Bruce A. Cook

5520 Bolling Quarter Road, Powhatan, Virginia 23139

(804)598-9174 or e-mail: bacook@erols.com

home page: http://www.erols.com/bacook/bc.htm

Highlights Experience

Excellent management and public relations skills
A proactive and flexible approach towards problem solving
Technology experience including both Mac & IBM systems and web page design
Experience in coordinating an athletic program and opening new school facilities
Administrative experience in elementary, middle and high school levels
Vocational Administration experience
A diverse range of experience, ranging from public to private systems, extremely large systems to very small settings
Experience in both rural & urban settings and in grades K - 12
Experience in different national systems and with diverse nationalities.
Experience with (ESL) English as a Second Language students

Education/Honors

Masters of Education - International School Administration, 1995 Trenton State College's program for International & Overseas Teaching and Administration, Mallorca, Spain (G.P.A. 3.933)

Science Teacher's Certification Program Virginia Commonwealth University. May 1988

Bachelors of Arts - Communication (Minor-Biology) - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), 1985

Graduation Speaker (Class of 1998) Manassas Park High School (Chosen by Senior Class)

Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society (1st Int'l. chapter) Aug 1994

Administration/Teaching Certifications

Virginia Postgraduate Professional K-12 Principal's Endorsement (Elementary, Middle, & High school)

Virginia Teacher's Certificate - General Science II (Covers Integrated Science grades 6-10, Life Science, Physical Science) and Biology

Administrative Experience

Amelia County High School, Amelia, Va. 2001-present

Principal

Providing Educational Leadership for a grade 9-12 high school
Developing and implementing a budget for a facility that serves approximately 550 students and numerous extracurricular sports teams and activities
Instructional supervision of approximately 100 faculty and staff members

Walker-Grant Middle School, Fredericksburg, Va. 1999-2001

Principal

Providing Educational Leadership for a grade 4-7 school
Developing and implementing a budget for a facility that serves approximately 700 students
Instructional supervision of approximately 120 faculty and staff members

Manassas Park High School, Manassas Park, Va. 1997-1999

Assistant Principal & Vocational Director

Performing the duties of principal when necessary
Assisting with curriculum reform efforts & instructional supervision
Providing input & planning for opening of new facility in early 1999
Evaluation of instructional personnel
Coordination of all vocational programs
Implementation of school discipline policy (including Spec. Ed. procedures)
Assisting with the school budget & finances
Coordinating fundraising, building usage & assisting with extracurricular activities

Buckswood Grange, East Sussex, England Aug 94- Feb 1995

Athletic Director & P.E. Dept. Head in an Independent K-12 School

Activities/Club Coordinator - Organized & supervised over 30 different clubs
Weekend Coordinator - Organized 18 different activities/field trips each term for 80 boarding students
Head of Pastoral Care - Directed guidance procedures for boarding students & live-in dorm supervisor
Responsible for instruction of 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Integrated Science
Responsible for instruction of grades K-12 in Physical Education and Health
Initiated an extra-curricular soccer league for players ages 8-12

Teaching Experience

Chesterfield County Public Schools, Chesterfield, Va. 1988-1992, 1995 - 1997

Responsible for the instruction of pilot program of 7th grade Integrated Science
Faculty representative on School Council Parent-Teacher action committee
Responsible for instruction of 8th grade Physical Science & 7th Grade Life Science
Helped open a new teaching facility; organized new soccer program
Both Boys and Girls Middle School Soccer Coach (Junior Varsity at Clover Hill High)
Organized middle school educational field trips to Florida and high school field trip to the Bahamas

Amelia County Middle School, Amelia, Va. Feb 1995 - June 1995

Responsible for instruction of 8th grade Physical Science

St. John's School, San Juan, Puerto Rico 1992-1994

Responsible for instruction of 11th/12th grade Environmental Science
Responsible for instruction of 7th and 8th grade Integrated Science
Varsity Indoor Soccer Coach & Junior Varsity Soccer Coach
Organized and formed photography club
Organized seminars on research projects and introductory microscopic techniques
Organized middle school educational trips to Florida and Washington D.C.
Assisted with yearbook club (photography)

Public Affairs/Infantry - VA Army National Guard 1988-1992

Photo-journalist for Virginia Guardpost, circulation 10,500 Two prior years in infantry

Non-Resident Instructor of Juvenile Offenders 1987 - United Methodist Family Services, Richmond, Virginia

Implemented rehabilitation techniques & taught better decision-making to teenage offenders

Assistant Director (Summer Operations) - Jamestown 4-H Center 1986

Assisted director with operation of recreational facility for 150-200 children ages 7-12
Supervised staff of five and acted as liaison with Director. Staff member 1982-1984

Professional Memberships

VASSP State Technology Committee Member
ACTE (Assoc. for Career & Tech Ed.)
National Assoc. of Secondary Schools Principals (NASSP & VASSP)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Interests

Computers & technology, music, travel, reading, sports, biking, hiking, & other outdoor activities

Ran the 1999 London Marathon to raise money for the Leukemia Society of America

Skills

FIFA (United States Soccer Fed.) & Va. High School League Soccer Referee experience
News Reporter Intern, WXEX/TV8, Richmond, VA Summer 1985
Radio Announcer, WUVT (AM-FM), Blacksburg, VA 1983-85.
Writer for The Collegiate Times (Virginia Tech's student newspaper)1984
Commercial Driver's License for school buses & Red Cross CPR certification
4-H All-Star & FFA State Farmer

Publications

"School Rules Help Keep Children Safe" - Nurture magazine - May/June 2000 issue

Personal

Age: 40

Health: Excellent

Working knowledge of Spanish

Married: My wife, Susan, has taught both kindergarten and 3rd grade. She has student taught 2nd grade and 6th grade. She is certified NK-8th in any subject and has a M.S. in College & Community Counseling. She is an elementary/middle school (grades 5 &6) guidance counselor in Powhatan, VA. We have one son named Logan.

Travel

Panama, Spain, France, Canada, the Bahamas, England, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Wales, Scotland, British and U.S. Virgin Islands and 3/4 of the U.S.

References available upon request

If you have comments or suggestions, e-mail me at:

bacook@erols.com

This page last updated August 1, 2003