​​​​Daphne LaBua-Stenzel

03M402: The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers NY, NY

Assistant Principal of Instruction, Special Education & Operations

2016 - PRESENT

• Teacher and staff professional development and evaluation. Conduct multiple goal-setting, monitoring, and reflection meetings with all faculty and staff. Conduct classroom observations, coach teachers through debrief conversations grounded in low-inference notes, and complete evaluative observation reports. Participate in Instructional Leadership Team meetings to identify professional development opportunities.

• Curriculum development and pedagogy. Participate in teacher team meetings, instructional rounds, lesson studies, student work analysis protocols and staff-wide workshops to revise curricula and improve practice.

• Remote learning. Facilitated the transition to a remote learning platform during the COVID-19 pandemic. Created and managed instructional accounting, attendance monitoring and parent outreach systems. Participated in teacher meetings to support remote instruction.

• Special education. Create and manage a calendar for special education compliance. Assign special education case managers responsible for Individual Education Plans (IEPs). Manage the School Based Support Team (SBST). Communicate regularly with DOE Central personnel to ensure compliance and quality. Participate in IEP meetings.

• Partnership development. Supervise and collaborate with Partnership Coordinator to support student work based learning and secure internships.

• Behavioral support. Facilitate protocols rooted in theories of Restorative Justice and Responsibility-Based Self Control.

• Enrichment: Develop an enrichment program to offer students a variety of experiences rooted in their interests.

• Procurement of school supplies. Worked with vendors and the NYCDOE Office of Payable Operations to secure services, and regularly reconciled the school's budget.

• Payroll. Supervised the payroll secretary and all overtime programs. Ensured that all programs were fully funded.

• Facilities. Collaborate with the Head Custodian, School Safety and Cafeteria personnel to ensure that the building is safe and operational.

• Attendance. Track school-wide attendance data, assign interventions, create incentive programs, and respond to attendance referrals.

• Hiring. Collaborated with members of the leadership ​team to craft questions for potential candidates based on school values. Participate in hiring.

• Recruitment and enrollment. Organize in-house presentations and classroom tours for prospective students and families. Created marketing materials, including school swag, brochure and video. 

• Technology. Collaborated with faculty and staff to build and streamline a school website. Supervise technology support staff.

 

05M410: The Urban Assembly Institute for New Technologies NY, NY

Special Education Teacher, co-taught and self-contained History & ELA classrooms

2009 - 2016

• Founding teacher. Recruited by founding principal. Collaborated with colleagues to create school culture and essential procedures. Constructed and evaluated curricula, unit and lesson plans. Designed a comprehensive process for hiring and participated in the hiring of new staff. Coordinated initiatives to empower parents with resources and information. Wrote quality IEPs.

• Curriculum development. Participated in department team meetings to plan and revise curricula.

• Instructional leadership.  Selected by principal to mentor first and second year teachers. Hired and coached by the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF). Facilitated instructional rounds, lesson studies, student work analysis protocols and relevant staff-wide professional development workshops. 

• Youth development. Established, managed and developed external partnerships, including Ramapo for Children, Lincoln Center Education, and Teen Thursdays with the Intrepid Museum, Studio Museum of Harlem and Apollo Theater. Identified partnerships by tracking data on student participation. Developed an enrichment program and delegated execution responsibilities to various teacher committees.

• Technology and recruitment. Developed systems for distribution, usage, return and inventory of school technology. Designed the school’s brochure and created a recruitment video. Visited local elementary schools to share information.

• United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Chapter Leader. Conducted Chapter meetings to provide membership with information and resources. Facilitated Consultation Committee meetings to discuss and resolve faculty and staff concerns in collaboration with the administration.

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Tinkergarten Rockland County, NY

Leader  

SPRING - FALL, 2016

• Facilitated parent-child experiences in nature for children ages 2-8.

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11X455: Harry S. Truman High School NY, NY

Special Education Teacher, self-contained History & English classrooms

2007 - 2009 

• New York City Teaching Fellow 

• Planned, organized and executed a three-day, two-night trip for students to Washington, D.C. (2008 and 2009)

• Participated in the ninth-grade special education teacher team

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Greek Summer American Farm School Thessaloniki, Greece

Counselor

SUMMERS 2006 & 2009

• Facilitated a six-week community service and travel program for American high school students in Greece.​