Veronica D. Fordham-McCoy

Experienced educator with over 20 years in public education, specializing in differentiated instruction, data driven planning, and classroom interventions. Certified in Elementary Education, Reading, and ESOL, with of focus on student success.

2016 Recognized for Exceeding Expected Growth on NC EOG test

2019 Recognized for Exceeding Expected Growth on NC EOG test 2019-2020 Recognized for the being the top 25% of educators in the county as well as top 25% for the state based on EVAAS.

2022-2023 Recognized for the being the top 25% of educators in the county as well as top 25% for the state based on EVAAS

2023-2024 Recognized for the being the top 25% of educators in the county as well as top 25% for the state based on EVAAS

2024-2025 Recognized for the being the top 25% of educators in the county as well as top 25% for the state based on EVAAS

• 2010-present member of North Carolina Association for Educators (NCAE)
• 2011-present member of National Education Association (NEA)
• 2013-present member of North Carolina Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCCTM)

• Elementary Education (K-6) Certification
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certified Middle Childhood Generalist (MCGEN)
• K-12 Reading Certification
• English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) K-12 Certification

2014-present Youth Sunday School Teacher

2012-present Director of Young People’s Christian League (YPCL)

2021-2022 school year OUTSTANDING ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER of the year for Wayne County Public Schools AWARD (NCTTM & NCDPI)

• Girl Scout Troop Leader & Volunteer, 2016, Present
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., member, 2011, Present

• July 8-9, 2024 Participant of NCDPI: NCEXTEND1 Item Writing Workshop Raleigh, NC
• August 24, 2024 Presenter for 2023 WCPS Elementary Conference “Framing the Instructional Day” Goldsboro, NC
• March 13-16, 2023 Participant of Rebound in to 2022-2023 through Personalized Learning (NCCAT) Cullowhee, NC
• February 1-2, 2023 Participant of NCDPI: EOG/EOC/NCEXTEND1 Alignment Study Raleigh, NC
• December 5, 2022 Participant of This Ain’t Your Mama’s House: A candid conversation about Cultural Awareness in public education
• March 14-18, 2022 Participant of PBIS Coach Training (NCCAT) Ocracoke, NC
• April 4, 2016 Participant of Class Works Professional Development; Goldsboro, NC
• March 9, 2016 Participant of Class Works Professional Development; Goldsboro, NC
• January 19, 2016 Participant of Class Works Professional Development; Goldsboro, NC
• January 6, 2016 Participant of North Carolina Final Exams (NCFE) Scoring Professional Development; Raleigh, NC
• December 8, 2015 Presenter for Interactive Notebook Professional Development for 4th grade staff at SCE; Goldsboro, NC
• November 12-13, 2015 Participant of North Carolina Science Teachers Association (NCSTA) Conference; Winston Salem, NC
• October 30-31, 2014 Participant of North Carolina Council for Teachers of Mathematics Conference; Greensboro, NC
• October 23-24, 2013 Participant of World View K-12 Global Education Symposium Professional Development; Chapel Hill, NC
• October 2013-January 2014 Presenter for Essential Standards: Unit Development Professional Development Activity; Goldsboro, NC
• February 21, 2013 Participant of Class Scape Training “Train the Trainer”; Goldsboro, NC
• March 2013-May 2013 Facilitator for Class Scape Professional Development at SCE; Goldsboro, NC
• November 13-14, 2012 Participant of Classroom Walkthrough (CWT) Professional Development; Goldsboro, NC

• 2021-present PBIS CoChair
• 2020-present Black History Month chairperson
• 2019-present 4th grade Super Core Member
• 2016-present Harvard Study Lesson plan feedback committee
• View peer mathematics lesson plans for rigor, differentiation
• Provide high quality written feedback as well as action steps on mathematics lesson plans
• 2014-2015 Grade Level Data Collector
• Analyze student data from Universal Screener and teacher data from quarterly benchmark tests
• Group the students based on student need as well as teacher strength
• Create grade level remediation plan as well as EC remediation plan
• Utilize available data to find appropriate student interventions
• 2012-2016 Classroom Walkthrough Team Member
• Evaluate and monitor teacher performance using classroom walk-throughs
• Record walk-through data using TeachScape app
• Disaggregate data to identify trends and patterns
• Conduct Peer Observations and record in North Carolina Educator Evaluation System (NCEES)
• 2013-2014 Scheduling
• Develop schedule for proctors during testing
• Create benchmark schedules for third, fourth, and fifth grade
• Construct schedules for school-wide events
• Participate on School Scheduling Committee to develop master schedule for the school
• October 2013- June 2014 Staff Development Facilitator
• Maintain records for NC Falcon Certificate of Completion for each certified staff member
• Facilitate ongoing staff development: Social Studies Essential Standards
• September 2013-June 2014 Critical Response Team Member
• Assist with fire drills, tornado drills, and lockdowns
• Review and update Critical Response Kit as needed
• 2012-2013 Behavior Intervention Team (Co-Chair)
• Provide behavior interventions for teachers as needed
• Create intervention menus using research based strategies for targeted behaviors
• August 2012-June 2013 Class Scape Administrator
• Provide staff development on Class Scape as needed
• Enter and delete students into system as needed
• Reset teacher passwords
• Unlock students as needed
• October 2013-November 2013 Global Awareness Team Member
• Created School-wide Global Action Plan

May 2015-2020 Item Scorer North Carolina State University

• read student constructed responses for North Carolina World History final exams
• assign students a score based on the rubric provided by NCFE
• used online program Constructed Response Online Scoring System (CROSS) to input data