Gabriela V. Rains
High School Principal, Comprehensive public high schools
Mobile, AL · (251) 555 0143 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/gabrielavrains
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Nineteen years in education, six as high school principal and four as assistant principal
INDUSTRIES
Comprehensive public high schools, Title One secondary campuses, Gulf Coast school districts
SPECIALTIES
Graduation rate improvement, attendance intervention, instructional supervision, master schedule design
SYSTEMS
PowerSchool, Canvas, Google Classroom, Naviance, Frontline evaluation
CREDENTIALS
Alabama instructional leadership certificate, National Board certified teacher
EDUCATION
Education specialist degree in instructional leadership, master of education, bachelor of arts
Results at a Glance
31%
Percent through daily
14%
Juniors and seniors
91%
Five years
6.2
Million dollar campus
Executive Summary
High school principal with nineteen years in public education, six of them leading a comprehensive campus of 1,480 students. Took the four year graduation rate from 72 percent to 88 percent, cut chronic absenteeism nearly in half, and kept a full teaching roster in a region where secondary vacancies are common.
Signature Achievements
- Cut chronic absenteeism from 31 percent to 17 percent through daily attendance calls, a home visit team and a late arrival policy rewritten with student input.
- Grew Advanced Placement and dual credit participation from 14 percent of juniors and seniors to 39 percent while qualifying scores rose in every subject except one.
- Held teacher retention at 91 percent over five years against a district average near 78 percent by protecting planning time and building a paid mentor structure.
- Moved the school out of state comprehensive support status in three years, with student growth percentiles in reading and mathematics above the state median.
- Directed a 6.2 million dollar campus budget including Title One allocations and a career academy grant with no audit findings in six cycles.
Professional Experience
Principal
Bayou Oaks High School, Mobile, AL 2020 to present
Leads a staff of 96 serving 1,480 students, 69 percent of whom qualify for free or reduced price meals, with four assistant principals and six counselors reporting in.
- Chairs the leadership team that reviews attendance, grades and discipline data every two weeks and assigns owners to each student on the watch list.
- Directs compliance with the Every Student Succeeds Act reporting cycle, individualized education program timelines and section 504 plan reviews.
- Meets monthly with the parent advisory council and holds evening office hours twice a semester for families who work daytime shifts.
Assistant Principal for Instruction
Azalea Trace High School, Daphne, AL 2016 to 2020
Oversaw curriculum, testing and teacher evaluation for a faculty of 62 at a campus of 1,100 students.
- Coordinated all state standardized assessment administration, including accommodations for 138 students with individualized education programs and section 504 plans.
- Launched professional learning communities by department and trained chairs to lead them from student work rather than agendas.
- Rebuilt the master schedule to protect common planning time for core departments without adding staff.
English Teacher and Instructional Coach
Magnolia Point High School, Pensacola, FL 2007 to 2016
Taught English and Advanced Placement Literature, then coached fourteen teachers across two departments.
- Earned National Board certification and mentored six colleagues through the same process.
- Founded the writing center staffed by trained student tutors, which served about 400 students a year.
- Served as testing coordinator and grade level chair for four years.
Licensure and Certification
Alabama Class A Instructional Leadership Certificate
Alabama Professional Educator Certificate, English language arts, grades six through twelve
National Board Certified Teacher, Adolescence and Young Adulthood English Language Arts
Member, National Association of Secondary School Principals
Education
Education Specialist in Instructional Leadership, University of South Alabama
Master of Education in English Education, Auburn University
Bachelor of Arts in English, Tuskegee University
Core Skills
Instructional supervision · Graduation rate improvement · Attendance intervention · Master schedule design · Budget and grant oversight · Teacher evaluation · Family engagement · Crisis and safety planning · PowerSchool · Frontline evaluation