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Annual State of the School

As principal, I provided an annual “State of the School presentation for all stakeholders. The presentation included a focus on freshman student on-track progress, Advanced Placement (AP) enrollment, standardized testing data, school culture and climate, student support services, and parental involvement and support services.

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Annual State of the School

As principal, I provided an annual “State of the School presentation for all stakeholders. The presentation included a focus on freshman student on-track progress, Advanced Placement (AP) enrollment, standardized testing data, school culture and climate, student support services, and parental involvement and support services.

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North Shore Superintendents for Special Education

As superintendent, I partnered with and supported my fellow superintendent colleagues with unified vision and mission considerations for supporting our special needs learners. Our presentation included a commitment to evolving our paradigm and acknowledging the need to support the learning needs of all students, including students with disabilities.

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North Shore Superintendents for Special Education

As superintendent, I partnered with and supported my fellow superintendent colleagues with unified vision and mission considerations for supporting our special needs learners. Our presentation included a commitment to evolving our paradigm and acknowledging the need to support the learning needs of all students, including students with disabilities.

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Assessment Committee

As superintendent, I committed to empowering my principals to lead, develop accountability, and employ/analyze attitudinal and statistical data to make data-driven decisions and recommendations. This is one example where principals were empowered and coached to lead a district-wide stakeholder team to explore the effectiveness, responsiveness, and value of assessments used by the district.

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Assessment Committee

As superintendent, I committed to empowering my principals to lead, develop accountability, and employ/analyze attitudinal and statistical data to make data-driven decisions and recommendations. This is one example where principals were empowered and coached to lead a district-wide stakeholder team to explore the effectiveness, responsiveness, and value of assessments used by the district.

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School Calendar Review

This is another example of a principal being empowered to lead a district-wide stakeholder team with respect to the district’s calendar. During the needs analysis stage of the development of our strategic plan, data collected indicated the number one social/emotional concern by students and parents was the placement of first semester finals and end of the first semester after winter break.

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School Calendar Review

This is another example of a principal being empowered to lead a district-wide stakeholder team with respect to the district’s calendar. During the needs analysis stage of the development of our strategic plan, data collected indicated the number one social/emotional concern by students and parents was the placement of first semester finals and end of the first semester after winter break.

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Strategic Plan

The district did not have a strategic plan before I became superintendent. I worked on the development of the plan for over one year and completed the plan thereafter. The plan was passed in September 2017 and implemented during the school year.

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Strategic Plan

The district did not have a strategic plan before I became superintendent. I worked on the development of the plan for over one year and completed the plan thereafter. The plan was passed in September 2017 and implemented during the school year.

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Mentoring and New Teacher Induction Program

During my transition to serving as superintendent, I learned the district did not have a mentoring program, nor did we have an induction program for licensed staff. As a district team of licensed staff and school leaders, we created a mentoring ad-hoc committee and implemented the Mentoring and New Teacher Induction Program and eventually rolled out a full mentoring and Induction program.

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Mentoring and New Teacher Induction Program

During my transition to serving as superintendent, I learned the district did not have a mentoring program, nor did we have an induction program for licensed staff. As a district team of licensed staff and school leaders, we created a mentoring ad-hoc committee and implemented the Mentoring and New Teacher Induction Program and eventually rolled out a full mentoring and Induction program.

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Facilities Master Plan

While superintendent, we created and established the district’s first-ever Facilities Maintenance Plan and an interactive assessment tool for long-term alignment of the plan.

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Facilities Master Plan

While superintendent, we created and established the district’s first-ever Facilities Maintenance Plan and an interactive assessment tool for long-term alignment of the plan.

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Equity Role-Play

My Cabinet created a presentation for whole group and small breakout session work on Equity and supporting students by developing empathy and not acting as a bystander. The presentation focused on improving the learning environment for students by ensuring a safe and inclusive environment by adults, who act as learning communities. Participating staff were able to increase their knowledge with respect to responding to stereotypes, bias, and hate-speech. A “hate speech protocol” was also reviewed for empowering staff via professional learning to employ the protocol and not act as bystanders.

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Equity Role-Play

My Cabinet created a presentation for whole group and small breakout session work on Equity and supporting students by developing empathy and not acting as a bystander. The presentation focused on improving the learning environment for students by ensuring a safe and inclusive environment by adults, who act as learning communities. Participating staff were able to increase their knowledge with respect to responding to stereotypes, bias, and hate-speech. A “hate speech protocol” was also reviewed for empowering staff via professional learning to employ the protocol and not act as bystanders.

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Opening Day Presentations

I became principal at Lane Tech College Prep in 2012. Weeks after becoming principal, the teachers’ union declared a strike and the State of Illinois began implementing PERA via Danielson as a newly mandated evaluation tool and criteria. Despite these challenges, after the strike was settled (it was the first strike in 25 years) we were able to welcome back staff and collaborate with external stakeholders to partner with teachers for opening up new curricular programs and learning spaces.

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Opening Day Presentations

I became principal at Lane Tech College Prep in 2012. Weeks after becoming principal, the teachers’ union declared a strike and the State of Illinois began implementing PERA via Danielson as a newly mandated evaluation tool and criteria. Despite these challenges, after the strike was settled (it was the first strike in 25 years) we were able to welcome back staff and collaborate with external stakeholders to partner with teachers for opening up new curricular programs and learning spaces.

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STEAM Press

As superintendent, my Cabinet and principal teams were committed to preparing all learners for global citizenship and high-quality Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) instruction. As a result, we initiated a STEAM philosophy district-wide. We embedded STEAM across the curriculum and also included professional learning for content areas beyond the STEAM acronym to ensure high-quality teaching and learning was provided. We also partnered with our three sending school districts to ensure STEAM articulation remained in place for years to come.

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STEAM Press

As superintendent, my Cabinet and principal teams were committed to preparing all learners for global citizenship and high-quality Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) instruction. As a result, we initiated a STEAM philosophy district-wide. We embedded STEAM across the curriculum and also included professional learning for content areas beyond the STEAM acronym to ensure high-quality teaching and learning was provided. We also partnered with our three sending school districts to ensure STEAM articulation remained in place for years to come.

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