Assistant+Head+of+Middle+School

//__Curriculum__// - Collaborated with members of the Academic Council and Administrative Team to further school-wide commitment to differentiation and technology. o Created a standards based Alternative Grading System to better evaluate and track the progress of struggling students. o Designed a reading intensive social studies curriculum to help boost middle school reading comprehension and information literacy skills. o Served as Social Studies Vertical Team Chair and member of the curriculum Steering Committee. o Team member of the //Powerful Learning Practice// program aimed at aligning technology standards school-wide. o Worked with Middle School grade-level teams to ensure student needs were addressed, monitored, and communicated to the appropriate stakeholders. o Designed a quarterly planning grid teachers used to craft major units of study.
 * __ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES AND INITIATIVES__**

//__Student Retention & Recruitment__// - Worked to develop new strategies for student retention while capitalizing on traditional programs. o Designed MS New Student Orientation. o Planned and organized MS Grandparent’s Day. o Designed and implemented 4th – 7th Grade Step – Up Days to excite students about the opportunities for next year. o Interviewed the majority of MS student applicants and their families. o Communicated and met with concerned parents to ensure the school program was fulfilling their expectations.

//__Scheduling__// - Worked with the Associate Head of School to create the Middle School master schedule. o Communicated to MS parents broad scheduling changes and options. o Scheduled all middle school students, balancing individual preferences with class size and past student performance. o Recommended changes in teacher responsibilities and roles based on projected demand. o Worked with Lower and Upper School Heads to balance each divisions need for common physical space. o Created the Lower School class schedule. //__Discipline__// - Worked with Middle School teachers, parents, and administration to instill a proactive, student – centered approach to discipline. o Chaired the Middle School Student Support Team – a committee comprising of teacher representatives from every grade level who review disciplinary incidents and make recommendations. o Required all teaching teams to keep an electronic Students of Concern forum where minor and major student indiscretions were documented and monitored. o Assisted teachers in taking a proactive approach to discipline by communicating with parents and making students aware of their poor choices and the logical consequences that then follow. o Mentored individual students identified as potential behavioral problems to help them make smart decisions and understand their role in our school community.

//__Senior Systems - Student Information System - Support__// - Served as a school – wide source for Senior Systems support o Trained entire MS faculty in online program to create grade books and input data, run student specific or class wide reports, track daily attendance, etc. o Worked as point of contact for questions, trouble-shooting, support, etc. for entire MS faculty.

SACS Renewal Team - Served as the SACS Renewal Co-Chair creating a Continuous School Improvement plan aimed at inspiring and encouraging teachers to reject the status quo and always look for better ways to enrich the lives of their students.

Middle School House Program - Designed and organized weekly competitions & programs including: o Basketball Tournament o Are Your Smarter than a Lausanne Teacher Trivia Contest o Rock Band Tournament o Paintball Tournament o Halloween Service Project for the Lower School - Created and sponsored the House Council, a student government committee. o Held student – centered campaigns and elections for grades 5 – 8. o Outlined responsibilities of House officials and created authentic opportunities for leadership and decision making. - Initiated and supervised all Middle School [|philanthropic endeavors].

//__Comprehensive New Teacher Orientation Process and Materials__// - Created New Teacher Manual available both in print and online including drafting: o The MS House Manual o Individual and team teacher duties o Middle School narrative report formats and explanations o Middle School discipline approach and the SST //__Middle School Budget__// - Worked with the Head of Middle School to draft the 2010/2011 Middle School budget.