Victor Johnson

Victor James Johnson, Jr.
[email protected]  (608)751-1475 St. Louis Park, MN

Teacher Leader and Aspiring Assistant Principal
High performing teacher leader with strong proficiency in increasing achievement for all students and closing opportunity gaps through curricular and programmatic improvement. Leader for large scale school improvement through data analysis, school improvement plans, and staff development.  Fierce advocate for social justice, racial equity, and building strong and inclusive school communities. Passionate leader for fostering culturally and linguistically relevant pedagogy and building professional learning communities that support authentic and lasting staff improvement.

Areas of Expertise

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•Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

•Instructional Coaching

•Distributed Leadership

•Data Analysis

•Continuous Improvement Cycles

•Systems Change

•Program Development

•Community & School Partnerships

•Teacher Evaluation

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Professional Achievements

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·         Significantly increased 9th grade on-track data by co-leading student support team around barriers, inequities and programmatic and curricular improvements.

·         Raised enrollment and success of students of color in advanced classes by leading and designing the pilot of earned honors framework.

·         Secured curricular programming directly responsible for closing gaps by assisting school administration with highly complex master schedules.

·         Closed opportunity gaps for students through leadership on technology team and implementation of one-to-one technology. Designed and led professional development to train teachers in best practices around new technology.

·         Drastically cut racial and economic disparities in 9th grade on-track data through leadership with the creation of school improvement plan. Identified target strategies to achieve school goals and designed and delivered professional development to support teachers with goal attainment.

·         Raised academic achievement, bridged gaps between school and community, and created career focused experiential learning opportunities through leadership on new Personalized Pathways initiative.

·         Dramatically decreased class failure rates for English language learners by designing and leading school-wide professional development around ESL best practices.

·         Decreased disparities in behavior referrals for students of color and students from low-income families by designing and implementing restorative practices.

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Professional Experience

English Teacher: Minnetonka High School, Minnetonka, MN                                               2019 – present

English Teacher: FAIR High School, Minneapolis, MN                                                           2018 -2019

English and ESL Teacher: La Follette High School, Madison, WI                                            2016 – 2018

English Teacher/Student Support Specialist: Flinn Middle School, Rockford IL                    2013 -2015

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Education and Qualifications

Master of Science in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Minnesota Licenses (File Folder 506537):

Secondary School Administration

Communication Arts/Literature (Grades 5-12)

English as a Second Language (Grades 5-12)