Annette Zambrano, Founding Principal/Member Board of Directors

Annette Zambrano

Founding Principal/Member Board of Directors

Forsan American International School

Location
United States - Colorado - Denver
Education
Master's degree, Master's of Arts in Education
Experience
6 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :6 years, 4 Months

Founding Principal/Member Board of Directors at Forsan American International School
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • March 2016 to October 2016

School Principal for Pre K-12 program. Duties include; hiring American and Egyptian staff, Accreditation Protocol for licensure from the Ministry of Education, selection of curriculum for all grades, all subjects, written vision and mission statements, policies and procedures manual, staff handbook, student and parent handbook, working as part of a Board of Directors, writing the compendium of standards, benchmarks, objectives and scope and sequence for the American Common Core so that staff has a clear direction and understanding of curriculum, and establishing diagnostic written examinations as part of the admissions process for grades K-12.

Lecturer 1 at Effat University
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • September 2014 to February 2016

Lecturer, School of Humanities
In charge of teaching English and psychology to freshmen and sophomores majoring in Engineering, Math and Business. Duties also included office hours, Ambassador Leadership classes, and accreditation.

Principal Girl's Section at Jeddah International School
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • September 2013 to June 2014

Principal
Charged with the supervision of 82 female teachers, 47 assistants, and 30 maids in the daily operation of the segregated section of the girl’s section. JIS was a private international school. Also charged with a leadership team of six, an American curriculum and assessment, introduction of the New Common Core, curriculum design and instruction, and professional development for both the girls’ and boys’ sectors. Also included was the design of a support program for special needs as part of the accreditation process.

Principal Girl's Section at Jeddah International School
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • September 2013 to June 2014

Principal
Charged with the supervision of 82 female teachers, 47 assistants, and 30 maids in the daily operation of the segregated section of the girl’s section. JIS was a private international school. Also charged with a leadership team of six, an American curriculum and assessment, introduction of the New Common Core, curriculum design and instruction, and professional development for both the girls’ and boys’ sectors. Also included was the design of a support program for special needs as part of the accreditation process.

Founding Principal at Denver Public Schools
  • United States - Colorado - Denver
  • March 2010 to June 2013

Founding Principal
High School Principal for Multiple Pathway Program. Opened new school for over-aged and under credited students, offering a variety of options for the “at-risk” student to earn a high school diploma or GED as well as career technical education courses. Our focus was post-secondary readiness. Duties included but not limited to instructional leadership, curriculum and assessment, management of 43 staff members, emergency response training, response to intervention, budget management, positive behavioral support, staff evaluations, developing handbooks for students, parents, staff and all committees, establishing professional learning communities, establishing faculty structures, such as meeting times and protocols as well as other initial leadership responsibilities.

Education

Master's degree, Master's of Arts in Education
  • at University of Phoenix
  • May 1997

Specialties & Skills

Staff Training
Pre visualization
Leadership Education
Accreditation
Curriculum Mapping
OPTIONS

Languages

Arabic
Beginner
English
Native Speaker
French
Beginner
Italian
Intermediate
Spanish
Intermediate

Memberships

Regional Council of Hispanic Educators - Denver, Colorado
  • Southwest Denver Membership
  • March 2010