Concord Public Schools & Concord-Carlisle Regional School District / Superintendent Online Application Wong, Bella - AppNo: 17841 Date Last Submitted for Job ID 927: 11/29/2016
Personal Data Name: Wong MS Bella (Last) (First) (Middle Initial) Other name(s) under which transcripts, certificates, and former applications may be listed: Other: (Last) (First) (Middle Initial)
Email Address: [email protected] Postal Address Permanent Address Work Address Number & Street: 334 South Avenue Number & Street: 390 Lincoln Road City: Weston City: Sudbury State: Massachuse State: Massachuse Zip Code: 02493 Zip Code: 01776 Phone Number: 781 6470069 Phone Number: 339 2220180 Fax Number: Fax Number: Cell Number: 339 2220180
Where would you prefer to be contacted: Either
Current Personal Data Current Employer: Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School District Current Position: Superintendent/Principal Years in Position: 3 Enrollment: 1600 Number of Staff: 250 Annual Budget: 30,000,000 Current Gross Income: 193,600 Type of District/Organization: High School Most Recent Degree From: Harvard Graduate School of Education Degree Earned: EdM Administrative Experience Employer and Position Title Location: Dates: Primary Supervisor/Board Pres. City, State From - To Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School Sudbury, MA 07/13 Elena Kleifges, Chair, LS School Committee District, Superintendent/Principal Present (9784602101) Significant accomplishments in this position: Working toward school goals of what students should be able to do by the time they graduate and access to equity and excellence for all students, upgrade of Network Infrastructure to support wireless technology, Walker Report Audit of Student Services and Full Implementation of Recommendations, Launched Global Scholars Program, Launching Hub for Innovation, Solar Array Canopy, Lowered Class Size, Introduction of Mandarin, Restoration of Drama Class, Replacement of two lower turf fields, Introduction of Intervention Specialist and re-organization of structured tutorial supports, Reorganization of Behavioral Program to integrate current pedagogy, Established annual instructional capital funding line, Upgrade of security cameras, Upgrade of HVAC control management systems for energy savings.
Reason For Leaving: Last Annual Salary: 185,000 Last Annual Gross: 193,600 Enrollment: 1600 District Type: High School
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Admin Experience Continued Employer and Position Title Location: Dates: Primary Supervisor/Board Pres. City, State From - To Wellesley Public Schools Wellesley, MA 07/07 Suzy Littlefield, Chair, School Committee Superintendent 06/12 (7812357372) Significant accomplishments in this position: Implementation of RTI grades 2 through 6, construction of new high school, HVAC and roof upgrades to four elementary schools, preschool modular construction, successful override process, consolidation of school and town facilities.
Reason For Leaving: Resignation Last Annual Salary: 181,000 Last Annual Gross: 187,600 Enrollment: 4900 District Type: K - 12 Wellesley Public Schools Wellesley, MA 07/05 Matt King, Superintendent(6175486635) Assistant Superintendent 06/07 Significant accomplishments in this position: Occupied renovation of middle school, Installation of Smart Boards in seven elementary schools (all classrooms), audit of library program, successful override and debt exclusion processes, visioning and creation of educational program for new high school, modular expansion of one elementary school.
Reason For Leaving: Became Superintendent Last Annual Salary: 150,000 Last Annual Gross: 158,600 Enrollment: 4600 District Type: K - 12 Wellesley Public Schools Wellesley, MA 07/98 Matt King, Superintendent(6175486635) Assistant Superintendent 06/02 Significant accomplishments in this position: Re-districting, renovation and expansion of one elementary school, new construction of one elementary school, successful debt exclusions.
Reason For Leaving: Resignation Last Annual Salary: 135,000 Last Annual Gross: 141,600 Enrollment: 4400 District Type: K - 12 Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School Sudbury, MA 09/96 Matt King, Superintendent District, Science Department 06/98 6175486351 Coordinator Significant accomplishments in this position: Revised science sequence to incorporate accelerated earth science level, preparation for NEASC review.
Reason For Leaving: Became Assistant Superintendent, Wellesley Public Schools Last Annual Salary: 60,000 Last Annual Gross: 60,000 Enrollment: 1000 District Type: High School
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Professional Experience Employer and Position Title Location: Dates: Primary Supervisor/Board Pres. City, State From - To Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School, Sudbury, MA 09/91 Matt King, Superintendent Science Teacher 06/98 6175486635 Significant Accomplishments at this position: Taught Accelerated Earth Science, Integrated Two Year Sequence Biology/Chemistry, Multiple levels of Biology, Level 1 Chemistry and full year elective Anatomy and Physiology. Served at the same as union president and department coordinator two years with one of those years as an overlap. Was requested by School Committee to stay on as union president to facilitate transition of new Superintendent/Principal.
Reason For Leaving: Became Assistant Superintendent for Wellesley Public Schools Last Annual Salary: 60,000 Last Annual Gross: 60,000 UMASS Boston/Noble and Greenough Dedham, MA 07/91, 07/92, 07/93 Science Teacher 08/91, 08/92, 08/93 Significant Accomplishments at this position: 6 week summer program of math and science instruction to urban area high school students selected through teacher recommendation and satisfaction of socio economic eligibility requirements.
Reason For Leaving: Sumer program only Last Annual Salary: 3000 Last Annual Gross: 3000
Other Experience Employer and Position Title Location: Dates: Primary Supervisor City, State From - To LeBeouf, Lamb, Leiby, and MacRae San Francisco, CA 09/87 Firm no longer exists,colleague Attorney 09/89 Derek Matthews (2068239004) Significant accomplishments in this position: Part of corporate regulatory legal team for hostile take overs worth 4.2 and 6.1 billion dollars, respectively; drafted legal opinions for insurance and financial institutions; SF Associate liaison to Lloyd's of London (worth 10% annual earnings for the firm. NY based international law firm with 500+ attorneys world wide in 1987. I worked solely for the San Francisco office.
Reason For Leaving: Change of career to education Last Annual Salary: 85,000 Last Annual Gross: 85,000
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Education
High School Attended: Brookline High School, Brookline, MA
Colleges, Universities and Technical Schools Attended: Name and location Major Degree Date Conferred Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge , MA Education EdM June 1991 University of California Davis School of Law, Davis, CA Law JD June 1987 Stanford Graduate school, Stanford, CA Molecular Biology none 09/82-06/84 Harvard College Biology BA June 1982
List honors, awards or distinctions: President's Award In Recognition of Outstanding Contribution to Education May 2012, given by the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 1996.
Please list your professional memberships - please indicate leadership roles you may have had with any of them. California Bar Association Massachusetts Bar Association New England Association of Chemistry Teachers Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Suburban School Superintendents Global Studies (GS)-21 Phi Delta Kappa International
Please list your community and civic memberships and participation. Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School Committee, Lexington, MA 2012 - 2013: Representing the Town of Weston. Participated in school policy, budget, superintendent evaluation, and collective bargaining decisions. Policy Sub-Committee.
Weston School Committee, Weston, MA 2003 - 2006: Member. Participated in school policy, budget, superintendent evaluation, and collective bargaining decisions. Chair, Elementary Class Size Committee. Chair, Transportation Committee. School Committee-Negotiator for teacher and bus driver contracts. I overlapped one year with being Assistant Superintendent for the Wellesley Public Schools.
Please list any publications you may have, including your doctoral and/or master's dissertations, if appropriate. Global Scholars Program (https://www/lsrhs.net/sites/globalscholar) Articles from Bella's Corner posted on the LS Website(https://www.lsrhs.net/corner) For Thanksgiving (Nov 23, 2016); Thanksgiving (Nov 24, 2015; LSRHS Budget Information (March 30, 2015); Boston Marathon (April 15, 2014); Winter Solstice (Jan 7, 2014); and, The Good Things Before Us (Dec 4, 2013.
Please list major presentations made to national, state or regional audiences. Goethe Institut (Boston) Promoting the Study of German Language, February 2014 MASS Womens Leadership Conference: Crisis Management, March 2014 Global Think Tank, Harvard Graduate School of Education: Finnish Education, May 2014
Simmons College Doctoral Program: Global Education, March 2015 Global Think Tank, Harvard Graduate School of Education: Global Scholars Program, May 2015 MASS Summer Conference: Finnish Education, July 2015 NEASS Fall Conference: Importance of Global Education, September 2015 Education First (EF) Global Education Summit: Global Scholars Program, January 2015 SSS Fall Conference: Global Scholars Program, November 2015
Global Think Tank, Harvard Graduate School of Education: Transformative Leadership, May 2016 Helsinki, Finland: Representing the perspective of Massachusetts, June 2016
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MASS Summer Conference: Traveling in Cuba, July 2016 Boston College Doctoral Program: Womenˆ¢ ‹ ¢s Leadership: Superintendency, October 2016 Primary Source: Importance of Global Education, Scheduled for December 2016
Please list significant workshops or conferences which you would like to highlight. Regular attendance at Winter, Spring and Summer MASS Conferences Annual attendance at Suburban School Superintendent Conference
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL:
Helsinki and Stockholm Educational Study Tour, October 2012 Helsinki and Berlin Educational Study Tour, October 2013 Helsinki, Rovaniemi and London Educational Study Tour, October 2014 Madrid Group Leader Training, October 2015 Global Student Summit: Education as a Right, Davos, Switzerland, June 2015 WW2/Cold War European Student Study Tour Group Leader, November 2015 Havana, Cuba Educational Study Tour, February 2016 Helsinki Educational Study Tour Facilitator, June 2016 Global Student Summit: Exploring Human Rights, The Hague, Netherlands, June 2016 Krakow and Warsaw Educational Study Tour, Anticipated October 2017
Certifications Do you hold the appropriate certificate for this position? Yes Type State Certificate Number Expiration Date Active? Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent MA 299470 7/14/2020 Yes Biology, 9-12, Professional MA 299470 June 15, 2010 No General Sciences, 9-12, Professional MA 299470 June 15, 2010 No
Please list all of the endorsements and/or verifications documented on your teaching/administrative certificate(s): Other: Mathematics, 9-12, Professional; Social Studies, 9-12, Professional expired June 15, 2010, inactive
Open Ended Questions
For Concord Public Schools & Concord-Carlisle Regional School District / Superintendent: 1. Please share why you are interested in this position and your unique qualifications for it. I thoroughly enjoyed my years in the Wellesley Public Schools. I learned so much from staff, faculty, fellow administrators, School Committee members and other town officials or staff. It was an immense learning curve supported by many talented and experienced colleagues. The early part of this period coincided with a shift caused by Ed Reform and supported by research that emphasized the use of formative assessment data to inform practice.
Tiered Interventions (RTI) was a new strategy at the time. It integrates the use of formative assessments with a repertory of stratified interventions. Staff received this with some skepticism. I will always be grateful to the teachers who, nevertheless, embraced the pilot. The end of year data confirmed that all but four second grade students across seven elementary schools had attained grade level benchmarks for reading fluency. These results exceeded our expectations and became a transformative moment for all of us as educators. As much as we value autonomy and variability in teaching styles, we witnessed that having a common approach to assessing deficits and applying interventions could benefit students across grade levels and as they transitioned from one grade level to the next. This shared approach across and for sequential grade levels intensified the positive impact on student outcomes.
I miss being able to work with student growth K-12. For example, what one can do to impact longitudinal performance gaps is more challenging when limited to grades 9-12 of a student's career. However, these last three years in a high school only district has definitely
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Question Continued broadened my perspective on how much we can STILL do to effectively shift student-learning outcomes. How to implement RTI strategies at the high school level is not at all fully developed in the current research because the focus has been on elementary and then middle school. Being in a high school only district has been an eye opening experience on how nimble such an environment can be to try new things. It has been an exciting three years working with such a highly skilled, dedicated and talented staff. This is what makes me happy to be at Lincoln Sudbury although I miss and appreciate the critical part the K-8 plays in preparing students for 9-12.
Concord/Concord-Carlisle presents a unique opportunity to re-blend my experiences in a K-12 regional school district. I have 11 years of Central Office experience in a K-12 of comparable size and now 3+ years of additional experience directly overseeing a regional district plus a year serving on the Minuteman Regional Vocational School Committee. The Concord/Concord-Carlisle community offers a unique and exciting blend of history and artistic culture. I would very much appreciate the opportunity to work with the staff and community of Concord/Concord-Carlisle to leverage the resources you have available to realize best outcomes for all of your students in this unique environment.
For Concord Public Schools & Concord-Carlisle Regional School District / Superintendent: 2. Please list the five accomplishments in your professional career of which you take the greatest satisfaction and why you do so. 2002-2012 - Construction of a new Wellesley High School
As the Assistant Superintendent I was the administrator primarily responsible for facilities and long range planning. Three architectural studies later starting in 2002 and ending in 2012 a new 280,000sf school was finally built. I worked with a consultant to organize the visioning process, which became the base from which we developed the educational plan. I was the administrative advocate for the program that became the key driver for successful approval for funding by the town and MSBA. This culminated in a successful move from old to new over February vacation 2012 celebrated with an old fashioned Chinese Lion Dance. It was a brutal process from start to end as such projects can be but I feel any antagonistic feelings largely dissipated once the new school was put to use. Other than opening day my most proud moment was being led by the head architect to the center of the structure after the last steel beam had been installed. I was able to visualize the classroom spaces in my head by drawing from my memorization of the floor plan. Since the structure was still skeletal I could 'see through the walls' and see the entire floor plan all at once for all four floors. It was a very special moment indeed.
1987-89 - Hostile Takeover
Although it was a very long time ago and from a ˆ¢ ‹¸ prior lifeˆ¢ ‹ ¢, being part of the legal team supporting UK BATUS Corporation’s successful hostile 4.2 billion dollar cash acquisition of CA based Farmers Group Insurance and being part of the same legal team to successfully defend corporate parent B.A.T. against a 6.1 billion dollar junk bond hostile acquisition mounted by Sir James Goldsmith taught me what it was like to be able to 'rise to the occasion' under extraordinarily pressure cooker conditions. It was an incredibly 'heady' experience intellectually because it was cutting edge legally. The magnitude of the sums of money, the irascible personalities and media spotlight only intensified the work environment. It was amazing to be part of such a large coordinated legal team functioning at an international scale with each branch performing unique specialized functions. Since we were working across multiple time zones it was as if the team never stopped, someone was always working on something around the clock. It was a time when the legal environment was just starting to rely on email heavily which enabled us to perform at this unprecedented level of output. It was simply a tremendous experience to be a part of and to learn from. I was immensely proud of our work for the client. Ironically, it also caused me to realize I wanted to expend my energies differently outcome. I abandoned the private sector shortly after to become a teacher.
1996-present - The opportunity to lead
I am extremely appreciative of having had several opportunities to lead at a high level. I am proud of the trust that has been given me in order to lead. I have always given it my best heart and effort to lead toward what is in the best interests of all students. I am appreciative of the 'perch' to broadly and deeply influence policy and practice across a wide berth. I appreciate the opportunity to lead by example, to be a role model for others to learn from my successes and failures (!), especially for women, for those of color and for families raising children with intensive needs. I so appreciate finding ways to bring out the best in teams and in the individuals that serve on those teams. I love being able to foster growth for the adults who work with our children as well as for the children.
2012-2016 - Preparing our students for the future
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Question Continued
I am so very excited to be able to work with colleagues to think about how we might best prepare students for a future we don't know. It has been exciting and fulfilling to launch the Global Scholars Program at LS and to be working toward launching the Hub for Innovation. The first encourages students to attain global competency (empathy, language, content and skills guided by their understanding of global dilemmas) on their own terms and through their own design. The latter supports the development of a mindset for social entrepreneurship: helping them to create helpful solutions to real problems. Both of these initiatives offer students an opportunity to apply content and skills from across disciplines outside of the classroom for a future benefit.
2013-2016 - Reflection leading to program improvement
I am so very proud of how the LS Faculty and Staff positively and effectively embraced a third party review of existing programs within the Student Services Department. Within 12 months two/thirds of the recommendations were already well on their way to being implemented. This required retraining on the writing of IEPs, re-establishing entry and exit criteria for all programs, applying for grant funding to found a new in school transition program, re-aligning how ASD and NVLD students are offered services, establishing anew a guidance curriculum for all grades, reorganizing behavioral protocols and supports, and advocating for an increase in nursing services. 24 months later the department has played a pivotal role in re-thinking how supplemental academic supports can be offered more strategically to students who need help but are not on IEPs. In a very short period of time the Department shifted successfully from resolving compliance concerns to breaking new ground in the field of instructional interventions at the high school level.
Language Skills Do you know any language other than English? Yes
Language(s): Cantonese Oral Level: Polite Written Level: Professional References
Reference 1 Reference 2 Name: Rebecca McFall Aida Ramos School/Org: Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School Current Position: Superintendent Director of Student Services Home Phone: Cell Phone: 6176535375 Work Phone: 7812599409 Mailing Address: Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School Ballfield Road 390 Lincoln Road Lincoln, MA 01773 Sudbury, MA 01776 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Relationship to Candidate: Former Director of Curriculum and Current Colleague Instruction at WPS Years Known: 16 years 3+
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Professional References cont.
Reference 3 Reference 4 Name: Matthew King Cheryl Maloney School/Org: Former Superintendent Wellesley Public Former Superintendent Weston Public Schools and Lincoln Sudbury Regional HS Schools Current Position: Retired Retired Home Phone: 617-548-6635 781-718-1789 Cell Phone: 617-548-6635 781-718-1789 Work Phone: Mailing Address: 287 Nahanton Street 7 Tennyson Road Newton Centre, MA 02459 Wellesley, MA 02481 Email: Relationship to Candidate: Former supervisor at both WPS and LSRHS Supt Colleague, EDCO, SSS, METCO and MASS, I was a School Committee Member Years Known: Years known (25) Years as my supervisor Since 2003 (11) Reference 5 Name: Jonathan Simon School/Org: Wellesley Public Schools, President, Teacher Association Current Position: History Teacher Home Phone: Cell Phone: Work Phone: 617-256-3567 Mailing Address: Wellesley High School 50 Rice Street Wellesley, MA 02481 Email: [email protected] Relationship to Candidate: Employee of WPS and Union President Years Known: Since 2005
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General Information List any additional information which will support your candidacy. I have State Bar Admissions as a lawyer in California (since 1987) and Massachusetts (since 1991).
Are you presently under contract? Yes When does contract expire? 07/17 Have you ever failed to have your contract renewed, be rehired, been asked to No resign a position, or resigned to avoid termination? If yes, explain. Have you ever had a credential or certificate revoked, suspended or annulled in No any state, territory or foreign country? If yes, explain. Where did you hear of our vacancy?
Referrals How did you hear about employment with us? HYA Website Recruited by HYA associate State Association Bulletin/Online
Legal Information 1. Are you eligible to work in the United States? Yes
2. Have you ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving a sex offense or a controlled substance? No If yes, explain, giving dates:
3. Have you ever had any indicated finding of child abuse filed in your name? No If yes, explain, giving dates:
4. Have you ever been convicted of any crime? No If yes, explain, giving dates:
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I also request that my application and interest in the administrative position remain as confidential as possible under the applicable laws of the state. I understand that my candidacy may become a matter of public record when I am presented to the Board. I further understand that elements of my resume may be available to the public and the news media at such time. However, I request that reasonable effort be taken to maintain the confidentiality of this application and other documents and information which accompany my application for the position for which I am applying. (Note: In some states, such as Florida, there can be no confidential written correspondence. Please call HYA if interested in one of these positions.)
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