Amanda F.

Nichols
807 Ambergate Station
Apex, NC 27502
(910) 280-0281
afnichol@gmail.com
Digital Portfolio: http://amandafnichols.weebly.com/

EDUCATION North Carolina State University

 Master of Education - Curriculum and Instruction, May 2015
o Curriculum and Developmental Supervision Program
o GPA: 4.0

North Carolina State University

 Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, May 2009
o Concentration in Mathematics
o GPA: 3.7

LICENSURE Curriculum Instructional Specialist License

North Carolina Teaching License, Grades K-6

TEACHING Wake County Public School System

EXPERIENCE Swift Creek Elementary Raleigh, NC
Instructional Facilitator August 2017- current
Scotts Ridge Elementary Apex, NC
Instructional Facilitator July 2015 - current
 Design and facilitate professional development to faculty and staff
 Assisted opening of a brand new school by crafting structures, procedures, and a build
community with the staff and students
 Liaison between faculty and district academic leaders with curriculum questions, concerns,
and desires
 Serve as the Leadership Team Chair, facilitating monthly meetings
 Serve as School Improvement Team Chair, facilitating monthly meetings, quarterly reviews
and the creation of the School Improvement Plan
 Serve as Tier II Intervention Chair on the Intervention Team, providing support to teachers on
identifying research-based interventions, writing intervention plans, and monitoring and
analyzing the progress of students
 Member of the Instructional Leadership Team- a group comprised of school-based leaders to
build capacity within schools on district initiatives
 Analyze school-wide data to identify areas of strength and concern to determine next steps
for progress
 Collaborate with Instructional Facilitators throughout the district on curriculum plans,
implementation of initiatives, and professional development
 Lead mCLASS implementation for K-5 benchmark assessments and train teachers on
administering assessments with fidelity
 Coach individual teachers and/or grade levels on effective evidence-based teaching and
learning practices
 Coordinate the Read to Achieve program at 3rd grade level offering support, guidance and
assistance to parents as well as faculty new to the grade level
 Communicate curriculum updates to faculty through professional development, email, grade
level meetings, and PLT meetings
 STEAM (STEM plus the Arts) Night event planner for school community: 550 kids plus their
families in attendance
 Serve as school contact for Grants with the district
 Created walk-through tools for teachers, with Google Form, by collaborating with district
professionals
  Initiated a school-wide PLT structure to guide grade level in effective meetings
 Member of the Multi-Tiered System of Supports team empowered to roll-out the framework
to faculty and staff
 Trained in Team-Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) model for problem solving
 Testing Coordinator

Green Hope Elementary School Cary, NC

Fourth Grade Teacher Aug. 2011- June 2014
 Grade level chair
 Facilitated grade level professional learning team (PLT) meetings
 Served on school Leadership Team
 Foundations of Reading Trained
 Collaborated with grade level to plan instruction
 Implemented Reader’s Workshop literacy model, with Daily 5 structure
 Implemented Guided Reading groups, daily, for differentiated reading instruction
 Managed behavior using Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
 Administered universal screening measures (AIMSweb, mCLASS)
 Utilized formative and summative assessments to drive instruction

Third Grade Teacher Sept. 2009- June 2011

 Participated in weekly professional learning team meetings to develop common assessments
and teaching strategies
 Implemented Daily Five literacy model
 Integrated Daily Five literacy model with Wake County Focus Lessons, Reading A-Z
leveled readers, and Empowering Writers
 Utilized inquiry based science kits
 Implemented Morning Meeting to promote a positive classroom climate; including
Everyday Counts Calendar Math to preview, review, practice and discuss critical math
concepts and skills daily
 Managed behavior using Positive Behavior Support system
 Administered DIBELS and Blue Diamond formative assessments to drive instruction and
determine student’s areas of concern

A.B. Combs Leadership Elementary School Raleigh, NC

Third Grade Student Teacher Aug. 2008-April 2009

Professional North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC

Development Presenter at the Beginning Teacher Institute July 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Opportunities

Professional North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Raleigh, NC

Opportunities English Language Arts Standards Review Process: June 2016
2017 Adopted Standard Course of Study
 Data Review Committee
English Language Arts Standards Review Process: May 2017-October 2017
2017 Adopted Standard Course of Study
 Digital Support Writers Committee
North Carolina Digital Leaders Coaching Network 2018-2019

Additional Google Certified Educator Level I

Certifications Trained in Adaptive Schools

REFERENCES Mel Leach, Principal, Scotts Ridge Elementary (919-820-3646)

Darrell Propst, Principal, Swift Creek Elementary (919-233-4320)
Jill Harrison, Assistant Principal, Scotts Ridge Elementary (919-889-8623)