Trevor Thomas

• Evaluate the academic skills of each student through verbal assessments (discourse, Socratic seminar, debate), graded assignments and standardized tests (STAR, F&P, SBAC, Interim Assessments).
• Plan and execute data driven lessons aligned to the common core standards to increase reading levels and SBAC results.
• Provide whole group instruction as well as targeted small group guided reading to meet students at their level of need.
• Participate in weekly professional development to maintain professional growth.
• Implemented differentiated instruction to meet needs of diverse learners including scaffolding and modification for students at all levels.
• Recognized as a stage 4 - advanced teacher based on students academic results, 360 surveys of staff and families, and leadership feedback.
• Maintain and manage a safe, joyful classroom for all students physically and emotionally with clear expectations, routines, and consistency.

• Create interactive learning experiences and mentored fellow teachers.
• Manage the adult culture and harness an environment of cohesion, support, and collective professional growth.
• Facilitate weekly grade team meetings to discuss, plan, analyze, and implement grade wide objectives, goals, incentives, and data.
• Organize, plan, and execute team wide field trips, incentives, assemblies, and events.
• Communicated directly with parents and prospective parents to achieve child success.
• Implemented school curriculum in ways that met student needs.
• Observed teachers, provided feedback, and and implemented improvement plans to optimize classrooms.
• Established positive, stimulating learning environment for students and exciting education-focused setting for teachers.
• Monitored student progress and implemented intervention strategies to support student success.

- Coached and mentored first year teachers

- Collaborated with RELAY to support first year teachers grow and build foundational teacher skills.

- Weekly observations with real time coaching to bolster classroom management, engagement, and rigor of lesson.

- Weekly coaching meetings to debrief observations, set goals, assess previous goals and benchmarks, and reflect on best practices.

- Engaged in video protocol to analyze teacher moves, strengths of instructions, and areas of growth.

- Introduced adult SEL through the use of Second Step program'

- Facilitated and led team strengthening discussions school wide and grade team wide in topics of trust, respect, conflict, triggers, disengagement, bias reflection, emotional regulation and constancy, and vulnerability in the work place.

- Monitored and provided feedback on adults progress the the self-work in the assigned modules before coming together as a team to discuss.