John Sizemore Personal Data Address: Phone Number: Email Address: 7609 Hornbeck Farm Road Louisville, KY 40291 502-245- 6141 (Home) 502-272- 7982 (Office) jmsizemore@bellarmine.edu Education B.A. MAEd. Rank I Post Graduate Studies Eastern Kentucky University, Area Social Studies Eastern Kentucky University, Area Guidance and Counseling Eastern Kentucky University, Area Administration/Supervision University of Louisville Professional Experience and Key Accomplishments 2009 Present Coordinator, Principal Preparation Program Responsibilities include oversight and scheduling for Principal Preparation program 2010 2013 Coordinator, Advanced Programs Responsibilities include oversight and scheduling for Master of Arts in Instructional Leadership and Administration, Master of Arts in Education, and Rank I programs 2007 Present Instructor Responsibilities include advising and instruction 2006 2007 Summer Adjunct Instructor Taught Principal Preparation classes Page 1
2003 2007 Part- time Administrator Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY Responsibilities included coordinating Principal Redesign Project for the Wallace Foundation 2000 Nov. 2003 Principal Parkview Middle School, Greater Clark County Schools, Jeffersonville, IN 1996 2000 Assistant Superintendent Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY Responsible for district- wide high school instructional services Developed and implemented an e- school (virtual school) Developed and implemented Liberty High School for divergent learners Initiated plan for all high schools to offer Advanced Placement classes All high schools in rewards category under Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS) assessment Provided leadership to 20 + high schools for curriculum, operations and evaluation Implemented required standards for graduation Increased attendance in high schools by 1% Facilitated the development of 4 additional Professional Development days Introduced a performance- based graduation system 1991 1996 Principal Fern Creek High School, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY Increased enrollment from 850 students to 1,530 students in five years Implemented a 9 th grade teaming concept Integrated Marketing, Management, and Entrepreneurship magnet program which included the development of a shopping mall in the school 1988 1991 Principal J. Graham Brown School, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY Reorganized K- 12 school into multi- age teacher leader configuration at elementary, middle and high levels Implemented Advisor- Advisee program 1984 1988 Principal Page 2
Lassiter Middle School, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY Test scores rose more than 7 ½% in final 3 years of principalship Increased attendance by 1.5% each year Received national recognition for restructuring education Restructured school into interdisciplinary teams with an Advisor- Advisee Program and flexible scheduling 1983 1984 Assistant Principal Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY 1982 1983 Assistant Principal Noe Middle School, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY 1975 1982 Counselor Noe Middle School, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY 1974 1975 Counselor Crosby Middle School, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY 1969-1974 Teacher Seneca Junior High School, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY Responsibilities in addition to teaching 7 th and 8 th grade Core classes included writing curriculum, serving as Department chair, serving as teacher trainer Leadership and Key Accomplishments: 1996 Selected to serve as a Distinguished Leader for the Kentucky Department of Education 1991 J. Graham Brown School chosen as a Coalition of Essential Schools 1986 Lassiter Middle School is finalist in National Secondary School 1986 Lassiter Middle School received Flag of Progress from Kentucky Department of Education 1984 Thomas Jefferson Middle School chosen by the US Department of Ed. as a Blue Ribbon School Page 3
Professional Appointments and Service Participant in University of Wyoming research regarding transitional issues for middle level students Participant in University of Wyoming research regarding male/female attitudes toward algebra Participant in Bell South s Leadership Training program Participant in Bell South s Excellent Speaker program Reader for the U. S. Department of Education grant program Kentucky Project Director and Trainer for Center for Early Adolescence s series: Conference Series on Early Adolescence Chairperson, Political Action Committee, Jefferson County Association of School Administrators Past President of Jefferson County Association of School Administrators Middle School Counselors, Jefferson County Counselors Association 1981 1982 Kentucky Association of Counseling Development 1979 1981 Political Chairperson for Kentucky School Counselors Association Jefferson County Public Schools representative to State and National Core and Block Team Teaching Conferences Presentations 2013 National CREATE Conference 2013 KY Association of Elementary School Principals 2013 KY Association of School Administrators 2012 National CREATE Conference Numerous s National Association of Secondary School Principals Numerous s National Middle School Association Numerous s National Association of Elementary School Principals Numerous s Middle School Circus, National Middle School Association 1995 National Marketing Conclave Publications Sizemore, J. and et al. (1978). Advisor- Advisee, A Handbook. Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY (Handbook) Sizemore, J. and et al. (1979. Career Cluster Handbooks. Sizemore, J. and et al. (1981). Interdisciplinary Teaming in the Middle School. Sizemore, J. and et al. (1985 1988) Teacher Based Guidance, Page 4
Sizemore, J. and et al. (1992) Middle Level Leadership. Sizemore, J. (in progress) Creating a Flexible Schedule for Your School Paige, D.P., Smith, G., & Sizemore, J.M. Conceptualizing rigor and its implications for education in the era of the common core (in progress). Paige, D., Sizemore, J.M., & Neace, W. (2013). Working inside the box: Exploring the relationship between student engagement and cognitive rigor, NASSP Bulletin. Retrieved from http://bul.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/01/27/0192636512473505. Professional Memberships Jefferson County School Administrators Association Jefferson County Retired Teachers Association Kentucky Retired Teachers Association Consultant Services Consultant services in the areas of Advisor- Advisee Programs, Interdisciplinary Teaming, Flexible Scheduling, Culture Building, and/or School Based Decision Making have been provided to the following districts or associations: Various Kentucky public school systems Champaign/Urbana Middle Schools, Champaign/Urbana, IL Clarksville Schools, Clarksville, TN Columbus Middle Schools, Columbus, IN Dublin Middle Schools. Dublin, OH Governor Clinton's Conference on Restructuring Schools, Arkansas Santa Fe Public Schools, Santa Fe, NM Little Rock Public Schools, Little Rock, AR Dayton Public Schools, Dayton, OH San Diego Public Schools, San Diego, CA Lockport Public Schools, Lockport, NY Baton Rouge Public Schools, Baton Rouge, LA Provo Public Schools, Provo, UT Florida Middle School Association Colorado Middle School Association New England League of Middle Schools Nebraska Middle Level Association National Association of Secondary School Principals Middle School Consortium National Middle Schools Association Regional Conferences Page 5
Community Affiliations Southeast YMCA, Past Chairman and Board Member Jefferson County Police Citizens Advisory Simpsonville Christian Church, Elder and Board Chairperson Fern Creek Business and Community Association, Past President Spalding University s Education Department, Past Board Member University of Louisville s Center for Collaborative Teaching, Past Board Member Page 6