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Dale Robbins
With thirty-six years experience as a public school educator, 1 am committed to the core values that all students can achieve at high levels and that schools are accountable for closing the achievement gap through measurable improvement against local, national and world-class standards. My career objective is to serve successfully as a superintendent of schools in a progressive school district.
PROFESSIONAL EXPEIUENCE AND SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

Gwinnett County Public Schools Associate Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Support April, 2008 to the present Major Responsibilities
Develop, review, revise and sustain a comprehensive and coherent program of curriculum standards for all students and teachers in grades K-12. Provide support functions in all areas related 10 assessment and accountability for students in grades K-12. Ensure a free and appropriate public education for all students with disabilities. Support achievement for students of poverty through increased funding available through Title I and other federal and special programs. Collaborate with school and district leaders on the effective planning and implementation of on-going, jobembedded professional development across all content and program areas.

Key Achievements Lead the school and community partnership through the annual GEMS (Gwinnett Educational Management System) Oversight Committee in a data-driven process of review and evaluation of curriculum objectives. Incorporate the development of data dashboards for directors and executive directors in the four departments of the Division of Teaching and Learning Support. Expanded Title 1 program support by adding twenty-two schools over a three year period to increase the district total to fifty-four Title J schools. Implement core area content tests as part of the Gwinnett Comprehensive Assessment and Accountability System which includes pre-tests, post-tests, interim assessments, diagnostic assessments and final exams. Serve as lead facilitator of the school district partnership with Harcourt, Houghtin, Mifflin to conduct an eighteen month study focused 011 transitioning to an eCLASS integrated enterprise solution, designed to infuse technology into the teaching learning process for allI 30 schools within the district. Present leadership development sessions for Strand 11 (Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment) with multiple cohorts of the Quality Plus Leadership Academy Aspiring Principal Program. Serve as adjunct faculty in teaching the leadership certification class on School-Community Relations through North Georgia College with a cohort of aspiring administrators. Facilitated attendance line redistricting as part of the process to open eight new schools for the district. Hosted governors and chief state school officers at the national press conference announcement of the Common Core Curriculum Standards. Serve as a voting member of the Executive Data Steering Committee which reviews key performance indicators for the district and implements processes to ensure data quality for all parts of the organization. Secured a $J.5 million federal grant for enhancing the knowledge and skills of teachers of American History. Initiated the state's first math science certification endorsement program. targeting increased content knowledge and effective strategies for elementary teachers in these two critical areas of instruction. Designed career pathway courses in technical education to provide for core content embedded credit (e.g .. phyics embedded credit in automotive classes). Designed a STEM focused acceleration program for 8111 graders of advanced age which provides block schedule. project based learning allowing for the opportunity of double promotion from s" to J all grade.

Authored a Title III improvement plan to address needs as rneasureu 1I11UUt-11 til\" "IIIIUU' 'v,,,,,.,, ..... v.~ Achievement Objective (AMAO), resulting in a first ever district achievement of the AMAO the following year. Serve as a community leader on the fifty member board for Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful which is committed to eradicating litter and graffiti as wel1 as seeking solutions to pollution of natural resources and addressing the need for recycling. Serve as active member of the Education and Workforce Subcommittee for Partnership Gwinnett, an organization dedicated to community and economic development. ~ Co-chair the Educational Leadership Team consisting of cross-divisional representatives convening bi-monthly to confer on critical issues directly related to programs of teaching and learning. Partnered with Georgia State University to provide a three semester reading endorsement program for over 300 Special Education teachers in the district. Serve as a Board member for the Gwinnett Student Leadership Team program targeting selected 111h and participate in a two year leadership development program and then redeliver knowledge and ski lis to additional students at their home school.
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Major Responsibilities Supervise and SUpp0l1 school principals in designated clusters of one geographic area of the district. Evaluate principals using Gwinnetts Results Based Evaluation System.

Area Superintendent July, 2004 to April, 2008

provide annual review and evaluation of the Local School Plan for Improvement (LSPI) for all area schools. Oversee the process of appropriate identification, screening and recommendation by principals for assistant principal candidates as vacancies occur. Serve as liaison with community groups such as the Chamber of Commerce, Boy Scouts of America and the PTA. Provide operational support on all school issues ranging from academics, discipline, facilities, budget and human resources.

Key Achievemen ts
Wrote scoring rubrics for portions of the School Weighted Assessment related to Initiatives to Improve Student Achievement and School Management. Conducted faculty leadership presentations on issues such as school governance and the Board's theory of action for change to improve student achievement. Facilitated an eighteen member cross-functional action team to conduct a three month study on the topic of "Grading Against the Standard". Conducted periodic walk-through observations of classrooms across the curriculum for the purpose of supporting the results based evaluation process. Provided close oversight of a district support process to tum around low performing schools which resulted in dramatic improvement for five schools which were on NI status due to academic performance results. Facilitated vertical articulation through cluster collaboration of principals resulting in shared instructional practices across school levels. teachers. Promoted the concept of cluster charter schools with an emphasis on the International Baccalaureate program. Facilitated the administration of school choice opportunities for selected schools in the district. Presented professional development sessions to cohort members of the Quality Plus Leader Academy - Aspiring Principal Program. Conducted strategic planning sessions for schools with a focus on appropriate instructional strategies to incorporate for PHLOTE students with a Primary Horne Language Other than English. Collaborated with the principal on the need to close one school for one day due to a S W AT Team stand-off in an adjacent neighborhood while the remainder of the district schools remained in session. Developed Board procedure g.uidelines for a district-wide program of credit recovery for selected courses . Participated in directed discussions on student achievement performance results through common planning time sessions for elementary

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EARL Y CAREER BACKGROUND Company

EARLY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Dates

2001 - 2004 Gwinnett County Public Schools Gwinnett County Public Schools Clayton County Public Schools Clayton County Public Schools Clayton County Public Schools
Position Held

1996 - 200 I
1989 - 1996

Principal - Parkview High School Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator Assistant Principal - Forest Park High School Teacher - Forest Park High School Teacher - North Clayton High School

1978-1989 1976 - 1978

Led school-wide improvement process focused on writing across the curriculum to prepare students for college and career. Results yielded significant levels of performance on the newly instituted SA T Writing Assessment. Served on an eighteen member cross-functional action team to conduct a three month study on improving data quality for the school district. Served on district-wide committee to review and revise the reporting format of the high school transcript. Authored professional article entitled "Collegia! Sub-Groups in Departmental Structures" published ill the Clearing House Journal for Educational Leadership Authored social studies curriculum for the course of United States History, Authored instructional plans for publication in Constitutional Sampler, lesson plan materials written and submitted by teachers from all fifty states and published by CRADLE (Center for Research and Development in Law-Related Education) at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC

ACADEMJCBACKGROUND EdS - Leadership

University of Georgia West Georgia College University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

EdS - Social Studies

MAT - Social Studies AB - Education

1991 1988 1976 1975

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