Erika Johnson Frazier
Woodbridge,VA
Summary
Highly organized and detail-oriented educator with more than 20 years’ experience in building teams, restorative justice, coordinating programs, communicating effectively, mentoring teachers, leading professional development and supporting the vision of the school division to promote the success of all students.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Graduation Coach/Family and Community Engagement Specialist
Gar-Field Senior High School-PWCS
08.2023 - Current
- Receive and support students who have conveyed the need to drop out of school
- Regularly meet with principal/directors of counseling/assistant principals to discuss programming needs, barriers, and successes.
- Schedule meetings with students for re-engagement via Zoom and in-person
- Participate in MTSS/Attendance meetings when needed
- Continually input and update 17+ enrollment data
- Continually reach out via email, text and phone calls to students who have dropped out or have not re-engaged to provide information and resources on completing high school graduation requirements.
- Monitor, contact and follow-up with early exit students to devise a plan to continue their education through traditional or non-traditional options means.
- Host re-enrollment events at the school and the KLC to re-engage students in an educational path
- Consistently run SWSS dropout reports and early exist data
- Conduct home visits with Attendance Officer and Intervention Specialist of drop-out students who have not been responsive through other means.
- Meet with Attendance officer and Intervention Specialist weekly to discuss students of concern and devise a plan of action to address current dropouts.
Science Teacher/Department Chair/Lead Mentor
Woodbridge Middle School - PWCS
08.2015 - 08.2023
- Mentor and coach new teachers with zero experience and provide instructional and classroom management support.
- Conduct regular monthly science department meetings, order supplies and instructional assistance for science teachers.
- Substitute for administrators on leave to provide support to admin and the staff at WMS at the request of the principal
- Support administration by monitoring the hallways, lunch duty, mediations, discipline referrals and parent meetings.
- Collaborated with a team of 10 faculty members to develop an after-school tutorial program.
- Planned, implemented, monitored, and assessed classroom instructional programs across content areas which were consistent with VA Department of Education regulations and Prince William County School Board goals.
Instructional Coach/Department Chair/Science Teacher
Paul Public Charter School
09.2012 - 06.2015
- Planned and implemented lessons per the Next Generation Science Standards and DC Public School Science Standards for 7th and 8th grade students.
- Coordinated and implemented the Science Colloquium for the middle school.
- Mentored and provided instructional support for novice teachers across disciplines.
- Lead science departmental meetings to develop and implement the science curriculum across grade levels.
- Support literacy through the sciences with intensive reading and writing instruction during the enrichment block.
- Met with parents to resolve conflicting educational priorities and issues.
Assistant Principal/Special Education Coordinator/Dean of Students
Malcolm X Elementary School-DC Public Schools
10.2011 - 06.2012
- Assisted the staff of eight (8) with various instructional differentiated strategies to enhance the academic achievement of the special education students.
- Serviced all discipline referrals as deemed appropriate by the District of Columbia Public School policies and guidelines.
- Met with parents to resolve conflicting educational priorities and issues.
- Coordinated with a team of 20 faculty members to develop an after-school tutorial program for students.
- Collected, analyzed and summarized data to prepare and drive the school improvement plan.
- Observed, coached and mentored novice and experienced teachers across grade levels and content areas to include Mathematics, Science and Physical Education.
Gifted Education Teacher/Science Teacher
Fred M Lynn Middle School - PWCS
08.2010 - 10.2011
- Coordinated the gifted education identification process including communicating information about the identification process, coordinating the completion of accurate student profiles within timeline requirements, administering standardized tests if required for the process, preparing cases for committee review, and following identification guidelines established in the Regulations Governing Educational Services for Gifted Students and the approved Prince William County Gifted Education Plan.
- Assessed student abilities related to educational goals, objectives, and outcomes and preparing Differentiated Services Plans to meet those goals, objectives, and outcomes.
- Implemented an instructional program that provides appropriate learning experiences for each identified student including the use of strategies to generate critical and creative thinking and to support meta-cognition.
- Collecting data, completing required reports, and attending regularly scheduled staff and gifted education program meetings.
Assistant Principal for Science, Mathematics and Health and Physical Education
Coolidge High School - District of Columbia Public Schools
06.2009 - 07.2010
- Administered relevant policies and procedures regarding student discipline, conduct, and attendance to students, staff, and parents.
- Collaborated with and assisted faculty in the development of effective classroom management strategies.
- Created policies and procedures for fire, storm and tornado drills as well as emergency evacuations and lock-downs procedures.
- Prepared and submitted reports related to discipline, suspensions, expulsions, discrimination complaints, staff injury, parent communications, and other incidents as assigned.
- Designed handbooks for faculty, staff and students related to student discipline and faculty and staff expectations.
- Supported, observed and mentored all science, mathematics, health and physical education instructional staff.
- Assisted with the coordination and supervision of special events including open house, homecoming, and all academic and athletic programs.
- Coordinated the after-school extracurricular programs to work with students and increase interest in higher learning.
- Created and coordinated the after-school tutorial and Saturday instructional program for students in need of academic support.
Physical Science Teacher
Parkside Middle School - Prince William County School
06.2007 - 06.2009
Assessment and Compliance Coordinator
Yorktown Middle School - York County Schools
08.2006 - 06.2007
Testing Coordinator/Science Teacher/Recruitment Coordinator
Friendship Blow Pierce-Friendship Public Charter Schools
10.2004 - 07.2006
Science Teacher/Department Chair/Science Fair Coordinator
Prince George's County Public Schools
08.2001 - 10.2004
Seventh Grade Science Teacher
Guilford County Public Schools- Lincoln Middle School
08.1999 - 06.2001
Education
Master of Science - Educational Administration
Trinity University
Washington, DC05.2006
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Bennett College
Greensboro, NC12.1998
Skills
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Curriculum planning
- Technology proficiency
- Academic advising
Certification
Virginia Education Licensure Endorsement Areas: Biology, Admin. & Supervision PreK-12 Expiration Date: June 2034
Affiliations
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2015-Present
- Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) 2006-Present
Timeline
Graduation Coach/Family and Community Engagement Specialist
Gar-Field Senior High School-PWCS
08.2023 - Current
Science Teacher/Department Chair/Lead Mentor
Woodbridge Middle School - PWCS
08.2015 - 08.2023
Instructional Coach/Department Chair/Science Teacher
Paul Public Charter School
09.2012 - 06.2015
Assistant Principal/Special Education Coordinator/Dean of Students
Malcolm X Elementary School-DC Public Schools
10.2011 - 06.2012
Gifted Education Teacher/Science Teacher
Fred M Lynn Middle School - PWCS
08.2010 - 10.2011
Assistant Principal for Science, Mathematics and Health and Physical Education
Coolidge High School - District of Columbia Public Schools
06.2009 - 07.2010
Physical Science Teacher
Parkside Middle School - Prince William County School
06.2007 - 06.2009
Assessment and Compliance Coordinator
Yorktown Middle School - York County Schools
08.2006 - 06.2007
Testing Coordinator/Science Teacher/Recruitment Coordinator
Friendship Blow Pierce-Friendship Public Charter Schools
10.2004 - 07.2006
Science Teacher/Department Chair/Science Fair Coordinator
Prince George's County Public Schools
08.2001 - 10.2004
Seventh Grade Science Teacher
Guilford County Public Schools- Lincoln Middle School
08.1999 - 06.2001
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Bennett College
Master of Science - Educational Administration
Trinity University
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