Terri Breeden Resume

Terri L. Breeden, Ed. D. 1

TERRI L. BREEDEN, ED. D. [email protected] 2807 Marywood Oaks Lane Vienna, Virginia 22181 703.738.5615 (H)

EDUCATION

Doctor of Education, School Administration George Peabody College at Vanderbilt University

Dissertation Title - The Ninth Grade Problem: Motivation, Preparation and Personalization Master of Education, Special Education George Peabody College at Vanderbilt University Master of Education, Administration and Supervision Tennessee State University Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education Welch College (Formerly FWBBC), Nashville, TN High School Diploma Westerville High School, Westerville, OH

LICENSURE INFORMATION

VA Licenses held in the following areas: Superintendent, Administration Supervision, Elementary Grades, Mathematics, and Special Education

WORK HISTORY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Assistant Superintendent, Department of Instruction 2014-Present Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS), Enrollment 80,000

A broad level of oversight including 88 schools, principals, all instructional areas (mathematics, reading, science, social studies, English, physical education, world languages, career/technical education, library/media services, virtual learning, gifted, music, fine arts, English language learners, early childhood, federal programs, school accreditation, family outreach, professional development, research, and testing)

Accountable for a $525 million dollar budget, including all school staffing, instructional personnel, offices of elementary, middle and high school, athletics, discipline, and summer school

Created division-wide staffing standards to ensure transparency and equity in school personnel

Leading the LCPS Strategic Plan: Vision 2020. Components include: a project plan, needs assessment, stakeholders meetings, strategic framework (mission, goals and strategic actions), design teams, and accountability measures for success


Assistant Superintendent, Professional Learning and Accountability 2009-2014 Assistant Superintendent, Professional Learning and Training 2006-2009 Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS): Enrollment 181,000

Led the Department of Professional Learning and Accountability, which combined the former Departments of Professional Learning and Training and Accountability, effective July 1, 2009

Oversaw the OECD Test for Schools (Based on the PISA) for 10 High Schools in FCPS and became a national leader in the communication of how to internationally benchmark, examine district policies, communicate with community stakeholders, and provide professional development experiences to principals and teachers. In 2014, all FCPS high schools participated in this international assessment again

Responsible for the monthly principals meetings for all 250 school administrators and a yearly Leadership Conference (2,000 participants) involving national speakers such as Daniel Pink, Ron Ferguson, Tony Wagner, Sir Ken Robinson, Pasi Sahlberg and Kati Haycock

Oversaw, after visioning and then creating, a Principal-in-Residence Program to provide coaching, mentoring, and support to new principals. This program supported 80+ new principals and assistant principals each year

Oversaw the Office of Leadership Development that developed the FCPS Leadership Standards that served as the foundation for the school leadership curriculum and professional development. The project was a collaboration between assistant superintendents, principals, departmental directors, and national experts from WestEd, National Association of Secondary Principals, Council of Chief State School Officers and an advisor from the Wallace Foundation

Oversaw the administration of the Virginia State Assessment Program and FCPS Testing Program for over 181,000 students and developed accountability procedures and communicated results of division, cluster, school, and individual student achievement data annually

Responsible for the professional development for the recently changed VA Teacher and Principal Evaluation systems. Over 15,000 employees have participated in this professional learning experience. To ensure all could conveniently participate, three methods of delivery were established (face-to-face, online, or a collaborative team approach) for teachers and administrators

Led a new teacher induction program that saved FCPS $1.9 million dollars a year due to keeping retention rates higher than the national average

Responsible for the division goal of a collaborative culture in all schools and departments. The 2012 Professional Learning Community survey results were that 99.5% of schools were beyond implementation or deeply embedded in the tenets of Professional Learning Communities

Coordinated the development of the FCPS Comprehensive Plan and served as a member of the Project Management Oversight Committee (PMOC). This committee was charged with the implementation of the divisions strategic plan

Revolutionized school-based staff development to improve instructional practice by growing the number of embedded instructional coaches in high-need schools by over fifty


percent. An evaluation of the program found the pass rates on math achievement benchmarks among schools with instructional coaches was significantly higher than among schools without instructional coaches

Created collaborative agreements with George Mason University, Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Virginia to provide graduate programs for administrators, teachers, and support employees

Responsible for admissions to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. U.S. News & World Report ranked it the best public high school in the nation in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010

Partnered with the Apple Federal Credit Union Foundation to secure and lead a $1 million grant to increase effectiveness and efficiency in a teacher induction and retention program.

Reported to the FCPS School Board on the operational expectations for Human Relations and Instructional Programs

Successfully launched (by repurposing existing funds) and directed a system-wide web-based learning management system. I led a one-year startup project design for all employees and then designed two online courses to train all 22,000+ employees in workplace compliance issues on the topics of Discrimination and Harassment Awareness and Fair Labor Standards Act

Led $3 million Title II-A federal grant, conducted the state-mandated needs assessment and ensured customized funding opportunities specific to individual schools. The process I developed decreased the number of teachers who were terminated for licensure issues from 324 to 218. It increased research-based strategies, such as school-embedded instructional coaches, novice principal support, opportunities for online learning

Executive Director, Grades 5 12 2002-2006 Learning Support Services Central Office Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS): Enrollment 75,000

Provided leadership and supervision for all aspects of the instructional programs and personnel for middle and high school curriculum, including special education, English-as-a Second Language, federal grants, mathematics, social studies, fine arts, science, language arts, health, physical education, and career and technical education

Supervised Advanced Placement (AP) courses and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme in the Hillsboro, Hunters Lane, Hillwood Middle and High Schools

Served as a member of a multi-district task force charged by the Commissioner of Education to create the Tennessee Comprehensive System-wide Planning Process to assist all Tennessee school systems in their district improvement process and trained all elementary, middle and high school principals in the states School Improvement Process (SIP)

Prepared the MNPS team for the monitoring of federal programs where MNPS received the highest rating awarded by the state department of education

Oversaw the redesign of the High School Program of Studies and created the Middle School Program of Studies and led the development of outlines for middle and high school courses in an effort to increase rigor and fidelity of course content


Oversaw all aspects of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) School Choice directive, including community meetings to inform parents of all possible options for their children

Led the Middle School Mission and Vision Task Force that was recommended by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerces Education Report Card. This task force was composed of school-based personnel, central office administrators, and community members

Institutionalized the National Science Foundation Hands-On Science Grant Program to MNPS, saving approximately $300,000 annually

Chaired the Essential Literature Committee for students who receive special education services and English language learners

Wrote the executive reports for the yearly monitoring by the MNPS Board of Education of the Instructional program in MNPS.

Led the effort to create the C. E. McGruger Family Resource Center from the former John Early Elementary School by forging a partnership between the Metro Public Health Department of Nashville/Davidson County, United Way, and Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center

Served as the district representative for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accreditation reporting

Principal, John Trotwood Moore Middle School 2001-2002 Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS)

Provided leadership for all aspects of the instructional program and total operation of the school

Coordinated the J.T. Moore and Stokes Middle Schools merger transition team when the fifth and sixth grades joined the seventh and eighth grade students at J.T. Moore and Stokes closed

Continued the process for the J. T. Moore to become a Middle Years Programme International Baccalaureate (IB) School

Assistant Principal, Hillsboro Comprehensive High School 1996-2001 Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS)

Designed and managed the master schedule for the school and improved the student scheduling process to ensure all students were in the appropriate classes on the first day of school

Began the effort to become an International Baccalaureate School by garnering school and community support, fund raising, and crafting of the application

Enhanced the Ninth Grade Prospective Parent Open House and Academic Showcase to ensure a smooth transition for students into the high school setting

Co-founded Burro Beginnings, an orientation program to assist freshmen in their transition to high school. This ninth grade program reduced retention and was instrumental in reducing the dropout rate of the school


Mathematics Program Specialist (System-wide) 1991-1996 Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS)

With the coordinator, oversaw all aspects of the mathematics program for the school district.

Revised the K-8 Math Improvement Program Curriculum for the schools

Conducted onsite individualized consultation for math teachers and principals in every MNPS middle school and over 90 percent of elementary and high schools to ensure implementation fidelity of the newly revised math curriculum

Served as a mathematics trainer for the College Boards Equity 2000 project.

Math Teacher, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) 1986-1991 East Middle School

Taught in the Transition-7 program that served at-risk over-age sixth graders

Worked cooperatively to mainstream students who received special education services into the general education math classroom

Conducted numerous district, regional and national professional development in-services on cooperative learning, mathematics and classroom management

Selected as the East Middle School Teacher of the Year and the Finalist, Middle School Teacher of the Year for MNPS

Selected to be a Middle School Team Leader for eighth grade students

Elementary Classroom Teacher, Private Schools 1977-79, 1981-1986

Taught first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades

AWARDS RECEIVED

Apple Federal Credit Union Education Foundation Grant

Advanced Placement Incentive Grant

Frist Foundation Principals Grant

National Science Foundation National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Grant Recipient

Hospital Corporation of America Grant Recipient

Metropolitan Nashville Public Education Grant Recipient

Finalist, Teacher of the Year, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools


PROFESSIONAL & PERSONAL GROWTH PARTICIPATION

Committee Member, VA Governors Standards of Learning Innovation Committee: After an

exhaustive review of stakeholder recommendations and applications, the Committee

members were selected by Virginia Secretary of Education Anne Holton. The committees

charge is to make recommendations to the Board of Education and the General Assembly on

ways to further reform SOL assessments, student growth measures, and encourage

innovative teaching in the classroom

Aspiring Superintendents Program: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Center for Creative Leadership: Developing the Strategic Leader Program

Curry School of Education and Darden School of Business, University of Virginia: Executive Leadership Program for Educators - Partnership for Leaders in Education, 2007-2010

International Baccalaureate Workshop for Diploma Programme and for Middle Year Program

New Teacher Center at University of California, Santa Cruz: Coaching Leaders to Attain Student Success

American Association of School Administrators National Conference on Education

Solution Tree Conference, Professional Learning Communities Institute

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Workshop and The 4 Roles of Leadership Workshop

High School Urban Conference, Council of the Great City Schools

Understanding by Design, ASCD Institute

Annual National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conferences

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member, American Association of School Administrators (AASA)

Member, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Member, Phi Delta Kappa International (PDK)

Advisory Board Member, Washington Post Vincent E. Reed Principals Leadership Institute

CAREER RELATED EXPERIENCE

Leadership Council Member, Global Learning Network, America Achieves

Contributor, OECD Test for Schools Implementation Toolkit, EdLeader 21

Member, Math with Meaning Project, The College Board

Adjunct Professor, University of Virginia, Trevecca University, and Nashville State Technical College


Presenter, National Staff Development Council Conference

Trainer, The College Board, Equity 2000

Presenter, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

PUBLISHED WORKS

BOOKS Basic Not Boring Math Series, Incentive Publications

Positive Classroom Management, Incentive Publications

A is for Algebra, Incentive Publications

Strategies and Activities to Raise Student Achievement, Incentive Publications

Geometry and the Art of Tessellations, Poster Series, J. Weston Welch

The Middle Grades Teachers Handbook of Cooperative Learning, Incentive Publications

The Cooperative Learning Companion, Incentive Publications

(Editor) Hands-On Math, Learning Numeration through Manipulative Activities, Incentive Publications.

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