Lisa Palomino-Miller
Ladera Ranch
Summary
Educational leader with extensive experience in strategic planning and program evaluation. Achievements include enhancing student performance through targeted professional development and collaborative leadership initiatives. Expertise in budget management and fostering professional learning communities, ensuring compliance and promoting a positive school culture.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Elementary School Principal
Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Mission Viejo
07.2024 - Current
- Planning development and supervising daily school instructional programs: Curricular program analysis and observation of instructional practices.
- Provide professional development: work collaboratively with district office administrators, principal administrative team and instructional coach to develop and implement professional development for employees, which provides engaging and supportive educational practices that support the Preschool Learning Foundations and California State Standards.
- Evaluate teacher instructional routines, direct instruction, and program effectiveness: Observe the quality of educational practices delivered in classroom lessons, differentiating instruction, providing strategic intervention; and ensuring all students are mastering grade level standards.
- Support and monitor student growth and well-being: observe students and work collaboratively with teachers and staff to ensure students are receiving instructional and a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) approach to create an environment where students flourish in their academics, behavior, and social emotional.
- Site coordinator for CAASPP and district benchmark assessments.
- Supervise ELPAC Testing: coordinate and support with language proficiency (e.g. ELPAC).
- Supervise and evaluate employees: ensuring compliance in state and federal training mandates, job performance is appropriate and within the scope of job description.
- Participate in employee hiring and performance reviews: Partner with the Human Resources Department to review job applicants, schedule and facilitate interviews; and conduct employee evaluations.
- Facility operations and management: Inspect and oversee site structures are safe and in compliance with County and State agencies. Ensure site is safe, clean, and orderly for students, employees and community partners. Inventory and maintain school supplies and budgets. Work with local agencies to promote a safe and positive school atmosphere that is conducive to learning.
- Increase parental participation: Increase and parent involvement be seeking input from community partners in meetings with the School Site Council, Coffee with the Principal, District Advisory Committee and PTA.
- Developed and implemented school-wide policies to ensure the safety of students, staff, and faculty.
- Provided guidance for professional development activities for teachers.
- Collaborated with teachers on curriculum development and implementation.
- Ensured compliance with state standards and federal regulations related to education.
- Created a positive learning environment by fostering relationships between teachers, parents, and students.
- Presented resources and opportunities to teaching staff for further professional development and curriculum training courses.
- Encouraged and voiced positive feedback to mentor and motivate new teachers.
- Informed students and parents of policies and procedures regarding student behavior and disciplinary actions.
- Collaborated with various departments to support and establish programs, lessons and student activities.
- Oversaw school budgets, documented changes and tracked expenses to allocate and manage school funds.
- Developed positive relationships with school students, teachers and local community.
- Developed platform for instructional practices design through data-driven decision-making.
- Developed and implemented standards for student academic achievement aligned with district, state and local initiatives.
- Managed school administration operations and organized teacher schedules, student registration processes and class orientation sessions.
- Guided instruction by mentoring teachers to improve leadership and teaching effectiveness.
- Monitored school administration activity and implemented policies to support student safety, inclusion and academic success.
- Directed school human resources including hiring, training, policy enforcement, and legal compliance.
- Collaborated with parents and administrators to drive problem resolution and enforce discipline.
- Visited classrooms to evaluate teacher instructional techniques as part of annual evaluation cycle.
- Interacted positively with staff to demonstrate professional conduct expectations of teaching and administrative personnel.
- Instructed teachers on classroom management, behavior and instructional strategies.
- Monitored and evaluated performance of school employees.
Elementary School Principal
South Whittier School District
Whittier
07.2014 - 06.2024
- Facilitate data needs assessments to analyze student academic performance and progress: Review data analysis: review student performance on formative, summative assessments to progress monitor all students and subgroups. Provide intervention and enrichment to support students. Facilitate Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) (2018-2024): facilitate monthly leadership meetings, support grade level instruction and student work, focus on learning target, analyze data, and create short and long term planning.
- WACSEP/PIAT: Partner with the Whittier Area Special Educational Program and the Preschool Intake Assessment Team for incoming IEPs and placement.
- Support Parent ED/Community Liaison/District Opportunities: Parent Academy, Hispanic Outreach Taskforce Parent Education Conference, Homeless and Foster Youth program, promoting parent engagement.
- Oversee Parent Education: support the development of site based workshops, classes and activities for parents: Latino Family Literacy, CABE Whittier, The Whole Child, Pacific Clinics, Health Youth Counseling, Department of Public and Mental Health.
- Partner with district partners: Work with after school organizations, the Boys and Girls Club, Think Together, other support agencies, and local colleges and school districts.
- Manage site budgets: recommend and approve categorical allocations expenditures for Title 1 and Supplemental and Concentration funding.
- Federal Program Monitoring (FPM): Assist in organizing and uploading required documents needed for state compliance.
- Maintain Compliance with Federal, State and Local Regulations: assist in reviewing and submitting information on the Consolidated Application and Reporting System.
Educator, Kindergarten, Third, Sixth Grade
South Whittier School District
Whittier
09.1997 - 06.2014
- South Whittier School District English Learners Professional Development Trainer
- Direct Interactive Instruction Strategy Expert
- Member of District Leadership Team/Site Liaison
- Member of Site Leadership Committee/ Grade Level Chairperson-represented grade level in staff meetings, revised School Level Plans, CST preparation of materials, and made recommendations to School Site Council
Career Development and Committee Representative, Administrative Designee
South Whittier School District
Whittier
01.2002 - 06.2013
- Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) meeting facilitator
- Student Study Team (SST) meeting facilitator
- Anti-Bullying Program Coordinator/Trainer
- Literacy Coordinator, Read Across America
- Master Teacher for Biola University- mentored observation/ participation
- Master Teacher for California State University Fullerton-mentored observation/ participation
Education
Administrative Credential - Educational Leadership
Los Angeles County Office of Education
01.2018
Preliminary Administrative Credential -
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pomona, CA01.2012
Master of Arts - Curriculum and Instruction
Chapman University
Orange, CA01.2000
Clear Multiple Subject-Credential -
Chapman University
Orange, CA01.2000
Cross-Cultural, Language and Academic Development Certificate (CLAD) -
Chapman University
Orange, CA01.2000
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies
California State University Fullerton
01.1997
Skills
- School administration management principles
- Professional Learning Communities
- Leadership development
- Interpersonal skills
- Strategic analysis
- Curriculum and instruction
- Strategic planning
- Program evaluation and assessment
- Supervise performance and educational standard effectiveness
- Professional development
- Event coordination
- Budget management
- Document management
- Audit preparation and reporting
Professional Associations
- ACSA/Whittier Administrator School Association (WASA), Executive Board Member, 01/01/16, 12/31/21
- ACSA/Whittier Administrator School Association (WASA), Interim President Elect, 01/01/21, 12/31/24
- CABE: California Association of Bilingual Education, 01/01/00, 12/31/02
- International Reading Association, 01/01/97, 12/31/01
Timeline
Elementary School Principal
Saddleback Valley Unified School District
07.2024 - Current
Elementary School Principal
South Whittier School District
07.2014 - 06.2024
Career Development and Committee Representative, Administrative Designee
South Whittier School District
01.2002 - 06.2013
Educator, Kindergarten, Third, Sixth Grade
South Whittier School District
09.1997 - 06.2014
Administrative Credential - Educational Leadership
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Preliminary Administrative Credential -
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Master of Arts - Curriculum and Instruction
Chapman University
Clear Multiple Subject-Credential -
Chapman University
Cross-Cultural, Language and Academic Development Certificate (CLAD) -
Chapman University
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies
California State University Fullerton
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