Chaunte D Ford

773-430.7119 | chaunteford@yahoo.com |www.linkedin.com/in/chaunteford

OBJECTIVE
To become an integral component of an organization whereas the utilization of my expertise and
competencies will contribute to the ongoing success of the organization and the clients of which it
serves.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts-Behavioral Sciences | Sept, 2014-Current | National Louis University, Chicago, Il
Associate Degree of Applied Science | 2002=2004 | Robert Morris College, Chicago, Il

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Leadership and People Management
Possess the ability to set priorities, delegate, motivate people, coach them to become top performers.
The ability to work effectively with others on a common task; taking actions which respect the needs
and contributions of others; contributing to and accepting the consensus; negotiating a win-win
solution to achieve the objectives of the team.

Communication
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Confident, articulate, and professional speaking
abilities (and experience), Empathic listener and persuasive speaker. Excellent presentation and
negotiation skills.

Experience
ATTENDANCE ADMINISTRATOR | ACE TECHNICAL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL | JULY, 2008PRESENT
Interprets and implements school policies on attendance and required education. Confer with students
and parents on daily absences. Determines excused, unexcused, medical absences and truancy, which
includes deciding if good cause exists to excuse absences and tardiness. Determines whether to
excuse prearranged absences and counsels students and their families on the consequences of such
absences. Investigates attendance problems and identifies the excessively absent student, including
habitual or chronic truants in compliance with the school attendance code. Looks for patterns in
absences and/or tardiness. As the Senior Committee Chairperson, confer with students, parents, and
staff to discover underlying causes of excessive absences and/or tardiness; create intervention plans
to correct excessive absences and/or tardiness and monitors compliance with the same.
EXTENDED DAY COORDINATOR | AMERICAN QUALITY SCHOOLS | 2002- 2008
Plan and lead daily academic and enrichment activities for students attending Before and After Care
Programs. Develop a nurturing, safe, respectful, multicultural learning environment. Support students
to reach specific literacy benchmarks. Facilitate after-school homework assistance, vocabulary building
and reading comprehension activities that build upon the school day learning objectives. Coordinate
and support volunteers in classroom Maintain accurate youth files and records, i.e. attendance,
student behavior, and other evaluation forms to track student progress. Other duties as assigned by
supervisor.

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