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Todd Robson

Beaverton

Summary

To obtain the position of Director of Curriculum and Instruction brining a focus, dedication and drive, impacting the highest levels of achievement for all students, enhancing and strengthening staff via strong, consistent and relevant professional development and aligning both with the District vision and core values ensuring the unrelenting pursuit to be world class.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director of Teaching and Learning K-12 Schools

Tigard Tualatin School District
07.2016 - 06.2024
  • Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
  • Established a culture of continuous improvement by fostering open communication channels and empowering employees to voice their ideas.
  • Cultivated a positive work environment that fostered employee engagement, increased retention rates, and boosted overall team morale.
  • Managed budgets effectively to ensure optimal use of resources while maintaining financial stability.
  • Facilitated cross-functional collaboration for improved decision-making processes within the organization.
  • Improved project efficiency with strategic planning, resource allocation, and time management practices.
  • Optimized staff performance by designing comprehensive training programs tailored to individual needs.
  • Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.
  • Improved team morale and productivity by implementing comprehensive professional development program.
  • Negotiated favorable contracts with vendors for reduced costs and improved service quality.
  • Evaluated employee performance objectively using established standards of performance and non-judgemental data collection, leading to enhanced performance, continual employee growth and reflective practices.

Principal, Templeton Elementary School

Tigard Tualatin School District
07.2007 - 06.2016

• Collaborate with teachers to develop and conduct in-depth training specific to Student Achievement Team processes enhancing and maintaining curriculum/national standards focus, developing mission/vision/core values, creating common formative assessments and setting student performance goals and objectives.

• Observe teaching methods and examine learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques, and to determine areas whee improvement is needed while connecting relevant and rigorous goals and adult actions directly to instructional implementation.

• Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff.

• Evaluate curricula, teaching methods, and programs to determine their effectiveness, efficacy, and utilization to ensure that school activities comply with federal, state, and local regulations.

• Establish, coordinate, and oversee district-wide programs and systems at high levels within building, including ongoing evaluation and student academic and behavior achievement via RTI/EBIS, PBIS, Time to Teach classroom management, Anti-Bullying Stop/Walk/Talk, and SWIS data systems to track and guide decisions specific to school climate.

• Plan and lead professional development activities for teachers, administrators, and support staff specific to school and district continual improvement efforts, focus and vision.

• Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, professional development and equipment, and authorized purchases.

• Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and create and prepare school-wide course schedules and descriptions to estimate and allow for necessary staffing and facility requirements, priorities and needs.

• Develop strong collaborative and trusting relationships with staff, parents and students via availability, accessability, clarity of vision and providing timely, relevan t and consistent feedback and follow through.

• Plan and develop instructional delivery methods, strategies and content for educational and student activity programs designed to intervene and enrich during and beyond the school day.

• Develop partnerships with businesses, community members, and other organizations/constituents to help meet identified educational needs and to provide vital support programs for families and students.

• Collect and analyze student data, community survey data, regulatory information, and data on demographic and employment trends to forecast enrollment patterns and curriculum change needs.

• Develop instructional technology vision and implement multi-year, school-wide technology plan paving eh way to becoming a 1:1 school in 2015-2016.

• Develop and implement district and school-wide equity focus, including culturally relevant instructional practices with a priority to eliminate the racial achievement gap.

Associate Principal, Meadow Park Middle School

Beaverton School District
07.2000 - 06.2007

• Serving on Superintendent's Cabinet

• Serving on the District Data Warehouse Committee

• Serving on the Sunset Region Agenda Development Committee

• Serving on the Sunset Regional Action Team

• Charing the ABSA Scholarship Committee

• Training in Critical Friends , Critical Friends Group Coach

• Developing school-wide student management system

• Organizing/planning/implementing staff development activities

• Analyzing school, District, and state data for program and curricular development

• Supervising/evaluating certified and classified staff including custodians, secretaries, ISS teacher, and classroom aides

• Supervising Language Arts and Science Curriculum Development

• Developing building-wide Literacy Cadre

• Chairing Building Technology and Safety Committee

• Supervising Physical Education Department

• Working with and supervising teachers to develop Dual Language Program

• Supervising English as a Second Language staff and programs

• Assisting in coordination of budget system

• Creating and implementing curriculum development projects

• Overseeing building/grounds and physical plan operations

• Overseeing building-wide testing process

• Overseeing/Creating/Implementing building schedule using electronic Student Information System (eSIS)

• Implementing 2nd Steps Anti-Violence Program

• Planning/Coordinating NikeGo community partnership

• Training in Brain-Based research/techniqes with Pat Wolfe

• Training in Socratic Seminar with Trish Weiss

• Training in Sheltered Techniques with Ron Rohac

• Training in Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) with developer/author Jana Echevarria

• Instructing staff on use of specific technology

• Serving on the District Physical Education CIM Project Team

Supervisor of Student Teachers

Lewis and Clark College (Teacher Education)
09.1999 - 06.2000

• Supervised and evaluated nine student teachers

Assistant Principal, TOSA, Sexton Elementary Schoo

Beaverton School District
07.1998 - 06.2000

• Managing and organizing segments of the school budget

• Managing students - maintaining school-wide discipline and policies

• Managing student service/leadership groups

• Establishing and maintaining community relations

• Planning and implementing staff development activities

• Assisting in writing scholl improvement plan

• Creating and producing school-wide television broadcast

• Supervising non-certified staff and student teachers

Classroom Teacher - Grade 4 Cedar Mill Elementary

Beaverton School District
08.1991 - 06.1998

• Confer with other staff members to plan or schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.

• Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.

• Guide or counsel students with adjustment problems, academic problems, or special academic interests.

• Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of student with a variety of disabilities.

• Perform administrative duties in collaboration with building principal.

• Plan or supervise experiential learning activities, such as class projects, filed trips, demonstrations, or visits by guest speakers.

Education

Continuing Administration License: K-12

Portland State University
Portland, OR
06-2006

Initial Administrative License: K-12

Lewis And Clark College
Portland, OR
06-2000

Master of Science - Education Policy, Foundations And Administration

Portland State University
Portland, OR
07-1998

Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education

University of Montana Western
Dillon, MT
05-1991

Skills

    Education, Training and Technology

    Administration and Management

    Customer and Personal Service

    Active Listening, Speaking, Writing

    Judgement and Decision Making

    Management of Personnel

    Material Resources

    Complex Problem Solving

    Critical Thinking

    Coordination and Instruction

    Systems Evaluation

    Quality Control Analysis

    Time Management

Certification

• 2006 Continuing Administrator's License, Principal/Superintendent - Portland State University

• 2000 Initial Oregon Administrator's License, Principal - Lewis and Clark College

• 1991 Standard Oregon Elementary Teacher's License




Other Professional Development Experience

• Courageous Conversations Administrative and Staff Training, 2009-2013

• Break Through Coaching, Time Management Systems Training, 2009

• Instructional Rounds Institute, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 2012

• Lab School Designation and Presentation, Templeton Elementary: Provided training specific to literacy instruction and EBIS data team processes to district teams from around the state, 2012-2015

• Presenter State-Wide PBIS Conference, Eugene, OR 2012 and 2013

• Presenter State-Wide OrRTI Conference, Bend, OR, 2014 and Sun River, OR, 2015

• Coaching Leaders to Attain Student Success (CLASS) Certified Trainer, Certified 2014-2015


Affiliations

COSA - Confederation of Oregon School Administrators

ASCD - Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development 

NAESP - National Association of Elementary School Principals

Accomplishments

• State of Oregon Celebrating Student Success Champion School Award, Templeton Elementary, 2012

• Beaverton Education Foundation Golden Apple Award Recipient, Teacher of the Year, 1998

• Beaverton Foundation Mini-Grant for Oregon History Extended Learning Experience, 1996

• Kappa Delta Pi, Educational Honorary, 1991, 98

• Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges, 1991

• Graduated "Cum Laude" Bachelor of Science, 1991

Timeline

Director of Teaching and Learning K-12 Schools

Tigard Tualatin School District
07.2016 - 06.2024

Principal, Templeton Elementary School

Tigard Tualatin School District
07.2007 - 06.2016

Associate Principal, Meadow Park Middle School

Beaverton School District
07.2000 - 06.2007

Supervisor of Student Teachers

Lewis and Clark College (Teacher Education)
09.1999 - 06.2000

Assistant Principal, TOSA, Sexton Elementary Schoo

Beaverton School District
07.1998 - 06.2000

Classroom Teacher - Grade 4 Cedar Mill Elementary

Beaverton School District
08.1991 - 06.1998

Continuing Administration License: K-12

Portland State University

Initial Administrative License: K-12

Lewis And Clark College

Master of Science - Education Policy, Foundations And Administration

Portland State University

Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education

University of Montana Western