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Demonstrate knowledge of content areas and approved curriculum.
Manage diverse department through collective collaboration to produce positive and productive collegial relationships.
Support and promote strategies produce efficient and effective systems and increase student achievement.
Follow board policies, including leadership and administrative rules and regulations.
Use interpretive data to guide decisions/directives and make recommendations where necessary
Work with principals, counselors and educators to ensure department runs smoothly.
Communicate manageable guidelines, goals and areas of growth.

Promote positive culture of project based learning through student-initiated engagement of self-guided inquiry.
Facilitate collaboration and accountability through small group instruction.
Provide professional development to staff, meeting them where they are at and moving forward to complete understand and acceptance of accelerated individual educational plans.

Facilitate Culturally Responsive Teaching sessions for MPS staff both during and outside of regularly contracted hours at various locations throughout the district
Serve as an ambassador within the district for Culturally Responsive Teaching practices
Provide input into the development of the Culturally Responsive Teaching course
Utilize WICOR professional learning practices in instruction with adult learners to effectively meet the needs of participants
Implement the Culturally Responsive Teaching syllabus and accompanying resources with fidelity and intent

Demonstrate program commitment to improving campus relations with administration, staff, students and other departments.
Evaluate systems and procedures as they relate to employee engagement, satisfaction and ability to meet district-wide goals and campus initiatives.
Support innovative activities to promote student attendance and alternatives to suspension.
Collaborate on recommendations for administrative support, revision and accountability.
Prepare agenda, manage floor time, conduct needs assessment and distribute minutes and final reporting

Support and empower students to develop their potential in alternative career pathways outside of traditional academia.
Provide leadership opportunities through individual and group training.
Demonstrate the power of collaboration through group activities, conferences and competitions
Seek opportunities for participation at the local, district, region, state, and national levels
Align activities with district curriculum
Integrate social and emotional learning in all activities while building self-confidence
Recruit prospective students while building good community relations that recognize the school and career programs

Produce, write and record weekly broadcast and daily announcements.
Promote, market and facilitate technical education program as an avenue for career success.
Support instruction and delivery using MAC, Final Cut Pro X, Google Classroom and Canvas LMS.
Effectively manage learning environments for the professional, adult and young adult learner.
Instruct students and personnel using a wide range of blended technologies, differentiated instruction strategies using data-driven best practices to support Common Core Standards.
Teach students about the field of television; video, audio production and filmmaking, while implementing research based high quality professional learning initiatives.
Prepare project based lesson plans with consideration for time restrictions and learning modalities.
Provide direct instruction via classroom support and learning management systems including Canvas and Google Classroom.
Evaluate and monitor student progress via direct instruction and computer-based assessments.
Provide professional and technical assistance school wide.
Monitor and evaluate student achievement according to state, district and national standards and guidelines.
Work independently and cooperatively with district professional and campus professional learning communities.
Model, train, and consult with teachers on modifications and accommodations to instruction and materials to ensure that all students are successful in an inclusive classroom.

Maintain the required participant progress documentation, attendance records and progress reports.
Actively participate in professional learning community, contributing greatly in the area of technology and peer instruction.
Assess program students using the TABE, My Foundations Lab and AZ Career Information Systems learning management systems.
Create a classroom environment that is conductive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interest of the students, often reflecting on cultural awareness and inclusions.
Assist in the counseling and guidance with emphasis on maximum progress of participants.
Prepare and submit monthly reports on a timely basis.
Coordinate program activities with other program staff to promote the most effective instructional program goals.

Solid experience in freshman, sophomore and Junior English and academic instruction.
Implemented transition to common core standards based curriculum.
Employed research-based/data driven techniques to promote and assess learning including response to intervention, differentiated instruction, formative and summative assessments and best practices.
Helped teachers improve teaching and increase student engagement by providing instructional strategies for active engagement with or without the aid of technology.
Conducted school wide reading initiative and tutoring activities to increase student achievement on the AIMS.
Modeled, trained, and consulted teachers on modifications and accommodations to instruction and materials ensuring that all students are successful in an inclusive classroom.
Coordinated with students, parents, teachers, teacher assistants, and various service providers for students identified with a disability in the general classroom.

Program Manager/Arts Jobs and Mentoring

Developed, organized and managed arts program for “at-risk” and/or students with special needs.
Recruited, trained and managed 14 professional artists to mentor students for jobs and mentoring program.
Located and obtained appropriate locations for assorted workshops and meetings.
Planned and presented quarterly training for adult artists.
Promoted program awareness through print, social and digital media.
Maintained strict confidentiality and discretion at all times.
Increased program participation by 70%.
Increased mentorship by 200%.
Program satisfaction rating of 96%.
Students consistently rated “I felt good about myself” as their number one reason for attending program offerings.