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**International School Administrator, IBO MYP Reader, Consultant, School Evaluator, and Workshop Leader ** **Employment History ** **[|Wrocław International School], Wrocław, Polska (Poland) **
 * ALMA R. FRANCO (NINA), MLS ** **ul. Pretficza 40 i / 4 A ** **53-407 Wrocław, Polska (Poland) ** **Email: arfranco3@gmail.com ** **Mobile: +48 506 790 596 ** **Skype: nina.franco64 **
 * Concurrent Positions August 2010 - Present **


 * Assistant Head of School (August 2011 to Present) **
 * Supervision of Primary and Middle Years Programme (IBO) faculty, including observation, professional evaluations, career development counselling, and checking educational materials.
 * Oversight and presentation of PYP and MYP teacher professional training.
 * Parent contact and coordination, including facilitation of parent-teacher conferences when appropriate.
 * Contributor to the School’s weekly and monthly newsletters.
 * Coordinate with administration of WIS’ sister campus, a co-located Polish-speaking primary, middle, and high school.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As the School’s primary coordinating official with the IBO, conduct mentoring for the newly-trained Primary Years Programme Coordinator.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Undertake intensive professional development activities with selected faculty to develop them into future leaders and administrators within the IBO environment.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Middle Years Programme Coordinator (International Baccalaureate Organization) (August 2010 to Present) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Obtained initial MYP Accreditation within six months of being hired to do so.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Primary advisor to the School’s administration regarding all aspects of IBO MYP compliance and accreditation maintenance.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Planning and implementing the MYP under the guidance of the School’s administration.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assisting the Head of School with the composition and publication of the Middle School curriculum, including preparation of a detailed report following each IBO monitoring visit.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Organizing formal procedures in preparation for monitoring of assessment and program evaluation;
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Maintaining regular and timely contact with the IBO regarding all relevant MYP correspondence and documentation.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Supporting and advising teaching staff regarding MYP compliance, including professional development and workshop attendance.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Administering and ensuring appropriate supervision of students’ major personal projects.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Consultation as appropriate with the WIS Primary Years Programme Coordinator; Diploma Programme Coordinator, and with other MYP Coordinators around the world.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Orienting incoming faculty and staff regarding MYP philosophy and assessment practices.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Making recommendations regarding the purchase of suitable resources to support MYP implementation.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Primary and Middle School Librarian and Media Specialist (August 2011 to Present) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Teaching Librarian for WIS’ Primary and Middle School Libraries, located on campuses approximately 3 km apart.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Supervision of two library volunteers.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bring libraries into IBO compliance and develop their collections in accordance with the current curriculum.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 1.5; text-align: center;">[|Burlington Township School District], Burlington, NJ **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|International Baccalaureate Organization Educator Network] Roles (March 2012 to Present) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">As MYP Reader, receive and prepare initial information from schools interested in pursuing IBO authorization.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As MYP Consultant, work with candidate schools, guiding the through the 2-year process to prepare them for their verification visit.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As MYP Workshop Leader, develop and present workshops from Category Zero to Category Three to faculty members and administrators of both IBO Candidate and authorized schools. Presentations are in English or Spanish and cover subjects like Launching the MYP, The Personal Project, and The School Library. Other topics available as requested by Heads of School and MYP Coordinators.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As MYP Visiting Team Member, observe and verify that all IBO standards and practices are being developed, being implemented, or being maintained as required, depending on the school's phase in the IB continuum. Work closely with IBO Team Leader to ensure proper coordination of the visit.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">High School Library Media Specialist September 2004 to June 2010 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Administration **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">District Media Department Lead Librarian: Organize and conduct monthly departmental meetings for District librarians.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Internal coordinator for the Middle States //Excellence by Design// accreditation protocol.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As part of the NJ Excel Program, participated in the following internships: Especially tasked to provide technological expertise in educational technologies like SmartBoard and online small learning communities (//Ning//).Supervision of one library staff member.
 * **Supervisory:** Focused on curriculum development for K-12 Library Skills. Curriculum meets State, National, and International Standards.
 * **School-based:** Focused on all aspects of managing a Pre-K-2 school of about 1200 students and 90 teachers.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Instruction **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Research assistant to 100 faculty and staff members: matching of electronic and print materials to teaching units.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Librarian and Media Specialist providing library skills instruction to 1200 students.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Budget **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Manager of a yearly library budget of $65,000.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Business Manager for four major musical productions staged by the Department of Fine and Performing Arts. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Custodian of approximately $22,000 in ticket and ad sales per performance.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Site Coordinator and Financial Manager for //High Schools That Work//, a program to increase student achievement by providing training to teachers in formulating effective instructional strategies. Budget: $5,000.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Professional Development **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Created a series of mini-workshops for teachers called “Techno-Lunches,” presented during lunch periods to expose them to emerging technologies.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teacher and Coordinator of collaborative teaching units for colleagues in accordance with curriculum objectives.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Professional Presentations **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Presenter in the District’s New Teacher Induction Program regarding District Library Resources, the Accelerated Reader program, and the STAR Reading program, a diagnostic tool.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Created Libraries and Librarians through History, a humorous but informative overview of the profession; and presented it to the Fall 2005 Conference of the New Jersey Association of School Librarians.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Community Relations **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Creator of the Burlington Township High School Theater Parents Association, a volunteer organization of parents in support of students of the Performing Arts.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Organized an Author Day with a nationally-known writer of children’s books that featured evening parental participation.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Technology **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Began a virtual reference service for faculty and students, a system of consultation through //Facebook//, //Twitter//, and e-mail, often during non-school hours, by which those conducting independent research can receive immediate help with questions and obstacles that appear during the process.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Created and continue to manage online reading clubs for faculty and students to promote reading enjoyment, and therefore, heightened reading skills.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">District subject matter expert in //Renaissance Place// (//Accelerated Reader// and //STAR Reading// programs).


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Facilities Management **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Manage and coordinate 13 library and general computer labs of approximately 314 computers between 2 buildings.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Lawrence Township School District], Lawrenceville, New Jersey **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Middle School Library Media Specialist: January 2004 to June 2004 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Instructor of library skills to 635 middle school students with a yearly budget of $30,000 and two library staff members.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Collaborative Teaching Units with colleagues to match curriculum objectives.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Research Assistant to 60 faculty members.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Mount Holly Township School District], Mount Holly, New Jersey **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Elementary School Library Media Specialist: September 2002 to January 2004 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Travelling Library Media Specialist for 300 students at two elementary schools.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Manager of library circulation programs using both the Follett Library Automation System and older manual methods.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Manager of two individual yearly library budgets of $22,000 each; and supervisor of two library assistants.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Collaborative Teaching Units matching curriculum objectives to a major theme across grade level e.g., Winter 2003: //Follow the Drinking Gourd//, which used the theme to present lessons in Science, Mythology, Geography, Language Arts, Astronomy, Art, and used print and electronic media, as well as a portable planetarium (Star Lab).

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Lumberton Township School District], Lumberton, New Jersey **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Primary School Library Media Specialist: September 2000 to June 2002 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Library Skills instruction with print and electronic materials for 500 Primary School students.
 * Curriculum development and implementation for a team of three librarians in a year-by-year K-8 program.
 * Management and maintenance of the library circulation program using the Follett Library Automation System.
 * Supervision of 20 volunteers.
 * Library Collection Development: analysis, evaluation, and matching of new materials to the current curriculum.
 * Library Collection Management of 10,000 volumes whose estimated value is $114,000.00: Sorting, mending, conserving, discarding, and replacing materials as needed. Circulation of over 3,000 titles monthly through extensive book talks and activities to encourage browsing.
 * Management of a yearly library budget of $18,000.
 * Workshops: Spring of 2001, for faculty members, addressing new books, new electronic resources, and use of emerging technologies relative to their respective disciplines.
 * Collaborative Teaching Units with colleagues to match curriculum objectives to a major theme across grade level Interactive White Board (Smart Board).

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 1.5;">[|Pemberton - Browns Mills Branch], Burlington County Library System **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Library Trainee (Part Time while Engaged in Graduate Studies): <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">September 1998 to August 2000 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Circulation Desk Clerk: Check-in and check-out of Library materials, supervision of 3 student assistants (Pages), other individual research services to patrons as requested.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Administration: Daily cash register receipt processing, review of new materials for possible ordering, shelf reading.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Computer Workshop Instructor and Reference Resource Staff Member (electronic media and print).
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Library Trends Committee Member.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Pennsauken Township School District], Pennsauken, New Jersey **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Middle School Spanish Teacher: September 1992 to June 1998 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Spanish instruction and records administration for a total of 450 Middle School students per academic year, including follow-through with parents and guardians.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Curriculum development and implementation, including conception and management of several multi-cultural projects per year.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hispanic cultural and linguistic consultant for teachers, counselors, parents, and administrators.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Secretary to Pennsauken Education Association with monthly administrative duties: Recording minutes, contract and work records research, in-service arrangements, and coordination of Association activities.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|United States Army Training Center], Ft. Dix, New Jersey ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 1.5;">EDUCATION **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Military Chapel Administrator: September 1985 to August 1988 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chapel administrator, counseling center secretary / receptionist, financial records processor.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Foundation for Educational Administration], Monroe Township, New Jersey: May 2009 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">New Jersey Expedited Certification for Educational Leadership (NJ Excel)


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">[|Rutgers University, New Brunswick], New Jersey: May 2007 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Certificate of Completion, Supervisor Endorsement Program


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">[|Rutgers University, New Brunswick], New Jersey: May 2000 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Master of Library Science (Educational Media Specialist)


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">[|Asbury University], Wilmore, Kentucky: December 1991 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Bachelor of Arts (Spanish, Secondary Education, Middle School Endorsement)

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">CERTIFICATIONS **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Department of Education, State of New Jersey] **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Certificate of Eligibility for School Administrator: 2009
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Certificate of Eligibility for Principal: 2009
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Supervisor of Instruction, K-12: 2007
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Educational Media Specialist Certificate, K-12: 2000
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Professional Librarian Certificate: 2000
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Teaching Certificate, K-12 (Spanish): 1992


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">[|Defense Language Institute], Monterey, California **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Certificate, Spanish Linguist (Native Speaker): 1985

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">SKILLS **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">**Software:** MS Windows XP, MS Front Page, HTML, Internet browsers, Search Engines, MS Office Suite, MS Access, Quicken, Norton Utilities, Adobe Photoshop, Web 2.0 technologies.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">**Hardware:** PCs and Mac’s with associated peripherals, digital cameras, MP3 Players, Wireless labs and associated technology, Smart Board.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 1.5;">PERSONAL **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Recipient, [|REFORMA Scholarship]and [|Helen Michaels Scholarship] 1999 – 2000