Five Forks Middle School Council
2007 - 2010
Council President
Job description: Georgia's Education Reform Act of 2000 required that school councils be established at every public school. School councils are policy level advisory bodies to the principal, superintendent and local board of education. The role of the council is to advise and make recommendation on any matter related to school improvement and student achievement. The purpose of school council is to "bring communities and schools closer together in a spirit of cooperation to solve difficult education problems, improve academic achievement, provide support for teachers and administrators and bring parents into the school based decision making process."
Specific accomplishments during my tenure:
- Instituted substantial and non-budgeted school wide capital improvements to interior space
- instituted substantial and non-budgeted capital improvements to lighting systems
- Averted a redistricting issue that would have created a severe detriment to the school
- Proponent of county initiative IE2
Gwin Oaks Elementary School Council
2007 - 2009
Council Secretary
Job description: Georgia's Education Reform Act of 2000 required that school councils be established at every public school. School councils are policy level advisory bodies to the principal, superintendent and local board of education. The role of the council is to advise and make recommendation on any matter related to school improvement and student achievement. The purpose of school council is to "bring communities and schools closer together in a spirit of cooperation to solve difficult education problems, improve academic achievement, provide support for teachers and administrators and bring parents into the school based decision making process."
Specific accomplishments during my tenure:
- Expanded recreational facilities
- Expanded instructional areas
- Proponent of county initiative IE2
St Vincent de Paul Society
2006 - 2011
Personal Finance Counselor
Job description: Provide client counseling via a "Budgeting and Life Skills Class" through the St. Vincent de Paul outreach to financially "at risk" adults seeking financial assistance. Key to success in this endeavor is fundraising to secure financial capacity or essentials sufficient to distribute on a needs basis.
Gwin Oaks Elementary School Parent Teacher Association
Past President, four school years (2003 - 2007)
Specific accomplishments during my tenure:
- Supplemented school budget deficiencies with substantial fundraising & revenue generation
- Created largest gross revenue generating PTA in the State of Georgia
- Managed cumulative 400% increase in volunteerism in this 1,200 child elementary school
- Worked with principal on a back to class initiative that dropped absenteeism from 20% (over 15 days) to less than 2%, thus raising test scores from 50th percentile to top 1% in county.