Amanda Henry

2602 Fairway Drive, Moorhead, MN 56560

Phone: 218.443.5929 Email: ahenry@moorheadschools.org

EDUCATION

Doctorate of Education – Institutional Analysis

May 2020. North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. Final GPA 4.0
Masters of Education – Education Leadership
December 2011. North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. Final GPA 4.0
Bachelor of Science – Secondary Education
December 2005. Minnesota State University of Moorhead. Final GPA 3.3
Focus: History and Economics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, 2020-present

Moorhead Senior High School, Moorhead, MN
● Direct roles with Staff - Coach and evaluate teachers; Facilitate professional development; Determine staffing
needs and hire staff; Analyze student data; New teacher orientation support; Support assigned departments;
Prepare and facilitate relevant faculty meetings; and, Assessment planning
● Direct roles with Students - General student supervision throughout the school day; Monitor COVID procedures;
Monitor student attendance, grades, and behavior; Monitor student progress towards graduation; Student
supervision at school activities and dances; Participate in all IEP and 504 meetings; and, Provide a safe learning
environment
● MTSS School Coordinator - Designing the academic/behavior pathways and planning for implementation
● AP Coordinator - Overseeing AP courses, training, and student exams
● Weekly Newsletter - provides information of what teachers need to know (state testing, reminders of attendance,
etc.), what they need to do (complete district surveys), and what they can share with students (eligibility for prom)
● Building Test Coordinator - Plan and prepare testing for all students at MHS, including MCA, AP, ACT, Pre-ACT,
PSAT, and, ACCESS
● Building Staff Development Team -Develop professional development for teachers with administrators, coaches,
and district leaders
● AVID Building Administrator
● Orientation for 9-11 grade
● Graduation Planning
● Foreign Exchange Students Programming
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, 2015-2020
Sheyenne High School, West Fargo, ND
● Ramp Up Coordinator – Work with teachers to plan and implement college and career readiness activities with
students during advisory
● Principal Advisory Committee – Work with students across all grade-levels and focus areas to build relationships,
promote school culture and leadership within the school.
● Cognia School Team Coordinator – I help to analyze student, staff, and stakeholder data, develop our district
mission and vision, coordinate our team with employing that vision within our school, and help prepare for site
visits during accreditation
● AP and NMSI Coordinator – Sheyenne was accepted to participate in the National Math and Science Initiative in
2016. Working with NMSI and our teachers I help facilitate resources, training, and supports to increase student
performance on AP testing in math, science, and technology
● Monitoring Committee – This district team meets at least three times per year to review the assessment plan and
identify key indicators. These assessments are used to determine intervention and enrichment for individual
students in the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) model
● Communications - Weekly Memos – provides information of what they need to know (state testing, reminders of
attendance, etc.), what they need to do (complete district surveys), and what they can share with students
(eligibility for prom); Handbook; Year-at-a-glance – A schoolwide calendar of school specific meetings; Daily SHS
admin updates regarding COVID-19
MULTIPLE TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORT (MTSS), 2013-2015
Sheyenne High School, West Fargo, ND
● Collaboration - with school and district MTSS team to develop pathways and action plan
● Implementation – of English intervention curriculum and Math pilot intervention program
● Training – Facilitating of all intervention course trainings and supports throughout the year with staff
● Data Analysis – of identified measures to determine success if programs and students’ progress
● Placement – Administer screeners and placement tests to all 8th grade students entering 9th as defined by the
pathway
● Communication – with staff, students, parents, and administrators regarding the progress, success, needs of
improvement areas of program use and student placement, and achievement
MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR, Summer 2013
Cheney Middle School, West Fargo, ND
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP PRACTICUM, Fall 2011
Sheyenne High School, West Fargo, ND
SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER – WORLD GEOGRAPHY AND WORLD HISTORY, 2009-2014
Sheyenne High School, West Fargo, ND
HISTORY TEACHER - HONORS HISTORY, U.S. HISTORY, AND EXPLORE, 2008-2009
Moorhead High School, Moorhead, MN
PARA EDUCATOR, 2006 - 2008
Ellen Hopkins, Moorhead, MN
MIGRANT SCHOOL TEACHER - FIRST GRADE, Summer 2006
Ellen Hopkins, Moorhead, MN

SCHOOL ORGANIZATION & PARTICIPATION

PEOPLE PROJECT, 2018 – 2020

● The goal of this project is to build personal connection and resiliency through education, partnership and action.
As the leader of the team, I helped to develop and implement a PD plan which focuses on the five values that
promote well-being of individuals: gratitude, connection, joy, compassion, resilience.
PAGE Team Member, 2018-2020
● PAGE (Peer Alliance Gender Equity) is dedicated to addressing achievement disparities in STEM education on
the basis of gender, race, class, ethnicity, disability, language, and sexual orientation at a systems level.
● This team analyzes the system and practices strategies for facilitating teamwork and collaboration; examine the
relationships between identity, systems of oppression, status, and cultural humility. Additionally, we engage
critically with questions of leading in complex systems and transferring knowledge to action in your unique
context.
COGNIA TEAM COORDINATOR, 2013 – 2020
● Accreditation Visit – Plan and prepare site visit for accreditation for fall of 2019
● Data Retreat – attend and participate in analyzing and establishing data and goals for the upcoming school year.
● Administer staff, student, and teacher surveys in preparation of Accreditation in the Spring of 2015
● Collaborate with other site team coordinator and district coordinators to prepare final documentation for
Accreditation in the Spring of 2015
MTSS (MULTIPLE TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS), 2010 - 2015
● Duties are evolving with the continued development and implementation of English, Math, Behavior, and Social
and Emotional Pathways, curriculum, interventions, and supports.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM, 2010 - Current
● Assisted in site-based planning of staff development
● Participated in bi-weekly meetings
● Examined and initiated 21st Century skills and At-risk students as areas of focus for development
● Collaborated, Created, and directed a book study for the 2011-2012 school year using technology as a means to
discuss and collaborate
STUDENT TEACHER MENTOR, Spring 2012
CHECK & CONNECT MENTOR TRAINING, Summer 2012
● Participated and trained in the Check & Connect Mentor Training program at the University of Minnesota.

SCHOLARSHIP

NDSU EDP CONFERENCE PRESENTATION, Fall 2018

● Henry, A. (2018). Utilizing the CBAM model to implement the MTSS behavior pathway. Round Table
Presentation at the 2018 NDSU Education Doctoral Programs annual fall conference, September, 2018.
NORTH DAKOTA RTI/MTSS CONFERENCE PRESENTATION, Summer 2014
● Henry, A.; Miller, D; Mortrud, S; Ripley, H. (2014) MTSS pathway process and update. Presentation at the
North Dakota RTI/MTSS Conference, June, 2014.
NDSU EDP CONFERENCE PRESENTATION, Fall 2013
● Beseler-Thompson, E.; Henry, A.;.Olson, P.; Ntivu-Bisimwa, R.; Wood, N.B. (2013). CBPR update, feedback,
and future directions. Presentation at the 2013 NDSU Education Doctoral Programs annual fall conference,
September, 2013.
NDSU ACCREDITATION VISIT SPEAKER, Spring 2012
● Speaker for two Education Leadership poster presentations during reception of accreditation visit; one on the
program overall, and one on the ID21.
TRI-COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP BROCHURE, Fall 2012
● Interviewed and profiled in the Tri-College Educational Leadership Information Brochure.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

● Education Doctoral Program Conference, 2012-2018

● West Fargo Education Association, 2009 - 2016
● North Dakota Education Association, 2009 – Present
● Teaching American History Grant, 2008-2009
● Treasurer of MSUM’s History Club, 2004-2005
● Moorhead Community Education Secretary, 1999-2000
● Moorhead Community Education Student Member, 1998-1999

CERTIFICATION

● Master’s in Educational Leadership, 2011

● Minnesota Principal Licensure - 2020