Revised Vita

Kenneth Wallace

14702 Kings Head Drive, Houston Texas, 77044

(H) 281-436-0322, (W) 832-386-1224; kwallace@galendparkisd.com

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physical Education              Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Master of Education Physical Education                 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Mid-Management Certification                                 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Licenses/Certifications

Professional Mid-Management Administrator    (Grades PK-12) Texas

Provisional All-Level Health/Physical Education  (Grades PK-12) Texas

Provisional Secondary History                                    (Grades 06-12) Texas

Provisional Secondary Health                                     (Grades 06-12) Texas

Administrative and Leadership

Experience

Assistant Superintendent, Galena Park ISD, Houston, Texas, 2011-present

Areas of responsibilities

·         Counselors, registrars,  Nurses, Early Head Start, CTE, Fine Arts, AP/Pre AP, G/T, Testing

·         Athletics, Dropout Recovery program, Accountability, Technology programs

·         Secondary Parent Complaints – 1^st level, Alternative Education (ACE, Night School, CFS, High Point, JJAEP)

·         Parental Involvement, Student Handbook, Graduation, Summer School

Principal, North Shore Senior High School, Galena Park ISD, Houston, Texas, 2000-2011

·         Accountability

·         Implemented Academic and Career Academies

·         Tenth grade teaming

·         Implemented AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination, a college preparatory program, designed to empower the low-achieving, ethnically underrepresented student to complete the New Recommended High School Program or the Distinguished Achievement Program thus enabling students to enroll and graduate from four-year colleges and universities.

·         Summer academy: Program designed to accelerate incoming calculus students

·         Credit Recovery: Computer Based program using Plato Software, for the Galena Park School District.

·         TAFE (Texas Association of Future Educators) Program: Directing students to become educators.

·         Project Read: Reading across the curriculum in the content areas

·         Star Catcher: An after school program designed to help students who are behind in core subjects.

·         Junior and Sophomore Academies: program designed to establish positive relationships with at risk students.

·         Recognized School 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2011-2012

Administrative and Leadership

Experience

Principal, Estacado High School, Lubbock ISD, Lubbock, Texas, 1989-2000

·         Accountability

·         Implemented Drop-Out recovery program (Jump Start)

·         Implemented AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination, a college preparatory program, designed to empower the low-achieving, ethnically underrepresented student to complete the New Recommended High School Program or the Distinguished Achievement Program thus enabling students to enroll and graduate from four-year colleges and universities.

·         Ninth and Tenth grade teaming

·         Created positions of Reading and Math Specialist to model and create gold seal lessons for teachers

·         Accountability ratings of Acceptable each year

Vice Principal, Estacado High School, Lubbock ISD, Lubbock, Texas, 1987- 1989

·         Responsible for Master Schedule

·         Scheduling of all academic teams

·         Discipline Management Plan

·         All after school activities

·         Teacher appraisal system

·         Accountability

Head Football Coach and Athletic Director, Coronado High School, Lubbock, Texas, 1984-1987

·         Responsible for the leadership of the Athletic Football program

·         Football Boosters

·         Media

·         Over saw all athletic programs at Coronado High School

·         Feeder School responsibilities (recruiting)

·         Staff Development

Head Football Coach and Athletic Director, Dunbar High School, Lubbock, Texas, 1980-1984

·         Responsible for the leadership of the Athletic Football program

·         Football Boosters

·         Media

·         Over saw all athletic programs at Dunbar High School

·         Coach of the Year 1982-1983

·         Feeder School responsibilities

Assistant Football Coach, Coronado High School, Lubbock, Texas, 1975-1980

·         Varsity Football assistant coach – Worked with defensive secondary and offensive receivers

·         United States History Teacher

·         Assistant track coach

·         Head wrestling coach (three year city champions)

·         Scouting

·         FCA Leader

Teaching assistant, Physical Education Department, and Graduate assistant in the Athletic Department, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 1974-1975

·         Taught activities courses, Tennis, Football, and Weight Training

·         Coached the freshman football team (Defensive back coach)

·         Scouting

·         Recruiting

·         Scout Team

·         Equipment responsibility

Training/Professional Development

·         Model Schools, Bill Daggett from the International Center for Educational Leadership at the TASA Mid-Winter Conference in Austin, Texas,January, 2008

·         Legislative Update and Legal Summit, Region IV, 8-17-2011

·         Principal Assessment for Student Success, Region IV, 4-16-2009

·         Aspiring Superintendents Academy, Region IV, 10-30-2006

·         Performance-Based Monitoring Interventions: Career and Technical Education, 2-27-2007

·         Campus Tools for Title I, part A:  Meeting requirements under NCLB, 8-9-2007

·         Special Education update with the Law Dog (TASSP) Summer conferences each June

·         Ruby Payne, A Framework for Understanding Poverty – Summer 2005

·         Keeping Kids in School: Model School and Dropout Prevention, Region Iv, 7-19-2005

·         The Principals’ partnership Summer Leadership Institute, July 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007

·         Dr. Stephen R. Covery’s  Luminary series event, the 8^th Habit, Rice University, 2009

·         Region IV Understanding Current AYP and State Accountability

·         TASSP Conference: Austin, Texas, Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships,June 2007

·         Strategic Planning Workshop, GPISD, August 2009

·         PDAS (Yearly updates)

·         STARR & EOC training, GPISD,  August-MAY 2011-2012

Professional Associations & Memberships

·         Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Board Member 2006-2010

·         Texas Association of Secondary School Principals 1987-2011

·         National Association of Secondary School Principals 2000-2011

·         Texas High School Coaches Association 1974-2012

·         Former board Member Athletic council Texas Tech University 1996-2000

·         TASA Member (Texas Association of School Administrators 2011-2012)

·         Former member Texas class room Teachers Association

·         Former member Texas State Teachers Association

Honors/Awards

·         Region IV Texas Association of Secondary School Principals, Principal of The Year,

·         Galena park ISD, Principal of The Year,

·         TASSP (Texas Association of Secondary Schools Principals) Board Member, Region IV Coordinator, 2006-2010

·         PTA Life Member

·         Winner of Siemens Award for Advanced Placement (2005)

·         Recognized School 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2011-2012

·         Safe School Award, North Shore Senior High School, 2000-2001

·         Coach of The Year, 1982-1983

·         Texas Tech University, All South West Conference Football Team,  & Second Team All American, 1973

Community Involvement

·         Member of the North Channel Chamber of Commerce

·         Jacinto City Rotary club

·         North Shore Rotary Club

·         St. Luke’s Hospital Blood Drive

·         United Way Campaign

·         American Cancer Society Walk for Life

·         Daniel Bazan Bayou Walk, Scholarships

References

References will be included on the following page, if requested.