DR. RICARDO MARTIN ASPIRING SUPERINTENDENT INTEREST EDUCATION SUPERINTENDENT Michigan State University 2013 - 2016 Doctorate in Education Leadership, Central Office Administration Capstone Dissertation: Network Improvement Communities: Learning Fast to Implement Well Problems of Practices in K12 Schools CONTACT Michigan Administrative Certification in K-12 Administration University of Michigan-Dearborn, Magna Cum Laude PHONE 2007 – 2009 Master of Public Administration: Education Leadership Administration Thesis: Positive Principal Leadership WEBSITE: Wayne State University, Magna Cum Laude 1995 - 1997 EMAIL: Master of Arts in Teaching Thesis: Using Language Arts Games to Create High Student Engagement Wayne State University WHAT I BRING TO COMMUNITY? 1983 - 1988 Bachelor of Arts in Journalism Authentic Major: Print Journalism Honest All about kids GOALS & SKILLS Humble Budget-driven ➢ Coach staff and students around greater insight into and appreciation Prolific grant writer for the uniqueness of the school experience for pre-college and career Optimistic readiness #1 priority is student achievement ➢ Effective school governance through board and staff support, family and community relations ➢ Effective school management and communication of a budget plan that ensures the ability to correlate spending to academic rigor. ➢ Increase the academic achievement of each student, resulting in closing the achievement gap. ➢ Establish a supportive, positive school climate and culture. ➢ Increase and support evaluation teachers, leaders and support staff. ➢ Planned organizational operations through efficient team centered protocols and procedures. LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE PRINCIPAL Washington Parks Academy K-8 (Old Bishop Borgess High School), Redford, MI Cornerstone Education Group Enrollment: Urban 750-950 students, 98% African American, 2% Caucasian, 0% Hispanic July 2017 – Present • Prepared board reports through budget decisions and narratives to support school successes • Proficiency gain in M-STEP proficiency and academic growth on NWEA MAP and I-Ready by leading teams through a research-based vision of instructional practices that yield values of evaluation, instructional coaching, teaming, meeting/s and one-to-ones. • Facilitated teams to work on curriculum for K-12, content leads development, identification of priority standards, curriculum maps and pacing guides. • Hosted quarterly individualized school wide data discussions designed to treat every student as a meaningful learner in our community • Coach Deans how to progress monitor individualized learning of students using NWEA MAP, i-Ready, IXL, Illuminate, Seesaw, Classroom Dojo, Google platforms • Strengthen team process of sharing best practices among teachers, Deans, parents and Redford community through open lines of communication, collaboration, professional development and Professional Learning Communities • Highest retention of highly certified teachers in district by modeling assertive recruitment and support staff equity around a philosophy that, “I never ask someone to do something I would not do myself.” • Successful negotiation of employment agreements and contracts of key educator leaders to ensure best talent is foundation of all student learning. • Lead learner of persistent communicate sharing of all COVID-19 MDE information and resources in coordination with district, Wayne RESA around HB 4048 Covid Remediation Services, Return to School Roadmap, Learning at a Distance, Guidance Memos, School Nutrition and Facilities, Safety, Health and Security • Developed comprehensive school safety, health and security plan through committee-based approach to team practices. • Effective use of Extended time away to support families of special education students and initiatives of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and fundraising initiatives for ASD community. • Positive marketing to highlight the unique attributes of school and district through continuous advertising. • Highly effective PBIS program including restorative practice and justice to support social emotional learning through recognition and celebrations ensuring the narrative that our students are priceless. Builder of partnerships of Male and Female Mentor Academies. • Partnerships with Redford Community: Redford Police and Fire Department Back-To-School, Halloween Harvest Drive Through Celebration, Detroit Diesel Fundraiser, Redford Chamber of Commerce, Redford Voting Precincts AP stringer to capture results of each election for Associated Press International • Planning for High School Principal for Master Schedule, SAT/PSAT, Credit Recovery, Facilities and Development • Awards & Grants: Learning Garden $50,000, Teacher Lounge Makeover $15000, Gymnasium Renovation of Bleachers & Floor $100,000, College & Career College Makeover $5000 • Promoted system for home visits to families challenged by chronic absenteeism. • Contribute to CEG grading committee to build a school wide system for grading to equity for schools. PRINCIPAL Durfee K-8, Detroit, DPSCD Enrollment: Urban 760-890 students, 99% African American, 1% Bengali July 2013 – July 2017 • Built budgets and grants to benefit school and community servied • Instructional leader with positive academic proficiency trajectory over four years in reading and mathematics. • Partnered to develop a growth mindset dedicated to 770 amazing students, 52 great teachers and 15 incredible non-instructional staff. • Built strong Autism support partnership for teachers and parents through with Skillman Foundation for grants of $6000 over three years for trips to Fowler Camp • Co-designed professional development model towards effective instruction, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Reading Recovery, Project Seed, 21st Century After School, Inside Out, After School Tutoring, Summer Enrichment Programs, upper elementary Saturday School. • Developed belief in students and staff to test into application schools Cass, Renaissance and Martin Luther King to overcome environmental factors in order to change mindset towards college preparedness. • Led attendance campaign as four-time winners of GetSchooled.com competition. School wide average daily attendance increased from 68% to 84% • Facilitated educational advisory for Life Remodeled project as point person for innovation center leading to merging of Durfee and Central campuses • Led counseling partnerships with college preparatory high schools for students to complete diplomas at premier examination and application schools – Cass Technical, Renaissance, Martin Luther King, Detroit School of Arts, Detroit International Academy, Communication Media Arts and Davis Aerospace to complete their high school diploma in a tuition-free school. • Created Networked Improvement Communities driven by my doctoral research capstone and 5 of my teachers. Our team used Carnegie Foundation principles of Improvement Science to solve school- based problems of practice by learning fast to implement well. PRINCIPAL Detroit Collegiate Preparatory High School @ Northwestern Students – Urban 100% African American, Founding Principal of Self-Governed School Enrollment: Urban 210 students, 99% African American, 1% Bengali July 2011 – July 2013 • Note: As a self-governed school principal I was in a sense a superintendent and principal • Prepared monthly board meeting agendas, designed budgets to support learning school. • Led recruitment and retention of 75 9th grade families to attend brand new high school in Detroit. • Positively executed the implementation of Johns Hopkins Talent Development reform model to using double dose remediation courses in Reading, math and Early Warning Indicator System for attendance, behavior and course performance. • Hosted Community Grade Conferences with members of the community to discuss progress, grades and goal setting for each individual student. • Team facilitated and balanced JHU, City Year, Communities in Schools and DPSCD professional developments as key driver to increase teacher performance and learner outcomes. • Co-devised marketing campaign which increased student enrollment from 75 students to 200 students in year two which led to ultimate merging of Northwestern into 545 students. • Used weekly student indicator as intervention to prevent drop-out and support graduation rates through an attendance, behavior and course performance team dashboard. • Implemented the Johns Hopkins Talent Development system of remediation for learning. • Won a National Search for school Principal. ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Founder Principal, Second Chance Credit Recovery (Alternative Night School) 285 students Mumford High School Day Enrollment: Urban 1900 students, 100% African American January 2009 – July 2011 • Assisted with making decisions on school budget matters • Facilitator leader over needs assessment through school improvement processes to solve AYP deficiency challenges. • Positive instructional leader over teacher evaluations for English and mathematics • ACT, SAT MME, Work-keys team testing supervisor over test administrators and proctors, schedules • Data driver coordinator overseeing school-led professional development workshops calendar and schedules, curriculum and training. • Effective 9th grade academy leader over 900 student culture and climate, PBIS • Founding principal over Second Chance Credit Recovery - Our teams successfully used data to negotiate opening of credit recovery night school option for qualifying students who were overage and under credit. Led student enrollment,