Boyd
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BOYD
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mpboyd@)yahoo.com 844 North Orianna St'reet Phil-ade!phifl, PA 19'123 484-515-4043
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Education
Experience
2008
--
Pre,_
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Cambj'idg-e, MA
Doctor
of
Educatioll, Urban Superintendents Program) 2013
(anticipated)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Cambl'idge, MA
Master
of
Education) Policy
&
Management, 2007
WILMINGTON
COLLEGE
Wiltningtoll}
DE
Master
of
Education,
School Leadership, 2004
UNIVERSITY
OF
DELAWARENewm'k,DE
Bachelor ofScicncc, Elementary Education,
2001
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
OF
PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia,
PA
Assistant Superintendent, Academic Division 6
Manage a portfolio
of
37 schools with a total population
of
apptoxilnately 30,000 studentso Lead
all
insttuctional and operational
functions
of
K-8 schools
in
the
city's
northeast regiono Design
and
provide differentiated supports to schools to accelerate improvement andincrease academ.ic perfol1nance
o
Establish goals and implement accountability process
for
all
principals within the academicdivision based
on
formative and sunl1native datao Assist with district-wide planning and decision-making
as
a
member
of
the Superintendent'sExecutive.
Team
Director
0.(
Middle Schools, Office
0.(
Empowerment School Support
Supervised whole school
reform
rnodel
in
11
chronically underperfol'111ing
middle
schoolso Managed and monitored the implementation
of
the district-wide Empowerment Schoohinitiative, including redesigned core instructional programs and targeted interventionprograms
in
reading
and
mathematics)
in
designated middle schools with a total population
of
approx. 5,500 studentso Provided on-site coaching to school
p1'incii)als
and instructional specialists to incteaseleadership capacity and improve teaching and learning
o
Designed and organized professional development sessions for instiuctional coaches
and
claSSrOO1l1
teachers
o
Conducted instructional
walkthroughs
to gather qualitative data
on
instructional practices andprovided follow
up
SUPPO!t
to
lll1prOVe
classroom teaching
Principal, Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Led all academic
and
operational functions
of
a
1,200-student middle school, grades 6-8
o
Credited with leading the school's
rapid
tutllaroWlci, moving the school from CorrectiveAction
to
Adequate Yearly Progress under the state's accountability guidelines
o
Increased overall student achievement
in
both
reading and mathematics and reduced theracial achievement gaps
,in
both subject areas
on
the
FA
System
of
School Assessmento Redesigned the
schoots
organizational structure, including the conversion
of
grade level
cOll11nunicies
into
college-themed academic teams, the development
of
a more inclusivesetting
fOl'
students with special needs, and the establishment
of
a school-based altemative
progtam
for at-risk sttidents
o
Developed
a
school-based, family literacy program which selved more than 300 familiesthrough everling classes and workshops