Amanda R. Lukesh: Gallup Strengthsfinder Traits
Amanda R. Lukesh: Gallup Strengthsfinder Traits
Lukesh
9510 Dutch Mill Lane Lincoln, NE 68516
Phone: 402-440-8482
[email protected]
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
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
7th 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, 7th grade team teachers, building administrators, and instructional coaches
6th 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, 6th 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 6th 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
7th & 8th 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 7th and 8th grade curriculums, including fluid math and quarterly
intervention classes
● Organized fluid math program for 6th and 7th 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