LEAH E.

VOMHOF
6611 Walmer Street

Overland Park, KS 66202

913.754.6797

lmasonbrink@gmail.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a leadership position that utilizes my strong interpersonal and organizational skills, and my background in
instruction, professional development, and curriculum.

EDUCATION
Fort Hays State University

Endorsement in School Leadership

GPA: 4.0

The University of Kansas

Hays, KS: July 2014

Lawrence, KS: August 2011

Masters in Curriculum and Teaching

GPA: 3.99

The University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS: May 2002

Bachelor of Science in Education

GPA: 3.54

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mill Valley High School, Associate Principal

De Soto School District, School Improvement Specialist

Shawnee, KS: August 2010-June 2014

Collaboratively developed, guided, and monitored professional development activities for staff members at both the
middle school and high school level.
Formulated and executed a new teacher mentor program.
Organized and facilitated a multi-tier reading intervention program
Facilitated Professional Learning Communities with teachers on a weekly basis.
Monitored and interpreted local, state, and national student assessment data.
Designed and modeled sample Common Core lessons.
Successfully facilitated a school accreditation visit.

Mill Valley High School, Social Studies Teacher

Shawnee, KS: August 2014-present

Develop, guide, and present professional development activities, both online and in person, for all staff members on
a monthly basis.
Evaluate and monitor teacher performance using walk-through and formal assessment instruments.
Facilitate local and state assessment programs.
Monitor curriculum implementation and address on-going curriculum needs.
Provide leadership in establishing and maintaining a positive school-wide climate through regular positive
interactions with stakeholders.
Provide student discipline in all settings, including buses.
Serve as Special Education Team administrator, School-Wide Literacy Team administrator, and serve on the
De Soto School District Technology Team.

Shawnee, KS: August 2006-August 2010

Designed, developed, and taught both unit and daily lesson plans.
Incorporated historical literacy skills utilizing primary sources into each social studies unit.
Played an integral role in creating and implementing a freshman academy.
Collaborated daily with an English teacher to teach an integrated freshman English/World History course.

Monticello Trails Middle School, 7th Grade Teacher

Shawnee, KS: August 2003-May 2006

Collaborated with a 5-person team of teachers

Planned and implemented unit and daily social studies lesson plans
Chaired NCA committee and presented for school-wide accreditation visit

CONFERENCE/UNIVERSITY PRESENTATIONS

Why did the Challenger Explode? A Presentation in Building Social Studies Literacy, University of Kansas
Social Studies Methods Class, Dr. Joseph OBrien Lawrence, KS, February 2013, March 2014.
Building Literacy in 3-Acts, Kansas Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference Derby, KS,
November 2013.
Evolution of Equality, US History, Primary Sources and State Standards, National Council for History
Education Conference - Kansas City, MO, March 24, 2012.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING PARTICIPATION

Co-Teaching That Works (Richard Villa) 2013-2014

Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures, 2012-2013
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol, 2011-013
Capturing Kids Hearts, 2008
MTSS/RTI, 2006

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Party Arty Co-Chair, 2014-2015

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Party Arty Vice Co-Chair, 2013- 2014
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Party Arty Planning Committee, 2011- 2013
KC Free Health Clinic/KC CARE Clinic, Bloom Party Planning Committee, 2011-2013