CYNDI SETTECERRI

1048 Home Lane Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 (248) 930-8877

cyndi.settecerri@comcast.net

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

Education Specialist Oakland University M.A. Michigan State University

Rochester, MI 9/17-6/19 Major: Reading Specialist
Educational Leadership / Administration Minor: Curriculum Development
Galileo Institute Cohort East Lansing, MI 6/87-8/90

B.A. Michigan State University

ADMINISTRATIVE CERTIFICATE East Lansing, MI 9/84-6/86
READING SPECIALIST (BR) K-12 Major: Elementary Education – Multiple
SCIENCE (BK) K-8 Perspectives Program

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Birmingham Public Schools 2006-present

New Hire Coordinator 2019-present

§ Mentoring Committee Chair – plan & facilitate learning for district mentors while developing a robust
mentoring model for district
§ Co-coordinate & facilitate New Hire Orientation Week
§ Co-plan & facilitate Mentor Meetings
§ Plan & facilitate New Hire monthly “Just in Time” professional learning
§ Work with BEA and district leaders to provide support to New Hires for 3 years
§ Actively participate in Oakland University Elementary Liaison program for district partnerships to help with
transition for new teachers into our educational system

District Leadership

§ Facilitate professional learning at school & district level for various instructional practices and initiatives
§ Participate as member of Professional Learning Committee
§ Participated as member of the DLDC (District Learning and Development Council)
§ Collaborate with work groups developing units in Atlas Rubicon – math, reading and writing
§ Participate as member of Math SALT Committee; co-facilitating a teacher lab experience for K-12
committee members to take a vertical look at math instruction
§ JEPL (Job-Embedded Professional Learning) K-12 County Leadership Team
§ AARI Regional Coach – provided individual coaching to Birmingham & surrounding districts
§ Illuminate Coach – Building and Districtwide
§ Representative (Bingham Farms) for district AdvancED visit (Initial and Review)
§ Participated as member of the (2014-2019) Strategic Planning Committee for BPS
§ Facilitated field trip for Strategic Planning Committee to Menlo Innovations in Ann Arbor
§ K-1 Early Literacy Learning Lab - District (collaborated with reading specialists to plan and facilitate)
Instructional Specialist – Bingham Farms Elementary 2010-present

§ Develop, implement, and analyze state & local assessments (F&P, NWEA, QRI, DRA, MSTEP, and WTW)
§ Collaborate with teachers in developing differentiated teaching lessons to meet student needs
§ Facilitate & analyze student data for Student Assistance Team to support student success through MTSS
§ Co-Lead School Improvement Planning Team / Worked with Loyola Univ. in pilot plan for math at BF
§ Coach teachers with the implementation of innovative and "best practice" instructional strategies
§ Coordinate NWEA and MSTEP scheduling and administration
§ Building Coordinator for the Title 1 program - developed documentation plan, developed a successful
before school intervention program for struggling reading and math students
§ Collaboratively plan, coordinate and facilitate staff meetings and professional learning days
§ Member of the Instructional Team and Character Education Team

Reading Specialist, Interventionist & Reading Specialist & Teacher

Teacher
Rochester (Minnesota) Public Schools
Birmingham Public Schools 1991-1995
2006-2010
Elementary Teacher
Derby Middle School Farmington Public Schools
Greenfield Elementary 1988-1991
Bingham Farms Elementary Charlotte Public Schools
1987-1988
Marshall Public Schools
1986-1987

ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING

§ LEO Institute with District Literacy Team

§ Road to Re-invention – Oakland Schools 2020
§ Vision 2020 Advisory Board / Elementary Liaison Committee – Oakland University
§ Aspiring Principal’s Leadership Academy
§ Restorative Practices (2 day training with Bill Boyle)
§ ALICE certified trainer
§ Deeper Pedagogies – NPDL (Fullan) – Oakland Schools
§ Foundations of Math (Dr. Chris Cain) - Oakland Schools
§ “Why I Cohort” in Birmingham
§ Level 1 Coaching for Leadership (Global Coaching)
§ Cultures of Thinking – Oakland Schools
§ Teacher College - Professional Learning around Writing Units & Pathways
§ Birmingham Learning Conference
§ MRA Conferences

PRESENTATIONS AND RESEARCH

§ Oakland University Research Project – From the Inside-Out: A Study of the Current State of Professional
Learning for Educators in One District
§ Oakland University Undergraduate Class - Guest Speaker on Classroom Management & Special Education
§ Oakland County Best Practice Conference
Putting Our Readers in the Driver’s Seat – Navigating through Informational Text
§ AdvancED Conference Presentation Changing Outcomes for Students Who Struggle to Read: A
Reading Intervention for Grades 3-12 AARI

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§ PAC – Special Education Presentation – District
Birmingham’s model of RTI
§ Professional Development – Building & District
NWEA – Administration and Implementation
§ Professional Development – Building
MEAP Analysis and Interpretation
§ University of Michigan Graduate Education Class
Media Specialists Impact on Michigan’s Definition of Reading
§ Michigan State University
Research Assistant – TEACHER EXPLANATION PROJECT (under supervision of Gerald Duffy)
Presenter at American Educational Research Association Convention in San Francisco, CA

MEMBERSHIPS

Learning Forward Michigan (Executive Board Member 2018-present)

§ Collaborate with colleagues across the state to provide opportunities for educators to build the capacity
to establish and sustain effective professional learning
§ Creating Collaborative Inquiry Playbook – building capacity with PLCs
§ Equity PL with our board and Whole Child/SEL work with MAC & ASCD
Learning Forward (National)
ASCD (Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development)
MAC (Michigan Assessment Consortium)
MEA/BEA (Michigan Education Association) (Birmingham Education Association)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

§ Top50 Jr Golf Tour Administrative Director

§ Hometowne Building Company Administrative Assistant
§ Beyond Basics (nonprofit organization) Program and Outreach Director (DPS)

REFERENCES

Rachel Feder C. Suzanne Klein Ph. D.

Deputy Supt. for School Administration Associate Professor – Oakland University
31301 Evergreen Road Central Office Coordinator
Beverly Hills, MI 48025 Galileo Co-Coordinator
rfeder@birmingham.k12.mi.us 480F Pawley Hall
(248) 203.3010 office csklein@oakland.edu
(248) 370-3142 office
Joanna McKinney
Bingham Farms Elementary, Administrator William Pugh
23400 W. 13 Mile Road Coordinator for Professional Learning
Bingham Farms, MI 48025 31301 Evergreen Road
jmckinney@birmingham.k12.mi.us Beverly Hills, MI 48025
(248) 203.3388 office wpugh@birmingham.k12.mi.us
(248) 203-3024 office
Daniel Hickey Michelle Tindall
Mentor/Hickey Leadership Group Coordinator for Global Learning
635 Snowmass 31301 Evergreen Road
Rochester Hills, MI 48309
Beverly Hills, MI 48025
dhickey50@gmail.com
(248) 343-0600 cell mtindall@birmingham.k12.mi.us
(248) 203-3618 office