SOPHELIA HAWLEY MCMANNEN

2184 Elliott Street, Oxford, NC 27565

919.693.8685 * mcmannens@gcs.k12.nc.us

EDUCATION

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC May 2014
Master of School Administration, Northeast Leadership Academy Fellow

North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC May 2000
Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education K - 6

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Full-Time Paid Administrative Internship
Administrative Intern, Joe Toler-Oakhill Elementary School 2013-2014
Assumed duties of an assistant principal which include conducting formal and informal
teacher observations, facilitating professional development, implementing state Read to
Achieve Initiative, managing student discipline and serving as testing coordinator.

Technology Team
Member, Joe Toler-Oakhill Elementary 2013-2014
Participated in the planning and facilitating of a school-wide one-to-one initiative.
Facilitated technology professional development.

School Improvement Team
Member, Joe Toler-Oakhill Elementary School 2013-2014
Analyzed improvement plan, teachers working condition survey and N.C. school report
card data to determine school-wide strengths and areas for improvement.
Developed academic goals and instructional strategies to ensure student academic
success.

Curriculum Design Team
Member, Granville County Schools 2012-2013
Developed the third grade math curriculum for the new Common Core State Standards.
Participated in editing of third grade math curriculum using feedback from all of the
elementary schools in Granville County.

Testing Coordinator
Joe Toler-Oakhill Elementary School 2013-2014
Administered state mandated tests such as Third Grade Beginning of Grade Test, Read to
Achieve Initiative, and End of Grade Test
Facilitated administration of county assessments and benchmark tests.


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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teacher (Kindergarten and Third Grade) 2000 - 2013
West Oxford Elementary School, Granville County Schools
Planned and implemented rigorous lessons for students.
Member of the student assistance team for nine years.
Served as grade level chairperson for seven years.

SPECIALIZED TRAININGS

Distinguished Leadership in Practice, 2013 2014
Facilitative Leadership, 2013
Crucial Conversations, 2013
Positive Behavior Interventions Support, 2013
FIZZ Flipped Classroom, 2013
EVAAS, 2013
Positive Behavioral Intervention Support, 2013
Understanding by Design, 2012
Digital Storytelling facilitated by the Llano Grande Institute, 2012
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, 2012
EVAAS, 2013

GRANVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS SPECIALIZED TRAININGS

AP Institute, 2013 Present
Artisan Teacher, 2009 - Present
Ongoing Balanced Literacy
Literacy Collaborative with Lesley University, 2006 2008

HONORS

Selected as one of 20 cohort members and rewarded full fellowship with the Northeast
Leadership Academy, a highly selective graduate program designed by North Carolina
State University to develop school leaders for districts in rural northeastern North
Carolina, 2012.
Nominated for West Oxford Elementary School Teacher of the Year, 2006.