management
Capella University
12.2010 - 08.2013
Assistant Principal Grades 9-12
Arundel High School/Anne Arundel County Public Schools
10.2007 - 07.2011
Master of Science - Educational Supervision
Capella University
Bachelor of Science - Family And Consumer Sciences
Miami University
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