Makeisha's Online Resume

Educational Leadership

Assistant Principal, Rockdale County Public Schools, Conyers, GA 2018 to Present
     • Team leader on school’s comprehensive needs assessment; working to develop

        school goals and root cause analysis
     • Working with leadership to conduct program evaluation and building consensus
     • Create building-wide master schedule to maximize resources, funding, and

       student choice
     • Align students with optimal scheduling options to promote student achievement

       and success to include remediation and acceleration
     • Correct FTE Student Class and Student Record errors
     • Responsible for State Testing GAMLS, STAR Reading, and STAR Math
     • Responsible for DRC testing rosters and coding
     • Responsible for the organization, implementation, verification, collection, and

       distribution of materials for all assessments
     • Adhere to testing procedures and deadlines
     • Liaison between campus and the Director of Testing for proper implementation

       of assessment guidelines and criteria.
     • Assist teachers in creating Common Formative Assessments in accordance with

       state and district curriculum guidelines 
     • Assist in the monitoring and administering of RCPS District and PLC created

       Common Formative Assessments and Common Unit Assessments
     • Monitor teacher gradebooks in Infinite Campus and provide reports to principal
     • Generate building-wide data on student pass/fail rates to determine retention and

       placement
     • Implement and supervise TKES and ISTE standards with best-practices and

       instruction
     • Instructional leader, integrating technology using best-practices into standards-

       based instruction
     • Analyze data for teacher level interventions and school-wide safety nets.
     • Create building-wide testing schedules
     • Manage, organize, and analyze school-level data across content areas
     • Conduct staff development sessions and follow-up of its implementation
     • Transforming instructional practices for maximized student learning

Digital Learning Specialist, Rockdale County Public Schools, Conyers, GA 2017 to 2018
     • Coach and mentor teachers and school staff in effective and efficient technology

       integration and utilization to maximize instruction and facilitate daily operations
     • Collect, aggregate and/or disaggregate data for leadership team
     • Create and execute technology device distribution, collection, and maintenance
     • Conduct teacher observations and provide feedback on use of instructional

        technology based on TPAC and SAMR models of technology integration
     • Model effective teaching and instructional strategies in the classroom and

       virtually
     • Provide Professional Trainings to Faculty and Staff in the areas of Instruction

       and Technology Implementation 
     • Facilitate the implementation of differentiated instruction based upon assessment

       data to increase student achievement
     • Serve as a resource to campus principals and teachers to meet the instructional

       needs of students
     • Complete data reports and analysis for district data meetings 
 

Teacher, Rockdale County Public Schools, Conyers, GA 2011 to 2017
     • English Language Arts Department Chair, 2015 to 2016
     • Create and implement school-wide tutorial program as a safety net at Open

       Campus
     • Create and present district and school level professional learning sessions at

       department collaborative meetings.
     • Create and implement testing schedules for the building and grade-level
     • Analyze data to inform instruction, tutorial lessons, and assess student growth
     • Conduct RTI meetings and collect data to assist student learning through

       successful implementation of interventions and best practice strategies
     • Communicate with parents, staff, and students regularly about learning progress

       goals and student growth
     • Provide effective instruction in English Language Arts to special populations

       such as ESOL, Gifted, and SPED
     • Develop lesson plans in accordance with GPS, CCGPS, and GSE
     • Exhibit effective classroom management and discipline
     • Prepare students for GA state CRCT, EOG, and EOC assessments with a

       consistent proficiency rating of 80% or above
     • Differentiate instruction to hold students interest due to alternative education

        environment and/or block scheduling
     • Experience managing after-school clubs such as the Toastmasters Gavel Club,

       News Crew, Cheerleading, and Debate Team

Project Management

Throughout my years in education, I have overseen several key projects, and I have on teams to bring about change for the District. 

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Rockdale County Strategic Plan, Conyers, GA

2017 to 2018

• Worked in tandem with District members to brainstorm issues, research solutions and write-up a plan of action

• Conduct regular update and debriefing sections to meet District deadlines and provide progress updates

• Co-author section of the county's Strategic Plan 

• Redeliver information to leaders and staff

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Risk Assessment Surveyor, Caribbean

2014 to Present

• Schedule inspection surveys with management of Marriott and Digicel in various caribbean countries

• Conduct inspection and risk assessment of products covered by insurance company

• Write and present detailed reports of inspection to insurance underwriters

• Make detailed recommendations based on OSHA, Fire Safety, and inspection standards

• Point of contact between insurance company and companies inspected

• Quality control of reports and inspection surveys

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Striving Readers Grant Co-Author, Edwards Middle School, Conyers, GA

2014 to 2016

• Co-author of the Striving Readers Grant for Edwards Middle School which was awarded in 2015 with a total of $83,915.00 over the span of 4 years

• Create and implement testing schedules for the administration of assessments under the grant stipulations and mandates

• Analyze and compile data for student placement and create master schedules for first period intervention classes based on test data

• Attend grant training sessions to stay abreast with current and necessary grant information, upcoming opportunities, and required documentation

Curriculum Co-author, Rockdale County Public Schools, Conyers, GA

2014 to 2016

• Co-author of the sixth-grade curriculum pacing guide aligned to Georgia Standards of Excellence for Rockdale County Public Schools

• Align texts and resources to standards and pacing guide to create a pool of relevant resources for teacher usage

• Co-author of the eight-grade Family and Consumer Science SLO assessment for Rockdale County Public Schools

Milestones Reviewer, Georgia Department of Education, Atlanta, GA

2014 to 2015

• Select test questions for the 2015 Georgia Milestones assessment

• Align test questions to standards and DOK levels to create a sample pool of test questions and sample passages for use on the Georgia Milestones

• Participation in grading writing samples from the 2015 GA Milestones to create state level-sets for scoring and cut-off descriptors

• Recommendation of adjustments to DOK levels and cut scores for the 2015 Georgia Milestones assessment

School Improvement Plan Leader, Edwards Middle School, Conyers, GA

2013 to 2014

• Facilitate meetings to discuss actions steps for the school improvement plan in order to gather and incorporate the ideas of the team

• Collaborate with staff and administration to create and amend the school’s improvement plan

• Organize and write objectives and action steps for Edward Middle School’s improvement plan

• Presented strategy, objectives, and action steps to administration for approval and incorporation in the strategic plan

Professional Development

I have had to opportunity to work with leaders, staff, and faculty to present professional development that facilitated and supported their work in education. I have taught everything from instructional strategies, classroom management, teacher leadership to technology integration and data analysis. 

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Presenter, Professional Development

2009 to Present

• Prepare, present, and conduct weekly professional development based on the needs of the District, county, and teachers

• GMAS Resource presentation to parents, 2021

•  STAR Data Reports for Beginners, 2021

• Literacy in Science Action Research, 2021

• Cultural Sensitivity and Awareness Training, 2019
  Georgia Educators Technology Conference to teachers in districts across Georgia, 2017

• Professional Development sessions to RCPS employees, 2016 to 2017

• Achieve 3000 and Milestones information session, 2015 to 2017

• Reading Strategies to English Language Arts Department of Rockdale County, 2015

• “Screen casting” to English Language Arts Department of Rockdale County, 2014

• PBIS and Time to Teach professional development to staff

• Co-taught British Literature course at Clayton State University with Dr. McNamara as partial fulfillment of my Masters of Arts in Teaching Degree, 2010.

• Master’s Thesis, “Recrossing the Black Atlantic: Incorporating Caribbean Literature into the Common Core Curriculum,” at SCAD University’s 2009 Caribbean Symposium

Awards

Throughout my career, I have been recognized in different areas of leadership, service, workmanship. 

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• Teacher of the Year 2015-2016

• Technology Teacher of the Year 2013-2014 and 2016-2017

• Striving Readers Grant Author 2015-2016

• RCPS ASPIRE Program Graduate – Completed, 2015

• Veteran of Foreign War Teacher of the Year for Rockdale County 2014-2015

• Microsoft Innovative Educator – Certified, 2017

• RCPS Real Academy Graduate - Completed, 2021