1. CANDACE S. BETHEA
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EDUCATION
GeorgiaSouthernUniversity,Statesboro,GA
Ed. D. inP-12 Educational Leadership
Completion:May2017
GeorgiaState University,Atlanta,GA
SpecialistinEducation,EducationalLeadership
Completion:January4,2008
Universityof Georgia,Athens,GA
Add-OnCertificate,Educational Leadership
Completion:August6,2005
GeorgiaState University,Atlanta,GA
Master of Education,Social StudiesEducation
CertificationinAdvancedPlacementHumanGeography
Completion:August14,2003
GeorgiaInstitute of Technology,Atlanta,GA
Bachelorof Science,History,Technology,andSociety
Completion:August3,2001
CERTIFICATION
GeorgiaProfessional Standards Commission, Atlanta,GA,ExpirationDate: June 30,2018
SRL-6 Educational Leadership(P-12)
SRT-6 Behavioral Science,Economics,Geography,History,MiddleGradesMath,Middle GradesScience,
and Political Science
Clearance Certificate
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Creekside HighSchool, Fairburn,Georgia
CurriculumAssistant Principal
July 1, 2016 – current
Educational Leadership
 Coordinated AdvancedPlacement
 Created,designed,andmaintainedanABblockmasterschedule
 ServedasAdministratorforAdvancementViaIndividual Determination(AVID) byimplementing
the AVIDinstructional frameworkingrades9-10 to supportAdvancedPlacementcoursesto
underrepresented students
 Assessed Social StudiesEducationandBusinessEducation departmentsthroughinformal and
formal observationsinthe Teacher KeysEffectivenessSystem(TKES) platform
 ConductedCollaborative ContentMeetingsforUnitedStatesHistoryandEconomics courses
 Revised the curriculumguidebyworkingwiththe departmentchairs,counselors,andother
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 Implementedgradingstandardsandpracticesthatinclude new grade bookrequirementsanda
systemof checksand balancesthatinvolveddepartmentchairs
 Increasedthe graduationrate from46.2 (2012) to 50.1 (2013) to 58.6 (2014) to 77.1 (2015) by
providingstructure tothe academicenvironment
 ImplementedaPrincetonReviewSATPrepcourse duringthe school dayfor students
 Createdpoliciesandprocedurestoallow accesstoAdvanced PlacementHumanGeographyand
Psychologytoall grade levels.
 Implemented foursessionsof SuccessAcademy,anafterschool academydevelopedtoprovide
studentswiththe opportunitytoimprove afailinggrade ina core academiccourse
 Implementedthe Virtual Labforstudentstorecoveror accelerate acourse duringthe school
day withcoursesbeingofferedeachperiodeveryday
Human Capital Leadership
 Supervisedthe GraduationAssistanceProgram(GAP) Virtual Lab
 Workedcloselywiththe dataclerkandregistrarfor new studentregistration,transcripts,
progressreports, reportcards,scheduling,etc....
 Workedcollaboratively withthe guidance counselors toschedule studentsthroughoutthe year
 Scheduledandmonitoredthe teachers,staff,andstudentsforthe SuccessAcademy,Creekside’s
academicrecoveryprogram
 Monitoredthe PrincetonReview instructorforSATPrep
 EstablishedaProfessional LearningCommunitymodel inSocial Studiesthroughsubjectlevel
teamsto deconstructstandards,create andanalyze commonformative/summative assessment
data and use the data to make instructional adjustmentstoremediate students
 Supervise one academicdeanof discipline
 Work withthe academicdeanof assessmentsforCompassTesting(College PlacementExam)
and AdvancedPlacementTesting
Operational Leadership
 Maintainedstudentinformationviathe E-School platform
 Developedandimplementedan8periodABBlock Schedule
 Establishedamasterschedule toinclude commonplanningforGeorgiaMilestonesEOCcourses
 DirectedTwelfthGrade SeniorActivitiesandGraduation
 Implemented JumpStart(School Preview)andOpenHouse
 Supervisedthe PeerFacilitationprogram
 Scheduledandcoordinatedthe annual College andCareerReadyNightforAdvancedPlacement,
TalentedandGifted,andMove on WhenReadyStudents
 Implemented OpeningDayProcedures
 Maintainedthe use of Google Docsto assistwiththe collectionof school data
 Implementedthe recognition of all studentswithAllAs.
Creekside HighSchool,Fairburn,GA
Dean of Students(AdministrativeAssistant)

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January28, 2013 – June 30, 2015
Educational Leadership
 JuniorSchedulerworkingcloselywiththe CurriculumAssistantPrincipal andthe Guidance
Department
 CoordinatedAdvancedPlacementTesting
 Conductedinformal observations
 Increasedthe graduation rate to 58.6% by providingstructure tothe academicenvironment
 ImplementedAPBootCamptohelpprepare studentsforthe APexam
Human Capital Leadership
 CompletedTKEStrainingJanuary17,2014
 Supervisedthe In-School SuspensionProgram(ISS) andthe ISSParaprofessional
 Servedonthe 2015-2016 School Governance Council
 Participatedininterviewsforthe GraduationCoach,ISSparaprofessional,andSEC
paraprofessionalpositions
Operational Leadership
 Steered the Attendance Team
 Coordinatedtestingbell schedulesasapart of the testingcommittee
 LedDiscipline forGradesEleventhandTwelfth
 Supervisedtransportationduringarrival anddeparture of students
 Workedcloselywiththe Instructional SupportTeachertoaccommodate Special Education
Students
 AttendedManifestationMeetings
 Reviewedmaterialsforthe GeorgiaAlternative Assessment
 Servedon the Teacherof the Year Committee
 AssistedwithCASEandsecuringcoverage forclassrooms
 Effectivelycommunicatedwithparents
 Servedasa liaisonbetweenparentsandthe counselingdepartment,parents,andteachers
 Maintainedthe morning,lunch,afternoonsupervisionschedule
 Directedstudentclubsandorganizations
 Maintainedthe afternoontutorial schedule
 CoordinatedFieldtrips
 Coordinated bustransportationandstudentparking
 Coordinatedthe school calendar
 Assistedwiththe GeorgiaHighSchool GraduationTestandthe End of Course Tests
 Createdandimplementedthe use of Google Docstoassistwithobservationsandthe collection
of school information
 Designed,implemented,andmonitoredthe SecurityPlanforSchool Resource andSecurity
Officers
 Receivedthe YouInspire Me Certificate of Appreciationfromthe Classof 2014 Order of the
Arrow
 Revisedthe PeerFacilitationprogramandexpandedthe programtoinclude classroom
mentorships
 Monitoredthe anonymousstudentbullyingandsuspiciousactivitye-mail,Creekside SafeZone

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 Reducedthe numberof inschool suspensiondays
Creekside HighSchool,Fairburn, GA
Social Studies,Arts, and BusinessClusterLeader
July2012 – January 25, 2013
 Received the YouMake a Difference!MedalliononSeptember11,2012
 Servedonthe Committee forCultural Change
 OrganizedandFacilitatedMonthlyClustermeetings
 PerformedInformal Observations
 AssistedAdministrationasNeeded
 Redeliveredtrainingasamemberof CommonCore GeorgiaPerformance StandardsTeam
 Attendedall SouthLearningCommunityTrainingsheldatCreekside
 Createdandmonitoredthe morningdutyroster
 Presentedthe Title Iupdate duringpreplanning
Camp CreekMiddle School,College Park,GA
TextbookCoordinator
April 2003 – June 3, 2011
 Distributedtextbookstothe facultyandstudentsof CampCreekMiddle School
 Preparedreportsforthe districttextbookcoordinatorandthe areasuperintendent
 Maintainedthe budgetfortextbooksalongwiththe bookkeeper
 Orderedtextbooksforthe upcomingschool yearbasedonpopulationandschool needs
 Maintainedanaccurate inventoryof textbooks
 Createdspreadsheetstoassistwithtrackingandorderingtextbooks
 Createdformsfortextbooks
 OrderedmaterialsusingTitleIfundsasnecessary
 Usedthe TIPSystemand laterthe TIPWEB systemfortextbooks
Camp CreekMiddle School,College Park,GA
Extra-Curricular Director
August2005 – May 2008
 Supervisedall studentsinthe afterschool program
 Communicatedwithparents
 Disciplinedstudentsas outlinedinthe FultonCountySchoolsStudentCode of Conduct
 Openedacommunicative,professional dialogue withsweepbusdriversandtutorial busdrivers
to ensure the safetyof all students
 Createdandmaintainedthe schedule forthe afterschool programstoinclude,butnotlimitedto
the After3 program,AfterSchool AcademicAcademy(Triple A),andIntramurals
Camp CreekMiddle School,College Park,GA
Substitute Administrator
September2004 - June 3, 2011
 Completedthe dailydutiesandresponsibilitiesof anAssistantPrincipal asassignedbythe

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Principal
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Creekside HighSchool,Fairburn,GA
Social StudiesTeacher– US History and AP Human Geography
August3, 2011 - January25, 2013
 NominatedforTeacherof the Year in2012
 Movedthe percentage passingforthe UnitedStatesHistoryEOCT from45% to 60%
 Movedthe percentage passingforthe Social StudiesGHSGTfrom 71% to 76%
 SponsoredNational BetaClub
 Wrote the Title Iplanas a memberof the Title IWritingCommittee
 Learnedthe appropriate TeamTeachingmodelsandstrategiesthroughthe MakingUS History
Come Alive WorkshopfromOctober2011 to February2012 and establishedbestpractices
withinthe thirdperiodteam-taughtclassroomasobservedbythe Directorof Social
Studies/Humanities
 AssistedwithcreatingdatawallsforUnitedStatesHistory
 EstablishedWeeklyContentTeamMeetings
 Attendedandredeliveredtrainingfromthe CCGPSRolloutWorkshopandTeaminFebruary22-
23, 2012 to the Social StudiesDepartment
 Taught studentsandformerstudentsduringthe GHSGTSummerRemediationfromJune 4,2011
to July7, 2011
 Attendedandredeliveredtrainingfromthe FultonCountySchoolsSummerAssessmentInstitute
inJune 23, 2011 to the Social StudiesDepartmentinAugust2011
 ImplementedPre-APstrategiesinHistoryandSocial Studiesaslearnedinthe APWorkshopon
January11, 2013
 Refreshedmyknowledgeof the conceptsandskillsof APHumanGeographybyattendingthe
SummerInstitute atWoodwardAcademyfromJune 6-9,2011
 Gainedthe necessaryskillstoteachAPHumanGeographyand servedTAGstudentsatCreekside
HighSchool by attendingthe FCSAdvancedPlacementSummerAcademy/TAGSeminarfrom
June 13-17, 2011
Camp CreekMiddle School,College Park,GA
Eighth Grade GeorgiaStudiesand Physical Science Teacher
August5, 2002 – June 3, 2011
 Teacherof the Year Nominee inFebruary2008
 Movedthe percentage passingforthe Social StudiesCRCTfrom38% to 50% in2010-2011
 Movedthe percentage passingforthe Science CRCTfrom39% to 49% in2010-2011
 HelpedtoimplementDataTalkswithinhomerooms
 HelpedtoimplementweeklyCollaborationmeetings
 EstablishedCommonAssessmentsforPhysical Science
 Useddata from CheckpointstoDrive Instruction
 ManipulateddatainSAMS to identify priority standardstodrive instruction
 Taught WritingStrategiesinGeorgiaStudiesandPhysical Science toincrease scoresonthe
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 Attendedandredeliveredthe trainingfromLearning-FocusedSchoolsonInstructional Strategies
and CatchingKidsUp from2003 to 2004
 Servedasan afterschool tutorfromSeptember2009 to May 2011
 AttendedandimplementedtechnologystrategiesfromFCSCampTeachinJuly6-15, 2010
 Attendedthe MindsetCurriculumWorkshoponMarch 15, 2011
 Organizedandexecutedthe RetirementCeremoniesin2010 and 2011 forretiringcolleagues
 Organizedandexecutedall EighthGrade Activitiestoinclude,butnotlimitedtothe annual
dance,endof the yearceremony,andpicnic
WestFultonMiddle School,Atlanta,GA
SeventhGrade Social StudiesTeacher
December15, 2011 – May 29, 2002
 Plannedandtaughteffectiveandcreative lessons
 Createdandusedassessmentstomonitorstudentachievement
 Making More Effective Use of InclusionTeaching
 Math Classonthe Move (AssistedColleagues)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
 Member,Professional Associationof GeorgiaEducators
 Secretary,ParentTeacherAssociationforthe LEAPAcademy
REFERENCES
Mr. RonaldB. Maxwell,Jr.
Principal,FultonCountySchools
(407) 492-8055
maxwell@fultonschools.org
Mr. BrianJones
Principal,FultonCountySchools
(404) 822-1742
jonesbc@fultonshools.org
Dr. W. Briant Williams,III
Principal,IndianapolisPublicSchools
(912) 604-3460
williamsw@myips.org