English teacher with 10 years of experience with ESL students in an urban school district.

Latarsha's resume

Instructional Facilitator
Robert B. Glenn High School, Kernersville, NC 2012-Present
 Instructional leader
o Instructional coach mentoring all teachers in all disciplines in vertical and horizontal instruction
o Created workshops that use data and best practices to systematically focus on student achievement
o Created credit renewal workshops to positively impact student achievement
o Created academic tutoring schedule which utilized EVAAS and Blue Diamond data to strategically target gaps in student growth
o Solutions Committee-developed a no-fault solutions committee whereby faculty and staff were able to effectively communicate grievances and issues to administration and increase morale
o Developed a Professional Development Plans based on the academic needs of the students with an emphasis on differentiation of instruction
o Developed an Instructional Leadership Team made up of leaders from all school departments with a goal of applying the philosophies of a Professional Learning Community founded in the principles from Brain Based Teaching by Eric Jensen
o Completed the Advance Ed Accreditation Process for R.B. Glenn during the 2013-2014 school year
o Trained and monitored all departments using the Professional Learning Team Model (PLT)



English Instructor 1996-2012
Robert B. Glenn High School, Kernersville, NC
 Curriculum designer developing curriculum for “special pops” students
o worked as an independent contractor to educate parents on the “how to’s” of home schooling in an effort to help prepare autistic children to mainstream at some point in their education
o focused on modifying the current school curriculum with the use of didactic materials and alternative assessments
 Mentor to Winston-Salem State University new teachers
o supervised student teachers at the university level
o acted as a mentor to sophomore students that were considering teaching as a career
o created and implemented workshops on classroom management and discipline at the university level
 Senior Class Advisor
o responsible for organization of all senior activities, including graduation
o communicate with parents
o responsible for overseeing $25,000/year budget
o international curriculum and development
 Seminar Curriculum
o created a seminar curriculum that became the model for the AP Junior Seminar that was implemented during the 2004-2005 school year for the entire district
 School liaison for Kernersville Rotary and Glenn High School
o oversaw all community activities such as Habitat for Humanity, tutorials for underprivileged students at local Kernersville elementary schools, nursing home visits of the elderly, Ronald McDonald House partners, and Hospice visitations
o established positive community connections between school and community to create high positive visibility
 Gear-Up Mentor
o responsible for base of 50 students
o creation of college readiness curriculum to support and expand upon the current standard course of study
 Member of the School Improvement Team
o experience with budgetary issues and allocation of funds
o created tutorials utilizing at-risk funds that led to exemplary and growth status for entire span of ABC accountability and increased Level I and Level II student population to Level III and Level IV population by 17%
 Intern Principal for the 2003 summer school session
o worked on transcript and matriculation
o personnel supervisor
o oversaw disciplinary issues
o created transportation schedule for all summer school students

English Instructor
Cooper City High School, Cooper City, FL
1994-1996
 Night School Coordinator for non-traditional returning students
o oversaw curriculum and transcript issues
o managed usage of high school as night campus facility
o represented school in community forums to create positive publicity for the school’s outreach programs, thus creating a positive school and community climate

EDUCATION
M.A. School Administration,
University of North Carolina of Greensboro,
Greensboro, NC

B.A., English and Education, Winston-Salem State University,
Winston-Salem, NC

Lifetime Teaching Credentials: English K-12
Lifetime Administrative Credentials: K-12 1989-2003