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Passionate, engaging, and motivated Director with extensive and varied leadership experience. Collaborative and flexible Director with exceptional problem-solving skills, ability to lead, and proven track record of creating successful learning environments via process improvement efforts. Supportive and innovative transformational leader with strong communication skills and ability to develop strategies for continual improvement.

Executive Value and Skills

  • Leadership Experience – Brings 20+ years of progressively responsible educational leadership positions

  • Continuous Improvement – Implements instructional models and comprehensive support initiatives

  • Professional Development – Enacts plans and best practices to boost engagement and efficiency

  • Regulatory Compliance – Champions audit success and compliance through routine assessment

  • Strategic Relationships – Understands value of creating lasting bonds

Proficient Skills

Elementary Education                                 Business Partnerships                              Accountability & Compliance

Secondary education                                    Continuous Improvement                       Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

Alternative programs                                   PYP / MYP IB Authorization                  Data Driven Systems - Harvard

Teenage Pregnancy programs                    Budget Control & Projections                 Presentation & Collaboration

English Language Learners                         Technology Integration                           Curriculum Development

Exceptional Student Education                  Instructional Design                                 Professional Development

Federal Grant Management                        Team Building                                           Systems Analysis                                                     

Certifications

  • Professional Crisis Management

  • Clinical Educator

  • Educational Leadership

  • Certified Teacher

  • School Principal (All Levels)

  • English Language Learners (ESOL)

  • SIOP (Sheltered Instructional Observation Protocol) for ELL

  • ESE (K-12)

  • Reading Endorsed

Professional Hilights

Many hi lights listed below have not been unilaterally achieved. Educational success always comes ​through the support of a strong and purposed leadership team. 

  • Grew state funding by raising school grade from F to C within 4-year timeframe removing school from state-corrective action; revolutionized leadership approach with culture of understanding; reallocated spending to salaries to prioritize support availability; monitored process - Oneco Elementary School- Manatee County

  • Raised elementary school grade from C to B to secure greater funding within 1-year timeframe; established key leadership team and procured stakeholders; analyzed institutional strengths and weaknesses; implemented professional development - KCC Southeast Elementary - Hillsborough County

  • Raised school grade from D to B to be released from state corrective action in 2 years; established key leadership team and procured stakeholders; analyzed institutional strengths and weaknesses; implemented professional development - KCC Southeast Middle School - Hillsborough County

  • Managed over $10M budgets according to 5-year projections; designed and implemented optimized charter school budget spanning multiple campuses; controlled expense reporting and personnel payroll oversight - Hillsborough County

  • Reduced staff turnover rate by ~50% to under 1% within first year; collaborated with key stakeholders and invested ~$3K per employee for first-year certifications; boosted engagement through shared leadership philosophy and vision - Hillsborough County

  • Received System-Wide AdvanceEd Accreditation and International Baccalaureate Global Authorization; coordinated document assessment with leadership team; rewrote instructional framework and monitored for compliance- Hillsborough County

  • Maintained regulatory compliance through 8 audits over 4 years; assessed rubrics to gauge expectations; delegated audit attainment responsibilities to personnel; led team meetings to measure progress - Hillsborough County

  • Orchestrated implementation of Sheltered Instructional Observation Protocol (SIOP) platform for school restructuring efforts and English Language Learners (ELL) support - Oneco Elementary- Manatee County

  • Integrated CNS classes into Teenage Pregnancy Program high school curriculum to increase post-graduation employment opportunities; analyzed student needs and created work infrastructure; procured full-time social worker. - TAPP (Teenage Pregnancy Program)- Manatee County

  • Implemented Vocational Opportunities to encourage post-secondary success and reduce criminal mischief behaviors in community; reducing parole violations.- Horizons Alternative School in lieu of Expulsion

  • Collaborated with FL state Department of Education under Differentiated Accountability to strategize improvement projects; assessed student achievement data to inform instructional decisions; identified drivers and barriers - Manatee County Schools

  • Restructured Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) model for learners / teachers; gathered key stakeholders; established framework for questions to improve teacher preparedness in consulting with state representatives - Manatee and Hillsborough County

  • Secured over 1M in Grant funding in 2 years.

  • Secured 148K of e-Rate funding for technology refresh in 2021-2022 school year. 

  • Secured 38k grant from Early Learning Coalition for Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten program in 2021-2022.

References and Full CV are available upon request

Contact Me:

 

brandytackett@me.com

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