Heather Wood 10994 County Road 505, Anna TX 75409 972.863.2737 heather.wood77@yahoo.com www.hwood.me

Curriculum & Instruction

Objective To be a learning leader that inspires and maintains direction and motivates and coordinates educators to collaboratively meet the individual needs of students.

Summary of Qualifications

• I possess 17 years of education experience, with 11 years being in Educational Administration and/or Curriculum and Instruction. My qualifications include Principal, Assistant Principal, Dean of Instruction, Instructional Specialist Math Leadership, Instructional Technology Integrator, and Classroom Teaching.

Expertise in:

Curriculum & Instruction • Student Driven Decision Making • Professional Development Design and Facilitator • Technology Integration • First Steps in Mathematics Trainer (Understanding Numbers and Measurement) • Curriculum & Instruction: Curriculum Design, Writing, and Mapping; 5-E Lesson Development • Response to Intervention (development of process and implementation of process) • RTI Consulting with various districts and campuses (Progress Monitoring and Intervention Planning) • Grant Writing • Benchmark/Formative Assessment Creation • Co-Teaching, Lesson Development, Instructional Coaching Data • Data Disaggregation • Data Driven Decision Making • Facilitating/Leading Data Cycle – Pre-assessment, Instruction, Assessing, Responding to Student Needs Communication • Parent/Community Relations • District Level Policy Design (Bring Your Own Device Policy) • TTESS Trained, PDAS Evaluations and Appraisals • Campus Advisory Committee/Site Based Decision Making Committee (parental involvement) Management • Capturing Kids’ Hearts, Love and Logic • TAKS/STAAR Test Coordinator: Elementary Campus and Middle/High School Campus • Strategic Planning: Internal Coordinator (campus level) • Employee Relations: Applicant Screening, Interviewing, New Teacher Professional Development Facilitator

Education M.Ed. Educational Administration Texas A&M-Commerce, Commerce, TX

2004

B.A. Elementary Education East Central University, Ada, OK

1999

Professional Experience

Assistant Principal, McKinney ISD 2013-Current 2010-2011

• Student Focused Curriculum & Instruction Leader • Site Based Decision Making Committee/Campus Advisory Committee • Fostering Relationships with families, community, and business partners • Testing Coordinator • Scheduling • PDAS Evaluator • Data Disaggregation • Student Management • Student Success Initiative • RTI Coordinator

Elementary Principal, Blue Ridge ISD

2011-2013 • Student Focused & Data Driven Instructional Leader • School/Community Relations • Curriculum Mapping, Curriculum Design, C-Scope Alignment • Personnel Management • Professional Development Facilitator/Manage Professional Development Needs of the Staff • District Level Policy Writer • District Technology Coordinator • iOS Device Integration

Instructional Specialist, McKinney ISD 2008-2010 • First Steps in Mathematics (Understanding Numbers and Measurement) Facilitator

• Instructional Coach, Co-Teacher, Curriculum & Instruction Leader • Data Disaggregation • Scheduling • Benchmark Testing Coordinator

Educator, McKinney ISD 2007-2008 • Math & Science

Dean of Instruction, Melissa ISD 2005-2007 • Data Disaggregation

• PDAS Appraisals • Curriculum & Instruction Leader • TAKS Campus Testing Coordinator • Professional Development: Planned, Organized, and Facilitated • Scheduling • Curriculum Mapping

Instructional Technology Integrator, Melissa ISD 1999-2005 • Technology Integration Support

• Instructional Coach • Grant Implementation (coordinating between two districts) • Elementary Design Committee • High School Programmatic Committee

Teacher, Melissa ISD • Self-Contained Teacher

• Departmentalized Teacher

Accreditations • Standard Principal Certification: EC-12 • Standard Texas Educator Certificate: 1-8 • First Steps in Mathematics: Understanding Numbers and Measurement • PDAS Certified • TTESS Trained

References Mrs. Marie Hayes, McKinney ISD Science Coordinator • 972.746.1336 Mrs. Kelly Flowers, McKinney ISD/Caldwell Elementary Principal • 469.302.5500 Mrs. Kamili Carthledge, Plano ISD Assistant Principal • 972.816.0102 Mr. Robert Rich, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Melissa ISD • 972.837.2411 Mr. Steve Bates, former Principal, Melissa ISD • 214.491.9486 Mrs. Lauren Hodge, Corsicana ISD/Navarro Elementary Principal • 713.703.2537