David Hochheiser

Experience

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  Gorham High School

  Jul 1999 - Jun 2009

  English Department Chair

  Envisioned, planned, and managed district transition to universal set of curriculum guidelines and student performance expectations. Led department operations and logistics, including oversight of annual budget, and assumed responsibility for department’s master scheduling formerly held by Principal. Recruited, hired, coached, and evaluated English faculty members. Directed department of 11 full-time faculty members and taught 5 sections of sophomore and senior English, including an interdisciplinary course in American Studies.- Created and implemented innovative School Council, a policy committee comprised of faculty, administrators, and students to promote democratic processes in establishment of school’s strategic direction.- Initiated the first and only student-run, permanent art mural in the school, fostering student pride and connection. - Planned and introduced “challenge by choice” enrollment initiative, expanding access to challenging and sought-after courses across the humanities for all students through elimination of teacher-driven tracking practices.- Steered the integration of new technology into English classrooms, growing student engagement and performance.- Led implementation of block-scheduling trials to discover systems in which students best learn and perform. Show less

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  Nyack Public Schools

  Aug 2009 - Jul 2011

  English Department Chair

  Directed strategy, operations, and vision of English department for grades 6-12, leading 24 faculty members, crafting curriculum and educational programming, planning and managing ELA budget, and overseeing Literacy Centers for struggling students. Analyzed teacher and student data, defined department priorities, and implemented strategies to drive both student and teacher performance. -Created department’s master schedule. Taught sections of junior and senior English.-Devised and executed initiatives to improve curriculum, including alignment to Common Core Standards program and implementation of UBD units.-Cut number of 7th graders reading below grade level through introduction of 3-8 Read 180 program.-Formulated and implemented more effective, individualized summer reading program -Observed and evaluated faculty, employing Charlotte Danielson model to drive teacher performance.-Served as member of district RTI planning team and Race to the Top Inquiry team.-Helped to recruit, interview, hire, train, and coach faculty members, ensuring talented and committed team of teachers who embodied district mission and values.-Built electronic research handbook to create uniform set of interdisciplinary research guidelines, integrating research and other literacy work with social studies department.-Expanded diversity of literary titles to better represent student body’s socioeconomic, ethnic, religious, and racial backgrounds, promoting greater levels of connection and engagement among all students. -Delivered school-board presentations to promote block scheduling and trained faculty in best-practice classroom time management techniques. Show less

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  Bedford Central School District

  Jul 2011 - Jul 2012

  Secondary English Coordinator

  Governed operations and strategic direction of district’s secondary English department, identifying and pursuing both short and long-term performance objectives. Developed department’s curriculum, assessment, and student placement philosophies, and devised implementation plans to ensure classroom manifestation of administrative vision. Directed teachers in the execution of school, district, and state educational initiatives to attain exemplary quality and consistency in the classroom. Created department’s master schedule. Led daily management of departmental logistics. Taught 2 sections of junior English.- Presided over English department spanning grades 6-12 across a middle school, traditional high school, and 2 alternative high schools with approximately 2,300 students in English classes each day; coached and supervised daily efforts of a secretary and 23 faculty members.- Shifted curriculum scope and sequence to align with Common Core State Standards. - Built growth-model assessments to measure student learning; achieved 94% passing rate on state Regents exam.- Instilled ambitious, district-wide standards of excellence for all teacher practice through continual observation, evaluation, and coaching of faculty using principles of John Saphier’s “Observing and Analyzing Teaching.” - Expanded students’ cultural awareness and sensitivity through strategic integration of diversified literature.- Introduced classroom technologies into daily work to drive both teacher and student performance and engagement.- Ensured efficient departmental operations; dictated allocation of $22K operating budget, oversaw ordering and tracking of texts and supplies, set department’s master schedule, and facilitated substitute teacher instructions- Hosted Poetry Out Loud for Northern New York City regional competition, driving student interest and involvement in language arts programs and promoting creative expression. Show less

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  Urban Assembly High School

  Aug 2012 - Jul 2013

  Assistant Principal

  Supervisor tasked with leading administrative and teaching teams into multiple areas of PD, all focused on increasing student performance. School operations liaison for DOE team from Urban Assembly Network, ensuring regulatory and data-management compliance. Special Education administrator in charge of systemically and philosophically aligning programming with students’ needs, DOE mandates and best practices. - Administrative lead on PD for interdisciplinary literacy work, the Common Core State Standards, active-student-centered lesson planning, and Charlotte Danielson’s FFT- Oversaw Special Education Department- Site administrator for Degrees of Reading Power assessment. Planned testing administration. Tracked current and longitudinal data. - Collaborated with network team to integrate training for classroom teachers on how to interpret and best utilize data and implement DOE mandates. - Used Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching as a model for classroom observations- Prepared teacher evaluation reports based on formal and informal observations and student growth and achievement information. - Supported teachers through their creation of effectiveness portfolios for tenure application.- Trained faculty and administrative teams on use of multiple technologies including Google Docs, Twitter, Diigo, DOE-specific SIM systems. - Grant written through Bronx Borough President for $65,000 to increase technology footprint in the building with network servers, two additional laptop carts totaling 65 laptops and tablets as teaching and learning tools.- Administrator for implementation team with DOEs Expanded Success Initiative grant. $250,000 leveraged with outside agencies to work with faculty on literacy, math practice and technology integration goals including being able to provide entire freshman class with laptop computers.- Established School Improvement Team and Response to Intervention structures. Show less

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  Seaside Educational Consulting

  Jan 2013 - Jul 2018

  Consultant

  Currently supporting over 50 separate districts across Massachusetts, Seaside Education is a full-service consulting agency with the capacity to help schools and districts grow their practices across the full spectrum of operations. Seaside can assist and advise with support designed to touch the lives and learning of educators and the students they serve through clear and time-proven strategies for classroom practices, systems' design, and policy-adherence efforts. I will be bringing experience in improving schools' work with building literacy-driven cultures, curriculum updating with the CCSS, technology integration, assessment, data analysis and classroom practices. Internally, I'm working to improve the social media presence and infusion of technology across our workshops.seasideedu.org Show less

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  Linden STEAM Academy

  Sept 2014 - Jul 2018

  Assistant Principal

  We are a fully public K8 school serving students within Malden, MA- Coach faculty throughout multiple pedagogical, logistical, and assessment shifts, including those associated with Project-Based Learning, Co-teaching special education classes, Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks, block scheduling, and state testing.- Create and lead flexible professional development structures and opportunities to support teachers’ efforts to improve their practice and achieve high professional expectations- Chair the Student Support Team, using RTI structures and our Curriculum Accommodation Plan to organize social/emotional and academic support for students.- 504 Coordinator for K-8. Chaired team meetings, working with families, teachers, and related service providers to analyze and support students’ needs and identify appropriate accommodations. - Lead work with teachers, coaches, content directors, and other administrators to create master schedules that best support grade levels’ and students’ specific needs. - Lead interviewing and hiring processes for multiple staff positions, including staffing daily substitute needs- Lead all student discipline efforts, including partnering with SACs, BCBAs, and RBTs, outreach efforts to families and collaborations with Malden Police, Essex County Juvenile Court, and both DCF and Eliot Crisis Teams - Creator and webmaster for www.lindensteamacademy.com Show less

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  Newburyport School District

  Jan 2016 - Dec 2021

  School Committee
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  Salem Public Schools

  Sept 2018 - Jun 2019

  Interim Assistant Principal of Teaching and Learning, Collins Middle School
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  Lawrence Public Schools

  Aug 2019 - Jun 2022

  Assistant Principal

  Operational and instructional leader of a 700-student academy, where almost 1/2 of our students are multi-language learners and 1/5 have special-education needs.