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Amanda R.

Lukesh 
9510 Dutch Mill Lane Lincoln, NE 68516 
Phone: 402-440-8482 
[email protected] 

GALLUP STRENGTHSFINDER TRAITS 


Learner Achiever Responsibility Harmony Relator 
 
OBJECTIVE: 
To assist a school district in achieving its goal of providing a quality superintendent through 
expertise in organization and communication, experience working with a diverse student body 
and supporting a school environment that promotes rigor, relevance, and relationships. 

EDUCATION: 
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA – LINCOLN  
Doctor of Education and Six-Year Certificate   
Estimated Completion May 2021 
 
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA – LINCOLN 
PK-8 Administrative Endorsement  
May 2015 
 
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY – SEWARD, NEBRASKA 
Master of Education – Administration Grades 7-12  
June 2011 
 
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA – LINCOLN   
Bachelor of Science in Education and Human Sciences, Middle Level Education 
Endorsements: Mathematics and Social Science 
May 2008 

SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE – LINCOLN 


Academic Transfer Program 
 
CERTIFICATION: 
Nebraska Teaching Certificate in Middle Level Education, grades 4-9 
● Endorsements in mathematics and social science 
 
Nebraska Administrative Certificate, grades PK-12 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 
7​th​ Grade Math Teacher at Irving Middle School, May 2020 to Present 
Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, NE 
● Current district math liaison for Irving  
● Member of the Professional Learning Community/School Improvement Process Committee 
● Experience in leading flex and working with teachers on various technology driven applications   
● Experience creating individual plans to increase student success, including Check In/Check Out 
Process to build strong positive relationships with individual students 
● Experience working with and incorporating various classroom technology including use of Apple 
TV, short throw projectors, iPads, as well as providing communication using internet-based 
programs 
● Experience incorporating technology and cooperative learning into the classroom to increase 
student engagement, including Google Classroom, Pear Deck, Kahoot, Quizlet, Explain Everything, 
Hapara and Flip Grid  
● Effectively communicates and collaborates with all relevant stakeholders including 
parents/guardians, 7​th​ grade team teachers, building administrators, and instructional coaches 
 
6​th​ Grade Math Teacher at Irving Middle School, May 2013 to May 2020 
Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, NE 
● District Equity liaison and co-chair of Professional Learning Community/School Improvement 
Process Committee 
● Effectively communicated and collaborated with all relevant stakeholders including 
parents/guardians, 6​th​ grade team teachers, building administrators, and instructional coaches 
● Implemented 1 to 1 initiative with Chromebooks as well as the incorporation of new digital math 
curriculum 
● Knowledge and experience with 6​th​ grade science, social studies, and language arts curriculums 
● Completed Adaptive Schools training and Data Teams Process 
● Facilitated and implemented Irving’s first community non-profit fair in December 2015 

7​th​ & 8​th​ Grade Math Teacher at Irving Middle School, August 2011 to May 2013 
Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, NE 
● Member on the Professional Learning Community/Data Team Process/School Improvement Process 
committee 
● Experience teaching various 7​th​ and 8​th​ grade curriculums, including fluid math and quarterly 
intervention classes 
● Organized fluid math program for 6​th​ and 7​th​ grade as well as data collection  

RELATED ACTIVITIES:  
Superintendent’s Facilities Advisory Committee, January 2019 to May 2019 
● Analyzed present and future facility and infrastructure needs looking forward over the next 7-10 
years in Lincoln Public Schools in preparation of a new district bond issue 
● Helped facilitate community input sessions 
 
LPS Future Leader Cadre 10, August 2015 to May 2016 
● Participated in organized district level meetings on developing into administrator roles 
 
NSEA Emerging Administrators Session, February 2016 
 
OTHER​ ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 
Presenter at the Women in Educational Leadership Conference (WELC) 
Topic: Distributed Leadership, School and Classroom Climate Factors, and Teacher Job Satisfaction: 
Evidence from TALIS 2013 Data 
University of Nebraska at Lincoln, November 2019 
 
Presenter at the University Council for Education Administration (UCEA) 
Topic: Distributed Leadership and Instructional Leadership: A Pathway to Teacher Self-Efficacy and 
Teacher-Student Relations 
New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2019 

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