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Joshua Lynch

California,MD

Summary

Knowledgeable Principal with robust background in educational leadership, fostering academic achievement and staff development. Enhanced student performance and cultivated positive school culture through strategic initiatives and collaborative efforts. Demonstrated leadership and communication skills to drive school improvement and ensure operational efficiency.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal

St. Mary's County Public Schools
07.2019 - Current
  • Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
  • Improved student outcomes by analyzing data and adjusting instructional practices accordingly.
  • Implemented innovative approaches to teaching and learning that improved student engagement and achievement levels.
  • Fostered a positive learning environment by promoting open communication among staff, students, and parents.
  • Collaborated with the Parent-Teacher Association to address parent concerns and foster a supportive community for student success.
  • Streamlined school operations by evaluating processes and procedures, identifying inefficiencies, and recommending improvements.
  • Established instructional practices driven through statistical performance data.
  • Increased teacher effectiveness through comprehensive coaching, professional development opportunities, and mentorship programs.
  • Mentored new teachers during their induction period resulting in higher retention rates of quality educators.
  • Managed budgets and resources efficiently to ensure optimal allocation of funds for school programs and initiatives.
  • Streamlined administrative processes to improve operational efficiency, utilizing advanced technology solutions.
  • Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
  • Conducted comprehensive data analysis to identify areas for instructional improvement, leading targeted interventions.
  • Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
  • Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers.
  • Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.

Assistant Principal

Evergreen Elementary School
08.2012 - 08.2019
  • Encouraging positive student behavior by establishing Evergreen’s MTSS program, leading a team that accomplished improved data collection and analysis, development of school wide rules and expectations; posted and taught throughout the school and during the whole year in accordance with our calendar of lessons, increasing positive student incentives and behavior feedback, assisting staff in developing plans to encourage positive behavior, and establishing a student council, resulting in and increased TFI rubric score from 0 to 24 out of 30 in two school years
  • Shaping instructional programs as an IEP and PST chair; collaborating with staff to review data, determine appropriate interventions, identify student needs, monitor progress and response to intervention, and encourage staff leadership and growth
  • Coaching and encouraging growth among teachers utilizing the Teacher Performance Assessments System as a tool to provide feedback, collaborating to identify strengths and areas for growth, reviewing progress on feedback during evaluations, follow up observations, and informal observations, and encouraging staff to take leadership roles
  • Delivery of ongoing staff professional development along with the administrative team; identifying goals, implementing actions, monitoring progress and adjusting as necessary
  • Managing transportation through establishment of bus and parent pick up procedures, planning and coordinating meetings with bus drivers, working with drivers to encourage positive student bus behavior through instruction of bus expectations and positive incentives
  • Monitoring the maintenance of safe, clean, well-maintained building
  • Establishing staff duties and procedures to ensure supervision of students throughout the building including bus, breakfast, lunch, hallway duties, etc
  • Participation, organization, and oversight of afterschool activities including organizing Robotics Club and assisting with Running Club

Assistant Principal

Spring Ridge Middle School
08.2011 - 06.2012
  • Oversaw 6th Grade Team and students; evaluated staff utilizing the Teacher Performance Assessment System, resolved students discipline issues
  • Chaired PST team; led team in analyzing student attendance, monitoring students’ academic progress and response to intervention, developing plans to increase attendance and student achievement, reviewing and developing 504 plans

Reading/Language Arts Teacher

Esperanza Middle School
08.2004 - 06.2011
  • Provided effective and immediate feedback to students with technology such as Student Response Systems, and Online Standards Based Practice, resulting in increased student engagement
  • Analyzed county and classroom data, individually and collaboratively, resulting in instruction focused on student needs
  • Continuously improved teaching abilities through collaboration with colleagues, professional readings, and research
  • Increased student achievement and focus through the use of a progressive grading policy that both encourages and holds students accountable

Reading/Language Arts Department Chair

Esperanza Middle School
08.2009 - 06.2010
  • Mentored a first year teacher through sharing of curriculum and resources and planning collaboratively resulting in improved instruction in both of our classrooms
  • Facilitated discussions of common assessments resulting in multiple collaboratively based assessments and the analysis of results to make decisions about the direction of instruction

Team Leader

Esperanza Middle School
08.2006 - 06.2009
  • Increased department wide use of technology, such as Student Response Systems, by instructing an in-service, assessing classroom integration, and assisting teachers as needed
  • Guided and supported team use of data driven instruction with county assessments, and Maryland’s Voluntary State Curriculum
  • Presented professional development to staff demonstrating content area reading strategies
  • Presented middle school English curriculum to high school teachers on county Articulation Day, and co-presented middle school curriculum with Ms. Elizabeth Cooper at a statewide Multicultural Education Workshop
  • Collaborated with school leaders to create School Improvement Plan
  • Directed team collaboration on discipline and instruction resulting in team-wide rubrics and rules

Education

Writing for Children and Young Adults Certification Program -

McDaniel College
05.2025

Aspiring Principals Institute - undefined

Maryland State Department of Education
01.2014

Superintendent’s Leadership Academy -

Saint Mary’s County Public Schools
01.2010

Masters of Arts in Leadership in Teaching - Administration and Supervision

College of Notre Dame of Maryland
01.2009

Bachelor of Science - Literature, Language and Writing for Secondary Education, Minor in History for Secondary Education

Eastern Michigan University
01.2003

Skills

  • Conducting employee performance evaluations
  • Team leadership
  • Clear and concise communication
  • Mentorship development

Accomplishments

  • Improved student [Test type] testing scores to attain district, state, and federal standards.
  • Set high-level goals for both students and teachers to encourage both parties to strive for personal best and succeeded in implementing long-term strategy with positive results.

Timeline

Principal

St. Mary's County Public Schools
07.2019 - Current

Assistant Principal

Evergreen Elementary School
08.2012 - 08.2019

Assistant Principal

Spring Ridge Middle School
08.2011 - 06.2012

Reading/Language Arts Department Chair

Esperanza Middle School
08.2009 - 06.2010

Team Leader

Esperanza Middle School
08.2006 - 06.2009

Reading/Language Arts Teacher

Esperanza Middle School
08.2004 - 06.2011

Aspiring Principals Institute - undefined

Maryland State Department of Education

Masters of Arts in Leadership in Teaching - Administration and Supervision

College of Notre Dame of Maryland

Bachelor of Science - Literature, Language and Writing for Secondary Education, Minor in History for Secondary Education

Eastern Michigan University

Writing for Children and Young Adults Certification Program -

McDaniel College

Superintendent’s Leadership Academy -

Saint Mary’s County Public Schools

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