- Recently completed First Aid, anaphylaxis, diabetes and asthma training and completed Mandatory Reporting modules
- Effectively used Explicit Direct Instruction (DATAWorx)
- Organised whole school writing moderation sessions
- Completed Sounds Write training, and also utilised Fitzroy Community Readers within a classroom setting.
- Selected by peers to be a part of the Schools Improvement Team (SIT)
- Was chairman for the Social Committee
- Planned and coordinated school excursions and incursions
- Ran parent information nights with a focus on literacy skills.
- Successfully pursued funding options for students at risk.
- Organised community events, such as a float for the Djrawarrah Festival
- Coordinated fundraisers for organisations including the Clown Doctors, Christmas food hampers, Christmas Shoeboxes
- Involved in Community of Learning (CoL) groups which focused on Numeracy
- Utilised programs such as Essential Assessment
- Coached footy, cricket, t-ball teams
- Was Special Religious Instruction Coordinator
- Became a Judge for Tournament of Minds
- Volunteered at Melbourne Zoo (Education Division)
Date of Birth: 10/20/84
Hold a manual driver licence
EDI training (DATAWorx), Adam Voigt: Real Schools, Intellectual Preparation, Writing Revolution, Misty Adoniou Writing Masterclass, 6+1 Writing Traits, Lynn Watts PD Oral Language Skills, Persuasive Writing in the Younger Years, Online Literacy Assessment (Foundation-1), Science of Reading, Developing Vocabulary: a whole school approach, Fitzroy Community Readers, Sounds Write, Inclusion workshop focusing on oral language, Developing and Using Open Ended Tasks in Numeracy, Thinking Mathematically, Numeracy Sprints, Measurement, Chance and Data Conference, Rob Vingerhoet’s Numeracy Conference, Dr Paul Swan Numeracy, LoveMaths Numeracy, MAV Conferences, Mathletics, Essential Assessment, Identifying and Managing Special Educational Needs, Pivot, Kahootz and Di Snowball Literacy Conference: Inspiring children to read.
Lee McKenzie
Principal of Horsham West and Haven P.S.
lee.mckenzie@education.vic.gov.au
0478719775
Cam Weston
Vice-Principal
cameron.weston2@education.vic.gov.au
0438824580
Sharon Gibbs
Former vice-principal and friend
0457599346