Audrey W. Cypress
7238 Ancient Oak Drive Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Home (804) 730-2013 Cell (804) 337-6631
Acypres2@richmond.k12.va.us
Work Experience:
Media Specialist/Administrative Assistant Richmond Community High School 2003- Present
• Assist the principal on a daily basis to ensure overall operation of school
• Develop rapport with students, handles discipline issues and fills in for the principal when required
• Resolve conflicts between students, teachers and parents, enforces attendance and discipline policies
• Assist in yearly classroom observations, teacher evaluations, assisting in providing guidance staff and students, while encouraging a positive climate in the school
• Direct assemblies and other special gathering of events throughout the school year
• Assist in emergency response plans for school as required by state and federal education agencies
• Interviews teachers and support staff for building positions
• Assist principal in devising strategic school plan, collect bi-weekly data,
• Serve as school financial officer for writing checks
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft word, excel, PowerPoint, spreadsheets and databases
• Analyzes data for implementing remediation strategies for extended instruction
• Assist teachers in identifying best practices for curriculum alignment and benchmarks
• Administer Entrance Test Battery for incoming Freshman, SOL, AP and ACT Planning Test
• Oversee on-site college visits and chaperone for Boston Minimester college tours for Northeastern, Berkley, Harvard, Simmons and MIT
• Responsible for the development and distribution of the parental newsletter and the agendas for faculty meetings and monthly advisory reports
Media Specialist Westover Hills Elementary 1999-2003
• Taught and aligned media lessons for grade levels Pre-K- 5
• Instituted literature circles with grade levels 3-5
• Collaborated with department chair persons in all subject areas
• Coordinated public library activities with media center and grade levels Pre-K-5
• Served on School Planning and Management Team
TMR/EMR Instructor Mosby Middle School 1998-1999
• Responsible for preparing individualized educational plans for educable mentally and trainable students
• Developed community based field trips and instructional programs for work study students
• Responsible for completing transitional plans for mentally handicapped students
• Served on Advisory Board for Special Education for Hanover County Public Schools
Instructor Richmond Juvenile Detention Center 1986-1988
• Counseled at-risk youth
• Taught all subjects to regular and exceptional education students
• Responsible for coordinating community programs for career speakers
Co-Chair/Instructor EMR Charlottesville High School 1979-1986
• Co-Chair of the Exceptional Education Department
• Coordinated and observed EMR instructor’s performance in classrooms
• Supervised instructional assistants
• In-house liaison for Roundtable (assessed and evaluated specific individual student needs)
• Developed course objectives and schedules for EMR department
• In-house supervisor for UVA exceptional education student teachers
• Clinical Faculty Liaison for the University of Virginia Curry School of Education
In-School Instructor/Adjunct Counselor Southampton Correctional Center 1978-1979
• Responsible for academic plans for incarcerated youth
• Served as liaison for Adjustment Committee involving juvenile offenders
• Reading and English instructor for Rehabilitative School Authority
Orange County High School TMR Instructor Orange County Public Schools 1976-1978
• Taught TMR Students
Education:
• Bachelor of Arts in Special Education with EMR and TMR Specialization (Norfolk State University) (1976)
• Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction (Virginia Commonwealth University) (December 2002)
• Post Graduate Certification in Educational Leadership Administration and Supervision Endorsement (Virginia Commonwealth University) ( May 2005)
• Additional Certifications - Library Media, Learning Disabilities (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Professional Development and Training:
• Participated in Comer Model, Edu-Test, Rigby Training, Infonet Training for automated system, Media Advocacy
• Presented to Westover Hills Faculty/Staff Accountability Partnership Technology “Coming Together as a Community of Learners
• Administrative Designee for Advanced Placement Training Summer (2008)
• Completed Content Academy in Citizenship James Madison University (2008)
• Participated in Capers conference for High School counselor Forum of Technology (2004 – present).
• Attended American Library Association Atlanta (2002)
• Attended American Library Association Washington, D.C. (2007)
• Presented at Library Media Staff Development November (2007) “How Do We Keep Boys Reading”
• SACS Training Williamsburg, Virginia July (2004)
• Completed Professional Enhancement Program (PEP) (May 2004)
• Completed SACS Training Williamsburg, Virginia (July 2004)
• Attended NECC National Education Computing conference June (2005)
• Attended National Education Computing Conference (June 2005)
Awards and other recognitions of teaching:
• Teacher of the Year Selection Committee Member (2008)
• Teacher of the Year Richmond Community High School (2005-2006)
• First-runner-up Teacher of the year Richmond Public Schools (2006)
• Teacher of the Year Westover Hills Model Elementary School (2002-2003)
• Facilitator for SACS Review Team (2004-2005)
• Awarded the Dickinson Scholarship for Library Science (1999)
• Recognized by Richmond School Board as the 1st RPS employee to receive the VEMA Dickinson Scholarship
• Recipient of $500.00 Bound to Stay Bound Scholarship to attend AASL National Association of School Librarians
• Recipient of $1,000.00 grant to update science collection
• Recognized for collaborating and writing Literary Guild Grant with Westover Hills Public Library
• Selected by principal to present at the Virginia State Reading Conference on “Using united streaming in literacy stations”
• Instituted Literature Circles in 4th grade curriculum
• Devised RPS system-wide Teacher/Librarian Collaborative lesson plan form for RPS
• School liaison for Bon Secours Partnership
• School liaison for Bridging Boundaries International
• Member PTA Advisory Board
• School liaison for Sickle Cell Awareness Project
• Liaison for “GO Read”
• Honorary Member National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine
• Next Generation Leadership University of Richmond 200-2010
Professional Memberships:
• Virginia Educational Media Association
• Virginia Education Association
• American Library Association
• American Association of School Librarians
• Virginia Reading Association
• Phi Lamda Theta Teacher National Honor Society
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