Yaquetta Crockett, Vice Principal

Yaquetta Crockett

Vice Principal

Al Wahda Private School

Location
United Arab Emirates - Fujairah
Education
Bachelor's degree, Biology
Experience
18 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 2 Months

Vice Principal at Al Wahda Private School
  • United Arab Emirates
  • August 2019 to July 2020

Responsibilities and Achievements:

•Conducted regular observations using the Teaching and Assessment practice continuum effectively and provided fast timely feedback to teachers improving lessons from acceptable to good
•Initiated Intervention program as a pilot program in the Elementary School grades 1-5 to increase student achievement which MAP scores increased by 15% in Math and Science
•Increased teacher morale by implementing weekly STAR teachers and challenges for incentives to create a positive culture
•Lead, facilitated, and actively participated in weekly professional development programs

Coordinator at Barack and Michelle Obama Academy
  • Gabon
  • July 2015 to May 2019

Response to Intervention (RTI)/Inclusion

Site Administrator at Benteen Elementary School
  • Gabon
  • April 2018 to July 2018

Responsibilities and Achievements:

•Recruited 10 highly effective teachers based on budget plan for the teaching program
•Recruited and enrolled 75 students
•Increased student engagement by implementing field trips, educational concerts, and pop-up incentives
•Developed and implemented timetable to provide students with extended instructional support in the core content areas of Literacy and Math
•Collaborated with student teachers of Teach for America to ensure the programs’ lessons corresponded with the appropriate standards

Coach at The Intown Academy
  • United Arab Emirates
  • August 2013 to May 2015

/ Response to Intervention/Inclusion

Turner at Middle School
  • United Arab Emirates
  • August 2009 to May 2013
Site Administrator at Lithia Springs High School
  • United Arab Emirates
  • August 2005 to May 2013

Responsibilities and Achievements:

•Selected as Learning Focused

Head at Diyar International Private School
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2002 to January 2009

Contract concluded due to restructuring of SLT due to Covid-19)
Responsibilities and Achievements:

•Key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) responsible for 60 teachers and 296 students
•Evaluated teachers regularly and accurately, providing fast constructive and positive feedback while setting challenging targets for improvement through weekly check ins
•Organized and implemented weekly planning sessions coaching and mentoring middle leaders to build capacity and foster an atmosphere of collaboration among team members
•Increased teacher morale within 5 months from 10% to 65% by inspiring and motivating teachers through daily morning inspirational quotes, team building activities, and regular kudos acknowledging good/outstanding lessons through whole school communication platform
•Implemented Teacher of the Month program acknowledging teachers and their outstanding efforts to help increase morale
•Built teacher efficacy and distributed leadership by providing opportunities to teachers and middle leaders to lead and facilitate weekly differentiated professional development sessions
•Increased improvement of communication to students and parents by creating
“The Middle/High Connection” monthly newsletter to keep all stakeholders abreast of information in a timely manner which also included student voices to increase student engagement
•Improved communication with daily updates to teachers reducing the number of questions by 30% during teacher meetings
•Designed Intensive Support Intervention program using MAP data for targeted low performing students to increase student achievement by 10% and close achievement gap in Math, English, and Science
•Created and designed parent/student handbook for the school
•Created and implemented student transcript audit form to track students completed classes for graduation requirements

Educator at Jinks Middle School
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2002 to May 2004

Responsibilities and Achievements:

•Instructor of 7th grade Life Science

Education

Bachelor's degree, Biology
  • at Stillman College
  • May 2021

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High school or equivalent,
  • at Georgia College and State University
  • April 2021

courses: Specialist in Educational Leadership

Master's degree, Educational Leadership
  • at University of West Florid
  • April 2021

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Specialties & Skills

INSTRUCTION
LEADERSHIP
MEETING FACILITATION
MENTORING
TEACHING
COACHING
NEWSLETTERS
BUDGETING

Languages

English
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