Professional Vita

James E. Arnett

215 LaMesa Dr., Bridge City, TX. 77611

(W)(409) 962-0225; (C) (409) 540-1702; (H)(409) 735-4803

jarnett@pngisd.org

Education/Certification

Master of Education                    Administration, Lamar University,

    Beaumont, TX., 2001                                 

Bachelor of Science                     Secondary Education, Lamar University,

    Beaumont, TX., 1989

Superintendent Cert.          Lamar University, Completed Program June 2011
                                                  

Principal Certification                  Standard, Texas

Teacher Certification                   6-12 Composite Science, Provisional, Texas

Educational Aide II                      Paraprofessional, Texas

Administrative and Leadership

Experience

Principal, Groves Middle School,

Port Neches-Groves Independent School District,

Port Neches, TX, 2010- present

• Achieved Recognized Rating for 2010-2011 
• Provided instructional leadership on campus
• Organized and developed the campus budget
• Provided campus staff development and conducted all faculty meetings
• Monitored and supervised all TAKS testing on campus
• Decided and supervised final decisions for bond construction including ordering materials for teachers/staff and the building
• Chairman of Tri-County Middle Schools, organized meetings and discussed athletic schedules and academic schedules with multiple campus principals

Director, Alternative Education Center,

Port Neches-Groves Independent School District,

Port Neches, TX, 2008-2010

• Controlled all areas of the campus operation
• Controlled campus budget
• Supervised Credit Recovery Program and Homebound Instructional Program
• Conducted and supervised all TAKS testing as Campus Testing
• CoordinatorCertified Crisis Prevention Institute Instructor and provided instruction district wide for crisis intervention
• Conducted expulsion meetings for recommendations to JCYA 

Assistant Principal, Port Neches-Groves High School

Port Neches-Groves Independent School District,

Port Neches, TX, 2006-2008

• Performed all duties required as assistant principal and assigned by the principal
• Performed discipline for 9^th through 12^th grades
• Distributed textbooks and collected them for the end of year textbook inventory
• Supervised pep rallies and was the administrator on duty for extracurricular activities
• Monitored student transitions/supervision
• Performed teacher appraisals, evaluation of student handbook, alternative placement hearings, expulsion and  JCYA hearings, scheduling for teachers for administering the TAKS test

Assistant Principal & Medical Magnet Coordinator, Central High School,

Beaumont Independent School District

Beaumont, TX, 2002-2006

• Performed all duties and responsibilites as an assistant principal
• Implemented Medical Magnet Program at Central HS
• Developed Dual Credit Programs with Lamar University and University of Texas
• Supervised student discipline, student attendance and court referrals, UIL Athletics and Academics, Extracurricular and Co-curricular Activities
• Was the administrator for the Ninth Grade Success Initiative Program in 2003
• Was the administrator for DANA Center TEXTEAM for Science

Teaching Experience

Chemistry & Physics Teacher, Bridge City High School

Bridge City Independent School District,

Bridge City, Texas, 1992-2002

• Provided instruction for chemistry, physics, physical science, and geology
• Committee memberships included of Site-Based Decision Making, Campus Advisory, Discipline Review, Hiring for Band Instructor, Textbook Review, Alternative Education Placement, 
• Sponsored UIL Science
• Member of Texas Math and Science Coaches Association
• Scoreboard operator for home football games
• National Honor Society Faculty Council

Chemistry & Physics Teacher, West Orange Stark High School,

West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District,

Orange, Texas, 1991-1992

• Provided all daily classroom supervision, instruction, and operations
• Taught content for physics and physical science
• Developed rules and regulations for classroom behaviors and expectations

Physic & Physical Science Teacher, Deweyville High School,

Deweyville Independent School District,

Deweyville, Texas, 1990-1991

• Provided all daily classroom supervision, instruction, and operations
• Taught content for physics and physical science
• Developed rules and regulations for classroom behaviors and expectations

District Homebound Teacher & Middle School Behavior Modification Program Aide,

Orangefield Independent School District,

Orangefield, Texas, 1990

• Provided instructional materials to homebound students from their main campus
• Gave instructions and explanations on assignments for homebound students
• Helped to manage and instruct students in middle school behavior modification classroom
• Assisted all behavior modified students during lunch period
• Monitored behavior modified student during physical education period

Earth Science Teacher, North Shore Middle School,

Galena Park Independent School District,

Houston, Texas, 1989-1990

• Provided all classroom instruction adhering to the district curriculum
• Supervised student transitions between classes
• Calculated all grades and averages for students

Biology & Physical Science Teacher, West Orange Stark High School Summer School,

West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District,

Orange, Texas, 1989

• Provided all instruction for summer school for biology and physical science courses
• Calculated all summer school student averages in courses taught

Related Experiences

Chemistry 141 Lab Assistant,

Lamar University Beaumont

Beaumont, Texas, 1988

• Provided laboratory instruction and assistance for lab portion of Chemistry 141

Math 1313 & Math 1314 Teacher and College Algebra Tutor,

Lamar University Orange,

Orange, Texas, 1983

• Provide quality instruction for introductory math courses
• Provided tutoring for students enrolled in college algebra

Professional Development

TASSP Summer Conference, Austin, Texas June 2011
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment: Principal Update, 2010

TCASE Behavior Academy, Austin Texas, 2010

Response to Intervention - We're Just Beginning Day 3, Region V, Silsbee, Texas, 2010

Campus Coordinators/Principals TAKS Training, 2010

Response to Intervention - We're Just Beginning Day 2, Region V, Silsbee, Texas, 2009

Response to Intervention - We're Just Beginning Day 1, Region V, Silsbee, Texas, 2009 

Campus Technology Update, 2009

Chapter 37 Discipline/Law/Safe Schools, 2009

RtI Campus Procedures/Differentiated Instruction, 2009

Campus Coordinators/Principals TAKS Training, 2009

Discipline of Students with Disabilities, 2009

Discipline Drama: How to Avoid Common Mistakes, 2009

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Certified Instructor, 2009

Leading Through Relationships for Administrative Teams, 2009

Handle With Care Certified Instructor, 2009

Five Personnel Laws Every School Administrator Must Know, 2008

RtI Skyward Family Access Training, 2008

19th Annual Law Conference, 2008

Conflict Resolution, 2008

Credit Recovery/Special Education Regulations, 2008

Campus Planning for 2008-2009

Strategies for Differentiated Instruction, 2008

Crisis Prevention Institute Certified Instructor, 2008

Motivating the At Risk Student, 2007

18th Annual Law Conference, 2007

Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Toolkit for School Administrators, 2007

Campus Planning, 2007

Worksheets Don't Grow on Dendrites, 2007

Leadership for the 21st Century, 2007

Skyward Discipline Training, 2007

Responding to Student Sexual harassment & Bullying in Schools, 2006

Administrative Leadership Training: Workforce, Education, & Economic Develop., 2006

Searching for Drugs and Weapons in Our Schools, 2006

Crisis Prevention Institute, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training, 2006

Emergency Operations Procedures/Basic First Aid, 2006

Drug and Gang Awareness, 2006

UIL Capital Conference at University of Texas at Austin, Instructional, 2005

Techniques, Increasing and Maintaining Involvement, & Integrating Technology, 2005

TAKS scores improvement for class of 2006: ELA 56% to 71 %, MTH 35%

     to 52%,SCI 32% to 53%, & SS 74% to 84% for Central High School , 2005

Best Practices II Conference, Dallas, Texas, 2005

      TEXTEAMS Mentoring Academies for H.S. Science, The Charles A. Dana Center
                 the University of Texas at Austin, 2004

     15th Annual Law Conference for Educators, Region 5 Ed. Service Center, 2004

Principal Individual Assessment & Individual Professional Development Plan, 2004

Annual Yearly Performance, Participation Rate for Sophomores:  Language Arts - 98%, Mathematics - 99%, Central High School, 2004

Director of Ninth Grade Success Initiative at Central High School, 2003

Director of Algebra Camp at Central High School, 2003

Framework For Understanding Poverty, 2003

Recognition of Academic Achievement in the Department of Educational Leadership,
          Perfect Academic Record (4.0), Lamar University Beaumont, 2002

 PDAS Certification, Lamar University and Region V, 2001

      Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2000

      Instructional Leadership Development Cert., Lamar University and Region V, 2000

Polymer Chemistry, Lamar University, 2000

Focus Group Meetings, Region V, 2000

NASA's Johnson Space Center, Region V, 1999

Assessment and Curriculum Differentiation, Region V, 1999

Lift-Off to NASA's Educational Resources for Grades 6-12, Region V, 1999

TEXTEAMS Professional Development, Integrated Physics and Chemistry,

     Region V, 1999

Nature and Needs of G/T, Region V, 1998

Section 504 and ADA: Basic School District Requirements, Region V, 1997

33rd Texas Energy Science Symposium for Outstanding High School Teachers,

     University of Texas, 1993

Ideas, Activities and Strategies for the G/T Classroom, Region V, 1991

Classroom Management and Discipline Program Center for Initiatives in Education,

     Southwest Texas State University, 1991

Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, Cum Laude, Composite Science

     Certification, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, 1989

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Lamar University, Beaumont, 1988

Phi Kappa Theta Honor Society, Charter Member, Lamar University, Orange, Texas, 1988

Professional Affiliations

Texas Association of Secondary School Principals, 2010-present

National Association of Secondary School Principals, 2010-present

EDLD 5399: Post SBEC Self-Assessment Reflection

After reviewing my responses from the first SBEC Self-Assessment to the Post SBEC Self-Assessment I was pleasantly surprised to see how much I have learned and gained from this superintendent program.  There are many things that I am using to improve my leadership skills on my campus.  I have many more strengths than any other category in the Superintendent Competencies.  For Domain I, Leadership of the Educational Community, Competencies 1-4, I had 23 strengths, 11 competent, and 1 improvement responses.  For Domain II, Instructional Leadership, Competencies 5-7, I had 14 strengths, 15 competent, and 1 improvement responses.  For Domain III, Administrative Leadership, Competencies 8-10, I had 18 strengths, 5 competent, and 1 improvement responses.  I still need to improve on working on learning to use political influences to benefit the educational organization and accessing and working with local, state, and national political systems and organizations to impact educational issues.  There were still several areas that I considered myself to be competent and need to continue to learn and grow as an administrator.  The greatest area of growth is with Competency 8, learning district budgeting and financial management of the district.  My strongest area continues to be with acting with integrity, fairness and in an ethical manner.  Even though I rated many more areas as strengths, I know I need to continue to actively learn more about each Competency to become a more effective school leader.  I will continue to investigate and learn about areas that are competent to move them to strengths and to change the weak areas to competent and eventually to strengths.