Somer Yocom

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About Somer Yocom

I am an educational leader with 18 years of teaching, administrative, and training experience at the elementary, secondary and graduate levels in both public and private education. I have served as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal of a large high-performing elementary campus, served as assistant principal and principal at a private high school, led district-wide staff-development sessions, taught college courses, trained literacy curriculum, implemented technology advancements, and supervised community initiatives. My passion is education, my calling is leadership, and building relationships is my forte'. It is my desire to use my educational expertise and professional experience to positively impact students of all ages and educators at all levels.* HIGHLIGHTS: Campus ranked #3 in the county by Niche, received 9 out of 10 stars on GreatSchools.org, received five out of six distinction designations in 2017 by the Texas Education Agency and four distinction designations in 2014, 2015, and 2016 Thorough understanding of Professional Learning Communities and RtI as well as the effective implementation within the school environment 13 years in educational administration, 7 as the campus principal Extremely high annual climate survey results (97% and 99%) from staff and parents Trained in T-TESS, T-PESS, CPI, RtI, Genius Hour, Continuous Improvement (Baldridge Framework), PLC, and Love and Logic Thorough knowledge of LPAC, 504, and ARD procedures Competent in utilizing technology tools such as: Renaissance Learning, iStation, Headsprout, Eduphoria, Smart Technologies, Skyward, Applitrack, Starfall, Textbook Tracker, eStar, Texas Treasures, GoMath, Lead4Ward, Kahoot, Blackboard, Classlink, Softchalk, a wide variety of apps, Outlook, Office Suite, and Google Suite. Trainer for Reading Mastery, early literacy and intervention curriculum Pitched curriculum for SRA (MacMillan/McGraw Hill) such as Reading Mastery, Language for Learning, and Corrective Reading for surrounding districts