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OBJECTIVE
To facilitate academic achievement, develop lifelong curiosity, and socio-emotional resilience through instructional leadership, positive climate and collaboration with teachers, families and community as school administrator.
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Education, George Fox University – December 2011
Master of Arts in Teaching, George Fox University – May, 2004
Bachelor of Science, Fine Art, Portland State University – High Honors, June 2001
DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
Rural teacher collaboration, support, and job satisfaction: An analysis of one small school
LICENSURE
Oregon Initial Administrative License
Oregon Professional Teaching License, Early Childhood – Elementary
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP
Principal, Otto Petersen Elementary
Otto Petersen Statistics 514 students, 4-6th grades, 58 staff, district pullout behavior program.
Responsibilities: Student academic and socio-emotional success. Managing discipline in line with PBIS and district guidelines. Hiring, supervision, professional development and coaching of staff. Parent and community engagement and outreach. Safety, financial and facilities management. Communication.
Student Achievement and Development Highlights
Staff Performance & Development Highlights
Parent and Community Engagement Highlights
Financial, Administrative, Facilities and Safety Highlights
District Intervention Coordinator K-8, Gresham Barlow School District, 2014 – 2018
Responsibilities: Supporting RTI implementation at 11 elementary and 4 middle schools. Data analysis and planning to improve student learning. Instructional observation, coaching and professional development in CORE, RTI, data analysis, interventions, and assessments.
SELECTED TEACHER LEADERSHIP
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
TECHNOLOGY GRANTS
STEM Summer School: $7,700 BEF Kids Count Grant, April 2014
I’m A Reader With i-Pad: $998 BEF Classroom Innovation Grant, February 2014
SMART Board and Projector: $5,400 PTC Classroom Grant 2009
Geo-Cache and Orienteering With Garmin: 6 handheld GPS Units PTC Classroom Grant 2007
SIGNAL TO NOISE EXHIBITION AWARDS
Teacher Sponsor. Colors: Animation category Finalist 2010
Teacher Sponsor. Mean, Median, Mode & Range Rap: Music Video category Winner 2009
Teacher Sponsor. WSTV-TV Poetry Night: Documentary category Winner 2008
Teacher Sponsor. You See It –You Own It: Public Service Announcement category Winner 2007
MEMBERSHIPS
COSA - Confederation of Oregon School Administrators
ISTE – International Society for Technology in Education
Oregon Reading Association
Learning Forward
Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Society – inducted 1999
Golden Key Honorary Society – inducted 1998
National Honor Society – inducted 1994
To facilitate academic achievement, develop lifelong curiosity, and socio-emotional resilience through instructional leadership, positive climate and collaboration with teachers, families and community as school administrator.
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Education, George Fox University – December 2011
Master of Arts in Teaching, George Fox University – May, 2004
Bachelor of Science, Fine Art, Portland State University – High Honors, June 2001
DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
Rural teacher collaboration, support, and job satisfaction: An analysis of one small school
LICENSURE
Oregon Initial Administrative License
Oregon Professional Teaching License, Early Childhood – Elementary
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP
Principal, Otto Petersen Elementary
Otto Petersen Statistics 514 students, 4-6th grades, 58 staff, district pullout behavior program.
Responsibilities: Student academic and socio-emotional success. Managing discipline in line with PBIS and district guidelines. Hiring, supervision, professional development and coaching of staff. Parent and community engagement and outreach. Safety, financial and facilities management. Communication.
Student Achievement and Development Highlights
- Initiated monthly TAG pull out program. Excerpt of e-mail from TAG parent:
- Expanded Student Leadership to include: running assemblies, reteaching PBIS expectations, playground ambassadorships, weekly announcements, leading the canned food drive.
- Developed a schedule to increase CORE reading and math instruction, doubled intervention opportunities, facilitated teacher focus on Power Standards and vertical alignment, leading to growth.
- DIBELS mid year data showed a 3% increase at CORE levels (>7% higher than in prior years.)
- Expanded student access to STEM enrichment by partnering with parents to transition a home led First Lego League Robotics club to an after school club held in the building.
Staff Performance & Development Highlights
- Empowered staff members to develop their leadership skills by leading professional development.
- Held staff meetings in classrooms creating a forum for staff to share ideas and expertise.
- Implemented vertically aligned “House” system, to build relationships and trust across a large staff.
- Led ongoing embedded professional development on increasing engagement in vocabulary growth
Parent and Community Engagement Highlights
- Utilized S’More e-newsletter to create more engaging and readable format for the family newsletter. Average views grew ~ 200% from September-January.
- Increased community and family engagement by hosting monthly Cup of Jo with Dr. J coffees.
- Developed a strong partnership with the Parent Organization to expand school fundraising opportunities, art literacy and other enrichment activities for students.
- Partnered with local Scouting group to beautify school grounds before school opened, scouts used this as a leadership service project to earn their Eagle Scout badge.
Financial, Administrative, Facilities and Safety Highlights
- Implemented ethical fundraising and use of student body funds, ensuring that funds intended for a specific grade followed those students and that funds were receipted and documented in the office.
- Ensured I Love You Guys safety drill protocols were followed, trained all staff, shared protocol information with families, gradually increased drill skills such that students and staff could effectively exit the building during an unannounced drill with blocked exits.
District Intervention Coordinator K-8, Gresham Barlow School District, 2014 – 2018
Responsibilities: Supporting RTI implementation at 11 elementary and 4 middle schools. Data analysis and planning to improve student learning. Instructional observation, coaching and professional development in CORE, RTI, data analysis, interventions, and assessments.
- Created a method for and conducted a program evaluation of students in RTI vs. not in RTI leading to change in implementation. Results of this change include:
- 12% district growth in “on grade level” reading compared to 3% prior year.
- Six schools making double-digit growth (10-17%)
- Our first schools ever reaching 80% and 70% CORE support level.
- Led over 90 hours professional development for administrators, teachers and EAs, in Core instruction, RTI, assessments, data analysis, interventions, differentiation and trauma informed care. Including:
- Presenter: Oregon RTI Spring Conference 2017 & 2018
- Running Reading Records and Miscue analysis
- DIBELS administration, scoring, analysis for instruction
- SIOP and PLUSS sheltered instruction models for ELD students.
SELECTED TEACHER LEADERSHIP
- SIOP Facilitator: Increased equitable student outcomes through peer coaching of SIOP techniques. Teachers reported greater increased student engagement and learning among language learners and Title I students.
- TAG Facilitator: Increased equity through professional development in recognizing Talented And Gifted indicators among children of poverty and diversity. Results were a 50% increase in students of diversity being included for testing as possible TAG.
- Data Team & PLC Leader: Effective use of data across diverse school programs. Led to changes in use of data between program models and modified instructional interventions.
- PBIS Team Presenter: Led professional development in PBIS practices and building wide expectations, resulting a reduction of tracker use and fewer recess referrals.
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
- Studio Manager, The Portland Ballet: Supervised ~15 teachers, 3 office staff, and 250 students 2002-2004. Responsibilities: communication with stakeholders, scheduling, creating handbooks and payroll.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Second Grade and 1/2 blend Teacher, sheltered instruction, Vose Elementary, Beaverton School District, 2010-2014.
- Third Grade Teacher, West Tualatin View Elementary, Beaverton School District, 2004-2010.
TECHNOLOGY GRANTS
STEM Summer School: $7,700 BEF Kids Count Grant, April 2014
I’m A Reader With i-Pad: $998 BEF Classroom Innovation Grant, February 2014
SMART Board and Projector: $5,400 PTC Classroom Grant 2009
Geo-Cache and Orienteering With Garmin: 6 handheld GPS Units PTC Classroom Grant 2007
SIGNAL TO NOISE EXHIBITION AWARDS
Teacher Sponsor. Colors: Animation category Finalist 2010
Teacher Sponsor. Mean, Median, Mode & Range Rap: Music Video category Winner 2009
Teacher Sponsor. WSTV-TV Poetry Night: Documentary category Winner 2008
Teacher Sponsor. You See It –You Own It: Public Service Announcement category Winner 2007
MEMBERSHIPS
COSA - Confederation of Oregon School Administrators
ISTE – International Society for Technology in Education
Oregon Reading Association
Learning Forward
Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Society – inducted 1999
Golden Key Honorary Society – inducted 1998
National Honor Society – inducted 1994