DR. CHERIESE PEMBERTON
Assistant Principal WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL
Tenure Portfolio
APRIL 2024
It is an honor to prepare this tenure presentation for the Westbury Union Free School District. While tenure is a staple in education, it is most important that it does not change my unwavering commitment to serving children. I am a driven, visionary leader with a proven capacity for mission-focused culture and programmatic development. I am a highly dedicated professional with approximately 20 years of experience providing inspirational leadership and improvement to the quality of learning and development within the education sector. To date, it has been an honor to serve the children of Westbury for the past four years and I look forward to continued growth and development of our youth. This presentation will highlight some of the moments of service along my journey to date. Thank you kindly for taking the time to review the presentation!
Dr. Cheriese Pemberton
REFLECTION FROM A WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLAR
High school grows you into the person you are. I have great memories, good and bad, some learning experiences and some that I’ll take with me the rest of my life. My high school experience has influenced my development as a person inside and outside of the class by making me more independent, choosing friends wisely and teachers motivating me to attend college and accomplish goal s I have set for myself. I have gained my independence slowly throughout high school. The importance of being independent is bei ng secure with who you are and what you believe in.
Freshman year I came to high school immature with the mind of a middle schooler. I struggled to find my classes and eventually ended up asking for help from several different people. I was hesitant at first because I didn’t like asking for help, but I also didn’t want to be tardier than I already was. I eventually did find my classes and I remember the relief of seeing the door numbers matching the numbers on my schedule. Eventually I adapted with the school and knew where I was going.
As the months went by I was not taking school seriously, and I was going to class late everyday: while I was on the football team. There was this one time in English the teacher was teaching and I was on my phone. The teacher told me to put my phone away multiple times but I was still on my phone so she decided to send me to Mr. Minor's office. When I got to Mr. Minor s office I explained why I did what I did but he decided to call my house. I beg him not to.
So Mr. minor s went to Dr. Pemberton asking her what should he do? Dr. Pemberton said from now on I'll take your phone in the morning and you will get back at the end of the day. At first I was upset and frustrated but I was like ok because at least I ain’t getting a phone call home. So the next day I gave Dr. Pemberton my phone in the morning. Surprisingly I was more focused in class an d as time went by my grades got higher and I was going to class on time.
Now that freshman year is about to end My grades were 80+ and my behavior got way better all thanks to Dr. Pemberton she had helped me a lot through my freshman year. I was not starting on the football team. I was on the bench the whole game and I wa s kind of unathletic but Now that freshman year is over now we get into sophomore year.
In the summer I was working construction and I was training for football. My sophomore year was better than freshman year because I was more mature and my grades were high and I was taking school seriously. Now I was starting on the football team and guess hard work does pay off. I was more involved in school activities for example My Brother's Keeper s, football team, Track & Field, and the wrestling team and I started to take sports more seriously. Me and Dr. Pemberton have this tradition where if average 85+ she will get me lunch which motivated me to keep my grades up.
As time passed by nothing really crazy happened and ended sophomore year on a great note. Summer of sophomore year I got another job as a summer camp counselor. It was great working as a camp counselor because I like to work with kids and I would like to pursue a career which includes working with kids as a pediatric nurse practitioner.
Fritz Aurelus
SCHOLARS FIRST!
WHEN A SCHOLAR REQUEST A PICTURE OF HIS WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL FAMILY!
STOP & SERVE
SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN TO SCHOLARS
MY BROTHER’S KEEPER DONATION FOR GHANA TRIP
IT TAKES A COMMUNITY OF LEADERS
Bling Out Your Mask Day with the Building A-Team
National Student Council - 2023 Gold Excellence Seal
Participant in the District Employee Field Day
Active Participant in District Leadership Meetings
Westbury High School Administrative Team
INITIATIVES
INITIATED AND FACILATED WESTBURY’S FINEST – PEARL JAM WEDNESDAY’S TO FOSTER
BUILDING MORALE DURING COVID - 19
INITIATIVES
INITIATED AND CHAPERONED OUR SCHOLARS ATTENDING THE NATIONAL U.N. DAY
INVITED DAYA BURTON TO SPEAK AS A GUEST SPEAKER TO WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL
INITIATIVES
IINVITED AND FACILIATED TWO WEEK RE-ENGAGEMENT INTERVENTION DURING COVID -19 OUTBREAK
INITIATIVES
IINITIATED IN COLLABORATION WITH DR. ALEXIS THE CREATION OF A TESTING TOOM FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
INITIATIVES
IINITIATED AND FACILIATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BUILDING CALENDAR FOR SYSTEMS ORGANIZATION
INITIATIVES
DAILY STAFF INSPIRATIONS – WHEN YOU OPEN AN EMAIL FROM DR. PEMBERTON, YOU WILL FIND WORDS OF INSPIRATION AT END
RELATIONSHIPS & RELATIONSHIPS LEAD TO REALIZATION OF THE GOAL
IT WAS MR. BRECHTEL’S BIRTHDAY AND GUESS WHO STOPPED BY TO SAY “HAPPY BIRTHDAY.”
PARTICIPANT IN THE DISTRICT METS DAY EVENT
AN EXAMPLE OF SURPRISING FACULTY MEMBERS WITH A CONGRATULATORY GIFT FOR GREAT SERVICE TO OUR SCHOLARS!
ATTENDED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING DAY EMPOWER THOSE WHO WILL EMPOWER OUR SCHOLARS
SAMPLE COMMENDATION AND RECOMMENDATION LETTERS
SAMPLE COMMENDATION AND RECOMMENDATION LETTERS
RECOMMENDATION LETTERS WRITTEN FOR FACULTY MEMBERS
RECOMMENDATION LETTERS WRITTEN FOR SCHOLARS
COLLABORATION, COORDINATION & TESTING OVERSIGHT
COLLABORATION, COORDINATION & TESTING OVERSIGHT
COLLABORATION, COORDINATION & TESTING OVERSIGHT
COLLABORATION, COORDINATION & TESTING OVERSIGHT
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
PTCFast Parent Packet - https://tinyurl.com/PTCFastParentInfo
PTCFast Parent Letter - https://tinyurl.com/PTCFastParentLetter
PTCFast Parent Tutorial (English) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1 g6i8c6A9Ktdm9Ja2TofyDLyO5QszS8/view
Propio Request Form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScH6Ro0FqJDEd_Q1r1DPiGAZBlm6ZqX5U_OFVEKJ_IIrH2xNA/viewform
PTCFast Staff Member Support Needed - https://forms.gle/h5toLNvhzgzQPjWA8
Testing Coordinator (Regents, NYSESLAT, STAR 360, IXL, SAT, and PSAT)
https://tinyurl.com/RegentsProctorTraining
https://tinyurl.com/SampleRegentsReadinessCheck
https://tinyurl.com/SampleStudentParentRegentsInfo
https://tinyurl.com/SampleRegentsProctorSchedule
https://tinyurl.com/SampleNYSESLATFacultyTraining
https://tinyurl.com/SampleNYSESLATProctorSchedule
https://tinyurl.com/SampleIXLScheduling
SAMPLE SAT AND PSAT TRAINING
COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT
PARTICIPATED ON THE CULTURAL RESPONSIVE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
PARTICIPANT ON THE DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES GOVERNANCE TEAM
COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT
PARTICIPANT ON THE DISTRICT MODEL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE
https://tinyurl.com/UnderstandingPLC
https://tinyurl.com/PLTStaffPresentation
https://tinyurl.com/PLCBooklet
https://tinyurl.com/SamplePLCLeadersMtgagenda
https://tinyurl.com/PLCConferenceAgenda
https://tinyurl.com/PLCArizona
PARTICIPANT ON THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE - EXAMPLES FROM A TURN-KEY PD THAT I CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH MS. STONE (ENL TEAM IN ACTION MAKING LEARNING VISIBLE FOR OUR SCHOLARS)
COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT
PARTICIPANT IN THE WOMEN OF WESTBURY
THANK YOU