1. O L E B E R N A R D S E A L E Y
Email:
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SUMMARY OF PHILOSOPHY
Teaching is noble work. What gets me out of bed every morning is the 450 students in my school that are learning who they
are and what they stand for. My job as an educator is to learn as much as I can about each and every student, inspiring them
to identify their talents and achieve a “personal best” in everything they do. As a Principal, it is my responsibility to create the
conditions, structures and culture that can support these ends. These are the outcomes to which I am accountable; they are
embodied by the characteristics of the IB Learner Profile.
TEACHING/LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Universal American School – Dubai, UAE.
High School Principal (Grades 9 to 12): August 2016 - present
Assistant High School Principal: August 2015 – July 2016
Universal American School is an inclusive co-educational day school of 1481 students. UAS offers the IBPYP and IBDP and
the American Common Core from Grades 6 to 10.
Responsibilities of the Role:
• Responsible for managing team of 67 teachers, counsellors and support staff
• Responsible for hiring 18 new teachers in 2015-16
• Led team that managed Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB) in 2015-16
• Developed culture of learning-centred leadership through use of data and peer observations
• Developed High School Action Plan up to AY 2020
Measures of My Team’s Success
• Data shows improvement in literacy, IB scores and quality of teaching
• DSIB raised school from “Good” to “Very Good” in 17 areas including Self Evaluation and Action Planning
• Significant improvement in student voice and parent voice surveys
• IB Diploma enrollment increased from 71% to 92% of students after one year

2. Greenfield Community School – Dubai, UAE.
Head of Secondary (Grades 6 to 12): August 2012 – July 2015
Greenfield Community School is an inclusive co-educational day school of 1274 students. It was the fourth school in the world
authorized to offer all four IB programmes (PYP, MYP, DP and IBCC).
Responsibilities of the Role:
• Responsible for attracting and managing a team of 49 teachers
• Developed data analysis structure for school improvement
• Led team that conducted self-evaluation and improvement planning
• Led team that developed and implemented performance management protocol
• Restructured and managed timetable, increasing staff efficiency and educational performance
• Responsible for compliance with Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA)
Measures of My Team’s Success:
• School upgraded by Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau from “Acceptable” to “Good” after 1 year
• Staff attrition dropped by 38% in two years; student attrition dropped by 17%
• School enrolment grew from 836 students to 1274 in three years
• IB Diploma success rate increased from 33% before my arrival to 86%
Mulgrave School – West Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Middle School Vice-Principal and I.B. (MYP) Coordinator: September 2009 – June 2012
MYP Humanities Teacher, DP History Teacher: September 2007 – June 2012
Mulgrave is a private co-educational day school of 750 students that offers the IB PYP, MYP and DP programmes.
Responsibilities of the Role:
• Managed professional development of Middle School faculty
• Oversaw implementation and authorization of the MYP programme
• Developed and mapped curriculum for Grades 7 to 10
• Developed, coordinated and implemented the MYP Personal Projects
Victoria Shanghai Academy – Hong Kong, China
I.B. (MYP) Humanities Teacher: September 2005 – July 2007
Mentor College – Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
History/Geography/P.E. Teacher (Secondary Level): January 2000 – July 2003
EDUCATION
Master of Education - 2004
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Guidance Counselor Certification - 2002
Ontario Institute of Studies in Education (University of Toronto), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bachelor of Education (Humanities/PE) - 1999
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Bachelor of Physical Education - 1999
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada