Jennifer C - Jenny Ament



JENNY AMENT

6227 Breckenridge Ln. Liberty Township, Ohio 45011 (513) 284-5319

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:___________________________________________________________

February 2018- Cherokee Elementary: Lakota Local Schools- Liberty Township, Ohio

May 2018 Interim Assistant Principal

Staff and Building Development

• Direct support to general and special education teachers

• Contribute to staff professional development

• Building Testing Coordinator- scheduling, PD to staff, and implementation

• Communicate a consistent message to staff, students, and parents designed to create a positive and respectful school climate

• Evaluate school data and contribute to maintaining the Building Action Plan

• Maintain open communication and support to bus drivers

• Respond to and resolve difficult and sensitive student, parent, and faculty inquiries and complaints.

• Crisis Team Member- drills, plan for emergency operations

Student Services

• Responsible for problem solving and student discipline

• Homework Club Volunteer

• Direct support to special education

• Support student behavior plans with a daily check out system

• Lead Student Support Team and IEP meetings.

• Communicate with all involved parties during SST/IEP/504 meetings

• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) trained

Parents and the Community

• Maintain open communication with parents and guardians

• Participate in PTA meetings

• Attend/Assist in PTA or teacher-led events

• Collaboration with District Team Members.

August 2017- Adena Elementary: Lakota Local Schools- West Chester, Ohio

February 2018 Fifth grade Teacher

• #LakotaEdChat Facilitator on Twitter regarding topic of behavior

• Incorporate data into goals for students while utilizing Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) testing data, AIR data, pre and post data, and Project Based Learning lessons (PBL).

• Homework Club Volunteer to economically disadvantaged students

• Integrate technology into classroom lessons

• Differentiated lessons/assignments to meet the needs of all students

• Actively communicate with parents through weekly newsletter, emails, phone calls, and face-to-face meetings

• PBIS Team Member- Collaborate with team to create building-wide behavior incentives.

• Partner with team teacher to plan lessons

• Mentor and problem solve strategies with students at risk

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August 2016- VanGorden Elementary: Lakota Local Schools- Liberty Township, Ohio

July 2017 Interim Assistant Principal

Staff and Building Development

• Assist in the supervision, direction, and evaluation of the school staff

• Direct support to general and special education teachers

• Contribute to staff professional development

• Building Testing Coordinator

• Communicate a consistent message to staff, students, and parents designed to create a positive and respectful school climate

• Evaluate school data and contribute to maintaining the Building Action Plan

• Assist in the interviewing process

• Maintain open communication and support to bus drivers

• Respond to and resolve difficult and sensitive student, parent, and faculty inquiries and complaints.

• School Safety Team member- drills, plan for emergency operations

• Updated and streamlined the Student Support Team (SST) process

Student Services

• Responsible for problem solving and student discipline

• Direct support to special education and autistic students

• Developed a weekly after-school Learning Club for special education students

• Support student behavior plans with a daily check out system

• Lead Student Support Team and IEP meetings.

• Communicate with all involved parties during SST/IEP/504 meeting

• Responsible for organizing the special education meeting schedule, and ensuring staff and parent attendance

• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) trained

Parents and the Community

• Maintain open communication with parents and guardians

• Participate in PTA meetings

• Attend/Assist in PTA or teacher-led events: Literacy Night, COSI, Trunk or Treat, Grandparent’s Day, Donuts with Dads, Muffins with Moms, Talent Show

• Collaborating with PTA and outside resources to establish an upgraded presentation and sound system in the cafeteria

• Organized school fundraiser- Kendra Scott Jewelry Store at Liberty Center

• Collaboration with District Team Members.

August 2013- Hopewell Elementary: Lakota Local Schools- West Chester, Ohio August 2016 Fourth grade Teacher

Staff and Building Development

• Facilitated as a Curriculum Partner on the Instructional Council to assist staff in following district curricular initiatives.

• Selected as a Building Leadership Team Member to assist Principals in the decision making process for the building, and in the construction and application of the Building Action Plan.

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Pupil Personnel

• Participated as a School Incentive Committee Member to administer building-wide behavior incentives.

• Incorporated data into goals for students while utilizing Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Testing data, OAA data, Assessment Literacy pre and post data, and Project Based Learning lessons (PBL).

• Integrated technology into the classroom with differentiated tasks to meet the needs of all learners.

• Implemented after school Math Club, assisting struggling students.

Parents and the Community

• Actively communicated with parents through weekly newsletter, emails, phone calls, and face-to-face meetings

• Participated in building PTO meetings

• Mentored future teacher intern- Collaborated lessons, evaluated teaching.

• Participated in door-to-door discussions during Levy campaign.

August 2008- Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT) Online Charter School August 2013 Seventh grade Teacher

• Participated in the Teacher Advisory Council, collaborating with staff and

Administrators to assist in helping meet the needs of the students and school

• Designed and implemented daily PowerPoint lesson with online classroom

• Conducted daily phone calls to communicate progress with students and parents

• Collaborated with Participated in door-to-door discussions during Levy campaign.

• teaching team to ensure cohesive lesson planning, and communication regarding students and families

• Evaluated and edited textbook program

August 2002- Fairfield East Elementary: Fairfield City Schools- Fairfield, Ohio June 2007 First grade Teacher: 3 years Second grade Teacher: 2 years

• LiPS Training (Lindamood-Bell) Programs to develop the sensory-cognitive

processes that underlie reading and comprehension.

• Trained and Participated in the implementation of The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (Dibels)- Procedures for assessing the acquisition of early literacy skills from kindergarten through sixth grade.

• Participated in door-to-door discussions during Levy campaign.

Oct. 2001- June 2002 Lakota School District Cincinnati, Ohio

• Substitute Teacher- Grades K-6

LICENSURE:_____________________________________________________________________________

• Principal’s Licensure K-12

• 5 year Professional Elementary 1-8 Licensure

• Certified as an Ohio Teacher (OTES) Evaluator

• Certified as an Ohio Counselor (OCES)Evaluator

• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Trained

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EDUCATION:____________________________________________________________________________

University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 4.0/4.0

• Principal Licensure Program- Completed April 2017

Concordia University Portland, Oregon 4.0/4.0

• Masters in Educational Leadership, June 2015

• Successful completion of Educational Leadership Assessment

University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 3.7/4.0

• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, December 2000

• Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, June 2002

WORKSHOPS: __________________________________________________________________________

• Leadership Summit- West Chester, OH (June, 2017)

• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Training (September 2016)

• Beginning Principal Academy at the HCESC- (September 2016-February 2017) Five 3-hour sessions with topics that include: teacher evaluation/coaching, building a data-driven culture, leading change, challenges/successes, and reflection. Class also includes a mentor for each student.

• Project Based Learning 101 (PBL)- Workshop in the design, assessment, and management of Project Based Learning, Buck Inst. for Education

• Ohio Teacher & Counselor Evaluation Credentialing (OTES/OCES)

• Mastery Connect In-service Training- Assessment and tracking of state and

common core standards

• Universal Design of Learning (UDL) Training- Facilitated improved educational outcomes for all students, including those with disabilities.

• Marzano Instructional Strategies Training: Familiarized staff with Dr. Marzano’s framework for instruction. Emphasized the ultimate effect of improving student

achievement is based on utilizing instructional strategies at the appropriate time and with the appropriate purpose during the lesson.

• Safety and Violence Prevention- Bullying, child abuse, recognizing depression and suicide ideation, and identifying substance use and abuse.

• Dibels Trained

AFFILIATIONS:________________________________________________________________________

• Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators (OAESA)

• Association of Supervision and Curriculum (ASCD)- global community dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching, and leading

• Edmodo- Educational website that takes ideas from social networking to make

them appropriate for the class.

• National Middle School Association

• National Parent Teacher Association

REFERENCES: __________________________________________________________________________

• Upon Request

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