Kerry Jack Montgomery

37 Boulder View Ct, Dallas, GA 30157 Cell: 678.628.3472 Email: abreakthroughresume@yahoo.com

Highly experienced retired educator and manager eager to use demonstrated management and writing skills to assist individuals in the preparation of breakthrough resumes, thus aiding them in their quest for appropriate employment and/or promotion.

Profile of Qualifications
Proven management and administrative skills as principal of large comprehensive high schools with in excess of 2,000 students and 140-160 faculty and staff. Able to oversee budgets in the millions of dollars, establishing budgetary priorities that further the established goals of the institution. Excellent personnel skills, hiring faculty to meet the program and extracurricular needs of the school. Highly effective communicator, proactively explaining our plans, our problems, and our solutions to all stakeholders including students, faculty and staff, parents, and district and other governmental authorities. Active planner ensuring that each school year is productive and that unexpected events are minimized. Reviewed thousands of resumes from potential faculty and often used them as screening devices. Organized several workshops for educators to demonstrate best practices in writing resumes.

Professional Experience
Peel Board of Education, Mississauga, Ontario, 1965 to retirement in 1997 High School Teacher, High School Vice-Principal, High School Principal

Responsible for operation of large comprehensive high schools with populations up to 2,200 students and with as many as 170 faculty and staff. One school, as well as having a regular program, included a magnet program for the gifted, drawing students from several high school catchment areas. This

provided an excellent opportunity to gain experience in this area of special education. Enrichment of the curriculum was the focus rather than acceleration of the curriculum. Another school included a magnet program for students with severe physical and learning handicaps. This presented an opportunity to work with students with severe learning disabilities and involved the use of a whole cadre of specialized aides to ensure that each student had the best opportunity to progress. Chaired faculty and department head meetings on a monthly basis. Developed an ability to be proactive in actions and in communications. Because of this, the schools were calm centers of learning. Ran meetings with parents on a frequent basis with attendance of up to 1000 persons. Coordinated yearly graduation ceremonies for several hundred students with parents and other family members in attendance as well. Responsible for overseeing the development of curricula for every subject area and grade level, working with department heads and consultants from the district office, and ensuring that these curricula met all government guidelines. An active member of our principals association, including one year as president. Our school district has 30 high schools with a principal and, at least, two viceprincipals, in each.

Education
BA, English and philosophy (1965) University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario MA, Educational Counseling (1972) Niagara University, Niagara Falls, New York MBA, Strategic Management concentration (2012) Davenport University, Grand Rapids, Michigan