Professional Vita

Chandra Walters

3031 Rosedale Drive, Port Arthur, Tx 77642

(H) (409) 984-9686; (C) (409) 351-2181; (W) (409) 617-6228

chandrawalters@att.net

 

 

Education/Certification

M. Ed.-Educational Leadership, Prairie View A & M University, Prairie View, Tx 77446

BA-Music Education, Howard University, Washington, DC, 20059

Principal Certification-Texas

Elementary Self Contained (1-8)-Texas

All Level Music (PK-12)-Texas

 

Administrative and Leadership Experience

Assistant Principal, Homer Drive Elementary School, Beaumont, Tx, 2006-present

·         Initiated implementation of Student of the Month and Staff Member of the Month

·         Chairs the Campus Education Improvement Committee

·         Serves as a member of the LPAC committee, Campus A.R.D Committee

·         Textbook Custodian

·         Develops the Master Schedule

·         Initiated implementation of School-Wide Literature Day to promote the importance of reading.

·         Assists with development of class rolls

·         Develops schedules for Early Morning duty and After-School Dismissal

·         Conducts Staff Appraisals Annually

·         Monitors student performance through the District Item Analysis, Sub-group Monitoring Report, Academic Support Team Meetings, Special Education Intervention Team Meetings, Classroom-Walk-Through, and Six-Week Portfolio Check

·         Handles office discipline referrals

·         Communicates with parents concerning student attendance

·         Coordinates yearly elections for C.E.I.C and D.E.I.C

·         Coordinates nominating committees for Teacher Awards such as Good Apple

 

 

Curriculum Coordinator, Homer Drive Elementary School, Beaumont, Tx, 2004-2006

·         Communicated on a daily basis with teachers concerning curriculum issues.

·         Organized TAKS Parent Workshops to inform parents about No Child Left Behind Act

·         Coordinated the Campus Extended Day Program to improve academic success for students in grades 3-5 in the areas of math and reading

·         Trained teachers to use technology applications and in interpreting data through Item-Analysis.

·         Coordinated the Campus Spelling Bee

·         Organized and lead the Campus Academic U.I.L Competition

·         Developed schedules for ARI/AMI Campus Tutors

·         Worked closely with the administrative staff in developing a plan to increase Math and Science scores

·         Developed The Writing Test Grade 4 for Title I Programs Assessment of Knowledge and Skills

 

Teaching Experience

Fourth Grade Teacher, Homer Drive Elementary School, Beaumont, Tx, 1996-2004

·         As Grade Level Chair, Developed an improvement plan to increase TAKS Writing Scores resulting in an increase of TAKS Writing scores from 85% to 100 %.

·         Conducted Campus Based Staff Development sessions as Math Lead Teacher

·         Served as Mentor Teacher for Lamar University Interns

·         Elected by colleagues and Served on the Campus Educational Improvement Committee for 2 years

·         Elected by colleagues and Served on the District Educational Improvement Committee from 2003-2005

·         Formed the Homer Drive Drill Team

·         Served as the Campus U.I.L Number Sense Coach for grades 4 and 5

·         Initiated implementation of Reading Club for grades 2-5 to promote the importance of reading

·         Initiated implementation of Math Club (3-5)

·         Served as campus Challenge 24 Coach

·         Employed each year for Title I Summer School Program Teacher

 

Art and Music Teacher-Homer Drive and Fletcher Elementary Schools, 1994-1996

·         Responsible for working with all staff members and students to present programs to present to parents during designated holidays.

 

 

Additional Training/Professional Development

·         National Conference for School Wide Discipline, Atlanta, GA, June2012

·         Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, Houston, TX, July 2012

·         Splash Town-Conference for Pre-K Learning, San Antonio, Tx, July 2011

·         How To Handle Hard To Handle Kids, Houston, Tx, February 2007

 

Presentations

Milligan, D (2008, September). Time To Teach. Presentation at Homer Drive Elementary School, Beaumont, Tx, September 2012

 

Professional Affiliations

Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association, 2000-present

 

 

References

References will be included on the following pages, if requested