Tia Lites, Ed.D
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Experience
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Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy CPS
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1 - 100 Employee
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Principal
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Aug 2021 - Present
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Assistant Principal
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Aug 2019 - Aug 2021
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Director of Teaching & Learning
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Aug 2018 - Aug 2021
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Dean Of Student Support
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Nov 2017 - Jun 2018
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Head of High School Placement & Alumni Services
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Sep 2015 - Nov 2017
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Biogen
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South Africa
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Grants Project Coordinator
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Feb 2015 - Sep 2015
• Assist with review of grant proposal submissions • Create and manage payments both national and international • Manage and update grants data system for commercial and medical grants (including Medical Education, National Fellowships and Global Fellowships) • Complete reconciliation processes for commercial and medical education grants • Route grants requests to funders within the funding sales force • Monitor correspondences between the requestors and the Grants Office • Manage Grants Office telephone support line as well as email support • Provide day to day customer service for requestors, funders and internal personnel • Uphold internal policies and guidelines
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Academic & Social Enrichment Coordinator
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Sep 2010 - Feb 2015
• Coordinate and facilitate all academic and enrichment programming • Create curriculum aligned with the Massachusetts Frameworks and Standards for ELA & Mathematics • Create grade level assessments aligned with the Massachusetts Frameworks and Standards for ELA & Mathematics • Maintain individual students portfolios via online database systems to monitor progress throughout time within academic/enrichment programs • Collect statistical data and implemented them into proposed grants • Completed state and federal grants alongside CFO for funding for academic & enrichment programs • Organized and initiated The Learning Centers College & Career Readiness Program • Organized and initiated The Learning Centers “GEM” (Generating Excellent Mentors) Program • Found “SET” Saturday Enrichment time focusing on MCAS preparation; lead teacher • Non-profit Lead for “The Summer Learning Project” through Boston After School & Beyond
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Shady Hill School
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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TTC
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Sep 2010 - Jun 2011
• Teach and plan humanities curriculum focused on geography, history, and historical fiction • Collaborated with Directing Teacher to develop literature studies: Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson • Developed original literature unit on Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor • Designed lessons based on Central subject Africa, including an interdisciplinary unit on the origins of African Dance • Planned daily and weekly lessons and activities for all subjects: Investigations math, guided reading, writing, yearlong thematic unit on community • Developed and implemented Responsive Classroom strategies and led morning meeting once a week • Observed, assessed, and designed lessons for an inclusive classroom • Designed a week-long unit on community using a multicultural approach, including a class newspaper • Administered literacy assessments including DRA, BRI and Running Records
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Education
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Northeastern University
Doctor of Education - EdD, Education -
Lesley University
Master of Education (M.Ed.), Elementary Education and Teaching -
Cambridge College
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing/Marketing Management, General -
Johnson C. Smith University - JCSU
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication