10942 South Sangamon Street 773-590-3468

Chicago, IL 60643 Jcdrake66@yahoo.com

James C. Drake

Experience 2002-present James Drake Enterprises

President – Chief Consultant

 Consultant, Course Instructor for CTU Quest Center Fresh Start Program
 Educational Research and Dissemination Specialist for the AFT
 Developed parent activities for a high school and community organization.

 NCLB trainer for Chicago Public Schools Office of School and Community Relations.

2001-2002 Future Teachers of Chicago/Illinois

Director, Program Operations
 Increased student teacher interns in area high schools by twenty students.
 Developed and successfully implemented a performance-appraisal plan.
 Facilitated and managed the implementation of company organizational teams.

1994 - 2001 Drake Enterprises

President – Chief Consultant
 Wrote a successful proposal creating a magnate educational cluster for eight schools and a
community organization.
 Developed and successfully implemented a permanent high school parent focus
group.
 Designed and implemented parent training courses for the Teachers
Union.

1989–1994 University of IL, Cooperative Extension Service

Educator Urban Leadership
 Created the concept design and helped to establish a parent leadership center.
 Implemented an on-going training program to help parents work effectively with schools.
 Designed and implemented a principal’s “floating” training center.

1962–1989 Chicago Public Schools

Teacher - Administrator
 Taught elementary grades, served as vice principal and acting principal.
 Coordinated educational programs for 108 racially isolated schools.
 Administered a closed circuit TV program and taught course offerings.
 Designed and administered a high school school-to-careers program.

Education Shaw University- B.A., Education Raleigh, NC

Roosevelt University - M. A., Education Administration Chicago, IL
Loyola University - ABD, Education Administration Chicago, IL