Vanessa Spoon

• Served as a member of the TCAP Bias Committee for the State of TN in June 2021.
• Provided leadership as Grade Chair at CES and CIAA
• Contributed to educational growth and development through mentoring responsibilities at CES and CIAA.
• Implemented instructional strategies in line with district, state, and national standards and guidelines.
• Aided students in expanding their knowledge and abilities by providing tutoring services outside of the traditional school day.
• Managed consistent, learning-focused classroom environments by establishing and communicating clear objectives for all students
• Effectively utilized Google Classroom to facilitate online learning experiences for diverse groups of students including virtual learners, face-to-face learners, and those who relied on printed materials due to lack of computer resources throughout the academic years of 2020 and 2021.
• Collaborated with various stakeholders to participate in textbook adoption committees at school and district levels in 2023.
• Participated in Tipton County Aspiring Administrators Academy from 2023-2024.

• Utilized impactful instructional methods to enhance student participation and academic achievement.
• Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.
• Strengthened parent-teacher and parent-child communication by holding regular parent-teacher conferences.
• Developed lesson plans aligned with state and school curriculum standards.
• Contributed to the planning and coordination of lessons, resulting in increased student participation and knowledge retention.
• Provided after-school tutoring for students

Certified TEAM evaluator (Completed certification for 2018-2019)

• Provided guidance to educators regarding classroom management, behavior, and instructional techniques.

RTI2 Coordinator

• Coordinated benchmark testing with the use of Aimsweb.
• Utilized Benchmark to identify and schedule students for Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention/RTI²
• Implemented an organized and structured curriculum for enhancing the learning experience in Word Generations program.

SIP Coordinator

• Executed School's Improvement Plan through the use of ePlan.

504 Chairperson

• Developed and documented 504 plans, and organized meetings for plan development and implementation.

LEA for IEP meetings

School Safety Coordinator

• Developed and executed strategies for school safety

Aimsweb Administrator

• Implemented measures to enhance database efficiency

Sixth grade discipline and Dress Code discipline

• Reviewed and identified behavioral issues among students by analyzing established discipline standards and tracking patterns in infractions.

Served on High School That Work Review Team (RHS 2011)

Participated in S.C.O.R.E focus group (May 2018)

Mentored two teachers obtaining their masters in Leadership

• One at Arkansas State and one at David Lipscomb

Completed coaching training program at Ayers Institute for Teacher Learning and Innovation, Nashville, TN

• Designing Curriculum for the Early Adolescent

•  First Grade, Second Grade, Project LEAD tutor

•  Kindergarten, Second Grade, Summer School Teacher