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** PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE **

//Assistant Principal, Battleboro, NC //
 * M.B. Hubbard Elementary School, August 2012 – June 2013 **
 * Observed, evaluated and mentored beginning and career status teachers
 * Created, implemented and monitored various instructional schedules
 * Assisted staff with a comprehensive approach to handling discipline
 * Served as bus coordinator, collaborating with seven bus drivers
 * Assisted staff with guidelines for effective, instructional technology use
 * Served on school-wide PBIS Team; created PBIS Prize Place and organized a team of teachers to manage the store
 * Served as MSL (Measures of Student Learning) Coordinator, training teachers and monitoring test administration
 * Served on district Capital Improvement Plan Committee
 * Served as Title 1 Coordinator

//Elementary School Instructional Coach – Hollister Elementary School //
 * Halifax County Schools Central Office, June 2012 - July 2012 **


 * Designed professional development for elementary school teachers
 * Created pacing guides, instructional guides and lesson plans for Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies for elementary school teachers using Common Core Standards
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Mentored teachers on effective instruction and implementation of new Common Core Standards

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">** Hollister Elementary School, August 2011 - June 2012 ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">// Assistant Principal Intern, Hollister, NC //
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Served as acting assistant principal, performing duties that include conducting teacher observations and evaluations, designing professional development, and working with students, teachers and parents to promote academic achievement
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Designed “Literacy Through Technology” program with fifth grade teachers to promote student engagement, connection-making skills and critical-thinking skills
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Created “Attendance Stars” reward program to boost student attendance
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Collaborated with principal, staff and parents in the process to reestablish the school’s mission and vision

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">** Enfield Middle School, August 2008 - June 2011 ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">// Teacher, Enfield, NC //
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Taught seventh and eighth grade Language Arts, Social Studies and Reading Recovery
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Served as a clinical teacher for an ECU Senior II Intern
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Served as a mentor to three first year teachers
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Led seventh grade team/PLC for all three years
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Served as instructional technology facilitator for the school as a part of the Golden Leaf Technology Initiative grant
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Member of English & Language Arts Tests Specifications Committee for NC Department of Public Instruction
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Published EOG item writer for NC Department of Public Instruction

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">** Eastman Middle School, August 1998 - June 2008 ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">// Teacher, Enfield, NC //
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Taught seventh grade Language Arts and Social Studies
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Served as a mentor teacher to two first year teachers
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Served as seventh grade team leader for four years
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Member of North Carolina Writing Association of Educators

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">** Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald (newspaper), 1996 - 1998 ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">// Education News Reporter, Roanoke Rapids, NC //
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Covered the news regarding Halifax County Schools, Halifax County Government, Enfield Town Government, among other beats

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">** Commonwealth Progress (newspaper), July 2004 - May 2005 ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">// News Editor, Scotland Neck, NC //
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Covered various news events including education
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Designed the newspaper’s layout
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Edited information published in newspaper
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Managed reporting staff

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">** EDUCATION **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">** North Carolina State University/Northeast Leadership Academy, August 2010 – May 2012 ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Master of School Administration, Cumulative GPA of 4.0

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">** North Carolina Wesleyan, May 1999 - May 2002 ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Middle Grades Language Arts, Cumulative GPA of 4.0

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">** East Carolina University, August 1994 – December 1996 ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Bachelor of Arts Degree in English/Writing and Minor in History

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">** CERTIFICATIONS **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">School Administration (in progress, expected May 2012)
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">National Board Certification in Early Adolescence/English Language Arts (First Year Recipient)
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Middle Grades Language Arts (6-9), North Carolina, Career Status
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Middle Grade Social Studies (6-9), North Carolina, Career Status

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">** AWARDS AND HONORS **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Central Office recognition and reward for highest benchmark test scores of middle school Language Arts teachers in the district – March 2010
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Halifax County Schools Teacher of the Year – Sept. 2008 – 2009
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Enfield Middle School Teacher of the Year – Sept. 2008 – 2009
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Outstanding Educator Award for Eastman Middle School – May 2008
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Central Office recognition and reward for having 100% of students to pass the EOG Reading test and for high growth in writing test scores – May 2007
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Excellence in Leadership Award at Eastman Middle School – 2004 and 2008
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">High Status Employee Recognition for student achievement and/or having 80% or more of students to pass the EOG Reading test – 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Teacher of the Year for Eastman Middle School – Sept. 2002 – Aug. 2003

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">** COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Member of the Scotland Neck Education and Recreation Foundation Board of Directors, Scotland Neck, NC; September 2011 – present (maintain a website for the center)
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Intern, Scotland Neck Education and Recreation Foundation, Inc.; Scotland Neck NC July 2011 – August 2011 (awarded a $3,000 recreation grant from the Halifax County Commissioners)