Resume

• 2015

  New York Army National Guard

  New York City Department of Education

  Greater New York City Area

  • Drive pedagogical and administrative missions at this New York City Public School \n• Provide instruction

  mentoring

  and coaching to over 10 teachers\n• Teach Special Education

  English Language Learner and Social Studies courses\n• Coordinate PSAT

  Regents Exams

  Midterms

  Finals and City-Wide Interim Assessments \n• Key accomplishments:\n\no Lead school-wide effort in curriculum writing

  implementation

  and lesson planning by applying Understanding by Design and WiTSi\no Achieved “Effective” rating on the HEDI scale

  Assistant Principal/Social Studies Teacher/Testing Coordinator/Staff Developer/Teacher Mentor/Dean

  New York City Department of Education

  Camp Smith

  1st Lieutenant - Chaplain

  New York Army National Guard

  Latham

  NY

  • Distinguished Leadership Award

  2nd Lieutenant-Chaplain

  New York Army National Guard

• 2012

  MS 556

  • Coordinated “green” building projects across the entire campus of this Title 1 inner city middle school\n• Mentored and coached 10 new teachers\n• Administered the test preparation academy\n• Teach Special Education

  English Language Learner and Science courses\n• Key accomplishments:\n\no Led 8th grade teachers to achieve pedagogical benchmarks of closing the achievement gap such as increasing English Language Arts and Math grade levels by 1.5-2 years within an academic year\no Achieved “Effective” rating on the HEDI scale

  Academy Leader/Academy Administrator/H.S. and Sustainability Coordinator

  Greater New York City Area

  MS 556

• 2011

  The Smith School

  Monroe College

  Springfield Gardens Educational Campus

  • Managed all parent and student matters at this alternative private high school for special needs students\n• Conducted observations and quarterly performance evaluations for 15 teachers\n• Directed Admissions

  Counseling Services

  and IEP implementation\n• Oversaw State and Federal regulations compliance: NYSED

  NYSAIS

  ISAAGNY

  ADA

  and 504\n• Served as Special Education Compliance Officer \n• Key accomplishments:\n\no Created 501c(3) to augment school services to provide Occupation Therapy

  Physical Therapy

  Speech and Language Services

  At-Risk Counseling and College Preparation services\no Spearheaded accreditation process for ISAAGNY and Middle States

  Vice Principal

  Greater New York City Area

  The Smith School

  Monroe College

  • Aligned safety and security protocols among four schools sharing a single campus\n• Directed the Achieve Now Program for over-aged

  under-credited students\n• Managed 12 people

  including five Deans and seven school aides\n• Advised principals on OORS and SOHO management\n• Key accomplishments:\n\no Redesigned and streamlined social-emotional protocols to account for a unified approach to campus-wide behavioral intervention methods

  leading to a 92% decrease in reportable occurrences and incidents

  Assistant Principal

  (Interim)

  Greater New York City Area

  Springfield Gardens Educational Campus

• 2010

  Benjamin

  Markus

  ThD

  Achievement First Elementary School

  • Directed all operations for a school of 450 students

  also serving as Principal’s Designee

  Compliance Officer and Chief Information Officer\n• Managed all fiscal operations

  including accounts payable

  budgeting

  financial forecasting

  and payroll for a school with an $8.1 million annual budget\n• Led School Safety Security personnel with ultimate responsibility for the safety of a collective school campus population of over 1

  000 students\n• Coordinated Charter Renewal

  Transportation and Food Services\n• Key accomplishments:\n\no Developed fiscal accountability measures to close a $1.2 million budget deficit

  Director of School Operations (Leave Replacement)

  Greater New York City Area

  Achievement First Elementary School

• 2007

  The Island School

  • Directed programming

  scheduling and operations for a school with over 800 students\n• Managed campus-wide Safety and Security

  liaising extensively with Manhattan Superintendent’s Office

  Chancellor’s Office for Emergency Preparedness and Security

  School Safety Administrators and NYPD\n• Served as OSHA Compliance Director\n• Coordinated up to 20 after school activities on campus each day\n• Managed non-profit residency programs in the arts

  sports

  academics and enrichment for 190 middle schoolers\n• Chaired the Social Studies Department \n• Wrote Scholar and Parent Handbooks\n• Enforced disciplinary action and presided over all suspension proceedings\n• Key accomplishments:\n\no Launched new protocols and procedures to ensure community security standards

  resulting in the campus being removed from the NYC DOE Persistently Dangerous List\no Directed implementation of the $2.5 million 21st Century Grant\no Devised a new reporting and data-tracking system

  and executed a Positive Behavioral Support System and curriculum mapping and testing for all core subjects\no Created a Socio-Emotional Behavioral Plan for proactive solutions to disciplinary challenges

  resulting in an 85% decrease in reportable occurrences

  Dean/Building Response Team Leader/Safety Administrator/After School Director

  Greater New York City Area

  The Island School

• 2006

  Markus Educational Consultants

  • Provide educational support to K-12 students through customized tutoring programs \n• Coordinate all operations in Westchester and Fairfield Counties\n• Direct Special Services coordination: IEP and 504\n• Tutor students preparing for a variety of standardized tests

  including ACT

  SAT

  ISEE

  SHSAT

  SSAT

  AP

  and SAT2\n• Key accomplishments:\n\no Facilitated and supported admission to top collegiate choices for 100% of clients

  Founder and Principal

  Greater New York City Area

  Markus Educational Consultants

• 2004

  IS 174 / PS 188

  • Taught Social Studies

  English Language Arts

  Mathematics

  Science and Drama to over 60 students\n• Coordinated and led field trips and theatrical productions

  5th Grade Teacher and Drama Director

  Greater New York City Area

  IS 174 / PS 188

• 1996

  New York State United Teachers

  United Federation of Teachers

  United States Army

  New York Army National Guard

  American Federation of Teachers

  American Political Science Association

  New York State Association of School Business Officials

  American Society of Public Administrators

  Bachelor’s Degree

  Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

  Vassar College

  Master’s Degree

  Master of Divinity

  Liberty University

  Concordia University Chicago

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Dissertation: The Effects of a Performing Arts Education on Developmental and Academic Performance\n

  Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership

  Merrill Scholar

  Expertise in Personnel/Fiscal/Organizational Management

  Data Analysis

  Policy Analysis

  Mass Communication

  Public Relations and Political Management

  Master of Public Administration

  Syracuse University - Maxwell School

  Graduated with Distinction and a specialization teaching Social Studies

  English

  Master of Science in Childhood Elementary and Special Education

  New York City Teaching Fellow and Phi Delta Kappa (Education Honor Society)

  Mercy College

  The College of Saint Rose

  Advanced Graduate Certificate

  School Building and District Leadership

  Teachers College: Reading and Writing Curriculum Implementation

  Educators for Social Responsibility Seminar Series

  Lincoln Center Institute: Arts in Education

  NYPD/NYCDOE: Gang Prevention

  Identification

  and Remediation

  Teaching American History/CUNY Grant: New York City Past

  Present

  and Future

  New York State Education Department

  Social Studies 7-12

  School District Leadership

  Childhood Education 1-6

  American Red Cross

  CPR/AED Professional Rescuer and RTE – Responding to Emergencies

  Attendance Teacher

  Special Education 1-6

  School Building Leadership

• Home Theater

  Curriculum Development

  Special Education

  Chaplaincy

  Teaching

  Elementary Education

  Research

  Educational Leadership

  Microsoft Excel

  Middle School

  Staff Development

  Community Outreach

  Management

  Nonprofits

  Curriculum Design

  Editing

  Event Planning

  Public Speaking

  Classroom

  Teacher Training

  Markus

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