Administrative Philosophy
Administrative Philosophy
Authentic leaders cultivate a unique self-reflective perspective and recognize this process is true for many of those with whom they interact. Reflection on how to honor these differences and successfully blend multiple viewpoints requires leaders to take responsibility for creating respectful discourse and fostering trust.
Authentic leaders cultivate a unique self-reflective perspective and recognize this process is true for many of those with whom they interact. Reflection on how to honor these differences and successfully blend multiple viewpoints requires leaders to take responsibility for creating respectful discourse and fostering trust.
Administrators who build trust form a solid foundation for the whole system, creating the potential for connections and learning to happen at all levels. Leaders facilitate interpersonal connections by showing patience, enthusiasm, wisdom and supporting the hopes and visions of the many, yet still making room for the individual.
Administrators who build trust form a solid foundation for the whole system, creating the potential for connections and learning to happen at all levels. Leaders facilitate interpersonal connections by showing patience, enthusiasm, wisdom and supporting the hopes and visions of the many, yet still making room for the individual.
Hope and positivity grown through a leader’s focus on authenticity not perfection, integrity not pacification, and growth not complacency help knit together a strong school community in which staff and students value innovation, skills, and most important, relationships that last a lifetime.
Hope and positivity grown through a leader’s focus on authenticity not perfection, integrity not pacification, and growth not complacency help knit together a strong school community in which staff and students value innovation, skills, and most important, relationships that last a lifetime.
Skills
Skills
be accountable for growth and change by coaching teachers and students
be accountable for growth and change by coaching teachers and students
be authentic and act with integrity
be authentic and act with integrity
build a place of interiority for myself and mirror it for my teachers and students
build a place of interiority for myself and mirror it for my teachers and students
implement and cultivate positivity within the school culture
implement and cultivate positivity within the school culture
integrate technology as a tool to communicate with creativity and purpose
integrate technology as a tool to communicate with creativity and purpose
build relevant standard-based curriculum that allows for multi-disciplinary integrated, individualized learning
build relevant standard-based curriculum that allows for multi-disciplinary integrated, individualized learning
envision a positive innovative future in which students create useful applied learning
envision a positive innovative future in which students create useful applied learning
CERTIFICATIONS
CERTIFICATIONS
Administrative Certification, May 2017
Administrative Certification, May 2017
AEL March 2017; TTESS June 2017
Crucial Conversations, August 2016
Crucial Conversations, August 2016
ESL
ESL
Generalist EC - 6
Generalist EC - 6
2.5 years in a paraprofessional assignment in two Title 1 schools where I assisted with tutorials and remediation over reading, writing and math
2.5 years in a paraprofessional assignment in two Title 1 schools where I assisted with tutorials and remediation over reading, writing and math
also attended PLCs for grades K -5 and helped integrate standard-based learning and teaching
also attended PLCs for grades K -5 and helped integrate standard-based learning and teaching
worked with every teacher in rotation groups to provide math and reading tutorials to many students
worked with every teacher in rotation groups to provide math and reading tutorials to many students
worked with special populations as requested
worked with special populations as requested
gathered data from AWARE to guide develop of tutorials and PLCs
gathered data from AWARE to guide develop of tutorials and PLCs
Secondary Science 8-12
Secondary Science 8-12
Biology 6 -12
Biology 6 -12
2 years in high school, 1 year in 8th, 4 years in 7th, and 2 years in 6th
2 years in high school, 1 year in 8th, 4 years in 7th, and 2 years in 6th
created and improved standard-based curriculum each year, including multidisciplinary activities
created and improved standard-based curriculum each year, including multidisciplinary activities
examples of engineering-based activities included waterwheels, roller coasters, Body City, Rube Goldberg, and other PBL physics
2 years as part of UNT Tyler's Innovative Teaching Grant implementing PBL in my classroom
2 years as part of UNT Tyler's Innovative Teaching Grant implementing PBL in my classroom
attended SEEC at NASA in 2013
attended SEEC at NASA in 2013
participated in 3-day Schletchy Center workshop on Engaging the Net Generation (building a digital classroom)
participated in 3-day Schletchy Center workshop on Engaging the Net Generation (building a digital classroom)
designed my own digital classrooms, www.crollcorner.com
designed my own digital classrooms, www.crollcorner.com
Administrative Experience
Administrative Experience
lead staff-wide professional development/book study /Twitter Chat over A Beautiful Constraint (8 sessions); #mhsabc
lead staff-wide professional development/book study /Twitter Chat over A Beautiful Constraint (8 sessions); #mhsabc
spearheaded campaign to give each Marcus student “Somewhere To Belong” – an effort to measure and enhance student involvement and engagement through club-based charity and service activities.
spearheaded campaign to give each Marcus student “Somewhere To Belong” – an effort to measure and enhance student involvement and engagement through club-based charity and service activities.
serving and working with assistant principals on multiple leadership sub-committees to:
serving and working with assistant principals on multiple leadership sub-committees to:
- improve social and mental health of staff and students
- created a 15-minute lesson on SEL that was administered to the entire student body (involved screencasting and editing in iMovie)
- improve perceived staff connections
- created rogue’s gallery with each employee’s name and picture posted in central location
- implemented school-wide program to update uniform identification plaques with teacher’s college logo and information for each classroom
- increase college awareness by installing 30+ college banners throughout hallway
- improve attendance and student engagement
- coordinated extensive data collection and analysis on extracurricular clubs and academic honor societies to identify needs and patterns for improvement
serving on Parent Education Program (PEP) COMMITTEE:
serving on Parent Education Program (PEP) COMMITTEE:
- updated PEP website
- September: created Skyward and technology tips and presented to parents
- January: assisted with college and AP placement information workshop with parents
- February: coordinated multiple vendors and helped plan Healthy Families, Healthy Kids workshop
- March: helped coordinate presentation of the documentary Winning the Fight
serving on RtI and PAWS committee
serving on RtI and PAWS committee
- assisting with planning RtI for next year
completing trend walkthroughs and shadowing current administrators
completing trend walkthroughs and shadowing current administrators
assisted in discipline to improve student behavior issues
assisted in discipline to improve student behavior issues
investigated an improvement plan for a teacher in need of improvement
investigated an improvement plan for a teacher in need of improvement
assisting with completion of master schedule
assisting with completion of master schedule
assisted with emergency drills
assisted with emergency drills
served as a supervisor at functions and games
served as a supervisor at functions and games
attended Hard Conversations training conference Feb 2017
attended Hard Conversations training conference Feb 2017
District Level and Leadership Cohort
District Level and Leadership Cohort
completing Action Plan to present to Board in the spring
completing Action Plan to present to Board in the spring
serving on Back-to-School fair planning committee
serving on Back-to-School fair planning committee
participant in e-Portfolio video for district
participant in e-Portfolio video for district
TWU Honors:
TWU Honors:
invited to be guest panelist for first-year teachers
invited to be guest panelist for first-year teachers
President of 21st Century Literacy Council
President of 21st Century Literacy Council
received COPE award for Outstanding Graduate Student
received COPE award for Outstanding Graduate Student
Additional Qualifications
Additional Qualifications
Myers-Briggs: ENFP
Myers-Briggs: ENFP
Extrovert, Intuitive, Feeling, Perceptive
curious, observant, process-focused,
strong communicator, energetic,
maintain harmony,
naturally use personal feelings and values when making decisions
StrengthFinder
StrengthFinder
Student/Thinker
Understand Others
Believe in Purpose
Restorative
Inclusive
Teacher of the Year Finalist; middle school and high school level
Teacher of the Year Finalist; middle school and high school level
Invited to train first-year science teachers for LISD in 2016
Invited to train first-year science teachers for LISD in 2016
Curriculum Writer
Curriculum Writer
created new curriculum for each class I taught; most recently for Aquatic Science, seen on www.crollcorner.com; Fall 2016 semester plans
created new curriculum for each class I taught; most recently for Aquatic Science, seen on www.crollcorner.com; Fall 2016 semester plans
utilize my ability to connect and integrate topics in a multidisciplinary fashion
utilize my ability to connect and integrate topics in a multidisciplinary fashion
- created successful cross-disciplinary projects with math and English
Published children's book illustrator
Published children's book illustrator
utilize Adobe Photoshop and other digital art skills, including photography and editing movies
utilize Adobe Photoshop and other digital art skills, including photography and editing movies
Owned a successful online stamp crafting business
Owned a successful online stamp crafting business
utilized skills in website building and blogging; www.tiddlyinks.com
utilized skills in website building and blogging; www.tiddlyinks.com
communicating digitally with purpose and beauty, creating buy-in and stakeholder appreciation
communicating digitally with purpose and beauty, creating buy-in and stakeholder appreciation
organizing budgets, long-term planning, improving systems operation and project implementation
organizing budgets, long-term planning, improving systems operation and project implementation
