Cara Nance (she/her)

Experience

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  North Chicago Community High School

  Aug 2003 - Jun 2005

  Certified Physical Educator

  -Created curricula focusing on lifetime sports to physical education and inclusive language and lessons to health curricula for average of 400 students per year.-Organized school’s first National Women and Girls in Sport Day for over 60 female student athletes.

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  Chute Middle School

  Aug 2005 - Sept 2006

  Certified Physical Educator; YMCA Site Director

  -Developed and implemented curricula focusing on lifetime fitness for average of 120 students per year.-Co-directed and facilitated afterschool intramural program.-Served as Project Manager for Project Alert.-Organized Nike/SWANCC Reuse – A – Shoe project.

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  Jones College Prep

  Sept 2006 - Jun 2008

  Certified Physical Educator; Varsity Soccer Head Coach

  -Created inclusive environment, both in the classroom and on the field, by developing curricula focusing on social justice education throughout all lessons for average of 300 students per year.-Partnered mainstream physical education with special education classes to build coalitions and train for Special Olympic competition.-Volunteered as Gay Straight Alliance teacher coordinator, Local School Council teacher representative, Advisory of Choice committee member, and assist recruitment and evaluation on national principal search and hiring committee.-Lead women’s varsity soccer team to first ever city playoffs quarterfinals.-Organized and coordinated soccer fundraiser resulting in over $4,000 in earnings used towards equipment and uniforms.-Presented at 4th International Conference on Teacher Education & Social Justice (2007) focusing on importance of inclusive environments in physical education classrooms and curricula. Show less

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  University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Aug 2008 - May 2010

  Residential Learning Graduate Assistant

  - Collaborated with campus organizations representing marginalized groups to incorporate training for student staff. - Designed, implemented and facilitated social justice initiatives aligning with department mission and values.- Developed and fostered an inclusive environment for residence life communities via programs and workshops focusing on diversity through supervision of ten student staff.

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  Theodore Roosevelt High School

  Oct 2010 - Jun 2013

  Dean of Student Engagement and Attendance (Attendance Coordinator)

  - Compiled and analyzed student and staff attendance and engagement data metrics to inform sustainable restorative justice practices resulting in a 75% decrease in school tardies and a 5% increase in overall school attendance from October 2010 to October 2012.- Created and implemented sustainable attendance recovery systems by way of a 4–hour instructional recovery intervention and school–wide behavior modifications for a student population averaging 1,400.

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  Needham Broughton High School

  Aug 2013 - Jun 2015

  Intervention Coordinator

  - Created and implemented sustainable restorative justice practices informed by key data metrics to improve academic deficits through the creation and implementation of a 90–minute instructional recovery intervention and school–wide behavior modifications for a student population averaging 2,200.- School Improvement Team key process manager addressing school–wide Positive Behavior Intervention Systems implementation, attendance practices and policies, and the creation of a 9th grade mentorship program.- Co-author of "Using participatory action research to address absenteeism", Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2014. Show less

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  Wake County Public School System

  Jun 2015 - Jul 2018

  Intervention Services Behavior Coach & Online Learning District Lead Coach

  - Collaborated and directly supported Intervention Coordinators, lead online learning teachers, and Alternative Learning Center teachers at 34 high schools to create sustainable behavior systems and structures, both throughout the school and in the classroom.- Designed and facilitated quarterly 8–hour professional development series for all lead online learning teachers and one 6–hour classroom management professional development workshop for educators of all levels.- Lead district assessment of state standard alignment of all online learning core curriculum by orchestrating and facilitating collaboration between 34 lead online learning teachers and 4 district core curriculum teams.- Lead 34 high school leadership teams to create consistent, positive school climates by using multiple data points to make decisions to ensure all students excel behaviorally and academically.- Served as Vertical Team lead and Strengths Finder 2.0/CliftonStrengths High School team lead to ensure accountability and professional growth throughout internal teams and a department with 21 members. Show less

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  Lufkin Road Middle School, Wake County Public School System

  Jul 2018 - Jan 2019

  Healthful Living Teacher, Alternative Learning Center Teacher

  - Created inclusive environment, both in the classroom and on the field, by developing curricula focusing on holistic wellness and social justice education throughout all lessons for approximately 300 students per semester.- Created space focused on restorative justice and self–reflection and awareness for all stakeholders.

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  Nance Construction Schools, L.L.C.

  Jan 2019 - Mar 2020

  Founder

  Because we believe in the power of OPTIONS, Nance Construction Schools, L.L.C. is doing our part to ensure young people have them. Creating construction focused trades schools with an inclusive lens, keeping holistic health and community service at the forefront, while honing trades expertise, we're creating the counter story to the trades narrative.

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  Pearson

  Jul 2019 - Feb 2021

  National Corporate Training Consultant

  - Conducted over 60 onsite and virtual trainings.- Co–led a new platform implementation process that impacted over 40 sites.- Designed and facilitated professional learning for over 40 schools and over 20,000 staff with a 4.9 out of 5 participant rating.- Served as a consultant for 5 school leadership teams across the nation as a subject matter expert in research–based practices.- Compiled, formatted, and presented over 50 data points bi-weekly to support quantitative and qualitative data analysis to identify trends and insights into student and staff performance.- Co–led a ‘train the trainer’ internal team supporting credit recovery online learning initiatives for over 100 staff and 50,000 students. Show less

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  The John Maxwell Team

  Jan 2020 - now

  John Maxwell Team Member
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  Tutum Leadership Coaching

  Oct 2020 - now

  Tutum Leadership Coaching, CEO & Founder

  Creating intentional and psychologically safe spaces for all so we can explore the tough questions and ‘name’ that which might be difficult to investigate on one’s own. As Dr. Brené Brown illustrates: taking off the armor so we can tap into the good stuff. The vulnerable stuff. That’s when we grow.https://www.tutumleadershipcoaching.com/

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  SchoolKit

  Feb 2024 - now

  Operations Support Contractor

  Operations Team collaborator supporting work onsite and remote project logistics management, project systems development and communications, data entry, virtual tech support, Zoom support, and Google Drive support.