Tuesday, June 11, 2013

My Vitae


Jennifer Voss Collier

Home                                                                                      Work
13623 Mansfield Point Lane                                                  901 Yorkchester
Houston, TX  77070                                                              Houston, TX  77079
(832) 385-9980                                                                       (713) 251-1800

EDUCATION

Ed. D. Lamar University-Beaumont, TX (8/2012- Present
Educational Leadership

M.Ed. University of Houston – University Park (8/2008)
Major:             Educational Leadership and Cultural Studies

B.A.     Lamar University – Beaumont, TX (12/2002)
Major: Music Education


K-12 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Spring Branch Independent School District
Westchester Academy for International Studies
Associate Principal (7/2013-Present)

Key Duties:
  • Responsible for planning and implementing instructional programing. 
  • Responsible for building the Master Schedule for Westchester Academy for International Studies.
  • Coordination of keeping WAIS teachers familiar and certified as International Baccalaureate studies.
  • Leader of Campus Leadership and Campus Improvement Team.
  • Responsible for making all staffing and budgeting decisions as well as maintain and coordination facilities, transportation, and food service.


Spring Branch Independent School District
Spring Woods High School
Associate Principal (7/2011-6/2013)

Key Duties:
  • Responsible for planning and implementing instructional programing. 
  • Responsible for building the Master Schedule for Spring Woods High School.
  • Coordination of testing for STAAR, EOC, TELPAS, PLAN, PSAT, and all Local Benchmarks and Assessments.
  • Member of Campus Leadership and Campus Improvement Team.
  • Assisting with all staffing and budget decisions.
  • Coordinator of the following programs and activities; New Teachers, Counseling team, Student Engagement Committee, Vertical and Horizontal Alignment, At- Risk, and RTI.
  • Active member of the following committees; RTI, Summer School, Technical Certification, and Program of Studies.

Spring Branch Independent School District
9th Grade Summer School
Principal (12/2011-7/2012)

Key Duties:
  • Responsible for planning and implementing instructional programing including planning and executing a new curriculum. 
  • Hiring summer school staff and managing the budget for summer school.
  • Coordination of District administration of End of Course testing.
  • Building and executing the master schedule for Summer School.
  • Responsibility of all discipline and attendance for all students who attended summer school.
  • Supervision and evaluation of teaching and learning of all teachers at summer school.
  • Coordination of foodservices, building and maintenance and transportation for the summer school program.


Spring Branch Independent School District
Middle School Summer School
Curriculum Principal (1/2011-7/2011)

Key Duties:
  • Responsible for planning and implementing instructional programing including planning and executing a new curriculum. 
  • Hiring summer school staff and managing the budget for summer school.
  • Coordination of District administration of End of Course testing.
  • Building and executing the master schedule for Summer School.
  • Responsibility of all discipline and attendance for all students who attended summer school.
  • Supervision and evaluation of teaching and learning of all teachers at summer school.
  • Coordination of foodservices, building and maintenance and transportation for the summer school program.
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Spring Branch Independent School District
Spring Woods High School
Assistant Principal (12/2008-7/2011)

Key Duties:
  • Responsible for planning and implementing instructional programing for 9th and 10th grade teachers.
  • Instructional Leadership and supervision of Fine Arts Teachers. 
  • Responsibility for implementation of discipline, communication and operations for the class of 2013.
  • Coordinator of the following activities and programs: extracurricular activities, UIL Academics, Freshman Transition Program, Campus Communication, Textbooks, In-School Suspension, Grade Level RTI meetings, All School Activities and Events.
  • An active member of the following campus committees; College Planning Committee (Co-Chair), Freshman Transition, and Graduation Planning.

Spring Branch Independent School District
Spring Forest Middle School
Administrative Internship (7/2005-Present)

Key Duties:
·      Assisted in administrative duties including, but not limited to:
o   Processing Discipline Referrals both by assisting principals and taking the lead in a variety of discipline referrals.
o   Establishing partnerships with parents & students by making phone calls home and sitting in on parent/student/administrative conferences.
o   Assisting with teacher walk-throughs and classroom observations to become more familiar with what is going on in a wide variety of classrooms.
o   Assisted with TAKS Administration for both regular education and special education.
o   Helped to analyze data used by the discipline committee to look over the data that will be used to make decisions about discipline for the upcoming school year.
o   Assisted with a variety of aspects of the scheduling committee which was formed to move the campus to a new schedule in 2008-2009.


K-12 TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Spring Branch Independent School District
Spring Forest Middle School
Assistant Band Director (7/2005 – Present)

Teaching Responsibilities:
·      Beginning Trumpet
·      Beginning French Horn
·      Beginning Trombone/Euphonium/Tuba
·      Intermediate Band
·      Concert Band
·      Assist with Symphonic Band


Other Duties:
·      Served on Technology Committee and help assist in upgrading technology in the school and designing professional development opportunities to benefit faculty and staff. 
·      Served on Campus Improvement Team as the fine arts representative which approved decision for the entire campus and helped to communicate needs to the community.
·      Served on Scheduling Committee as the Fine Arts Representative to help make decisions for the 2008-2009 school year in regards the a new schedule.
·      Handled all Inventory Matters for the band program which included, but were not limited to;   checking out instruments. Rental payments, deposits, bill pay, and receipting of all items related to inventory.
·      Taught Beginning Brass classes which included various techniques for beginning brass students.
·      Conducted Concert Band and Intermediate Band which were variations of the 7th grade level curriculum modified for different levels of proficiency on their instrument for all instruments.
·      Conducted Concert Band and went to UIL 2007 which is a state evaluated performance.  This group received a superior rating on stage and an excellent rating in sight-reading. 

Spring Branch Independent School District
Memorial Middle School
Assistant Band Director (7/2003 – 5/2005)

Teaching Responsibilities:
·      Beginning Flute
·      Beginning Clarinet
·      Beginning Oboe/Bassoon
·      Beginning Saxophone
·      Concert Band
·      Assist with Symphonic Band

Other Duties:
·      Served on Technology Committee and help assist in upgrading technology in the school and designing professional development opportunities to benefit faculty and staff. 
·      Handled all Private Lesson issues for the band program.  This included but was not limited to interviewing and hiring of teachers, scheduling of private students for teachers, and collecting finances for the initial start of the program.
·      Handled all the incoming monies for Student Accounts which included the collection of dues and fundraisers by individual students.
·      Handled all Parent Committees that were formed to help support the band program.  Some of these committees included Fundraising, Volunteers, Decorating, and Communication. 
·      Conducted Concert Band and went to UIL 2004 and 2005 Received Excellent Ratings on stage both years and a Superior Rating in Sight-reading in 2005.
·      Taught Beginning Woodwind classes which included various techniques for beginning woodwind students.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Delta Kappa Gamma
Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
Texas Music Educators Association
Texas Bandmasters Association
National Association of Secondary School Principals
Order of Omega Greek Honor Society
Delta Omicron Professional Music Fraternity
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority


REFERENCES

Lance Stallworth, Building Principal, Spring Woods High School

Pamela Butler, Director of Secondary Teaching and Learning, Spring Branch ISD

Sophia Petrou, Director of Secondary Administrative Services
Sophia.Petrou@springbranchisd.com






2 comments:

  1. Very thorough listing of your contributions and key abilities. :) My suggestion would be to check verb tense for consistency. I noticed a switch from "processing" to "assisted" in the same bullet cluster. I hope this is helpful.

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  2. I think you did a great job. I especially liked how you bolded the responsibilities you had and used normal font for the place of employment. I am sure perspective employers would be more concerned with what you have done and making that stick out is a great idea.

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