Experience

Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Middle and Upper School

  • Jun 2019 - Present

• Dean of Girls and Teacher

  • Aug 2016 - Jun 2019

  As Dean of girls, I facilitate social-emotional growth for students, primarily girls, in grades pre-K through 12th grade. This includes enforcing our Honor Code and behavioral expectations through large group, small group, and individual counseling.I developed, implemented, and monitored a new social-emotional and personal development curriculum for all middle school students.I also coach and support teachers in classroom management to maximize classroom instruction.In addtion to those admistrative duties, I also teach Middle School and High School Social Studies courses, which have included World Geography, Ancient History, Medieval European History, and National History Day courses. I have also acted as Middle School Quiz Bowl Coach and National Honor Society sponsor.I have also served on two Visiting Accreditation Teams for the Independent Schools of the Central American States, evaluating and writng reports on various topics. Show less



Compass Academy Network

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education

• Program Director

  • Apr 2019 - Jun 2020

  From its creation, I have collaborated to develop the model for a national network of a summer program and yearly follow up for low-income, rural middle school students Selecting, developing, supporting, and writing a curriculum that includes STEM, Art, ELA, Civics, and Personal Development for a multi-week, day program Establish a model for quarterly check ups for students in the program to track progress and promote engagement Overseeing the day to day needs of the local Joplin program. Work with the leadership team for recruitment, retention, and support of students/school districts of the Joplin location Hire, train, and support staff and mentors for the Joplin location Show less



Sumner Academy of Arts & Science

• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher Leader

  • Jun 2014 - Jun 2016

  This job incorporates many different responsibilities and services, which in turn necessitates high levels of organization, communication, and leadership skills. Instructional Coach to staff, including management techniques, instructional strategies, effective planning, and assessment strategies Member of Leadership team, including taking part in critical decisions for direction of the school, working with administration to facilitate individual and whole staff growth, help plan and maintain whole staff policy Help develop instructional vision for the school Design and monitor plan for developing written curriculum school wide Act as mentor to new teachers, including communicating and helping with school/district policy, facilitating transition into profession, provide resources, and act as instructional coach Head of Building Literacy Committee, including developing building literacy goals and plans, designing and implementing literacy professional development, finding and/or developing literacy resources, designing and monitoring literacy implementation on a building and individual level Design and develop professional development for the building by assessing key needs of staff and filling gaps with development that is reflective, immediately applicable, and engaging Design and monitor implementation of program to build skills for success in new students Support in building wide assessment implementation, which includes data collection, assessment monitoring, and building planning Assist in development and design of professional development on district scale Act as data coach, including identification of key data points, collection of data, organization of data, presentation of data, and facilitation of data analysis at a building and individual level Technology support, including learning new technologies and applications as they emerge, identifying potential new technologies to use, training staff on technologies, and troubleshooting with staff Show less



Sumner Academy of Arts and Sciences

• Kansas City, Kansas

• Social Studies Teacher

  • Jun 2011 - Jun 2014

  I taught 8th Grade Social Studies and International Baccalaureate History of the Americas. This inherently included group management skills, communication skills, and organization. However, this also included curriculum development and resource finding. Working in a high poverty, urban area, led to multiple opportunities for resource connections for students (and families) and unofficial counseling. Other Duties/Responsibilities - Faculty Council for NHS: This means I assisted in NHS constitution issues and NHS member selection. - Head of Building Literacy Committee: I developed building literacy goals and plans, designed and implemented literacy professional development for the staff, found and/or developed literacy resources, designed and monitored literacy implementation on a building and individual level. - Homebound Teacher: This means I worked with a student who was too ill to come to school. So, I acted as a liaison between the student and the school. This included communication, reliability, and advocating for the student. I also acted as the teacher for all subjects for this teacher by going to her home to help provide her a quality education. - Head Detention Supervisor: This obviously included management and recording of students facing disciplinary action, but it also meant monitoring the other teacher's management of detention. - Social Studies Tutor: This includes tutoring in a variety of subjects to any student in the school. - Full Diploma IB Candidate Advisor: This included mentoring some of the brightest students in the school through their fulfillment of the IB program, academic and personal struggles, and assisting in post high school opportunities. - Club 1-2-1 Advisor: This is a Christian club. It is completely student led, which means it was my job to assist the student leaders by helping them develop their leadership skills. I helped ensure their success through preparation and accountability. Show less



Haslett Public Schools

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Haslett High School Social Studies Intern

  • Aug 2010 - Apr 2011

  I taught World History and Geography and U.S. History and Geography. This included honing my management and communication skills. It helped develop my ability to identify and apply effective instructional techniques. I also helped run the after school study center, which helped to reach and assist students in many different ways. I taught World History and Geography and U.S. History and Geography. This included honing my management and communication skills. It helped develop my ability to identify and apply effective instructional techniques. I also helped run the after school study center, which helped to reach and assist students in many different ways.



C.O.O.R. Intermediate School District: VESEP

• Counselor

  • 2009 - 2009

  I worked with "at-risk" high school students in a summer credit-recovery program that included classroom and work-study settings. This included monitoring a specific group of teenagers as they learned new skills like cooking and metal work, while also serving the community through various jobs. This also included communication with families and working with professionals from various fields. I worked with "at-risk" high school students in a summer credit-recovery program that included classroom and work-study settings. This included monitoring a specific group of teenagers as they learned new skills like cooking and metal work, while also serving the community through various jobs. This also included communication with families and working with professionals from various fields.