Lori Schneider: Advocate or Educator
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Lori Schneider: Advocate or Educator

Lori Schneider, Ed.D.
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Educational Administration ∞ Advocacy for All

Savvy and highly motivated and inspiring individual whose career has been defined by building motivated, high-performing teams with a dedication to pioneering new organization arrangements and settings, and award winning academic programs. Proven skill as a leader as evidenced by a history of high academic performance, positive engagement with administration, colleagues, and students of varied cultural and professional backgrounds. (Worked to earn a 10 point gain in one year when student achievement in science dropped to below Exemplary. Continued to be either the highest performing or within top 5 highest performing schools in our large district.)Continually recognized often for overall culture, climate, academic performance; social and emotional development of students; professional growth of teachers through her staff development and relationships with parents and overall community.

Strengths
Leadership Development
Staff Development
Classroom Management
Elementary Education
Public Relations
Budget Development/Management
Curriculum Development
Project Management
School Improvement
Teacher Evaluation
Policy Administration
Educating/Teaching
Educational Technology
Student Advocacy
Community Relations
Data Analysis
Teaching or Modeling Teaching
Staff Supervision

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Austin Independent School District July 1991 –2001 & May 2002 -May 2018
Principal (2003-2018)
Assistant to Area Superintendent (2002-2003)
Assistant Principal (2000-2001)
Teacher (1991-2000)

Marble Falls Independent School District July 2001-July 2002
Assistant Principal (2001-2002)

EDUCATION CONTRIBUTIONS
2004 Began Day Care on our campus for teachers
2005 Coaching Principal
2006 Developed and facilitated New Principal Institute, Austin School District.
2007 Selection Committee for Principal Assessment Center, Austin School District.
2007 Assessment Center for Cooperative Superintendent Program, University of Texas.
2010 Creation, marketing, commencement of Strength Based Learning Cohort (SBLC).
2010 Deliberated installation of Human Sundial, the 1st, Kiker/Austin School District.
2011 Maintained SBLC program with high success for 2nd-4th graders.
2011 Scholarship Foundation, Phi Delta Kappa International
2012 Inception, marketing of Kindergarten/1st Grade Collaborative (K1C).
2013 President, Phi Delta Kappa International UT Chapter
2015 Partnered with Google to encourage STEM
2015 Spearheaded academic partnership with St. Augustine University.
2016 Elementary Schedule Innovation Design Team, Austin School District.
2017 Next Generation Leadership RFP Evaluation Team, Austin School District.


AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Principal of the Year, Austin Independent School District 2016
Texas Education Agency Academic Achievement Distinction(s) 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Principal of the Year District Finalist, Austin Independent School 2013
Principal of the Year District Finalist, Austin Independent School 2012
Maintenance of school rating of Exemplary for Kiker Elementary 2005 – 2012
NCEA’s Higher Achieving School Award 2010 – 2011
Texas Education Agency rated Exemplary School: TAKS 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Texas Education Agency Gold Performance Awards 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Principal of the Year District Finalist, Austin Independent School 2010
Just For the Kids High Performing School, National Center for Educational Accountability 2004, 2010
University of Texas Everyday Hero, University of Texas 2008
Purple Apple Award, Austin Independent School District 2007 – 2008
International Emerging Young Leader, Phi Delta Kappa International 2007 – 2008
Resolution (#1515) 79th Session of the Texas House of Representatives 2005
Rookie of the Year, Austin Independent School District 2003 – 2004
Texas Education Agency rated Recognized School: TAKS 2004

STATE AND NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association
Phi Delta Kappa International Convention
National Educator’s Law Institute
Austin Independent School District for Rising Star Administrators
Phi Delta Kappa International Leadership Conference


EDUCATION
Ed.D, Cooperative Superintendent Program, The University of Texas, 2010
M.Ed. College of Education, Southwest Texas State University, 1997
B.A., College of Education, Concordia Lutheran College, 1991