Red Mountain High School, Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, Arizona

• Lead in the plans to expanding freshman teaming model to full implementation for the 2024-25 school year based on student needs as indicated by performance data and teacher/student feedback. 

• Implemented a multi-level MTSS team that analyzes and responds to a wide variety of behavioral, social-emotional, and academic data markers across campus.

• Worked with the RMHS PBIS team to plan and implement staff training and student lessons around the RM Way system, and added digital citizenship lessons and the No Place for Hate program.

• Worked with counseling and the school therapist to define their roles and create protocols within the system. 

• Responded to all discipline and attendance needs for half of the freshman class, including implementing preventive and restorative practices.

• Designed all professional learning around staff and student data, focusing on the demonstrated increased need for Trauma-Based instruction. This included training for staff on what trauma is and how to respond to it, as well as incorporating collaboration strategies and peer observations.

Red Mountain High School, Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, Arizona

• Coordinate PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 8/9 (for Pre-AP), PISA, district benchmarks using STARS, AIMS Science, ACT, CTE State Assessments, American Civics, and AZMerit assessments on a campus of 3400+ students

Red Mountain High School, Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, Arizona

• Coordinate all aspects of credit recovery summer school, including staff selection, facilities, registration, GradPoint, attendance, behavior, and records.

Red Mountain High School, Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, Arizona

• Plan and implement logistics for initial roll out of a 1:1 environment in a school of 3400+ students

• Plan and present a variety of purposefully designed professional development for all teachers on campus to both prepare them for implementation and spur growth in application

• Lead a team of technology trainers in supporting teachers with meaningful integration of technology into instruction campus wide

• Customized Digital Citizenship Canvas curriculum and created a student fan behavior Canvas curriculum (Red Sea) for the student body

• First in the district to utilize Blueprint courses for implementation of school wide courses

• Led the district in creation of Professional Learning Network Canvas courses, school wide Canvas courses, a Staff Canvas course, and test several Canvas tools including Blueprints, Quizzes.Next, New Gradebook, Turnitin, etc.

• Worked with the RM Tech team to create and/or update district professional development options

Red Mountain High School, Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, Arizona

• Lead department in a re-imagining of recruitment and retention in elective courses

• Work with AP in charge of registration/scheduling on master schedule considerations, classroom spaces, resources, prerequisites, and course catalog concerns

• Align CTE courses under a common umbrella, coordinating on common interests including literacy instruction integration, realigning to new standards, creation and support of a variety of new programs, CTSO implementation, and state and JTED evaluation of programs on campus

Red Mountain High School, Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, Arizona

• Work with development team in the creation of an on-campus school-within-a-school credit recovery program

• Design & create branding resources for The CORE @ Red Mtn

• Led Art Department members through the Understanding by Design (UbD) process working to unpack the 2015 State Arts Standards, identify essential questions, big ideas, and enduring understandings.

Red Mountain High School, Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, Arizona

• Worked with schoolwide representatives to align mission, vision, values and direction for RMHS

• Planned & implemented schoolwide professional development focused on school goals

Kino Junior High School, Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, Arizona

• Combined fine and performing arts courses into one department 

• Developed & implemented course curriculum for first digital photography program in the district

Red Mountain High School, Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, Arizona

• Led the district in the course development, adoption, and alignment to CTE Digital Photography program standards

• Co-chaired the establishment of the Region 3 SkillsUSA Digital Photography competition

• Established and led RMHS SkillsUSA Chapter encompassing nine CTE programs on campus

• Taught: Intro to Photography, Digital Photography, Advanced Photography, Adobe Design in Photoshop 1 & 2, Beginning Photography (film), Intermediate Photography (film), Advanced Photography (film), AP Studio Art, and credit recovery: Algebra 1

• Piloted mathematics credit recovery program using ALEKS

Poston Junior High School, Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, Arizona

• Taught seventh grade mathematics

Willink Middle School, Webster, New York

• Worked with a group of 12 special education students to support them in their full inclusion classes and study skills course

• Coordinated with a team of teachers to monitor progress of a focus group of students 

Kino Junior High School, Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, Arizona

• Taught film photography, digital photography, digital art

• Taught the Avid 9 elective course

• Collaborated with the Avid team to plan curriculum, field experiences, celebrations, and recruitment