Kevin C. Dean, M.Ed.

(617)-519-7892 - kdean02@gmail.com
2 Dunning Way 110, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

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EDUCATION and LICENSURE
Boston College: Masters of Education in Education Leadership, August 2014
Villanova University: Bachelors of Arts in English, 2004
Massachusetts Initial Principal/Assistant Principal License 9-12, October 2014 #457931
Massachusetts Preliminary Teaching License in English 5-8, 9-12, February 2012, MEPID: 53590332
PROFILE
I am a passionate and mission-driven aspiring school leader with over 10 years of teaching and leadership
experience in public, independent, collegiate, and non-profit education institutions. My work is dedicated to
the idea that all students deserve an equitable, college-preparatory education reflecting 21st Century realities
in a safe, inclusive school environment that emphasizes whole-student development and family partnership.
LEADERSHP EXPERIENCE
Urban Scholars Program at UMASS Boston, Boston MA...........................................................................9/2011-Present
Assistant Director (Interim 8/2012-5/2013)

Program Design and Administration

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Designing, administering, and evaluating 30 weeks of afterschool college-preparation academic and

enrichment programming for 120 students in grades 7-12 including semester-long (12 weeks) courses; yearround tutoring; dual enrollment; 1-1 advising; internship program, college counseling; seminars, workshops,
guest speakers and general enrichment;

Designing, supervising, and evaluating entirety of 7-week, 40 hours per week summer program; recruiting,
hiring, orienting, and developing 20 employees; designing schedule, student placement, and managing plant
operations;

Managing all student and family service including requirements for participation; student stipend allocation;
crisis management and mandatory reporting; implementing 504 Plans/IEPs; running seasonal orientations;
coordinating college advising and financial aid seminars;

Overseeing work of Program Assistant/Activities and Communications Coordinator including student

recruitment, quarterly newsletter, and program data student GPA, retention, college attendance and
persistence;

Recruiting, hiring, retaining, and developing instructors, lead teacher, tutors, and summer teaching assistants
(~30 total) - coaching to ensure high quality performance; establishing vision, goals, and best practices for
teaching;

Designing and supervising academic year one-on-one and small group tutoring program for 65 students;
employing data analysis to measure, evaluate, and increase program effectiveness;

Allocating $160,000 annual teaching and learning budget including hiring expenses, materials, and
enrichment;

Preparing quarterly and yearly reports for Vice Provost of Academic Support Services;

100% college acceptance; 90% year-to-year student retention; 80% quarter-to-quarter student GPA increase.

Innovation and New Program Development

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Expanded tutoring program from 30 to 60 students to increase support services for all students;

Expanded weekly programming from 2 days to 4 notwithstanding a static or shrinking budget;

Founded Winter and Spring 6-week Achievement Academy tutoring intensives for struggling students;

Establishing a whole-program focus on Habits of Mind and Essential Skills via adapting and situating the
Achieving-Connecting-Thriving framework from Boston After School and Beyond in all teaching;

Founded and edit quarterly newsletter for partners, program funders, and department colleagues;

Initiating and sustaining program evaluation partnership with Boston After School and Beyond;

Establishing, personally writing, and implementing instructor and student/family handbooks;

Designing and supervising student and teacher evaluations; establishing and implementing program policy
around attendance, membership, and behavioral expectations;

Establishing and supervising quarterly academic advising program for all students; mentoring 25 students;

Founded end-of-semester/summer project showcase event and annual Thanksgiving food drive.

Partnerships
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Brokered a multi-year summer programming partnership with the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) to
offer 100+ hours of digital arts instruction annually serving 75 students over 5 weeks;

Partnered with UMB Undergraduate Admissions to secure Dual Enrollment for grade 10-12 students;

Partnered with the Office of Student Leadership to provide leadership workshops for Scholar Council;

Partnered with Continuing and Advancing Professional Studies and IT to offer on-line university courses;

Developed and supervised 3-course Sports Management academic track with Vice Chancellor of Athletics;

Coordinated with UMB Psychology Department to develop Youth Initiated Mentoring program and study;

Partnered with Edward Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate to develop and participate in programming;

Developed a partnership with the MacArthur Foundations Veterans History Project and National
Endowment for the Arts Poetry Out Loud to be the only non-high school to offer the curriculum.

Summer Institute 2012: Lead Teacher: Coordinated the 7-week, 40-hours/week academic program; supported
instruction, established teacher and teacher assistant evaluation program;
Fall 2011/Spring 2012: Teacher: Designed and taught 12th grade rhetoric course and SAT prep.
Principal Intern (Primary Placement) - New Mission High School, Boston, MA.6/2013-7/2014

Supervision and evaluation of ELA and Special Education staff through the districts new Educator Develop and
Feedback System (EDFS) to set SMART goals, perform classroom observations (announced/unannounced),
provide feedback, design and supervise improvement plans, and determine final assessment;

Co-leading annual school budget allocation and teacher retention, dismissal, and hiring process;

Performing PSAT/SAT data analysis; designing and overseeing a variety of instructional initiatives to improve
student performance including cross-content literacy and interdisciplinary projects;

Co-leading grade 10 cluster, supporting student interventions, grade-level concerns, and parent-faculty meetings;

Co-leading English Department through year-long cycle of inquiry; designed and carried out a teacher-led lesson
study project via weekly meetings and collaborative lesson design; used protocols to analyze student work,
calibrate grading, and determine best course of action and areas of highest need;

Performing duties and tasks under headmasters supervision including but not limited to student crisis
management, school plant operations; fire and shelter-in-place protocols; interviewing teaching candidates.

Principal Intern (Secondary Placement) Sturgis Public Charter School, Hyannis, MA9/2013-6/2014

Performing comprehensive review of schools student/parent handbook and providing recommendations;

Observing variety of instruction and International Baccalaureate for All program mission and coordination.

Boston College Lynch School of Education, Chestnut Hill, MA8/2012-6/2013

Graduate Assistant in Pre-Practicum Supervision of Student Teachers

Supervised lesson planning; observed instruction and provided feedback; responded to weekly journal
assignments; coached and supported student-teachers in one-on-one and group contexts in Quality
Conversations; provided mid-term and final evaluations and recommendations for improvement and/or licensure.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Garrett College, McHenry, MD........................................................................................................................8/2010-9/2011
Adjunct Faculty: Freshman Developmental English; English Curriculum Consultant

Taught ELA and life skills courses; advised freshman; led alignment of first-year ELA curriculum.

Internationale Schule Frankfurt-Rhein-Main, Frankfurt, Germany.............................................................8/2008-7/2010

High School /Middle School English Teacher: grades 7, 9, 11, 12 over two-year contract

IB A1 World Literature Higher Level/AP Literature (combined course) in grades 11 and 12; grades 7-11 ELA.

American School of Durango, Durango, Mexico............................................................................................8/2006-7/2008

High School/Middle School English Teacher: grades 7-12 over two-year contract

Lead English Teacher 2007-2008: led a vertical and horizontal alignment of K-12 ELA curriculum.

Notre Dame High School, Elmira, New York..................................................................................................1/2005-7/2006

High School English Teacher

Taught Grades 9-12: World, American, British/European literature, 10th and 11th grade Honors.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Awards: National Summer Learning Association Excellence in Summer Learning Award Semi-Finalist, 2013. Boston
College Deans Award Scholarship Recipient, 2012; NEH Summer Seminar in Ireland grant, Summer 2006.
Training: The Work of Leaders: Vision Alignment, Execution, 10/2014 Umass Boston; Future Thinking Decision
Making and Change Management Tool, 11/2014 Umass Boston; Boston Public Schools Educator Development and
Feedback System 10/2013; Web-site design and editing Umass Boston 6/2013; Grade Quick, Edline.
Professional Associations: Massachusetts College of Art and Design Artward Bound Program Advisory Board
member; Massachusetts Education Opportunities Association (MEOA) member; Boston Teen Programs Group member.
Languages: Intermediate Spanish.