This document contains a summary of qualifications and experience for an educational administrator position. It summarizes over 27 years of experience in Albuquerque, including 20 years in administrative roles implementing and evaluating programs at both the community college and K-12 levels. Key responsibilities discussed include overseeing Title I federal grant programs, facilities management, and human resources. The candidate emphasizes skills in collaboration, communication, and using data to guide continuous improvement.

1. We come as pieces of a puzzle, each with our own traits and characteristics, but when fitted together, making connections and growing stronger,
we become, like a mosaic, a striking representation of who we are as a team.
Bettina R. Eklund
Albuquerque, NM 87111
Eklund87111@gmail.com 505.350.1402
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Proactive administrator with over 27 years of educational experience in Albuquerque.
• Highly organized and efficient administrator.
• 20 years of administrative experience, program implementation, and policy administration.
• Extensive experience in implementing and evaluating programs, recruitment, facilities,
curriculum, and systems.
• Community College experience, charter school experience, public school experience in
both teaching and administration. Online teaching, training, and curriculum
development experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, customer service, technical
competence, high degree of accuracy, professional and discrete.
• Collaborative leader who values all stakeholders and team members.
• Problem solver, thinks outside the box, does not shy from challenges, calm under pressure.
MYERS-BRIGGS PERSONALITY RESULTS
"Creating order out of chaos" is one extraverted thinker's way of describing her volition.
Extraverted Thinking personality types are determined, logical, and critical; they love a
challenge, especially one that will allow tangible improvement in productivity, efficiency, or
profitability. They are direct, finding the quickest, most direct path between what is and what
should be.
They excel at implementing ideas and are often on the lookout for good ideas worthy of their
attention. They are quick to organize, orchestrate, find resources, coordinate, and follow through
to the end of a project. They love a problem, especially one that will make full use of their
competencies, their logic, and sense of order, justice, and fair play.
Many find competition to be stimulating and fun. "These are the rules of the game now let us
play." Fairness is sharing and respecting the same set of rules, so may the best one win.
Moreover, since they readily acknowledge that there will be a winner and a loser, they would
simply much rather be the winner. Therefore, they hone their strategies on the fine knife of
experience and sharpen their skills to meet the next challenge head on.
They love having greater challenges bestowed on them as a result of having successfully met the
last, as this attests to their competence and skills. They appear dispassionate because of their
impersonal and objective approach, but close observation will reveal deep passion and
enthusiasm as well as sensitivity, especially to cherished ones. However, they expect others to
roll up their sleeves as they do and meet the task in spite of personal hardships or discomfort.
They have little tolerance for personal whims that threaten a smooth running operation. They are
direct and honest with most things that displease them and expect others to do the same. Their
humanity shows in their sense of fairness and justice as well as their love of humor.

2. We come as pieces of a puzzle, each with our own traits and characteristics, but when fitted together, making connections and growing stronger,
we become, like a mosaic, a striking representation of who we are as a team.
EDUCATION
ED.S. EDUCATION SPECIALIST (Post Masters)
Educational Administration
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
M.A. MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE
Curriculum Instruction in Multicultural Teacher Education (CIMTE) with
distinction. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
B.A. BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE- Secondary Education
 Major-Business Education
 Minor-German (fluent)
 Dean's list for Academic Excellence University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION I SOFTWARE SUPPORT
 Blackboard Certification through Central New Mexico Community College
 Blackboard Certification through Albuquerque Public Schools
 IDEAL NM online teacher certification
 IDEAL NM online course developer
 Quality Matters certification
 Title I Webmaster-Plone software trained
 Web EPPS software administrator
 Lawson financial software administrator
 Winocular-HR software
 Cayen Systems management software
 School Dude-facilities management software
 New Mexico Public Education Department licensure
 Administration
 Secondary Instructional Leader License 7-12
 Secondary Vocational Technical License
• SHRM Certificate: Human Resources SHRM learning system module, Robert Anderson School of
Management, University of New Mexico
PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Manage programs and processes related to faculty, students, curricula and facilities in
a large, complex and dynamic organization.
2012-present: Instructional Manager Title I Federal Grant, Albuquerque Public Schools
• Provides leadership to the APS school district for Title I schools as a Team Lead for the
Priority and Focus schools instructional audit team. Attended district trainings to prepare
for these extensive audits, WebEPSS trained.
• Provides leadership to the Title I team that oversees the Title I Charter Schools
authorized under the local educational authority of the Albuquerque Public Schools.
• Provides oversight to the Title I team that oversees the Homeless Project under Title I
which serves over 6,000 homeless students in APS. (2012-2013)
• Provides leadership to the Title I team that oversees the Albuquerque Reads program under
Title I.

3. We come as pieces of a puzzle, each with our own traits and characteristics, but when fitted together, making connections and growing stronger,
we become, like a mosaic, a striking representation of who we are as a team.
• Provides leadership to the Title I team that oversees the Pearson Intervention programs for
the Title I team (2012-2013). Pearson programs are used in over 46 APS school sites.
• Provides leadership to parent engagement and Explora programs.
• Provides leadership for Extended Day after School Programs.
• Fosters collaborative working relationships with both internal and external constituencies to
communicate, coordinate and execute strategies that support instructional goals in APS.
(e.g. core curriculum, standards based instruction, career readiness, dual enrollment
programs.
• Use qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques to assess factual or procedural issues
related to management processes, systems and mission support programs analyze data
from a variety of sources to develop tends, patterns and studies; prepare preliminary and
finished reports and documents.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic,
cultural, disability and ethnic backgrounds of students. Have a MA in Curriculum,
teaching and multicultural teacher education. Participates in district wide training in Cultural
Diversity training in APS (ongoing).
• Maintains all Building and Grounds needs for the Title I department. I have experience in
remodeling portable buildings, general maintenance, and new construction of facilities on
school sites, custodial supervision, and state vehicle maintenance. Web based facilities
management using School Dude software.
• Participate in the school leadership team to develop, recommend, and implement school
policies, procedures, and problem-solving approaches.
• Utilizing continuous improvement methodology using assessment data to guide programs,
Baldrige and SQS training, School Net/AIMES utilizing pre and post data, Employee
evaluations, improvement plans and gap analysis of program needs.
• Established and facilitated teamwork processes in order to develop, recommend, and
determine department policies, procedures, and problem-solving approaches.
• Built a collaborative and sustainable productive and respectful working environment for
my staff, both internally and externally.
• Human Resources Management experience in hiring of full time and part time faculty,
supervise, mentor, evaluate, and oversee professional development.
• Excellent communication skills in both oral and written formats.
• Webmaster for the Title I district website. Trained in Plone software for site maintenance.
Blackboard certified.
• Experience in Lawson, School Max, OBMS, STARS, WEB EPSS, AIMES, School Dude,
Cayen Systems, Microsoft Office Suite, and Outlook.
2006-2012: Instructional Coordinator Title I Federal Grant, Albuquerque Public Schools
Manage programs and processes related to faculty, students, curricula and facilities in a
large, complex and dynamic organization.
• Provides leadership to the Title I team that oversees the Supplemental Educational
Services (SES) and School Choice mileage reimbursement program under NCLB Title I
Managed $5.4 million dollar Federal Grant.
• Plans, coordinates and provides oversight of Title I SES programs that are represented in
91 school sites in APS. Provides oversight for the School Choice mileage reimbursement
program for over
3500 eligible students in both public and charter school sites in Albuquerque.
• Organize, implement and evaluate SES programs to ensure quality, effectiveness and
relevancy.

4. We come as pieces of a puzzle, each with our own traits and characteristics, but when fitted together, making connections and growing stronger,
we become, like a mosaic, a striking representation of who we are as a team.
• Provide leadership to administrators and instructional staff at 91 school locations that
foster academic success, accountability and student retention and success through after
school tutoring programs.
• Fosters collaborative working relationships with both internal and external constituencies to
communicate, coordinate and execute strategies that support instructional goals in APS.
(e.g. core curriculum, standards based instruction, career readiness, dual enrollment
programs, work with 44 outside vendors for tutoring, individual student learning plans).
• Conducted statewide training through Cayen Systems for all school districts in New
Mexico using this software platform.
• Provided technical support and administrative support to all school districts in New
Mexico regarding the implementation of SES in their school district. Albuquerque was the
model school district for SES implementation.
• Conducts resource needs analysis, plans, requests and administers a $5.4 million dollar
grant under Title I. Implements grant application, coordinates budget, equipment needs,
facility needs, software needs and administrative processes and federal compliance
guidelines under NCLB.
• Conducts studies, analyses findings and makes recommendations of program operations,
conducts detailed analyses of work processes and supports the development and
evaluation of polices and recommends actions to achieve program objectives and
improvements.
• Provides leadership in academic long-range planning and employ strategic enrollment
management of over 3,500 students in our after school tutoring program. Have facilitated
the growth of this program over the past 6 years from 11 school sites to 91 school sites.
Oversees 44 outside vendors, instrumental in bringing software management program to
the state of New Mexico to manage this program statewide.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic,
cultural, disability and ethnic backgrounds of students. Have a MA in Curriculum,
teaching and multicultural teacher education. Participates in district wide training in Cultural
Diversity training in APS (ongoing).
• Maintains all Building and Grounds needs for the Title I department. I have experience in
remodeling portable buildings, general maintenance, and new construction of facilities on
school sites, custodial supervision, and state vehicle maintenance. Web based facilities
management using School Dude software.
• Participate in the school leadership team to develop, recommend, and implement school
policies, procedures, and problem-solving approaches.
• Utilizing continuous improvement methodology using assessment data to guide programs,
Baldrige and SQS training, School Net/AIMES utilizing pre and post data, Employee
evaluations, improvement plans and gap analysis of program needs.
• Established and facilitated teamwork processes in order to develop, recommend, and
determine department policies, procedures, and problem-solving approaches.
• Built a collaborative and sustainable productive and respectful working environment for
my staff, both internally and externally.
• Human Resources Management experience in staffing of full time and part time faculty,
supervise, mentor, evaluate, and oversee professional development. EEO, Diversity,
employee relations, unions, recruiting. Managing personnel files, resumes, scanning,
maintaining accurate and complete employee files, organizational development, training,
and progressive discipline.
• Excellent communication skills in both oral and written formats.
• Webmaster for the Title I district website. Trained in Plane software for site maintenance.
• Blackboard certified.

5. We come as pieces of a puzzle, each with our own traits and characteristics, but when fitted together, making connections and growing stronger,
we become, like a mosaic, a striking representation of who we are as a team.
• Title I compliance and monitoring of Charter Schools, Private/Neglected sites under the LEA
of APS.
2007-present: Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) Adjunct Faculty
For the past seven years, I have been a part time evening instructor with CNM. I represent
the Communications Humanities and Social Sciences Department (CHSS), School of Adult
and General Education Department (SAGE) and the Business Integration and Technology
(BIT) departments.
• 2007-present: CNM Advisory Board- I am an APS administrative representative for the
CNM Advisory Board for the CHSS department under the direction of Director Catron
Allred. I have served on this board for the past 7 years as an administrative representative
in the development of programs through the Education Department for CNM. I am online
certified in Blackboard and have taught and developed online and hybrid courses for the
past four years at CNM.
Courses Taught
• IT 1010- Office products: Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• IT 0850- Keyboard and Windows 7
• College Success Courses
• Communication Skills Courses
• Education Courses-for aspiring teachers
• GED Courses
These current experiences allow me to stay up to date on the current curriculum needs of our
students as well as have a pulse on the climate of CNM and interact with its diverse student
population. The age ranges of students in my courses are 16-70+.
2004-2006: Charter Vocational High School Principal- (now called DATA Charter School).
I was the principal of this innovative Vocational High School that taught curriculum through
on line learning (Nova Net) and hands on applied technology courses such as electrical,
construction, auto mechanics, welding, PC repair, Autocad design, DECA, Skills USA,
Desktop publishing and more.
• Human Resources Management experience in staffing of full time and part time faculty,
supervise, mentor, evaluate, and oversee professional development. EEO, Diversity,
employee relations, unions, recruiting. Managing personnel files, resumes, scanning,
maintaining accurate and complete employee files, organizational development, training,
progressive discipline.
• Implemented and oversaw the installation and operation of over 300 computers in the
school.
• Oversaw the technology department, infrastructure, professional development, and
course development of technology courses.
• Successful charter school renewal through the Public Education Department.
• Mediated academic issues such as grade appeals, registration appeals, instructor
complaints, and student complaints.
• Participated in the school leadership team to develop, recommend, and implement school
policies, procedures, and problem-solving approaches.

6. We come as pieces of a puzzle, each with our own traits and characteristics, but when fitted together, making connections and growing stronger,
we become, like a mosaic, a striking representation of who we are as a team.
• Collaborated with department chairs to facilitate departmental processes to include
teaching assignments, master plan development, program assessment, and curriculum
changes.
• Collaborated with the counseling department to build and review scheduling, assessment,
graduation requirements, degree advisement, admissions, and registration.
• Organized and provide leadership to the school to assist with catalog updates,
textbook evaluation, and textbook selection.
• Assisted in planning, compiling, and advocating for facilities and equipment resources in
support of instructional and programmatic needs.
• Provided oversight to grant budgets and activities.
• Established and facilitated teamwork processes in order to develop, recommend, and
determine department policies, procedures, and problem-solving approaches.
• Utilizing continuous improvement methodology using assessment data to guide programs,
Baldrige and SQS training, School Net/AIMES utilizing pre and post data, Employee
evaluations, improvement plans and gap analysis of program needs.
• Chaired and participated in school-wide committees.
• Collaborated with universities and community colleges to develop, implement, and maintain
articulation agreements.
• Built and maintained partnerships with local districts and schools.
• Provided oversight for teacher licensure.
• Regulated special education regulations and compliance.
• Attended Governance Council Meeting.
• Built a collaborative and sustainable productive and respectful working environment for my
staff, both internally and externally.
• Oversaw all mandated PED testing
• Oversaw Master Schedule development
• Oversaw dual enrollment program with CNM
Staffing Specialist, Human Resources, Albuquerque Public Schools- 2002-2004
Staffing of special education teachers for one of the largest school districts in the nation.
• Responsible for staffing 128 school sites for APS in the department of special education in
the areas of teachers and all ancillary staff related to special education services.
• Collaboration with the New Mexico Public Education department licensure unit.
• Collaboration with bargaining units representing the teacher's union. During my tenure, I
successfully maintained a vacancy rate of 1% for the special education department for
one of the largest school districts in the nation.
• Evaluated human relations and work-related problems and meet with principals and
superintendents to facilitate effective communication and resolution of issues.
• Administered the Districts human resources policies and procedures as they pertain to
employee relations.
• Meet with district employees regarding job-related concerns and assists in resolution.
• Assisted and advised principals, superintendents, and supervisors regarding
employee evaluations, coaching, counseling, discipline, and termination.
• Coordinated and oversaw maintenance of required records including personnel,
security, payroll, budget, and allocations.
• Responded to questions regarding the interpretation and administration of personnel
policies throughout the District
• Worked with compensation department in the continuous maintenance and revision of
employee evaluation instruments and implementation of annual salary programs.
• Prepared documentation for and testified at meetings or hearings regarding discipline,
discharges, terminations, arbitration, evaluations and unemployment, etc.

7. We come as pieces of a puzzle, each with our own traits and characteristics, but when fitted together, making connections and growing stronger,
we become, like a mosaic, a striking representation of who we are as a team.
• Reviewed, recommended, and implemented changes to human resources policy and
procedure.
• Coordinated voluntary and administrative transfers with staffing department.
• Assisted in communicating District wide communications to all employees.
• Gather, review, verify, and consolidate information and statistical data for reports and
information as required.
• Kept school principals and teachers updated on staff licensure and qualifications.
• Ensured all differentials are submitted and paid.
• Monitored assignment of teachers to classes in which they are highly qualified.
• Assisted schools with master schedule and assignment of teachers to classes in which
they are highly qualified.
• Verified enrollment data entered by schools to determine staffing and compliance.
• Identify, analyze, and recommend solutions to problems in the work processes or
workload distribution.
• Kept in contact with Public Education Department regarding changes in licensure, class
loads, and No Child Left Behind Act
• Reviewed data and supervised the maintenance of accurate and complete records and
reports regarding No Child Left Behind Act, Class loads, licensure and endorsement,
highly qualified status for compliance with Public Education Department's regulations
and laws.
• Supervised assistant staffing specialists and staffing secretaries
• Complied with state-approved Code of Ethics of the Education Profession, upholds, and
enforces rules, administrative directives and regulations, school board policies, and local,
state, and federal regulations.
• Articulated and facilitated the implementation of the mission and values of the
Albuquerque Public Schools.
• Safeguarded confidentiality of privileged information.
• Prepared and maintained accurate and complete records and reports as required by law,
state directives, District policy, and administrative regulations.
• Shared the responsibility for the supervision and care of District inventory, proper and
safe use of facilities, equipment and supplies, and reports safety hazards promptly.
• Maintained professional relationships and works cooperatively with employees, the
community and other professionals.
• Maintained professional competence through individual and staff training, in-service
educational activities and self-selected professional growth activities.
• Attended and/or conducted staff meetings and participated on committees within area of
responsibility.
• Performed other tasks related to area of responsibilities as requested or assigned by an
immediate supervisor.
• Nationwide recruiting for all areas of employment with the Albuquerque Public Schools
1997-2002: Principal Eisenhower Middle School
Principal of an exemplary, Baldrige Award winning school, student population 1,100 with
a faculty of 105 staff members. PTA Principal of the year, 2001.
• Principal and assistant principal of Eisenhower Middle School, student population
1,100 with a faculty of 105 staff members.
• Budget administration of school funds.
• Human Resources Management experience in staffing of full time and part time faculty,
supervise, mentor, evaluate, and oversee professional development. EEO, Diversity,

8. We come as pieces of a puzzle, each with our own traits and characteristics, but when fitted together, making connections and growing stronger,
we become, like a mosaic, a striking representation of who we are as a team.
employee relations, unions, recruiting. Managing personnel files, resumes, scanning,
maintaining accurate and complete employee files, organizational development, training,
progressive discipline.
• Oversaw the technology department, infrastructure, and professional development.
• Mediate academic issues such as grade appeals, registration appeals, instructor
complaints, and student complaints.
• Participate in the school leadership team to develop, recommend, and implement school
policies, procedures, and problem-solving approaches.
• Collaborate with department chairs to facilitate departmental processes to include
teaching assignments, master plan development, program assessment, and
curriculum changes.
• Collaborated with the counseling department to build and review scheduling,
assessment, enrollment, and registration.
• Master Schedule development
• Oversaw all PED mandated testing
• Organized and provide leadership to the school to assist with catalog updates, textbook
evaluation, and textbook selection.
• Assisted in planning, compiling, and advocating for facilities and equipment resources in
support of instructional and programmatic needs.
• Provided oversight to grant budgets and activities.
• Chaired and participate in school-wide committees.
• Built and maintained partnerships with local businesses and schools.
• Provided oversight for teacher licensure.
• Regulated special education regulations and compliance.
• Built a collaborative and sustainable productive and respectful working environment for
my staff, both internally and externally.
• Participated in monthly PTA meetings.
• Legislative liaison for technology funds for the school.
• Eisenhower Middle School was a Baldrige Award winning school. Utilizing continuous
improvement methodology using assessment data to guide programs, Baldrige and SQS
training, utilizing pre and post data, Employee evaluations, improvement plans and gap
analysis of program needs.
ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• 2007-present: CNM Advisory Board- I am an administrative APS representative for the
CNM Advisory Board for the CHSS department under the direction of Director Catron
Allred. I have served on this board for the past 7 years as an administrative
representative in the development of programs through the Education Department for
CNM.
• 2007-present: CNM Adjunct Faculty- For the past 7 years I have been a part time instructor
with CNM. I represent the CHSS, SAGE and BIT departments. I have had the opportunity
to teach core curriculum courses, technology courses (Office 2010), communication
courses, dual enrollment- college success courses and technology integration into the
curriculum courses. These current experiences allow me to stay up to date on the current
curriculum needs of our students as well as have a pulse on the climate of CNM and interact
with its diverse student population. Online course development, Blackboard certified.

9. We come as pieces of a puzzle, each with our own traits and characteristics, but when fitted together, making connections and growing stronger,
we become, like a mosaic, a striking representation of who we are as a team.
• 2004-2007: UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX- Adjunct Faculty-Adjunct faculty teaching
Master's level course for teacher education programs. Foundation of Curriculum and
Instruction, Evaluation and Assessment of Curriculum, Critical Issues in Education and
Standards Based Instruction.
• 1988-1997: CLASSROOM TEACHER- Albuquerque Public Schools- Classroom teacher
in Keyboarding, Social Studies for 7th and 8th grade at Taft Middle School and Hoover
Middle School. Also taught numerous summer school sessions of senior Economics.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/GRANT WRITING
• 2012 Spring Budget Workshop- I attend this workshop yearly and attend sessions most
pertinent to my work at the time.
• Common Core Training Participated in Common Core Training, February 2012 with
the APS Curriculum Department regarding the adoption of Common Core for the State
of New Mexico.
• Blackboard certified through CNM and APS.- currently an online instructor through CNM.
Online course development and instruction through distance learning.
• Brustein & Manasevit, Federal programs conference attendee on a yearly basis.
• National Title I conference attendee on a yearly basis.
• Southern Regional Educational Board (SREB) Facilitator-building instructional leadership
teams and reflecting revisions to others. The modules, developed with Wallace funding,
support the redesign of leadership preparation programs in universities, districts and
academies.
• Carl Perkins Grant Development-CNM, department of Communications, Humanities and
Social Sciences (CHSS) in the area of Career and Technical Education programs.
• District trainer for Teaching with Text.
• HB115-working with legislative representatives and APS legislative representatives,
successfully helped introduce and pass HB115 for the 2011 legislative session. HB115
was directly related to the work I do in Title I for the after school tutoring programs.
• PICASSO Grant Advisory Board-This grant is in collaboration between Title I SES programs
and Century 21 learning programs.
• CNM-CHSS Advisory Board-in collaboration with CNM and APS this group develops
programs and advises CNM on programs and transitions that will support incoming freshman
to CNM as well as dual credit programs and career readiness opportunities for students.
• Cayen Systems Focus Group-monthly webinar meetings with Cayen Systems nationwide
users group. Cayen Systems is the software we use to manage our SES programs in New
Mexico. I am instrumental in bringing this software into New Mexico. Our webinars are
nationwide meetings with other school districts in the use of Cayen Systems.

10. We come as pieces of a puzzle, each with our own traits and characteristics, but when fitted together, making connections and growing stronger,
we become, like a mosaic, a striking representation of who we are as a team.
• WEB EPSS-Web EPSS trainer and facilitator. Web EPSS is the state's educational online
program to host the Educational Plan for Student Success for schools and districts.
• Strategic and Action Planning, Balanced Literacy, PreK-12, Standards
Implementation, Continuous Improvement (PDSA), Utilization and Alignment of
Resources
• Charter School Renewal successfully written for Charter Vocational HS, now called DATA
Charter school.
HONORS/PUBLICATIONS/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Principal of the Year, New Mexico Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 2002
• Danforth Scholar, Educational Administration
• Dean's List, University of New Mexico
• Hoover Middle School Yearbook production 1992-1995
• Neighborhood Association Block Captain, past President, past Vice President
• Past PTA president, Eisenhower Middle School
• Charter Organizational Representative for the Boy Scouts of America
• Master Gardner with the City of Albuquerque
 Yoga Instructor- Certified RYS 200