b'Curriculum Vitae\n\nDANIEL A. WOODS, ED.D.\n7669 Chesterfield Road \xe2\x80\xa2 Baltimore, MD 21201\nHome: 410-224-6649 \xe2\x80\xa2 Cell: 410-224-6647\nEmail: dawoods@baltimore.k12.md.us\n\nPROFESSIONAL PROFILE\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nAccomplished career demonstrating consistent success as an Administrator and Educator at the secondary and\nhigher education levels. Outstanding track record in assuring student success.\nSeasoned in conceiving and building programs from the ground up through proven competencies in grant writing\nand administration, project and program management, and staff development and empowerment.\nExtensive background of developing and implementing special programs for at-risk and special needs students,\nracially and ethnically diverse populations, and second-language learners.\nEffective communicator with excellent planning, organizational, and negotiation strengths as well as the ability to\nlead, reach consensus, establish goals, and attain results.\n\nEDUCATION\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nEd.D., Educational Finance and Policy, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, 1988\nDISSERTATION: An Analysis of the Program Cost and Intensity of Service of Public and Nonpublic Special Education in\nMaryland\nM.Ed., Educational Management and Supervision, Loyola College, School of Management and\nAdministration, Baltimore, MD, 1978\nB.S., Elementary and Special Education, Towson State University, Towson, MD, 1976\n\nACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nRecipient, Graduate Assistantship Award, Loyola College, 1977 to 1978\nGraduated Magna Cum Laude, Towson State University, 1976\n\nACADEMIC /TEACHING EXPERIENCE\nAdjunct Associate Professor, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, 1997 to Present\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Teach Educational Psychology, Foundations of American Education, and Classroom Management to classes\naveraging 20 students. Supervise Student Teachers at Gettysburg Area High School.\nAdjunct Instructor, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1997 to Present\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Teach Current Trends in Education, Students with Special Needs and Diverse Learning Styles, and Learning\nTheory and Human Development to graduate students in class sizes averaging 20 students.\nSenior Lecturer, Coppin State University, Baltimore, MD, 1991 to 1996\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Taught course on the Nature and Needs of Exceptional Children to classes of 25 to 30 undergraduate students.\nLecturer, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1984 to 1996\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Taught course on Adapting the Secondary Curriculum for Special Education Students to graduate students in\nclass sizes averaging 15 students.\n\nResume Contributed for Sample Purposes Only\n\nWritten by \xc2\xa9AResumeWizard.com\n\n\x0cD.A. Woods \xe2\x8e\xaf page two\n\nCOURSES TAUGHT\nUndergraduate\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Nature and Needs of Exceptional Children\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Educational Psychology\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Foundations of American Education\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Classroom Management\n\nGraduate\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Adapting the Secondary Curriculum for Special\nEducation Students\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Students with Special Needs/Diverse Learning Styles\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Learning Theory and Human Development\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Current Trends in Education\n\nHIGHLIGHTS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE\nPrincipal, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Montgomery County Public Schools, Bethesda, MD, 1995 to Present\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Principal for 1,200-student high school serving grades 9-12. Direct all aspects of school operations, including\ninstructional leadership, grant writing and management, program planning and implementation, staff selection and\nevaluation, student placement and discipline, school finance, and plant supervision.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Administer a $500,000 annual operating budget and supervise 130 professional and classified staff members.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Chair Gettysburg Area High School Diversity Committee; built strong ties with the minority community to create\na climate of acceptance for minorities where all students feel accepted.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Procured and administered $300,000 grant for Classrooms for the Future, and $400,000 grant for Project 720\n(high school reform initiative) over a 4-year period through the Pennsylvania Department of Education.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Achieved measurable success with at-risk students through the development of an alternative education program\nand ninth grade teams for at-risk freshman as well as implementation of Project 720.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Developed, proposed, and implemented block scheduling, JROTC, and student advisory programs.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Consistently meet/exceed Annual Yearly Progress goals set forth by the No Child Left Behind Act.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Involved in all aspects of $40 million high school construction project as well as relocation of students and staff\nmembers into the new facility.\nPrincipal, Montgomery Blair High School; Montgomery County Public Schools, Silver Spring, MD, 1991 to 1995\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Principal for 1,000-student high school serving grades 9-12. Managed program development and evaluation,\ncurriculum and instruction, teacher training, and district responsibilities. Served as Special Education Coordinator.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Administered a $100,000 annual operating budget and supervised 100 professional and classified staff members.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Implemented an alternative education program; created a climate conducive to academic achievement by reducing\nclass sizes. Program resulted in a 70% success rate among at-risk youth.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Served on a task force that was instrumental in defining the relationship between Washington County Public\nSchools and local law enforcement agencies.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Organized and directed annual Teacher Expectations and Student Achievement (TESA) workshop for faculty.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Achieved numerous citations from Washington County for improved school attendance.\nAssistant Principal, Walt Whitman High School; Baltimore County Public Schools, Baltimore, MD, 1988 to 1991\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Assistant Principal for 2,000-student high school serving grades 9-12. Primary responsibilities included student\ndiscipline, attendance, instructional supervision, and staff evaluation.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Administered a $300,000 annual operating budget and supervised 150 professional and classified staff members.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Instrumental in the development and implementation of the Saturday School for Disruptive Students program.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Received accolades from teachers for enhancing the success of ninth grade students through the creation of\nalternative education program and coordination of ninth grade teams.\n\nResume Contributed for Sample Purposes Only\n\nWritten by \xc2\xa9AResumeWizard.com\n\n\x0cD.A. Woods \xe2\x8e\xaf page three\nPrincipal/Assistant Principal, Calvert School, Baltimore, MD, 1980 to 1988\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Assisted in successfully transformed private education institution on the brink of closing its doors into a major\nprovider of special education services for emotionally disturbed and learning disabled students.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Hired staff, developed and administered budget, coordinated educational and clinical services, supervised students\nand activities, selected and assigned staff in-service programs, and astutely observed staff performance.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Garnered support from Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities on dissertation that\nconfirmed it was less expensive to pursue quality special education services in the private sector.\n\nEARLY CAREER\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nLearning Problems Resource Teacher, Chesapeake High School, Baltimore, MD, 1976 to 1980\nFourth Grade Teacher, General Wolfe Elementary School, Baltimore, MD, 1976\nSpecial Education Teacher, John Eager Howard, Baltimore, MD, 1976\n\nPRESENTATIONS\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nWoods, Daniel, A. (1990), \xe2\x80\x9cStaff Development for Mid-Career Faculty.\xe2\x80\x9d Presented at the Maryland Association\nof Secondary School Principals and Assistant Principals annual conference, Columbia, MD.\nWoods, Daniel, A. (1989), \xe2\x80\x9cYouth Suicide Prevention.\xe2\x80\x9d Presented to Carroll County Public School Special\nEducation Teachers in Inservice Day, New Windsor, MD.\nWoods, Daniel, A. (1984), \xe2\x80\x9cCreating Effective Schools,\xe2\x80\x9d seminar at the Maryland Association of Nonpublic\nSpecial Education Facilities Inservice Conference, Columbia, MD.\n\nPROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nAdvisory Board Member, No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Task Force, The Maryland Association of Elementary\nand Secondary School Principals (MAESSP), 2007\nMember, Nominations Committee, The Maryland Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals\n(MAESSP), 2005 to 2008\nChairman, Diversity Committee, Baltimore Area School District, 2005 to 2008\nExecutive Board Member, Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP), 1991 to 1995\nExecutive Board Member, Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA), 1991 to 1995\nChairman, Legislative Committee, Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals, (MASSP), 1991 to 1995\nPresident, Association of Public School Administrators and Supervisors of Carroll County (APSASCCO), 1995\nChairman, Spring Conference Committee, Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals, (MASSP), 1994\nMember, Visiting Committee, Middle States Evaluation of Northeastern High School, 1989\nChairperson, Conference Committee, Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities\n(MANSEF), 1988\nChairperson, Department of Special Services, Carroll County Public Schools, 1980\n\nPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT\nCertifications\n\nResume Contributed for Sample Purposes Only\n\nWritten by \xc2\xa9AResumeWizard.com\n\n\x0cD.A. Woods \xe2\x8e\xaf page four\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nMaryland Letter of Eligibility for Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Director, Assistant Director,\nPrincipal, Assistant Principal, 1987\nTrained Assessor, Assessment Center Program, National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1995\n\nConferences\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nNational Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Annual Conference, Atlanta GA; Orlando, FL; San\nDiego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Reno NV; Las Vegas, NV; 2002 to 2007\nMaryland Department of Education Seminars: Project 720, Baltimore, MD 2004; Classrooms for the Future,\nBaltimore, MD, 2007\n\nWorkshops\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nInstitute for Instructional Leadership and Human Relations, Maryland Professional Development Academy, 1989\nand 1990\nStudent Assistance Program Training, Maryland State Department of Education, 1988\nInstitute for Teacher Effectiveness, Maryland Professional Development Academy, 1987 and 1988\n\nCOMMUNITY SERVICE\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\xe2\x80\xa2\n\nBoard Member, Communities that Care, Baltimore, MD, 2005 to 2007\nMember, Baltimore County Task Force, Baltimore, MD, 2005 to 2006\nBoard Member, Baltimore Community Athletic League, Baltimore, MD, 1991 to 1995\n\nResume Contributed for Sample Purposes Only\n\nWritten by \xc2\xa9AResumeWizard.com'