Thelma Ramsey Bryant
Monmouth Junction,New Jersey
Summary
Professional and gifted education advocate with experience working for several local charter schools. Poised and astute to coordinate various simultaneous tasks. Focused on promoting success for students.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal
J.L. Costley Middle School
07.2020 - Current
- Led schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration and related activities.
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies and behavior modification.
- Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students and teachers.
- Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
- Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
- Prepared school budget and submitted to school board with recommendations for hiring, capital expenditures and cost-saving initiatives.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Administered personnel policies and procedures for school faculty and staff.
- Created Career and Technical Education opportunities for middle school students
- Created Middle School afterschool sports program that includes swimming, golf, basketball, & track and field
Principal
Langston Hughes Elementary School
07.2018 - 06.2020
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies and behavior modification.
- Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration and related activities.
- Prepared school budget and submitted to school board with recommendations for hiring, capital expenditures and cost-saving initiatives.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Administered personnel policies and procedures for school faculty and staff.
- Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students and teachers.
- Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
- Implemented a mindfulness program to address SEL with students
- Implemented a Parent University to provide parents with instructional strategies to assist their children at home
Principal
East Orange STEM Academy
07.2016 - 06.2018
- Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration and related activities.
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies and behavior modification.
- Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students and teachers.
- Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
- Created a dual enrollment program with New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Spearheaded the creation of a state-of-the-art STEM lab for the middle school component of the school
- Created feeder programs from middle school to High school in the areas of Robotics, Computer Science and Allied Health
Assistant Director of Special Education
East Orange School District
07.2014 - 06.2018
- Created inclusive work environment and school community by engaging in training, reflection and dialogue.
- Coached school-based special education teachers and special education team members.
- Verified delivery of proper instruction and interventions for students.
- Maintained external partnerships with varying agencies on behalf of at-risk population of scholars.
- Supported and guided school personnel on best practices for special education.
- Evaluated special education personnel including school psychologist, Learning disability consultants, social workers and speech language specialists
- Created a speech language specialist internship program with area colleges and universities
- Communicated with parents to encourage active parental participation in education.
- Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.
- Kept school in full compliance with established policies, legal requirements and student safety standards.
- Created a teacher assistant evaluation tool to ensure that support staff provided effective support to certificated staff
- Created personalized professional development for teacher assistants to ensure they were appropriately trained to assist instructional staff
Assistant Principal
East Orange Campus High School
07.2010 - 06.2014
- Built and maintained positive relationships with diverse stakeholders, such as parents, school volunteers and outside agencies.
- Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Partnered with Principal to administer school program in alignment with vision and goals, providing positive, high-expectation academic environment.
- Built productive relationships with parents of students facing difficult situations at school or at home.
- Supervised and evaluated teaching and support staff through instructional leadership and professional development.
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies and behavior modification.
Supervisor of Special Education
East Orange School District
07.2003 - 06.2010
- Used FOCUS and EASYIEP to maintain student records and prepare reports.
- Collaborated with families to provide resources for children outside of school district.
- Interpreted and analyzed academic data to maintain student development and retention.
- Coached and observed 40+ teachers to improve teaching techniques.
- Supported general education teachers and administrators in implementing strategies to meet needs of students with IEPs.
- Evaluated 100-person special education staff through classroom observation, feedback and recommendations.
- Maintained contact with parents to address concerns and needs of children.
- Coordinated with outside state agencies to acquire services for special needs children.
- Facilitated 150 IEP meetings per year by using family-centered, strength-based approach.
- Collaborated with school psychologists to conduct behavioral assessments and intervention plans for approximately 50 students.
- Led and managed child study teams to develop behavior and social-emotional interventions to support students academically and socially.
- Planned and implemented staff development and in-service training programs to enhance knowledge and skills.
- Directed day-to-day operations of education program and supervised support staff to delegate assignments and evaluate performance.
- Represented educational program at meetings and conferences to serve as subject matter liaison for array of services and activities assigned.
- Organized and allocated resources required to meet needs of 1400 students and 100 instructors
- Acquired grants and other sources of funding for educational programs and projects and drafted proposals and agreements to support proper allocation.
Education
ABD - Educational Leadership
Arkansas State University
State University, AR08.2023
Certification- Supervisory
New Jersey City University
Jersey CityMaster of Arts - Speech Pathology
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, ILBachelor of Arts - Deaf Rehabilitation
Talladega College
Talladega, ALSkills
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Program Evaluation
- Staff Management
- Public Speaking
- Special Education
- School Administration
- School Community Relations
- Process Improvement
- Employee Oversight
- Community Engagement
- Staff Development
- Student Performance Data
- Middle School Education
Accomplishments
- Managed school operations for 1500 students.
- Established cultural days in which students and staffers provided insight into personal ethnic backgrounds, resulting in better understanding and more inclusive environment.
- Integrated 100% technology use into daily classroom instruction, which allowed students greater access to information and reduced teaching staff's administrative functions by 30%.
- Coordinated yearly budget totaling over $15 million dollars.
- Integrated Schoology LMS (Learning Management System) into daily classroom instruction which allowed students greater access to information and reduced teaching staffs administrative functions by 75%%.
- Established school's social media presence and automated phone system to alert parents and students of critical or time-sensitive information.
- Created and supervised student mentorship volunteer program, resulting in increased confidence levels as well as improved communication skills for all involved parties.
Affiliations
National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Member
New Jersey School Principals and Administrators Association, Member
East Orange Administrators' Association, President
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, Lifetime member
Certification
- School Administrator Certificate of Eligibility, New Jersey Department of Education
- Principal Certification, New Jersey Department of Education
- Supervisor Certification, New Jersey Department of Education
- Speech Language Specialist, New Jersey Department of Education
Timeline
Principal
J.L. Costley Middle School
07.2020 - Current
Principal
Langston Hughes Elementary School
07.2018 - 06.2020
Principal
East Orange STEM Academy
07.2016 - 06.2018
Assistant Director of Special Education
East Orange School District
07.2014 - 06.2018
Assistant Principal
East Orange Campus High School
07.2010 - 06.2014
Supervisor of Special Education
East Orange School District
07.2003 - 06.2010
ABD - Educational Leadership
Arkansas State University
Certification- Supervisory
New Jersey City University
Master of Arts - Speech Pathology
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Arts - Deaf Rehabilitation
Talladega College
- School Administrator Certificate of Eligibility, New Jersey Department of Education
- Principal Certification, New Jersey Department of Education
- Supervisor Certification, New Jersey Department of Education
- Speech Language Specialist, New Jersey Department of Education
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