1. Stephen
D.
Bournes
7458
Irving
Avenue
Merchantville,
New
Jersey
08109
773-­‐715-­‐5278
stephenb1911@att.net
Education:
Doctorate
in
Education,
Anticipated
2016,
University
of
Pennsylvania
Master’s
Degree
in
Educational
Leadership,
Fall,
2001,
National
Louis
University
Bachelor’s
Degree
in
Education,
Spring,
1993,
Northwestern
University
Certification:
NJ
Principal
Certificate
of
Eligibility,
IL
Type
09
(English/Language
Arts),
IL
Type
75
(General
Administrative)
2012-­‐
2013
Adjunct
Professor,
Concordia
University,
River
Forest,
Illinois
Taught
foundational
courses
in
the
Master
of
Arts
in
Curriculum
and
Instruction
Program:
Teacher
as
Practitioner
and
Teacher
as
Leader.
Knowledge and skills
regarding effective teaching and instruction. Analysis of current and emerging
research in pedagogy. Effective teacher leadership in classrooms, schools and other
social institutions. Comparative educational systems, organizational theory and
school change and reform processes.
Classroom
Experience
1994-­‐
2006
English
and
Humanities
Teacher,
Evanston
Township
High
School
Responsibilities
include
classroom
instruction
of
grammar,
literature,
research
and
composition
at
all
grade
and
ability
levels,
an
interdisciplinary
planning
with
a
history
co-­‐teacher.
Also
taught
at-­‐risk
students
in
Evening
Academy
Program
and
a
Kaplan
model
test
prep
class.
1997-­‐
2006
Teacher,
Center
for
Talent
Development,
Northwestern
University
Responsibilities
include
instruction
in
World
Geography
and
World
Perspectives
in
Saturday
Enrichment
Program
and
Letter
Links
correspondence
course,
and
creative
writing
in
Apogee
and
Spectrum
3
week
intensive
summer
program
for
4th-­‐6th
and
7th-­‐9th
grades.
Leadership
Experience
2013-­‐Present
Turnaround
Principal,
Cooper’s
Poynt
Family
School,
Camden
City
School
District
Turnaround
Principal
accountable
for
increasing
student
achievement,
implementing
comprehensive
literacy
framework,
and
evaluating
teacher
effectiveness
using
Danielson
Framework.
2011-­‐
2013
Principal,
William
J.
&
Chas
H.
Mayo
Elementary
School,
Chicago
Public
Schools
Instructional
Leader
responsible
for
implementing
change
in
instructional
practices
across
all
content
areas
school-­‐wide;
creating
community
partnerships;
supervising
and
evaluating
over
40
staff
members;
increasing
teacher
capacity
in
RTI;
aligning
21st
century
skills
with
curriculum;
improving
staff
morale;
ensuring
the
safety
and
security
of
the
students,
staff
and
building.
2006-­‐
2010
Assistant
Principal,
Amelia
Earhart
Elementary
School,
Chicago
Public
Schools
Responsibilities
included
discipline/behavior
management,
supervising
internal
accounts,
working
with
Per
Pupil
Budgeting,
implementing
PBIS,
facilitating
professional
development,
coordinating
parent
workshops,
Real
Men
Read,
and
NCLB,
data
/performance
management,
teacher
evaluation,
technology
support,
supervising
educational
support
personnel,
collaborating
with
AMPS
Magnet
Cluster
for
professional
development.
2002-­‐2003
Academy
Standards
Leader/Staff
Developer,
Evanston
Township
High
School
Responsibilities
included
teaching
and
co-­‐designing
with
instructional
staff
interdisciplinary,
project-­‐based
learning
curriculum
to
be
implemented
with
an
academically
under-­‐prepared
at-­‐risk
population
of
juniors
and
seniors.
Also
assisted

2. the
director
with
administrative
duties
such
as
organizing
staff
development
programs
and
coordinating
parent
conferences
with
entire
instructional
team.
2002-­‐
2005
Standards
Teacher
Leader,
Evanston
Township
High
School
Responsibilities
included
regularly
meeting
with
department
chair
to
plan
department
meetings,
managing
summer
curriculum
projects
and
writing
reports,
and
developing
staff
in
areas
of
common
assessments.
2003-­‐
2005
Sophomore
Team
Leader,
Evanston
Township
High
School
Responsibilities
included
regularly
meeting
with
a
team
of
five
teachers
to
plan
instruction
and
provide
literacy
support
targeted
at
low
achieving
students
who
scored
in
the
25th
percentile
on
EXPLORE
test.
Other
Experiences
Member,
Golden
Apple
Scholars
of
Illinois
Class
of
1989;
Polemarch,
Kappa
Alpha
Psi
Fraternity,
Inc.,
Evanston
Alumni
Chapter;
Member,
Association
for
Supervision
and
Curriculum
Development;
Honorary
Pastor,
Interdenominational
Missionary
Union
of
Evanston;
Board
Member,
Pope
John
XXIII
School;
Member,
Teachers
Council Executive
Committee,
Evanston
Township
High
School;
Vice-­‐President,
Chicago
Area
Alliance
of
Black
School
Educators;
Member,
National
Alliance
of
Black
School
Educators.
Presentations 10 Strategies for Engaging Disengaged Reading, NABSE 2012
Using Film Excerpts as Text to Engage Readers, NABSE 2011
Building a Community of Learners, Teachers of Tomorrow Conference, 2010
Building a Community of Learners, Golden Apple Scholars Conference