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Dana Ricks
3503 Valley Haven Dr. Kingwood, TX 77339832-527-3417dricks@newcaneyisd.orgSlide2
Principal Certification Program University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX – 2015
Master of Education in School Counseling Lamar University, Beaumont, TX – 2012Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction – Elementary Ed. University of Houston, Houston TX -
2003
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism University of Houston, Houston, TX -1996
Academic BackgroundSlide3
Professional Certifications
Elementary English Grades 1-8 – Texas
Elementary Self-Contained Grades 1-8 –
Texas
School Counselor Principal – May 2015Slide4
Employment History
School Counselor
A.M.
Aikin
Elementary, New Caney, TX – 2013-presentDeveloped and implemented a comprehensive school counseling planResponsible for the Gifted and Talented Program
Served as the Campus Testing CoordinatorServed as Campus 504 Coordinator
Served as the campus administrator when neededTutored students after school 2-3 days per week
Language Arts/Science Teacher
Creekwood
Middle School, Kingwood, TX – 2005-2013
Planned cohesive six week units with other teachers
Worked with students to meet state standards
Collaborated with administrators and parents to reach every studentSponsored the cheerleading squad for three years 2006-2009Sponsored an after-school club for anime/manga enthusiasts 2009-2015Ran the school newspaper 2005-2011; yearbook 2010-2011 Self-Contained Classroom Teacher Bear Branch Elementary School, Kingwood, TX – 2001-2005Taught all subjects in grades 2, 3, and 5Collaborated with other teachers to plan successful unitsWorked with students, parents, and administrators to achieve success for all studentsTutored students after school who were in danger of failing the TAKS testSlide5
Leadership
Experience
Campus Administrator
Handled discipline problems when both principals were off-campus
Participated in ARD meetings when the Assistant Principal was not available
Attended Response to Intervention meetings as a campus administrator Campus Testing Coordinator
Worked with classroom teachers to plan testing groups for STAARTrained certified teachers on my campus in test security and subject-specific rules
Responsible for organizing and securely storing all testing materials
Planned and oversaw all aspects of the campus, district, and state testing processes
Mentor Coordinator
Provided materials to first year teachers and their mentorsHeld meetings to discuss concerns and questions of new teachersSent reports of meetings between new teachers and mentors to district coordinatorSlide6
Leadership Experience Cont.
Team College Member
Attended district meetings to review information on new college initiatives
Attended workshops at Rice university with administrators and teachers
Worked to bring AVID college prep strategies to all teachers
Site-Based & District Decision-Making Committees
Attended meetings to review campus and district data and goalsResearched ways to meet agreed-upon school goalsShared information with campus administratorsSlide7
Professional Development
Aspiring Leaders Training – 2014-2015
Gifted and Talented Trained
– 2001
Pre AP Rice Institute for Middle School Teachers of English – Summer 2009Cheerleading Camp – Summers 2006-2008Yearbook Camp – Summer 2010AVID Week-long Workshop – Summer 2009, 2012Slide8
Grants
Nonfiction is Fun
– wrote and won a grant to purchase more quality nonfiction books for BBE in
2001Science Olympiad – wrote and won a grant to purchase supplies for a new science elective course to be offered at CMS in 2012
Counseling Garden – worked with a parent to secure funding for an on-campus garden area to use when counseling studentsSlide9
Professional Affiliations
American School Counselor Association
– 2012
American Federation of Texas Teachers - 2001
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References
Trina Persson A.M. Aikin
ElementarySchool
, Principal600 Dogwood Lane, New Caney, TX 77357281-577- 2900
Vicki LigonCreekwood Middle School, Academic Lead Teacher, Science3603 Lake Houston Parkway, Kingwood, TX 77339281-641-4468 Richard DelgadoAldine Independent School District, Athletic Director1 Lauder Rd., Houston, TX 77006281-221-1018Slide11
Book Review
Robert K. Greenleaf’s Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power & Greatness.
Although
this book was originally published in 1977, the ideas are still relevant today.
Greenleaf passed away in 1990, but his writings endure as does the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership (“What is Servant Leadership,” n.d.). Slide12
Inspiration
Greenleaf explains how he developed the idea of servant leadership. He describes his education and the seed of his great idea that was planted by a college professor.
Greenleaf
also takes us through his career and how he was shaped and molded by it. After college, he began working as a
groundman for AT&T digging post holes and carrying tools. However, Greenleaf worked his way up to the corporate staff in about three years. He continued to move up in the company developing leaders for the next thirty years. Even after he retired from AT&T, he began working as a leadership consultant for businesses, churches, and universities all over the world. All of this led him to the insights on leadership that would define his writings and mission later in life (Greenleaf, 2001).Slide13
Wisdom of the Ages
The book is basically a compilation of talks, notes, and essays by Greenleaf that he amassed during his career.
One
important common thread that runs through these essays is his deference to important leaders from the past while also emphasizing that good leaders must constantly look toward and seek to predict the future of their organizations and/or fields (Greenleaf, 2001).
Some notable wisdom from historical figures includes ideas about religion, politics, family, philosophy, and education. Slide14
Greenleaf on Education
Greenleaf discussed (originally in the 1970s) some ideas that have taken root today, over 40 years later. He talked about how students learn better when
they
do something rather than just hear about it. This is what we call inquiry learning.
He also felt that educators needed to do more to develop servant leaders in school and that those leaders, if they came from oppressed communities, should return to inspire others. We see this idea today in the push for service learning and social justice in our schools.Greenleaf (2001) also thought that power could corrupt school leaders and that it should be shared among teachers, students, parents, and administrators. The site-based decision-making committees in use today have this very same goal.
He also asked some of the same questions we are still asking today: How can we get students to attend school? How do we teach people who do not want to learn? How should we spend money on education? Does school truly prepare students for the world of work?Slide15
References
Greenleaf, R. K. (2001).
Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness
(25th Anniversary ed.). New York, NY:
Paulist Press.What is Servant Leadership? (n.d.
). In Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership. Retrieved March 22, 2015, from https://greenleaf.org/what-is-servant-leadership/