About Me
For the past twenty-one years, I had the privilege to serve a diverse student population of various socio-economic status and ethnicity, while working as a teacher, assistant principal, and a school principal. I have always measured my success by the achievements and accomplishments of my students. As such, I have worked towards 21st Century learning goals for all students where elementary children engaged in coding robots, creating and completing challenges and meeting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) requirements for technology and engineering. Training teachers to enhance student engagement in the use of technology and redefining learning tasks, I presented teachers with professional development that is pedagogically geared towards the integration of both models the Technology Pedagogy and Content Knowledge (TPACK), and Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition (SAMR). Through dialectical discourse and hands-on activities teachers engaged in redesigning tasks that are both creative and communicative, challenging, and empowering students beyond the limits of the classroom. Hence, creating a learning community of outstanding teachers, supportive parents, dedicated staff, and working jointly for the welfare of the students has been key to my success as a school leader. The challenges and responsibilities of being a principal of an elementary school are equally intriguing and enticing since they enable me a major opportunity to learn, grow and serve.
Accomplishments
- Developed perseverance and encouraged staff and teachers to focus on goals and objectives during challenging times.
- Opened venues for collaboration and communication and created a community of learners involving all stakeholders.
- Established a progressive virtual strategic school plan and implemented theoretical, philosophical, and pedagogical knowledge, and technical expertise to serve the needs of parents, staff, teachers, and students.
- Created networking opportunities through having an open-door policy, listening, reflecting, sharing, offering regular assistance, and encouraging student attendance and active participation.
Objectives
- Shape a vision of academic success for all students based on high standards and strive for student educational equity.
- Create a climate hospitable to education so staff, teachers, and students are welcomed, and hence, establish a positive school culture.
- Cultivate leadership in others so staff, teachers, parents, and aids are able to assume their part in realizing the school vision, mission, and purpose for learning and instruction.
- Manage people, data, and foster online learning improvement.
