Experience

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  Maryland State Department Of Education

  • Director, Student Services And Strategic Planning

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  Maryland Department of Education

  • Baltimore, Maryland

  • Director, Student Services and Strategic Planning

    • Jan 2013 - Present
    • Baltimore, Maryland

    Responsible for directing and managing staff responsible for implementing coordinated student services which include, school counseling, psychology, health services, pupil personnel and social work, safety, and school completion Supervise and manage the administration of federal grant programs totaling over $18 million, including the Maryland Safe and Supportive Schools, Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education), Advanced Placement, Centers for Disease Control, Rural and Low Income Schools, and Race to the Top Supervise and manage the implementation of state grant programs totaling over $9.4 million, including School Based Health Centers, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports/Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, and the Maryland Student Nonpublic Textbook Program

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  Maryland State Department of Education

  • United States
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Team Leader/Coordinator Comprehensive Planning

    • Jan 2009 - Jan 2013

    Managed and supervised a team of professionals responsible for implementing strategic planning, dropout prevention, and grant management services for Maryland education programsBridge to Excellence ProgramPlanned and coordinated the implementation of the Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools program; Lead teams of internal and external stakeholders to develop a shared vision of the integration of federal Race to the Top requirements into Maryland’s comprehensive planning framework; Developed on the new requirements for local planning teams and review teams; Co-authored and presented the annual report to the State Board of Education. Race to the Top GrantServed as a member of the lead writing team (Lead Team), which wrote Maryland’s successful grant application to receive the $250 million Race to the Top grant award; Lead a team of MSDE program managers to write the Turning Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools section of the Race to the Top grant application. Maryland Nonpublic Textbook ProgramManaged the $4.4 million grant to nonpublic schools to purchase books, and computer hardware/software; Reviewed and approved applications and requisitions for participating schools; Provided technical assistance, customer service, program compliance monitoring; and auditing. Rural and Low Income Schools GrantManaged federal grant to local school systems to support rural schools; Developed local application and Guidelines; Reviewed and approved local grant applications; Processed grant awards; Provided technical assistance to local program managers.

  • Specialist, Planning and Reporting Services

    • Jan 2002 - Dec 2009

    Bridge to Excellence Master Plan Facilitated the review and approval of local master plans and annual updates; Participated in the development and presentation of annual reports on Bridge to Excellence for the State Board of Education; Created and maintained an electronic document management system through DocuShare, which enabled 24 local school system master plans to be electronically submitted, reviewed, edited, and filed for future reference; Collaborated on the development of guidance documents and review instruments for writing and evaluating local master plans and updates; Chaired the Bridge to Excellence Internal Team, which consists of internal program stakeholders; Served as primary liaison between MSDE and local Bridge to Excellence points of contact; Authored the General Assembly report on Bridge to Excellence best practicesMaryland Chess Program, Ed-Flex, and Rural and Low-Income SchoolsManaged the Chess in Maryland Schools grant; Coordinated the federal Educational Flexibility Partnership Act program (Ed-Flex); Managed the federal Rural and Low-Income Schools grant program

  • Specialist, Comprehensive School Reform

    • Aug 2000 - Dec 2001

    Provided technical assistance to low performing schools applying for Comprehensive School Reform grants; Facilitated workshops on the grant writing process; Facilitated grant review teams to evaluate Comprehensive School Reform proposals; Coordinated school site visits for the Council of Chief State School Officers national conference in Baltimore; Coordinated data collection across the Department to write and/or edit several federally mandated reports including the Consolidated State Performance report, State Self-Review, and Ed-Flex report

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  Baltimore City Public Schools

  • Teacher

    • Aug 1992 - Aug 2000

    Facilitated the academic and social development of students within the framework of the Baltimore City Public School System's mission. Planned and facilitated professional development activities. Supervised student interns from local universities.

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  St. Paul's Summer Enrichment Program/Bridges

  • Director

    • 1996 - 2000

    Planned, organized, and supervised the implementation of instructional and recreational activities. Supervised instructional staff, volunteers, and day-to-day operations of the program. Managed program budget and contracts.