Objective
Led a secondary school as an instructional leader through the partnership of all stakeholders to ensure that all students are college and career ready.
Professional Experience
Thomas Jefferson High School August 2014-Present Los Angeles Unified School District Assistant Principal
- Design, develop and deliver professional development-Investment School (REED) Agreement
- Lead the school’s operations and safety of school grounds and facilities
- Lead the collaboration with the co-located school
- Lead the Special Education Department; Special Education full-inclusion
- Lead the school’s athletics program and student clubs
- Lead School-Wide Positive Behavior Intervention Support (SWPBIS); School-Wide Restorative Justice
- Lead the school’s fundraising plan
- Plan and developed the school’s marketing focus and implementation
- Lead the development of school’s vision and mission
Thomas Jefferson High School Summer 2015 – 2018 Los Angeles Unified School District Principal, Summer School/Term
- Evaluate teacher performance and provide actionable feedback
- Staff the summer school/term personnel
- Lead all required emergency and operational school needs
- Lead the development of the master
- Lead the summer school/term professional development
- Certify payroll
- Ensure the accuracy of student data on MiSiS
Superintendent’s Intensive Support and Innovation Center December 2013-July 2014 Los Angeles Unified School District Common Core Secondary Math Expert
- Planned and facilitated district and school Common Core professional development
- Conducted coaching conversations that promoted reflection on Common Core instructional shifts and math practices
- Trained in and implemented Adaptive Schools and Cognitive Coaching
Southeast Middle School 2010-December 2013 Los Angeles Unified School District Instructional Coach, Math
- Conducted coaching conversations that promoted reflection on practice
- Assisted teachers in improving instruction using the coaching cycle and modeling lessons
- Planned and facilitated professional development school wide and department meetings on analyzing student data, student work, appropriate strategies and content specific strategies.
- Taught an eight-grade math period using the CCSS aligned SFAF i3 Mathematics Grant (PowerTeaching curriculum
- Led department book study: Common Core Mathematics in a PLC at Work, Grades 6-8
- Trained and supported teachers in effectively incorporating technology in the classroom from the iSTEM grant, 2009-11 iSTEM school based math coach
- Planned and facilitated peer observations focused on speaking and writing
- Planned and facilitated parent classes focused on how to support student learning at home
Southeast Middle School 2004- 2010 Los Angeles Unified School District Math Teacher
- Taught Math-6, Math-7, Math-8, Algebra Readiness, Algebra I and Geometry
- Math department lead (2006-2010)
- Member of the literacy cadre
Education
California State University, Northridge 2007-2009
- Master of Arts, Educational Administration, Preliminary and Professional Administrative Services Credential
District Intern BTSA 2007-2008
- Completed course work to clear the Single Subject Credential
- CLAD
District Intern Program 2005-2007
- Single Subject Credential, Mathematics, completed all three subsets of the Mathematics CSET
University of California, Los Angeles 1999-2004
- Bachelors of Science, Applied Mathematics, Specialization in Computer Programming
Interpersonal Skills
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
- Great communication skills
- Develop and maintain positive rapport with students, parents, administration, and staff
- Efficient in multi-tasking
- Detail oriented
References
Available upon request