Principal at Glennwood Elementary ► Guiding Operations to Ensure Highest Levels of Teaching Practice

• Jul 2020 - Present

I oversee daily operations and lead 40+ in-person and virtual staff assisting more than 170 students. Additionally, I ensure the highest levels of teaching practices and guide the school’s EL Education curriculum. Role Highlights include: ► Re-imagined strategies to spur student learning in a dual space due to the pandemic. Created a COVID-19 Team comprised of 27 educators, parents, community members, scientists, and doctors to focus on safety and mitigation efforts. ► Developed school’s reopening manual and provided staff / family training. Collaborated with principals and leadership across the district, metro area, and county to define best practices prior to opening. Show less

Program Administrator at Morningside Elementary ► Driving Performance via Leadership

• Jul 2018 - Jul 2020

I positioned the top-performing school in the Atlanta District for ongoing success with the launch of a thriving kindergarten center. Not only did this resolve capacity concerns at the school’s main campus, it earned rave reviews from parents following significant student success.Additional contributions reaching beyond Kindergarten include:► Launched first-of-its kind in the cluster after-school program in 2019 to assist Latino students. Spurred a 3-year opportunity to promote learning by innovating a partnership with La Amistad. ► Attained Orton-Gillingham training for staff members, garnering 50% cost reduction after initiating a relationship with Dyslexia Resource. ► Achieved highest school-based Gallup Staff Engagement score in district after guiding staff training; resulting in my selection to present related strategies to 100+ district administrators, as well as at staff orientation.► Consistently participate in designing and facilitating professional development district-wide; and regularly mentor upcoming leaders to maintain the highest levels of professionalism. Show less

Assistant Principal at Morningside Elementary ► Supporting Success through Program Development

• Jul 2016 - Jun 2018

Throughout my tenure, I drove positive outcomes for students and staff with the creation of innovative programs. Role highlights Include:► Promoted success for rising K students / Pre-K families with the creation of a new summer camp for incoming kindergarteners – the program’s success resulted in 65% increase in student participation in 2 years. ► Supported 50+ special and general education students and struggling readers by initiating a weekly canine reading therapy program.► Assisted with facilitation of creation of highly successful early literacy training. The program’s success prompted its inclusion in a case study on Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity's website. ► Exposed urban students to new opportunities in an outdoor classroom. Earned $5K in grants to fund student design / build of chicken coop on school grounds; eggs were donated to feed homeless population. Show less

Instructional Specialist at Sarah Smith Elementary ► Promoting Early Literacy

• Jul 2013 - Jun 2016

Building on prior success across multiple roles at Sarah Smith, I took on oversight of curriculum materials and classroom support at SST/RTI Specialist. Role Highlights Include:► Led a team to develop a K-2 early literacy program that was adopted at the school’s official early literacy guide.► Created a peer observation program to promote collaboration among faculty.

Response to Intervention Specialist & Early Intervention Program Instructor ► Supporting educators

• Jul 2013 - Jun 2016

Over three years, I chaired the student support team and served as Early Intervention Program Instructor, and later became Response to Intervention Specialist. Throughout these roles, I worked to support staff with intervention and promote an optimal learning environment for students. Role highlights Include:► Assisted in the development of working Tier 1, 2 & 3 programs school wide.► Developed and implemented individualized action plans and instructed students struggling with key concepts.Prior to these roles, I taught third grade at Sarah Smith Elementary for 4 years, served as a K-5 Science Specialist for 2 years; and was a fourth and fifth grade teacher at River Eves Elementary School where I was Grade Chair. Additionally, I served as a Content Review Specialist for McGraw-Hill, reviewing science books ahead of publication to ensure they reflected state standards. Show less

Teacher

• Jul 2006 - Jun 2013

Teacher

• Jul 2000 - Jul 2006