Professional Experience
Val has been an educator for 34 years working as a high school teacher,
assistant principal, and principal, an adjunct college professor, and as an
educational consultant. She has served as the President of the Vermont
Principal’s Association, Chair of the New England Association of Schools and
Colleges Commission on Public Secondary Schools, and was Principal in
Residence for the US Department of Education. She has worked with schools in
Vermont, Pennsylvania, and Indiana providing professional development for
teachers and administrators in designing small learning communities and
providing administrator professional development.
Areas of Expertise Val has experience in the following areas:
Developing vision and mission statement
Coaching administrators
Professional learning communities
Systems design and planning
Supervision and evaluation programs
Change processes in schools
Future trends and their implications for schools
School culture and climate school reviews
Curriculum design and mapping
Administrative team learning and design to support student learning
Advisory program development
Teaming, structures and instructional practices
Formative assessment including rubric development and use
Critical Friends protocols
Using student work to examine instructional practice
