TAIMAK D.

WILLIS
252-503-6201
twillis51@gmail.com
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Master of School Administration May 2019

● East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education December 2013

● East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

Associates of Arts
● Craven Community College, New Bern NC May 2010

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Standard Two Profession School Administrator: Principal Licensure

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Standard Two Professional Elementary Education (K-6) Licensure

Principal, J.T. Barber Elementary School, New Bern, NC 2022 - Present

● Lead a team of more than 60 faculty and staff members through day-to-day operations of Title 1
school
● Provide/present professional learning opportunities in multiple settings
● Ensure best practice by all teachers for all students in every elementary classroom
● Establish and maintain strong relationships within all levels of the school and community

Assistant Principal, Pitt County Schools, Greenville, NC 2019 - 2022

● Promotes a school environment that is safe and conducive to individualized instruction, cooperative
curriculum development and student learning.
● Continues to acquire professional knowledge and learn of current developments in the educational
field by attending seminars, workshops, professional meetings or by conducting research.
● Facilitated PLC and Faculty Meetings
● Beginner Teacher Support
● Bus Coordinator
● Observed, supervised and evaluated certified and classified staff
● Assist with curriculum development, instructional strategies and lesson planning
● Implemented Tie Thursday and Girls with Pearls
● Created 3-Tiered PBIS model
● School decreased discipline referrals by 85% (South Greenville Elementary)
Teacher (2nd, 3rd, 4th Grade), Elementary, Lenoir and Pitt County NC January 2014 - 2019
● School Improvement Team Representative
● Taught 4th grade Reading, Math, Science and Social Studies
● Created Poverty Team
● Taught 3rd Grade Reading, Math, Social Studies and Science
● Read to Achieve
● Implemented 1 to 1 Technology in class
● Met Expected Growth for 3rd Grade
● Taught 2nd grade Reading, Math, Social Studies and Science
● MCLASS/Read 3D
● Conducted both formal and informal assessments.

Presenter, Pitt County Schools 2017 - Present

● New Teacher and Beginning Teacher Program
● United Way Campaign
● Importance of Read Alouds
● Rise Up to the Challenge of Educating Young Minds in This Age of Indifference
● What is Implicit Bias?
● Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind

Presenter, Koinonia Christian Center 2018 – Present

● Leadership Institute Facilitator

Time Management
Analyzing and Utilizing Data
Facilitating Professional Development
Effectively Working with Parents
Cognitive Coaching
The School to Prison Pipeline and Its Impact on School Communities
Learning Focused Lesson Plans
Digging into Mathematics Practices
Math Foundations
Write from The Beginning
Analyzing DISC Profiles
Rural School Leadership Academy
Learning Focused for APs
Crucial Conversations
Crucial Accountability
Situational Leadership
Adaptive Schools
Future Ready Leadership - Your Role in the NCSE for Principals & Assistant Principals
Future Ready Leadership - What Every School Leader Needs to Know about Curriculum and Instruction
Future Ready Leadership - Instructional Leadership that Builds Teacher Effectiveness
Future Ready Leadership - How Leaders Create Authentic PLCs
Future Ready Leadership - How Leaders Create a Healthy School Culture
Future Ready Leadership - Maximizing Student and Adult Relationships

Top 25% in NC and PITT County for Student Growth in English Language Arts (2018)
Top 25% in NC and PITT County for Student Growth in English Language Arts and Math (2017)
ECU Dean’s List Fall Semesters 2010 and 2011
ECU Honor Roll – Fall Semesters 2012 and Spring Semester 2012 & 2013
Koinonia Christian Center - The President's Volunteer Service Award – 2012
References available upon request