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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Internship
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Tierra Jones

Murfreesboro,TN
Tierra Jones

Summary

Experienced Teacher and Director with 10+ years of experience overseeing a wide variety of administrative functions essential to business operations.

Overview

11
years of professional experience

Work History

Memphis Merit Academy

Interventionist
02.2020 - Current

Job overview

  • Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities that facilitate active learning experiences
  • Develop schemes of work and lesson plans
  • Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities
  • Prepare classroom for class activities
  • Provide a variety of learning materials and resources for use in educational activities
  • Identify and select different instructional resources and methods to meet students' varying needs
  • Instruct and monitor students in the use of learning materials and equipment
  • Use relevant technology to support instruction
  • Observe and evaluate student's performance and development
  • Assign and grade class work, homework, tests and assignments
  • Provide appropriate feedback on work
  • Encourage and monitor the progress of individual students
  • Maintain accurate and complete records of students' progress and development.

Memphis Merit Academy

Activity Director
02.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Assist club advisors and members with technical aspects of their obligations to include scheduling of events, practices schedules, ordering, and accurate attendance
  • Proactively intervene in student behavior issues to minimize suspension from the program by administering behavior slips to club advisors to request monthly updates on grades and behavior from homeroom teachers
  • Coordinate and supervise all fundraising efforts for all sports and clubs
  • Coordinate all game schedules and performances with outside vendors to ensure participation of all scholars in the program
  • Coordinate arrangement for speakers, performances, and other school guest speakers as it relates to after-school programming
  • Work one-on-one with all sponsors to ensure the effective communication and planning of program events and performances to the parent body
  • Provides for planning and implementation of after-school program awards programs for the recognition of scholars for participation and demonstration of core values and discipline while participating in after-school programming
  • Direct, oversee, and participate in the development of summer camps, quarterly clinics, and summer try-outs by monitoring and evaluating programs
  • Assist new clubs with the development process, provide club advisors with training and orientation to include by not limited to scheduling, coordination of tryouts, registration, sign-ups, and parent orientation
  • Perform all other duties as assigned by the Administration team to ensure the effectiveness of the after-school program.

Cornerstone Learning Center

Lead Teacher
05.2019 - 02.2021

Job overview

  • Ensure the safety and well-being of each child by responding to their emotional, social, and physical needs as well as educational needs
  • Engage students in activities and play that stimulates their development
  • Assist students with activities of daily life (restroom use, diapering, hand washing)
  • Appropriately supervise students while always keeping them safe
  • Establish a professional relationship with each student's parents
  • Design engaging course curriculum, lesson plans, and assessments tools for a diverse group of students
  • Prepare monthly parents' newsletters and study material for each student
  • Provide instruction and support for students with disabilities in the regular classroom
  • Plan, organize, and assign activities that are specific to each student's abilities
  • Discuss students' progress with parents, teachers, directors, and administrators.

CADC, LLC

Regional Director
04.2018 - 12.2018

Job overview

  • Assisting the field organizers in all canvasser recruitment activities
  • Ensuring that recruitment goals are achieved throughout duration of program
  • Ensuring successful training and orientation of all Canvassers
  • Providing canvass team with positive leadership, resources, guidance, and technical support required to succeed in the program
  • Ensuring that all canvassers are launched and completed in a timely manner
  • Ensuring that all field organizers properly perform their roles and maintain accurate and reliable data
  • Providing qualitative reports as part of an ongoing evaluation
  • Administrative work (scheduling, email communication, and payroll).

The Goddard School

Lead Teacher
07.2017 - 04.2018

Job overview

  • Established and maintained a safe and healthy, and nurturing environment
  • Worked together with the Assistant Teacher and in conjunction with the entire staff
  • Designed engaging course curriculum, lesson plans, and assessments tools for a diverse group of students
  • Maintained a record of growth for each individual student.

Rainbow Childcare Center

Lead Teacher
10.2015 - 07.2017

Job overview

  • Ensure the daily care of every child by following all licensing guidelines and implementing all company standards
  • Help to maintain a fun and interactive classroom that is clean and organized
  • Have countless advancement opportunities through our on-going training and expansive network of centers and brands
  • Prepare lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations
  • Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help those master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers
  • Observe Students' performances and record relevant data to assess progress
  • Organize and label materials, and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their eye levels and perceptual skills
  • Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.

University High

Teacher's Assistant
08.2013 - 07.2014

Job overview

  • Provided study assistance for elementary students, grades 1st- 8th, in areas of Social Studies, Reading and English.

Williamson County Board of Education
Franklin, TN

Assistant Director
12.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
  • Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Education

Wooddale High School
, Memphis, TN

High School Diploma
07.2010

Northwest Mississippi Community College
, Senatobia, MS

Associate of Arts from General College
05.2016

Austin Peay State University
, Clarksville, TN

Bachelor of Arts from Political Science/Health and Human Performance
12.2018

Skills

  • Curriculum and Lesson Planning
  • Classroom Management
  • Behavior Management
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Professional Development
  • Vendor Orientation
  • Instructional Coaching
  • Payroll
  • Database Administration
  • Activity Organization
  • Staff Training
  • Coaching and Mentoring

Affiliations

  • Member: Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honor Society)
  • Pre-Law Society
  • Fundraiser Coordinator, Forensic Science and Debate

Internship

Shelby County Juvenile Court, Juvenile Counselor Intern

  • Assists in providing individual and family skills training; provides skill building via implementation of effective practices in community supervision to youth.
  • Develop action plans for juveniles
  • Directs supervision and control of activities of juveniles
  • Supervising youths who were either in custody or on probation
  • Court Observation


Nexus Stem Academy, School Enrollment Coordinator

  • Entering, updating and reviewing data and records
  • Corresponding with applicants and prospective candidates
  • Processing enrollments and dis-enrollments

Timeline

Assistant Director

Williamson County Board of Education
12.2023 - Current

Activity Director

Memphis Merit Academy
02.2022 - Current

Interventionist

Memphis Merit Academy
02.2020 - Current

Lead Teacher

Cornerstone Learning Center
05.2019 - 02.2021

Regional Director

CADC, LLC
04.2018 - 12.2018

Lead Teacher

The Goddard School
07.2017 - 04.2018

Lead Teacher

Rainbow Childcare Center
10.2015 - 07.2017

Teacher's Assistant

University High
08.2013 - 07.2014

Wooddale High School

High School Diploma

Northwest Mississippi Community College

Associate of Arts from General College

Austin Peay State University

Bachelor of Arts from Political Science/Health and Human Performance
Tierra Jones