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Sue Williams E-Mail: suewilliams836@gmail.com Skype: swilliams10

Objective

My objective is to serve as the Head/CEO of an international school. To achieve this goal, I am ready and willing to work with a dynamic and progressive leadership team as a senior administrator to deliver the School's Mission and Vision.

Experience

American School of Warsaw, Director of Teaching and Learning July 2012-July 2015

● Supervise school librarians

● Assist in hiring senior administration and teachers

● Supervise all teachers to ensure that unit maps are written and curriculum is vertically and horizontally aligned

● Direct, organize, implement all curricular and professional development initiatives based on standardized tests, surveys and mission and vision

● Lead the development and implementation of the new teacher performance evaluation system

● Develop and implement the standards based grading and reporting system

● Develop and manage the Curriculum and Professional Development Budget; to include oversight of the library budget

● Gather, analyze, reflect, and report on standardized test scores; while working with all stake holders and developing program needs

● Serve on senior administrative team

● Member of the Board of Trustees Governance and Finance Committee

American School of The Hague, Director of Curriculum and Staff Development August 2006-July 2012

● Supervise the IT Director, K-12 Learning Support and Service Learning Coordinators and the K-12 Head Librarian

● Assist in recruiting leadership team members and teachers

● Determine school and division wide foci based on standardized/external test data, accreditation reports and strategic plan

● Support faculty members in individual and team goals development and progress linked to school wide and division foci

● Oversee all components of curriculum review cycle and all professional development activities for all faculty and staff members

● Lead Mission and Vision Task Force in creating and gathering data to determine success of the schools mission and vision

● Develop and analyze parent, staff and student surveys, report results to ASHague constituency, and determine next steps as needed

● Coordinate International Schools’ Assessment for grades three through ten; analyze data, facilitate discussions around the data and work with teachers in their understanding and use of the data to inform instruction

● Review and revise the teacher evaluation protocol ● Develop and maintain curriculum and professional development budget, including oversight of the library and PE

budgets

● Member of senior leadership team

● Serve as a member of the Board of Trustees Governance, Finance, and Facilities Committees

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American International School of Rotterdam; Teacher, Curriculum and Middle School Coordinator

August 2002-August 2006

● Teacher-grades four through nine (including math, science, ELA and social studies, depending on year and grade level)

● Oversee all curriculum initiatives-development, revisions, adoption and alignment to standards

● Coordinate all standardized testing-analysis and reporting to Board, administration, teachers and parents

● Facilitate professional development on analysis of standardized testing, backwards design unit mapping, standards and assessment, higher level thinking strategies, differentiation

● Teacher representative on the Board of Trustees

Broome-Tioga Board of Cooperative Services, Professional Development Specialist February 1998-August 2002

● Provide leadership for 22 school districts in improvement initiatives based on state assessments

● Liaise between the New York State Education Department and 22 school districts in Broome and Tioga Counties

● Facilitate workshops on curriculum writing, standards alignment, data analysis, state assessments (including scoring and moderation) and teaching practices in math, science and technology

Vestal Central School District, Grade 5 Teacher August 1993-February 1998

● Member of district technology, building planning team and curriculum development committees

● District-wide trainer in Dimensions of Learning

Education

● Principals’ Training Center-Certificate of International School Leadership July 2008

● Cortland State University, Certificate of Advanced Study Educational Leadership May 2001

● Binghamton University, M.ED Reading K-12 Jan 1994

● Cortland State University, B.ED Elementary /G6-9 Social Studies May 1983

Accreditation

● Review accreditation reports and ensure the school is making progress towards areas needing development-ASWarsaw

● Lead the 10-year self study and all subsequent efforts pertaining to accreditation; including the development of action plans after the team visit-ASHague

● Lead the five year accreditation report and visit - AISRotterdam

● Represent Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges for two 5-year visits

● Team member on four 10-year visits

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Other Activities

● Chair of the European Council of International Schools Curriculum and Assessment Committee (2010-current) ● Organized, presented and facilitated conference and workshops on the use of Atlas Rubicon, from curriculum

development to analysis (2009/2010) ● PTC certification (2010) ● Published article on concept based units for International School Services magazine (2012)

References

● Dr. Richard Spradling, Director, American School of The Hague, rspradling@ash.nl, +31 (0) 70 512 1060. –supervisor while at ASH

● Mr. Terry Gamble, Director, American School of Warsaw, tgamble@aswarsaw.org, +48 22 702 8500 – current supervisor

● Mr. Craig Belshe, ASW Elementary Principal, American School of Warsaw, cbelshe@aswarsaw.org , +48 22 702 8500

● Ms. Mary Russman, Director, International School of Latvia, director@isl.edu.lv, – Ms. Russman was the MS Principal at ASH

● Mr. Paul Mackaill, ASH High School Principal, pmackaill@ash.nl, (W) +31 (0) 70 512 1060.

● Mr. Brian Atkins, Director of International Admissions, studyusa@dickinson.edu, –Director at AISR and my supervisor while I was there