Ben Jones
Address: 402 Oakland Ave
City: Sun Prairie
State: WI
Zip: 53590
Country: United States
objective
An analytic, technical, and innovate person seeking a leadership role for a dynamic company to support structures and systems in order to develop a professional community and inspire the internal leadership of others.
Work Experience
Principal (07/01/2009 – Present)
6-8 school serving 750 students with 100 staff members.
Last Employer: Beaver Dam School District
Contact Person: Steve Vessey 920-885-7500
Responsibilities: Responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of all elements of the school. Supervision of 100 staff members. Communication in community and internal stakeholders. Development of specific goals using a graphic display.
Accomplishments: Innovative leadership of a gender-based educational initiative. Leadership of a standards based grading system. Development of a strong Parent support group. Development of website content for a newly launched school website. Co-director for an innovative grant funded professional development model.
Principal (07/01/2007 – 06/30/2009)
6-8 School serving 650 students with 85 staff members
Last Employer: Baraboo School District
Contact Person: Crystal Ritzenthaler/608-355-3950
Responsibilities: Strategic and operational management of the school. Responsible for the supervision of 85 staff members. Participation in a strategic planning initiative at the district level.
Accomplishments: Development of evaluation techniques and tools. Development of a safety team responsible for designing and testing school safety procedures. Development and redesign of classroom space to create computer lab.
Assistant Principal (07/01/2004 – 06/30/2007)
4-8 School serving 500 students with 75 staff members.
Last Employer: Wautoma Area School District
Contact Person: Tom Rheinheimer/920-887-4577
Responsibilities: Athletic Director. Operational management of discipline and attendance.
Accomplishments: Development of a school within a school model for severly at-risk students. Development of an instructional design for social curriculum.
Teacher (08/21/2000 – 06/18/2004)
High School Social Studies
Last Employer: Weston School District
Contact Person: Mike Ecker/608-986-2151
Responsibilities: High School Social Studies teaching. Coaching Football and Girls Basketball.
Teacher (08/17/1998 – 06/16/2000)
High School Social Studies Teacher
Last Employer: Grantsburg School District
Contact Person: Craig Jefson
Responsibilities: High School Social Studies Teacher. Football and Girls basketball coach.
Education
Establishment: Edgewood College
Degree: Masters
Education Period: 06/18/2001 - 08/06/2004
Speciality: Educational Administration
Average Grade: 3.83
Establishment: UW-Platteville
Degree: Bachelors
Education Period: 09/07/1993 - 05/15/1998
Speciality: Secondary Social Studies Education
Average Grade: 3.01
Skills
Analytic. Understanding human motivation. Driven to excellence. Lifelong learning.
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office suite, Google applications, various proprietary instructional design products, database applications, web-site design, networking hardware and knowledge.
Additional Information
Research Projects: Gender-based educational design.
Conferences or Courses: Human Resource Management. Data-driven decision making. Computer Networking 101.
Professional Membership: AWSA, WAMLE, NMSA, NASSP.
Interests
I have a history as an EMT. This service created a desire to be involved in community activities. I have a strong interest in government. I have participated as a student and as an advisor in student government, forensics, band, choir, play acting, musicals, football, and basketball.