Experience

Meeting Street Schools

• United States
• Education Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Director of Academic Strategy

  • Jun 2023 - Present

• Principal in Residence

  • Jun 2022 - Jun 2023

  - Lead an elementary school PreK - 5th Grade) of 350+ students and 50+ staff members- Oversee the management of finances and operations for the Lower-School- Coordinate instructional programming for Prek - 5th grade students- Lead and Design learning program for Player-Coaches across our network of schools- Plan and organize an academic year that runs from August to June, annually- Communicate and strategize around stakeholder relationships involved with our school community

• Director of Teaching and Learning

  • Jul 2019 - Jun 2022

  - Diagnose the learning needs of employees and design learning sessions that target the gaps- Manage stakeholder investment and development (teachers, grade level leads and families) in new research based practices- Quickly solve problems and pivot as necessary regarding safety and security, virtual learning, staffing shortages, implementation of new technology and more- Lead differentiated learning and coaching experiences for adult learners and students- Design and deliver professional development sessions for adult learners weekly regarding data analysis, school culture and instructional planning- Serve as a member of the school leadership team and co-manage school budgets, operations and curriculum inventories Show less



KIPP Chicago

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Principal

  • Mar 2017 - Jul 2019

• Founding Lead Teacher and Grade Level Chair

  • Jul 2016 - Jul 2019

• First Grade Teacher and Grade Level Chair

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2016



Relay Graduate School of Education

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Curriculum Writer

  • Jan 2017 - Apr 2017

  Designed Common Core State Standards aligned ELA units for the TFA/Relay Summer Institute, including unit plans, pre and post tests and lessons plans. Designed Common Core State Standards aligned ELA units for the TFA/Relay Summer Institute, including unit plans, pre and post tests and lessons plans.



TNTP

• United States
• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Effectiveness Coach

  • May 2013 - Jul 2013



KIPP Ascend Charter School

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Kindergarten Lead Teacher

  • Jul 2011 - Jul 2013

  Develop long term plans and visions of instructional excellence for social studies, science, math, writing and literacy instruction, based on measurable goals set for students. Write and implement engaging lesson plans for interactive read alouds, phonics, math, writing, social studies and science based on state and school standards. Analyze student data weekly to create data driven modifications to unit plans and lesson plans. Execute social emotional curricula each day with students focusing on, self-control, emotions, assertiveness and self-advocacy. Proactively manage behavior of a classroom of kindergarten students using a school-wide behavior system. Show less



Onward Neighborhood House

• United States
• Health and Human Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Type 04 Teacher

  • Jul 2009 - Jul 2011

  Created monthly thematic units, weekly lesson plans and daily lesson plans. Followed and utilized the Create Curriculum and Teaching Strategies Gold Collaborated with parents to develop behavior plans for individual students to prepare them for success in kindergarten and beyond. Partnered with families and local organizations to create opportunities for school wide field trips and in-house field experiences. Conducted a Head Start Self-Assessment for the agency in 2011 which included conducting interviews of staff working at other partner agencies, managing the dispersing of responsibilities for other classroom teachers and following-up on the responsibilities given, producing documents summarizing the agency's fulfillment of standards, observing and collecting documentation of the agency's education program to produce a report that included how and why we met each criteria. Show less



Teach for America

• Chicago, IL

• Teach for America Corps Member (Early Childhood Education)

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2011

  Strategized with program director to create developmentally appropriate student achievement goals Created unit plans that targeted student achievement goals Assessed preschool students in developmentally appropriate ways to measure progress towards achievement goals Partnered with the Community Based Organization I served to create student-centered celebrations around NAEYC's The Week of the Young Child. Designed and delivered a teacher development session on centers and the importance of play for other fellow ECE corps members. Lead a unit planning working group to help new corps members develop working unit plans to strengthen planning. Show less