Joaquin Guerrero is an experienced educator seeking a leadership role to improve student performance. He has 25 years of experience leading in the military, business, and education. As a principal and administrator, he launched initiatives that significantly reduced failure and discipline rates while improving test scores. His experience also includes leading staff development, managing data systems, and developing communication strategies. Guerrero holds several advanced degrees and certifications and is finishing his doctorate in educational leadership. He serves the growing Hispanic population as a liaison and maintains an online community to research better support strategies.

1. Joaquin Guerrero
1535 FM 449
Longview, TX 75605
j.guerrero@yahoo.com
903 932-8077
Objective
With 25 years of leadership experience and training in the military, business, and
education, I am seeking to lead a campus in continuous learning and improvement by systems
of visioning, strategy, evaluation, and support for all members to grow and flourish.
Accomplishments
Education
○ Served as Principal for Longview Early Graduation High School to relieve
another administrator during state testing preparation, staff evaluations, and
graduation ceremonies.
○ Launched and led the Freshman Initiative to reduce the failure rate of students
from over 50% to under 5% for over 600 students at Longview High School.
○ Raised campus student performance in End of Course exams from once
unacceptable to a 93% campus rating with distinctions.
○ Created and refine systems in a Discipline Center to align systems, improve
behavior, and reduce the discipline incidents on a campus of over 2,000
students,. Lowered the DAEP placements by half, while creating a safe, positive
learning environment and freeing manpower for more instructional leadership.
○ Lead campus staff development and manage data feedback and collaboration
systems for instructional improvement.
○ Developed and led a professional learning community that raised overall
student performance as Academic Dean and then Associate Principal of
Marshall High School.
○ Launched and manage multiple district communication methods and social
media to better connect the school and the district with the community .
○ Initiated and preside over the board of a growing Boys and Girls Club chapter
serving multiple school districts in order to provide after-school programs for
students.
○ Finishing a Doctorate of Educational Leadership in 2017 with a dissertation
focus in team learning.
○ As a Hispanic educational leader, I serve as liaison for Spanish speaking parents
and students and maintain a professional online community to research ways
to better serve a growing population.
Business
○ Conducted interviews for marketing research to inform business strategy.
○ Informed and served clients in bookkeeping and tax services.
○ Trained students in business and technology skills to be more competitive in
the marketplace.

2. Military
○ Rose from Private to Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, leading my combat tank
platoon to defeat a much larger enemy battalion on their training ground. Won
accolades in battalion inspection and revised and executed multiple and various
transportation exercises in foreign countries with zero accidents or losses.
○ Collected, analyzed, and reported military intelligence for commanders to make
decisions. Performance resulted in such success that the opposing intelligence
general officer was replaced.
EmploymentHistory
FreshmanInitiative/DisciplineCenter/ActingPrincipal(LEGHS) -LongviewHighSchool Fall2007topresent
AssociatePrincipal-MarshallHighSchool Spring 2006toFall2007
Business Teacher,SBDCmember- SamRayburnHigh School Spring 2001 toDecember2005
TankPlatoonLeader,Armored CavalryOfficer.U.S.Army-Europe May1998toDecember2000
MarketResearchCollector August1996toMay1998
Bookkeepingand Tax ServiceAgent August1994toAugust1996
IntelligenceAnalyst-TopSecretClearance-KoreanLinguistU.S.Army-Asia October1990toJune1994
EducationandProfessionalDevelopment
DoctorateOfEducationalLeadership Texas A&MCommerce Expected2017
SuperintendentCertification Texas A&MCommerce 2012
Masters ofEducationalManagement UniversityofHouston-ClearLake 2005
Bachelors ofBusiness Administration UniversityofTexas -SanAntonio 1998
Associations
NationalSocietyofLeadershipandSuccess
Texas AssociationofSecondarySchoolPrincipals
Texas AssociationofSecondaryAdministrators
Texas CouncilofProfessors ofEducationalAdministration
Learning Forward
HonorSociety.org
Boys andGirls Club
LifetimeMember-Quarterhorse:1stSquadron,4thU.S.Cavalry
References
James Brewer AssistantSuperintendent (903)293-1045
MelaniePondant Directorof SecondaryPrograms (903)926-6113
Kim Shumaker Principal (903)918-2095