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Tierra Jones
Murfreesboro,TN
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
2020.02 - Current (4 years & 7 months)
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
2022.02 - Current (2 years & 7 months)
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
2019.05 - 2021.02 (1 year & 9 months)
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
2018.04 - 2018.12 (8 months)
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
2017.07 - 2018.04 (9 months)
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
2015.10 - 2017.07 (1 year & 9 months)
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
2013.08 - 2014.07 (11 months)
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
2023.12 - Current (9 months)
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
2023.12 - Current (9 months)
Activity Director
Memphis Merit Academy
2022.02 - Current (2 years & 7 months)
Interventionist
Memphis Merit Academy
2020.02 - Current (4 years & 7 months)
Lead Teacher
Cornerstone Learning Center
2019.05 - 2021.02 (1 year & 9 months)
Regional Director
CADC, LLC
2018.04 - 2018.12 (8 months)
Lead Teacher
The Goddard School
2017.07 - 2018.04 (9 months)
Lead Teacher
Rainbow Childcare Center
2015.10 - 2017.07 (1 year & 9 months)
Teacher's Assistant
University High
2013.08 - 2014.07 (11 months)
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
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