C EERDTUI CF IACTAI O

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CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED STUDY, EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY  |  2015 - PRESENT
GPA: 4.0

MASTER OF SCIENCE, SPECIAL EDUCATION

MANHATTAN COLLEGE  |  2010-2012
GPA: 3.93

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

MANHATTAN COLLEGE  |  2006 - 2010
GPA: 3.97

CERTIFICATIONS

KATHRYN
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (GRADES 1-6)
PROFESSIONAL  |  MAY 2010
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (GRADES 1-6)

SMITH
PROFESSIONAL  |  FEBRUARY 2012
SCHOOL DISTRICT & BUILDING LEADER
INTERNSHIP CERTIFICATE  |  OCTOBER 2018

EDUCATOR SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADER

    ANTICIPATED  |  MAY 2019

SCHOOL BUILDING LEADER

CONTACT     ANTICIPATED  |  MAY 2019

Mobile:
 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
(315) 430 - 4716 ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN
SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT  |  2018 - PRESENT
Home: Oversee building systems, procedures, and policies alongside building
149 Greenland Drive Principal and Vice Principal
Analyze district data and review IEPs with Director of Special Education
Syracuse, NY 13208 Serve as the Family and Community Engagement Tenet Leader for the New
York State school review
E-Mail: Align instructional improvement efforts to district strategic plan
kathrynsmith64@gmail.com Collaborate with parents/guardians for disciplinary purposes
Plan and attend school curriculum and family nights
Develop and monitor School Comprehensive Education Plan

MULTI-CLASSROOM LEADER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION

OBJECTIVE
To obtain a leadership position that
allows me to employ the skill set I
have acquired in my educational
background,  as well as in my varied
experiences in the urban school
setting
SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT  |  2016 - PRESENT
Conduct in-class observations to provide feedback and instructional
resources for special education and inclusion teachers
Provide exemplar data and IEP writing support for teachers to prepare for
Committee on Special Education meetings
Review teacher data pertaining to IEP goals and at-risk learners
Provide professional development for staff pertaining to
academic/behavioral interventions and targeted, data-driven instruction
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER |  GRADES 3-5
SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT  |  2015 - PRESENT
Work with at-risk and remedial learners on targeted
interventions in reading and mathematics
Provide consultant teacher services for all content areas
Serve as co-chair and facilitator of Pupil Service Team
  SPECIAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR  |  GRADES K-6

LEADERSHIP SKILLS
 SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE  |  2012-2015
Worked in a resource room setting with small groups of students across
grades K-6 on IEP goals and skill-based instruction
Communication Organized, scheduled, and attended CSE meetings for initial evaluations,
Vision reevaluations, and annual reviews
Scheduling/Delegating Developed Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention
Strategic Thinking & Planning Plans
Prioritization
Multi-Tasking STUDENT TEACHER |  GRADES 2-5
Initiative, Problem Solving PUBLIC SCHOOL 24 |  BRONX, NY   |  2009-2010
Offering Feedback Provided instruction in general education, special education, and
Facilitating Conversation self-contained classroom settings
Organization Collaborated on planning and assessment with veteran teachers

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
 TRAITS CORE MEMBER |  ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP TEAM
SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT   |  2016 - PRESENT
Develop and plan for relevant professional development opportunities for
Conscientious
building staff
Reflective
Define and address any instructional needs defined by the leadership
Adaptable
team during classroom observations
Collaborative
Self-Motivated
CORE MEMBER |  SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM
Empathetic
SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT   |  2016 - PRESENT
Logical
Prepare the teachers and staff within the building for the state review and
Resourceful
delegate responsibilities to my team members
Creative
Review and discuss school wide data and participate in action planning for
Dependable
improvement in overall achievement
Resolute
Proactive
FACILITATOR |  STUDENT INTERVENTION TEAM
SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT   |  2015 - PRESENT
Review student referrals for quality Tier 1 interventions and baseline
data

 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Facilitate weekly meetings with grade level teams to develop

comprehensive student plans

Recipient of the 2018 Empire State
Excellence in Teaching Award from The
Office of Governor Cuomo
Teacher participant at The RCA
Experience at Ron Clark Academy in
Atlanta, Georgia
"Why I Teach" speaking opportunity at
Superintendent's Teacher Advisory
Council in Syracuse, NY
Served as the “Cultivating a Calling”
opening speaker for 2016 ECET2
conference
PARTICIPANT |  SYRACUSE ASPIRING LEADERS ACADEMY
SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT   |  2016 - 2017
Completed a number of coursework assignments surrounding equity in
education and understanding students from poverty
Defined problems of educational practice and worked with cohort
members to action plan for improvement
Explored the many dynamics of leadership and reflected on my own
experiences in leadership positions
STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBER |  REGIONAL CONFERENCE
ECET² K-12 EDUCATION |  2015 - 2016
Worked with a select group of teachers and administrators, in
collaboration with Teacher2Teacher and the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation, to plan, develop, and implement a series of professional
development opportunities for teachers throughout Central New York
Facilitated groups of 6-8 teachers in defining ways to improve the
teaching practice

FACILITATOR |  RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION

SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE  |  2012-2015
Collaborated with faculty members to assess needs of student, collect
baseline data, implement daily interventions, develop assessment tools,
and set individual goals
Oversaw progress monitoring for each child to track growth and
collect/analyze data