LaTonya V Davis

Ms. LaTonya Davis, J.D. 403 Corral De Tierra Drive Round Rock, TX--COMPETENCIES ● Instructional Coaching ● Data Analysis ● Curriculum and Assessment Design ● Supervision Professional Development Corrective Instruction Action Planning Building Websites Employee Relations EXPERIENCE Assistant Principal, KIPP Leadership Elementary: Austin, TX July 2017-May 2018 ● School wide leadership:​ Collaborated with the Academic Leadership Team to increase literacy, planned leadership team agendas, and contributed to planning in order to accomplish goals for 560 students in K-4th ● Instructional Leadership:​ Managed 7 direct reports including an RTI Specialist and Social Worker, observed and coached teachers which led to mastery of best practices, and lead Content Meetings ● Regional and School Based Professional Development:​ Facilitated sessions entitled, “Non Tech and Tech Ways to Engage Students, Literacy, Response to Intervention for Behavior, and Mini PDs ● Cultural Leadership: ​Modeled strong staff and student culture and character development and revised the Response to Intervention for Behavior program leading to mastery of target goals for 10 students ● Adult leadership:​ Resolved employee relations, counseled and motivated adults to efficacy, built trusting relationships, met weekly for one on ones, and changed growth mindsets ● Results:​ Met annual growth goals New Leaders-Emerging Leaders Cohort : Paul Public Charter School: Washington, D.C. June 2016-June 2017 ● Adult Leadership: ​Led a high functioning school based team and building a culture using growth mindsets, instituted protocols and implemented adaptive and technical changes ● Instructional Leadership: ​Led data meetings to meet growth goal for 230 scholars and facilitated Data Day Analysis, Common Core Shifts and Corrective Instruction Action Planning ● Results​:​ 61% reading proficiency for 6-8th grade Civil Rights Program Facilitator, White House Visitors Center-Washington, D.C. June 2016-August 2016 ● Instructional Leadership: ​Designed and presented lesson plans on Civil Rights for teachers ● Results:​ Earned certificate from the National Park Service Instructional Coach, Paul Public Charter School: Washington, D.C. August 2014-June 2017 ● Instructional Leadership:​ Weekly observations and coaching sessions on high leverage practices ● Professional Development:​ Facilitated PLC, Teach Like a Champion, and Data Driven Instruction ● Training:​ UnboundED-Standards Institute (Principals Session), 2016 ● Results​: Met goal and highly effective for 6-8th grade Department Chair of Social Studies, Paul Public Charter School: Washington, D.C. August 2013-June 2016 ● Instructional Leadership:​ Designed literacy assessments for 6-8th grade, trained 4 staff in data analysis, and led professional development on Data Days ● Cultural Leadership:​ Successfully implemented proactive management practices, Top 40 Under 40 Awards, History Day, and EOY trips ● Results​: Met goal and highly effective with 80% mastery for 163 6-8th grade Social Studies and ELA Teacher, Paul Public Charter School: Washington, D.C. June 2012-June 2017 ● Teaching: ​Wrote curriculum and lesson plans for 7th and 8th grade,​ ​designed websites, directly implemented IEPs, and taught Stock Market Game and US History and World History ● Cultural Leadership: ​Delivered morning announcements, led SGA, and sponsored Girls Club ● Results​: Met goal and highly effective status for 8th grade students Program Coordinator, DC Public Schools: Washington, D.C. August 2009-June 2010 ● Leadership: ​Coordinated After school and summer school programs for 100 students ● Supervision:​ Supervised 10 adults and 8 Americorps and entered time for ADP payroll ● Collaboration​: Worked with Chancellor to secure the first student travel to China for an internship ● Results​: Earned highest evaluation marks with IMPACT ELA and Social Studies Teacher: DC Prep: Washington, D.C. January 2007-June 2009 ● Teaching: ​Lesson planning, supported students with IEPs, and wrote curriculum and assessments ● Results​: Met goals and highly effective status LEGAL EXPERIENCE ● Congressional Black Caucus Fellowship with the Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C. -) ● EEOC Internship, San Antonio (1999) ● Zimbabwe Women’s Lawyers Association, Africa (1999) ● Judicial Internships-Federal Judge Gilmore and Magistrate Judge Milloy, Houston, TX (1999) ● Pentagon Internship, D.C. (1995) ● Department of Labor-Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, D.C. (1995) ● The White House Internship Program, D.C. (1993) EDUCATION ● Juris Doctorate​-St. Mary's University School of Law-TX (St. Mary’s Law Review on Minority Issues) ● Bachelor of Arts with honors​-Bennett College-NC (Presidential Scholarship; White House Internship) AWARDS ● 2014, 2015 and 2016 Winner-We the People Constitution Challenge ● 2013 and 2014 Winner-ACLU Constitution Challenge ● 2004-Civic Educator of the Year Award-Close Up Foundation ● 2003-Outstanding Staff Award-Close Up Foundation ● 2001-Outstanding Woman in Law Award-Bennett College