Experience

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  Us army

  Jan 1974 - Jun 1995

  Lieutenant colonel

  Completed nearly 21 years in the US Army in ever increasing positions of leadership and responsibility. Military assignments have included command and staff duty in aviation, cavalry, and intelligence units and schools throughout the Continental United States, Hawaii, Germany and Korea. Also served as the Training and Doctrine Command Liaison Officer to the British Army's Headquarters Training and Doctrine and United Kingdom Land Forces in Salisbury, England.Master Army Aviator with nearly 1000 instructor hours and over 2200 total flight hours. Military awards include the Legion of Merit, four awards of the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, two awards of the Army Achievement Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Korean Defense Service Medal. Vis mindre

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  Roxborough high school

  Jul 1995 - Nov 2002

  Senior army instructor

  Supervised, mentored, and evaluated two teachers.Managed four (4) separate budgets.Planned and instructed content area subject area using wide variety of teaching aids, motivational and implementation strategies to engage students in active learning.Consistently maintained an environment conducive to learning.Communicated student expectations and performance to families.Served as tutor and mentor for students.Counseled “at-risk” students on drug use, pregnancy avoidance, drop out prevention, and conflict resolution as well as defining career and work related goals and objectives. Vis mindre

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  School district of philadelphia

  Nov 2002 - Aug 2007

  Director of junior rotc

  Supervised and provided administrative control over 17 Junior ROTC programs with 41 teachers.Improved instructional skills of teachers through regular professional development programs. Served as the program business manager including the management and oversight of school district and federal budgets totaling $3.2 million.Recruited, interviewed, hired, and trained highly qualified teachers for program vacancies.Increased program enrollment by 278%.Established a distinctive programmatic substitute teacher program. Vis mindre

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  West philadelphia hs

  Aug 2007 - Feb 2009

  Assistant principal

  Key member of the Leadership Team responsible for the health, safety, and welfare of 1000+ students.Supervised instructional programming for 21 teachers.Assisted with the development of capacity in 50+ teachers.Planned and executed meaningful professional development.Improved climate and single-school culture by using the Restorative Practices ProgramSupervised and restructured special education services.Partnered with community and parents to implement effective reform efforts. Vis mindre

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  21st century cyber charter school

  Feb 2009 - Jul 2012

  Principal

  Designed a comprehensive PSSA improvement plan. The plan included development of a multi-faceted plan for: selection of improvement vehicle, teacher training, student assessment, data analysis, remediation, and test administration as well as for student morale improvement.Increased the student pass rate from 84% to 90% with an 85% pass rate for summer schoolPrepared and implemented a detailed plan to streamline the accounting for and distribution of over 20,000 instructional materials.Established National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) chapter. Vis mindre

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  Act academy cyber charter school

  Jul 2012 - Jul 2013

  Founding principal

  Founding Principal of start-up cyber charter school. Established policies and procedures for school operation, prepared student and parent handbook, recruited, processed, and enrolled over 140 students.Planned and coordinated comprehensive 3-day social justice and leadership retreat for students and staff.Maintained high student retention level.

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  Pinnacle education solutions

  Jul 2013 - now

  Owner/founder

  President

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  Philadelphia military academy

  Aug 2018 - now

  Commandant

  Motivate cadets to become better citizens. Provide cadets with appropriate learningactivities and experiences designed to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual,emotional, physical, and social growth. Enable cadets to develop competencies andskills to function successfully in society.