Taft Union High School District’s mission is to provide engaging, rigorous curriculum with global applications.
Core Values
The following are the principles that will guide the work of Taft Union High School District:
Learning: Continually acquiring new information and modifying existing knowledge and skills
Teamwork: Working collaboratively toward common goals
Transparency: Operating in a manner that is visible, predictable and understandable
Integrity: Demonstrating fairness, honesty and consistency
Courage: The will to do the right things and to do things right
Goals
The Taft Union High School District has three overarching goals:
To provide rigorous and relevant instruction that prepares students to be career, college, and future-ready.
To assist students and staff in developing personal awareness skills so they may contribute to a positive and collaborative learning/work environment.
To increase parent and community participation that supports the preparation of students to be career, college, and future-ready.
Educational Administration @CSUBEdAdmin
2020 "Best Graduate Schools" by GradReport
The Educational Administration (EDAD) program prepares educational leaders and future administrators to promote PK-12 student growth and equitable educational opportunities for all students.
At CSUB's EDAD program, we see our primary mission as cultivating supportive learning partnerships with EDAD candidates as they work within their schools to identify and address inequities of student achievement and well-being. The EDAD faculty brings real-world experience from a variety of educational leadership positions along with new insights gained from recent research and theory that we apply in:
Teaching EDAD candidates the principles of visionary, instructional, and ethical leadership.
Coaching EDAD candidates in the essential leadership skills of analyzing data, leading communities of practice, and advancing teacher instructional skills.
Developing candidates' capacity to manage their school learning environments and influence their policy contexts.
Preparing EDAD candidates to engage their school communities.
The Panama-Buena Vista Union School District learning community provides a safe, supportive environment where all students can ask questions, find answers, reach their full academic potential and become caring, responsible citizens.
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Develop, coordinate, and conduct implementation-driven professional development within a teacher-university model
Developed, implemented, and monitored district-wide personalized learning plans
Super-Cabinet Member supporting organization and systems design
Principal Shepherd/Evaluator
Principal/Leadership Professional Development
Induction Program
Intern Programs
New Teacher Support
Serving educational leaders. Collaborative partnerships. Co-learning. Responsive & innovative supports.
Systems for Continuous Improvement. Local control.
Supported systems for continuous improvement and local control (LCAP/LCFF)
Created and Provided monthly, county-wide principal leadership training known as the Principal’s Learning Network
Developed a countywide model for systems design and continuous improvement in collaboration with Harvard University’s PELP team and doctoral students.
Supported state-mandated Differentiated Assistance for under-performing districts
Utilized data analysis and informed decisions in planning for continuous improvement
Developed, coordinated, and conducted professional development workshops on educational leadership, continuous improvement, local control and accountability, and data analysis
Co-authored and Implemented California Collaborative for Excellence in Education (CCEE) pilot and grant award recipient
@KCLearnNetwork
Serving educational leaders. Collaborative partnerships. Co-learning. Responsive & innovative supports.
Systems for Continuous Improvement. Local control.
Kern County Homeless Collaborative board member
Ongoing professional development for district liaisons
Technical assistance support for all county districts
Awarded One-Time Grant for the Education of Children and Homeless Youth
Hired and Developed pilot program to support Kern’s homeless continuum of care and schools districts to increase awareness and care of children experiencing homelessness
JSARD (ISSN: 2470-850X, online & ISSN: 2470-8496, print)
Open-access, peer-reviewed journal supporting the development and dissemination of research and scholarship in the area of K-12 school administration and leadership.
JSARD publishes original manuscripts from researchers and practitioners in the following categories: (1) original research, (2) evidenced-based practice, (3) literature reviews, (4) commentary, and (5) book reviews.
Topics include student achievement, professional development, innovative educational practices, human resources, and other educational leadership topics.
JSARD is indexed by Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), a free online library of education research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.
Exit of state-sanctions (SAIT-program improvement)
School-wide Data Days & Windows. Student-personalized growth charts-goals increased ownership
Prioritized and invested in teacher-leaders and next-generation change agents
Designed “Warrior Red” Academic Program--rewarding consistent student effort and growth that is 100% academically based regardless of a student academic status
Developed first Standard MS PTSA, Implemented @StandardWarrior
Enhanced counseling and site staffing to support students and families (Maslow > Blooms)
Implemented the first-ever Alternative to Suspension program (ATS)
Circle of Friends advocate and supporter
Full-site, 4-year campus modernization--opened a brand new campus
@StandardWarrior
Responsible for curriculum, instruction, assessment, counseling, intervention, professional learning, and community growth.
Coordinated full-term WASC accreditation visits, IIUSP, program improvement, and five Career Technical Education programs.
Supported and implemented multi-million dollar school-site budgets (Title I, QEIA, Title III) and authored six CA Facilities Improvement grants totaling more than five million dollars.
Responsible for...
Responsible weekly Athletics and Activities staff meetings, quarterly coaches meetings. Facilitated weekly PLN discussions via email with over 60 coaches centered on motivation and scholarly research related to leading teams. Tripled the size of Athletic Booster by creating a group known as athletic “Team Parents.” Established Student of the Month “Parent Nights." President and vice president of the Arvin Lions’ Club. Managed and increased the ASB budget. Coordinated all athletic calendars, events. Managed student store and finances. Facilitated all extracurricular bus and van transportation.
Responsible for...
Responsible for sophomore college prep, GATE, and ELD English. Facilitated most successful blood drive as Health Academy Director. Facilitated first Health Academy Job Fair. Organized weekly Academy staff meetings. Developed Academy curriculum. Coached HOSA medical spelling team . Served as a club advisor to the Bible Club and the HOSA Club. Represented the English department at Arvin High in selecting and developing district-wide “Power Standards." Wrote portions of the online CTE curriculum program known as KernLearn.