MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Executive Profile To obtain job continues expand administrative experience working staff, students parents develop shared vision leading school community achieving goals. I firmly believe children deserve every opportunity learn positive, supportive environment well multitude opportunities discover explore areas interest helping develop well-rounded individual succeed twenty-first century. I believe true leaders exhibit habits mind model expectations employees. I believe two critical components successful leadership positive relationships transparency. Skill Highlights Leadership/communication skills Human resources Employee relations Self-motivated Customer-oriented Training Development Team Player Organizational Skills Performance Evaluations Core Accomplishments MS/HS Language Arts Psychology Teacher At-Risk Program Coordinator North Central Accreditation Team Building Co-Chairperson Editor district's newsletter, Signal Student Council Advisor Odyssey Mind Coach Cheerleading Coach MS Track Coach CURRICULA, ASSESSMENT AND DATA MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING Training current state laws regulations public special education. Trainings current state laws regulations evaluation, Teachers' Tenure Act, corrective discipline employees. Implemented The Thoughtful Classroom Teacher Evaluation System, MCEE pilot program University Michigan. Principals' NCLB Title I Boot Camp. Extensive training best instructional practices classroom, including Superintendents Classroom, Research Adolescent Brain impacts classroom, 21st century skills classroom, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention. Classroom observation evaluation training including, Three Minute Classroom Walk-through, Classroom Walk-through, Charlotte Danielson, The Thoughtful Classroom Teacher. Using data drive instruction classroom, including Data 4 Student Success, National Middle School Conference, Data Teams, Summer Learning Data Retreat. Professional Development becoming successful building leader education, including Cognitive Coaching, Second Order Change Distributive Leadership, How Leadership Influences Student Learning, In Search School Leadership, Cultivating Climate Change, Teacher Leader Skills. Student transition middle school high school. Determining, implementing monitoring school improvement processes, goals activities. Framework Understanding Poverty work families students living circumstances. Implementing monitoring reading writing workshops secondary classroom using Lucy Calkins, Daily 5, Café, John Collins Writing program Reading Apprenticeship: Rethinking Secondary Literacy Strategies Classroom. School Safety Training Emmett Township Calhoun County Sherriff Departments Harper Creek Middle School met AYP every year. Professional Experience Company Name July 2008 June 2015 Middle School Principal City State Supervised evaluated certified non-certified staff. Implemented pilot program MCEE new staff evaluation model. Supervised general special education teachers maintained accountability meeting legal expectations students IEP, 504, Title I services, at-risk services. Planned implemented book studies MS teachers: What Great Teachers Do Differently, Todd Whitaker 2008 Jigsaw format multiple resources differentiation 2009 Effective Grading Practices, Doug Reeves 2011 A Framework Understanding Poverty, Ruby Payne 2012 Mentored teachers, counselors, social workers, student support specialists vice principal. Provided professional development classroom support use district building curricula, including Lucy Calkins, Daily 5, CMP, BCAMSC Kits, John Collins Writing. Empowered staff work school improvement teams professional learning communities focusing using student data drive instructional decisions. Analyzed student data facilitated instructional decisions based data MS teachers. Developed maintained culture focused student learning. Communicated parents regarding academic, behavioral emotional issues regarding students. Supervised maintained athletic program HCMS. Planned educational meetings parents regarding curriculum social issues facing children. Facilitated Title I audit met requirements changes required. Mediated resolved student issues students staff. Participated contributing member Administrative Team including, limited district professional development. Collaboratively worked staff design implement varied interventions blending RTI model new middle school schedule servicing children identified at-risk. Worked staff develop differentiated instructional approach teaching learning within classrooms. Company Name August 2005 July 2008 Assistant Middle School Principal City State Evaluated certified non-certified staff. Supervised multiple extra-curricular activities middle school students. Assisted planning implementing transition activities blending fifth sixth grade teachers, students, families middle school. Assisted planning implementing school improvement professional development MS staff. Supervised special education teachers maintained accountability meeting legal expectations IEP. Educated students families academic behavioral expectations students middle school. Handled student staff disciplinary issues. Worked cooperatively multiple employees district. Provided professional development district bus drivers build positive relationships students order establish maintain behavioral expectations transporting students. Company Name June 1999 July 2005 High School Language Arts Teacher City State K-12 Career Preparation Coordinator. Coordinator HS At-Risk Programming. Freshmen Class Advisor. Company Name August 1994 June 1999 Student Government Advisor City State School Improvement Team Committee Chairperson. OEA Negotiating Team member. Education Western Michigan University December 2000 Master Arts Educational Leadership City State Educational Leadership Hillsdale College May 1993 Bachelor Arts English Psychology City State English Psychology Secondary Teaching Certificate Interests Advanced Math 7 Algebra I added MS Curriculum Lego Robotics Girls Run National Junior Honor Society HCMS participates American Heart Association's Red Out Game Additional Clubs added middle school: Football, Lacrosse, Competitive Cheerleading VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Girls Run, Calhoun County, MI American Heart Association, Kalamazoo, MI Professional Affiliations Michigan Association Secondary School Principals National Association Secondary School Principals Association Supervision Curriculum Development Harper Creek Optimist Club Additional Information Advanced Math 7 Algebra I added MS Curriculum Lego Robotics Girls Run National Junior Honor Society HCMS participates American Heart Association's Red Out Game Additional Clubs added middle school: Football, Lacrosse, Competitive Cheerleading VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Girls Run, Calhoun County, MI American Heart Association, Kalamazoo, MI Skills academic, Administrative, approach, book, drivers, legal, meetings, Negotiating, Programming, Teaching