Eric Cartman
123 Main Street • Jacksonville, Florida 32224
Home: (555) 555-1234 • Cell: (555) 555-1235 • ecartman.@yahoo.com
Objective
Position of Education Administrator - High School Principal
Summary
•Recently licensed school administrator with more than 17 years experience in teaching
and high school administration.
•Possession of in-depth knowledge of policies and procedures that govern schools and
districts.
•Manage 28 staff, including 25 teachers, 2 counselors, and a secretary, daily.
•Responsible for discipline for 860 students, curriculum and instruction, school-wide
program and events; as well as managing several buildings on campus.
•Proven track record of sound budgeting, staff evaluations, and student disciplinary
actions.
Education
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
Ed.D. Educational Leadership May 2006
M.S. Counselor Education April 2002
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
B.A English Education, May 1995
Certification
State of Florida Educational Leadership Certificate (K-12)
Florida Teacher Certification, School Guidance (grades K-12), expected December, 2007
Florida Teaching Certificate English Middle Grades (5-9) and English Secondary (6-12)
Professional Experience
Sandalwood High School, Jacksonville, Florida
Assistant Principal, August 2004 - Present
•Assist the principal with all certified and non-certified staff.
•Assist the principal in observing, evaluating and working through personnel issues with
staff.
•Monitor hallways, lunch times, before and after school times. Supervise out of school
activities and rotate with other administrators at school events.
•Promote student involvement in school activities by assisting principal in maintaining
student advisors, student council, club and activities, organizing assemblies and special
events.
•Receive and assign in-school suspension write-ups, conducting informal student
conferences on conduct reports, and making counselor referrals when appropriate.
•Support school security staff in maintaining a safe and secure school environment.
•Make parent contacts and conducting parent conferences, especially in out of school
suspensions.
•Receive parent complaints proceeding to investigate and help resolve the issues.
•Work with school staff to research, plan and implement school reform initiatives.
•Assist staff with instructional techniques, classroom management and curricular issues.
•Help principal with building schedules, teacher assignments and recurring substitute
teachers.
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Duval County School District, Jacksonville, Florida
Curriculum and Instruction Specialist K-12, (August 2000-July 2004)
•Planned and conducted professional development for administrators and teachers
•Created vertical teams in math, science, social studies, and language arts
•Planned and conducted data-driven workshops for social studies and language arts
•Conducted school walk-throughs and teacher evaluations at nineteen schools
•Developed and implemented computer technology program K-12.
•Revised and expanded high school technology offerings.
•Evaluated and purchased district hardware and software
•Revised Mathematics and Science curriculum for grades 6-9.
•Participated in the planning of middle schools as part of district reorganization.
•Coordinated district New Teacher Enhancement Academy
EastSide High School, Jacksonville, Florida
English Teacher, August 1995-July 2000
•Collaborated with the social studies teacher to integrate freshmen English and U.S.
History.
•Coordinated drama activities.
•Communicated and liaised with fellow team department members on a regular basis with
regards to planning, assessment, parent and community contact, subject organization
and classroom issues such including discipline, expectations and routines.
•Communicated and liaised with other school colleagues to promote and establish
integrative links and awareness.
•Performed behavioral management and pastoral care of class and homeroom groups.
•Attended and constructively contributed in staff meetings.
•Assisted in supervising student breaks.
•Coordinated class activities.
•Maintained up-to-date records of assessment, attendance, planning, reports,
conferences, and communication with parents.
•Established links with parent community to ensure that parents are kept well informed
about student progress.
•Assisted, in the development of curricular materials.
•Acted as a resource, contact and support for new staff members (i.e. curriculum,
schedules, procedures).
Leadership Activities
•Founder and advisor of High School Science Club
•Vice-President of Educators Association
•Mentor for Beginning Teacher Mentoring Program
•Member High School Assessment Team and Standards Based Curriculum Committee
•Co-coordinator for High School National Honor Society Tutoring Program
•Review Panel Member for High School Chapter of the National Honor Society
•Member of Outdoor Classroom Planning Committee
•Member of the Professional Development Committee
•Member of High School Diversity Committee
•Member of Environmental Safety Committee
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Grants Received
•2004: Milton Foundation Education Grant for the "Young Learners Project."
•2004: Grant from “Schools to Career Partnership” for Pine Tree Brook Project
•1998: Florida Department of Environmental Management Grant for the Turner’s Pond
Project.
•1999-2004: Several grants were received from the Eastside High School Parent Teacher
Student and Friend Organization for sampling equipment and classroom supplies.
Fellowships
1995 & 1996 National Science Foundation-sponsored Advanced Technology
Environmental Education Center (ATEEC) Summers Fellows Institute, (The institute was
made up of science, mathematics and environmental technology teachers from high
schools and community colleges nationwide whose task it was to evaluate and improve
environmental technology curricula).
Research Experience
•2004-2006 Research Support Specialist. Department of Natural Resources, Cornell
University. Collection and analysis of field chemistry and zooplankton samples for LAMP.
Design and execution of brook trout diet study. Preparation of materials for annual reports
and journal articles. Presentation of data at annual review meeting. Collaboration with and
training of graduate and undergraduate students in the field and laboratory.
•2000-2002 Research Assistant. Institute of Water Resources, University of Alaska,
Fairbanks.
•1999 - 2000 Oceanographic Associate. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New
York.
•1998-1999 Environmentalist. Aquatec Inc. South Burlington, Vermont. Biological and
chemical analyses of water and waste water.
Publications
•Cartman, E.,1990. Arsenic sorption by chitosan and chitin deacetylase by Mucor rouxii.
Biorecovery. 1:239-253.
•Cartman, E., B.A. Marsh. 1989. Survival, growth, reproduction, and diet of brook trout
(Salvelinus fontinalis) stocked into lakes after liming to mitigate acidity. Can. J. Fish.
Aquatic. Sci. 46:277-286.
•Cartman, E., B.A. Marsh. Production and growth efficiency of brook trout (Salvelinus
fontinalis) in two Adirondack Mountain (New York) lakes following liming. Can. J. Fish.
Aquatic. Sci. 46: 333-341.
Computer Skills
Windows, WordPerfect, PowerPoint, Word, Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, Lotus Notes and Excel.