Andrea Battaglia
Douglasville
Summary
Organizational leader and educational administrator offering 6+ years of experience as Assistant Principal for high school leadership. Demonstrates competencies in implementation and executing programs for improving student achievement. Possess outstanding relationship skills with students, parents and staff. Displays excellent parent communication, conflict resolution and staff management. Known for consistently supporting faculty and staff as advocate leader.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Principal/SSA
Osborne High School
09.2016 - Current
- Master Scheduler, Title I Administrator, Special Education Administrator, and School Counseling Administrator
- Oversee all hiring, evaluating, training and monitoring of staff
- Discipline and monitoring of students
- Other duties that are assigned by school principal
Scheduler/Assistant Principal
Summer School-Cobb County School District
06.2021 - 06.2024
- Scheduled summer school credit recovery students at designated site, ensuring all students were scheduled correctly
- Worked closely with summer school teachers to monitor student progress
- Addressed scheduling conflicts, room conflicts and any issues that prevented student progress.
Department Chair/Teacher-Special Education
Osborne High School
08.2013 - 08.2016
- Liaison between Special Education Department and Administration; Assist with development of strategies for specialized instruction, oversee compliance of IEP process, develop procedures for effective communication for case manager/co-teachers, lead department meetings
Adjunct Professor
Kennesaw State University
08.2010 - 05.2013
- Instructor in the Bachelors of Human Services program, teaching entry level courses as well as upper level courses
School Social Worker/Special Education Teacher
South Cobb High School
08.2007 - 05.2010
- As School Social Worker, coordinate communication between student, family and school
- Address issues that inhibit maximum student achievement such as attendance, behavior and mental health
- As Special Education teacher, manage caseloads by completing IEP’s for students, helping develop appropriate schedules, transition planning and working with families to insure educational success
Education
Doctor of Education - School Improvement
State University of West Georgia
12.2024
Specialist in Educational Leadership - L-6 Certified
State University of West Georgia
01.2009
Master of Social Work - undefined
Smith College School of Social Work
01.1989
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Syracuse University
01.1986
Skills
- Instructional leadership
- Parent engagement and communication
- Student achievement
- Data-driven instruction
Training
- Attended Growth Mindset training at Columbia University Teachers College (September2017 & February2018)
- Invited to attend National Principals Leadership Institute, New York City (July2017, July2018 and July2019) Panel Presenter July2019
Timeline
Scheduler/Assistant Principal
Summer School-Cobb County School District
06.2021 - 06.2024
Assistant Principal/SSA
Osborne High School
09.2016 - Current
Department Chair/Teacher-Special Education
Osborne High School
08.2013 - 08.2016
Adjunct Professor
Kennesaw State University
08.2010 - 05.2013
School Social Worker/Special Education Teacher
South Cobb High School
08.2007 - 05.2010
Specialist in Educational Leadership - L-6 Certified
State University of West Georgia
Master of Social Work - undefined
Smith College School of Social Work
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Syracuse University
Doctor of Education - School Improvement
State University of West Georgia
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