San Diego County, California, United States
Extensive experience in e-learning design, development, and implementation. Specialize in mathematics and science education. Successful developer of digital, print, and stand-up materials. Expertise in all phases of product development with a specialty in the development and uses of media such as photos, audio, and video and their innovative and effective uses in content. Specialties: Project management, editorial management, writing, editing, producing all types of media; excellent problem-solving skills; effective and experienced organizational and leadership qualifications. I am a school board member for an elementary school district. Former board member of The San Dieguito High School Academy Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports quality programs and innovative classroom practices at SDA. Past president of the San Dieguito Union High School District Independent Citizens Oversight Committee, representing the community's interest in the spending of $449 million in general obligation bonds. Past president of the Cardiff School District Independent Citizens Oversight Committee, representing the community's interest in the spending of $22 million in general obligation bonds to rebuild Cardiff School.
Elected to four-year term in 2020 and 2024. Elected and served 2006-2010. One of five elected board members for a two-school district, serving approximately 700 students in grades K-6. Annual budget for the district was approximately $11 million. Elected and serving as Board President since 2021. Elected and served as Board President in 2010. Elected and served as Clerk of the Board in 2007 and 2009. The Board conducted a superintendent search utilizing professional recruitment services from the San Diego County Office of Education in 2007. Successfully negotiated with and hired the first-choice candidate. During board president tenure in 2010, lead the Board to conduct a superintendent search. This process resulted in the appointment of an internal candidate. Also led the Board to interview a pool of nine candidates and appoint a member to replace a member who resigned his position.
• For McGraw-Hill: Provide writing, editing, and content management for Reveal Math K-5 National and Florida editions. Florida student edition (SE) content contributor. Write teacher professional development video scripts. • For Six Red Marbles: Provide K-6 mathematics content writing and editing services for their client, Big Ideas Learning. The project is translating Examples and Explorations book pages to as technology-enhanced tools. Use style guides and PowerPoint templates to write interactive scripts. Create original interaction design, including image specifications. • For Connections Education: Provide K-6 science content editing services. Update current science K-8 courses to align to Florida state standards. Ensure proper alignment, scientific accuracy, grade-level readability. Review for bias, sensitivity, and appropriateness. • For ePublishingPartners: Freelance editor of Algebra I and Algebra II courses. Edit, review, and revise items. Verify that items properly align to topic, complexity level, and objective. • For San Dieguito High School Academy Foundation: Produced updates to the organization’s marketing video. Collaborate with incoming fall fundraiser chair to organize and plan the 2017 event. • For San Dieguito Union High School District: Lead the committee that provides oversight for the $449 million general obligation bond and completed the 2016 annual report. Presented the District’s governing board with the final report, receiving unanimous approval. • Completed professional development topics with the Leichtag Foundation’s North County Hub: Consensus Organizing: How to Use a Non-Conflict Approach to Reach Your Goals Let's Have Coffee! The Art of Face-to-Face Fundraising Grant Writing Workshop
• Manage project workflow using Smartsheet. • Develop, review, edit, and revise mathematics test items, art, HTML code, and metadata for digital items, including multiple-choice, multiple select, drag-and drop, drop-down, equation editor, graphing, matching, and fill-in-the-blank, across multiple grade levels for a variety of formative and summative assessment needs. • Develop, interpret, and implement asset specifications, item development plans, test blueprints, test designs, and other ancillary documents. • Develop items, art, stimuli, and assessments based on accessibility considerations. • Provide content and assessment expertise to manage item and test development through all phases of the assessment life cycle from item authoring and development to data review, test construction, and test forms.
• Project management assignments: Mathematics I, California Eureka Math, National Eureka Math Spanish, Implementation Guide Updates, Louisiana Eureka Math • Defined project scope and requirements in collaboration with product managers, content team, writing editors, math auditors, program managers, and production. • Established and documented workflows, tasks, milestones, and resources needed for successful project outcomes. • Used Smartsheet to schedule all phases of development, including forms and dashboards. • Created project management plan including project charter, communication, staffing, component scope, and risks/issues. • Planned and lead project kick-off meetings. • Collaborated with Production Services for all phases of production, from copy edit to digital platform ingestion. • Developed and conducted Survey Monkey survey to determine student preferences for video presentations. • Built best practices documentation for PDF markup.