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• 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-...More

  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 Less

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