Experience

Nevada Department of Education-Nevada Ready

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Programs Professional

  • Jun 2014 - Present

  -Manage multi-million dollar budgets. -Provide technical assistance and support for turning around low performing schools. -Monitor and provide technical assistance of the implementation of curriculum and instruction aligned to the standards in low-performing schools. -Provide support in the shift to blended learning instruction. -Meet with community organizations and vendors for support to the low-performing schools. -Read and approve or support the revisions of school plans. -Host webinars. -Organized a symposium for 300 educators; collaborated with vendors and community organizations as well to provide sessions focused on improving instruction for low-performing schools. -Data tracking of grant funding implementation. -Calculate allocations of state grants. -Write guidance memos and documents related to state grant implementation. -Create tables and charts of schools' data. -Read and synthesize district reports related to the grants implemented. Show less



ST. CLAIR R-XIII SCHOOL DISTRICT

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Teacher/Department Chair

  • Jul 2006 - May 2014

  -High School English Dept. Chair/AP English Teacher -AP Certified through the National College Board; designed AP English Literature and Composition Syllablus and Course (first AP English course to be offered at the rural high school) -Led the English Department team to raise AYP scores from 27 to 84 during my tenure as Department Chair. -Participated in the transition to a Google High School in 2012 and supported the training and shift in instruction to blended learning. -Designed curriculum and instruction for blended learning at the high school -Nominated for Teacher of the Year three times: 2012, 2013, 2014. -Participated in the vertical and horizontal curriculum alignment for grades K-12 in the district -Trained in the Common Core Standards and supported the transition to Common Core Standards in 2010. -Trained and guided teachers to transition the curriculum to meet the new standards. -Supported the training of teachers during the standards and blended instruction transitions -Led the textbook adoption for the English department in 2010 which included an online component for blended learning. -Managed the scheduling and budget of the English department -Class advisor for eight years Show less



Apple Valley High School

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Teacher

  • Jul 2002 - Jun 2006

  -English/Reading Teacher for at-risk high students. -Designed an engaging Reading course for high school students in grades 9 - 12. Students could complete assignments individually and as whole group. This course included phonics skills to fill skill gaps such as prefixes, suffixes, and root words; vocabulary enhancing activities, and abridged short stories and novels. Students tested out of the course when they passed the Standford Reading Test with an 8th grade level. -Science Fiction/Fantasy English Course- Designed this semester course with short stories, film, and novels; incorporated online learning with science fiction where students could read bulletin boards (now called Blogs) about alien sightings among other topics. -Contemporary Fiction Course- Designed this semester course for the career-tech student who needed to complete the required English credits. Show less



Apple Valley School District

• Apple Valley Middle Schools

  • Jul 1997 - Jun 2002

  -English Language Arts Teacher for grades 6, 7, and 8 -Participated in vertically and horizontally aligning curriculum in grades 6, 7, and 8 which resulted in raising student achievement levels at the school and receiving the bonus monetary compensation from the Governor's incentive to raise student test scores. -Created an after school reading program for struggling student readers -Created a writing course for 8th grade students to meet the new California CRT requirements and No Child Left Behind criteria. Show less