Donna Cross

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  • Timeline

    Jul 2009 - Jul 2011

    2009 Chicago Corp Member

    Teach For America
    Nov 2009 - Jul 2010

    2nd Grade Teacher

    Chicago Public Schools
    Jul 2010 - Jul 2011

    6th Grade Math Teacher

    Perspectives Charter Schools
    Jun 2011 - Jul 2014

    6-9th Grade Teacher

    Somerset Academy Charter Schools
    Aug 2014 - Jun 2015

    Principal Intern

    Boston Public Schools
    Jul 2015 - Aug 2017

    Assistant Principal at Stevenson Elementary

    Chicago Public Schools
    Greater Chicago Area
    Current Company
    Aug 2017 - now

    Executive Director of Research, Accountability, Assessment, and Data (RAAD)

    Evanston/Skokie School District 65
  • About me

    Executive Director of Research, Accountability, Assessment, and Data (RAAD) at Evanston/Skokie School District 65

  • Education

    • Stanton college preparatory school

      2001 - 2005
      High school

      الأنشطة والجمعيات:Cheerleading, Drama, National Honor's Society

    • Dominican university

      2009 - 2011
      Master’s degree elementary education and teaching 3.8 gpa
    • Florida state university

      2005 - 2009
      Bachelor’s degree theatre/theater
    • Florida state university

      2005 - 2009
      Bachelor’s degree history

      African American History and Progressive Era Reform

    • Harvard university graduate school of education

      2014 - 2015
      Master’s degree school leadership

      الأنشطة والجمعيات:HGSE Class Gift Committee Chairperson Lead Actress in world premiere of "Two Girls and a Guy" SAMI Mentor program

  • Experience

    • Teach for america

      Jul 2009 - Jul 2011
      2009 chicago corp member
    • Chicago public schools

      Nov 2009 - Jul 2010
      2nd grade teacher

      2nd Grade TeacherCheerleading Coach

    • Perspectives charter schools

      Jul 2010 - Jul 2011
      6th grade math teacher

      Lead Teacher-Plan and lead grade-level meetings6th Grade Math TeacherCheerleading Coach( 1st place in Sectionals, 2nd place in Regionals, 3rd place in City)

    • Somerset academy charter schools

      Jun 2011 - Jul 2014
      6-9th grade teacher

      Lead TeacherOrganized Professional Development, lead weekly meetings, created behavior plan for middle/high schoolTeaching ExperienceHistory (6-8) World History, Geography and U.S HistoryELA (6-9) Springboard CurriculumJournalism and TheatreExtra-CurricularsCheerleading Coach, Yearbook, Student Government, Art Club

    • Boston public schools

      Aug 2014 - Jun 2015
      Principal intern

      Part of an administrative team in charge of daily operations, instructional coaching and support, family and community engagement, student support, discipline, assessment planning, data analysis, teacher collaboration and professional development.

    • Chicago public schools

      Jul 2015 - Aug 2017

      Assistant Principal for Stevenson Elementary School, a K-8 bilingual school on Chicago's Southwest side with over 1200 students. I lead the Middle School Branch Building, grades 7-8. My duties include monitoring daily operations, scheduling, instructional leadership, teacher and staff evaluation (REACH), developing and presenting professional development, data analysis, student behavior and discipline, parent and community engagement, and leading continuous improvement. Worked collaboratively as a member of the administrative team and led the MTSS and SEL work schoolwide. This included strategic planning, facilitated professional learning, partnered with and supported educators, and project management. As a Resident Principal, I received regular coaching and feedback for continuous improvement and leadership development.

      • Assistant Principal at Stevenson Elementary

        Apr 2016 - Aug 2017
      • Resident Principal

        Jul 2015 - Jul 2016
    • Evanston/skokie school district 65

      Aug 2017 - now

      Provide coaching, professional learning, technical guidance and best practice resources to support district-wide implementation and continuous improvement in the areas of Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Serve as the primary intervention specialist and school contact for MTSS and SEL, and function as the school liaison between general education, psychological services and special education for compliance and due process issues related to students suspected of having impairments or disabilities. Support provided leverages concepts and strategies from educational research to help school teams strategically plan and execute the defined MTSS process and integrate SEL throughout the instructional day. Oversee the process of developing the district assessment calendar, including data analysis protocols and processes and synthesizing learning across the district. Provide school-level consultation on measuring student outcomes, facilitating data reflection to promote learning, inform decision making, solve problems of practice and build a sense of community. عرض أقل Led, managed and coordinated district-wide implementation of MTSS across all three tiers and promoted a data-informed problem-solving process that aligned resources to student needs. Strengthened district-wide capacity for developing, implementing and monitoring intervention plans by leading an inclusive process for adopting a new MTSS platform. Contributed as a member of the Curriculum and Instruction team to ensure rigorous, engaging, culturally-relevant content is evident across all three tiers of instruction. عرض أقل

      • Executive Director of Research, Accountability, Assessment, and Data (RAAD)

        Jul 2023 - now
      • Director of MTSS and SEL in Evanston/Skokie District 65

        Sept 2017 - Feb 2024
      • MTSS Coordinator

        Aug 2017 - Jul 2019
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Professional educator's certificate

      Florida department of education
      Jul 2016
    • Professional educators license (pel)

      Illinois state board of education
      Jan 2011
      View certificate certificate
    • Principal/assistant principal license prek-12

      Massachusetts department of education
      Jul 2015
      View certificate certificate
    • Principal endorsement k-12

      Illinois state board of education
      Mar 2016
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Job and Career Services Volunteer

      Issued by Convoy of Hope on Aug 2015
      Convoy of HopeAssociated with Donna Cross
    • Teacher

      Issued by The Petey Greene Program on Oct 2014
      The Petey Greene ProgramAssociated with Donna Cross