Wendi Thaxton
Baton Rouge
Summary
Experienced and certified educator with over 25 years of experience in public and private school sectors with a focus on best practices in Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Leadership
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Principal
Family Christian Academy
07.2025 - Current
- Monitors student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
- Performs classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Trains teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.
- Partners with principal to administer school program in alignment with vision and goals, providing positive, high-expectation academic environment.
- Verifies student grades, attendance and schedules.
- Maintains school focus on learning by enforcing rules related to academics, student discipline and class attendance.
- Observes teachers, documented activities and implemented improvement plans to optimize classrooms.
- Monitors student progress and implemented intervention strategies to support student success.
Learning Lab Director; Classroom Teacher
Parkview Baptist School
08.2020 - 05.2025
- Leadership Intern (Jan - May 2025)
- Assisted with College Advising
- Responsible for reviewing the Psychoeducational Evaluations of the students who receive accommodations and updating and/or creating Individualized Academic Plans for these students.
- Upload all required documentation into the TAA Portal for ACT testing for students who request accommodations on the ACT exam.
- Provide reinforcement intervention in English/Writing to enrolled Learning Lab students.
- Implemented the English/Language Arts curriculum to 4th and 5th grade students (20202022).
Interventionist; Lead Teacher
Holy Trinity Catholic School
08.2019 - 05.2020
- Supervised student discipline.
- Coached teachers on best-practices of instructional methods.
- Implemented intervention strategies for struggling learners.
- Delivered the state Social Studies curriculum to 6th grade students.
Elementary Curriculum Director
The Village School
08.2017 - 02.2019
- Edited, revised, and aligned the elementary curriculum for grades K-4.
- Provided professional development in Curriculum and Instruction to the faculty and staff.
- Conducted informal evaluations for classroom teachers.
Classroom Teacher
St. Anne Catholic School
08.2012 - 05.2017
- 4th Grade Self-Contained Teacher
Classroom Teacher
St. Pius Catholic School
08.2003 - 05.2009
- Classroom Teacher
Classroom Teacher
Lafayette Parish School System
08.1997 - 05.2003
- Classroom Teacher
Education
Doctoral Student - Educational Leadership
University of Louisiana At Lafayette
Lafayette, LAM.Ed. - Educational Administration
LeTourneau University
Longview, TX05.2018
M.Ed. - Curriculum and Instruction
LeTourneau University
Longview, TX05.2012
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA05.1997
Skills
- Communication skills
- Leadership
- Time management
- Problem Resolution
- Employee Evaluation
Certification
- Master's Plus 30
Timeline
Assistant Principal
Family Christian Academy
07.2025 - Current
Learning Lab Director; Classroom Teacher
Parkview Baptist School
08.2020 - 05.2025
Interventionist; Lead Teacher
Holy Trinity Catholic School
08.2019 - 05.2020
Elementary Curriculum Director
The Village School
08.2017 - 02.2019
Classroom Teacher
St. Anne Catholic School
08.2012 - 05.2017
Classroom Teacher
St. Pius Catholic School
08.2003 - 05.2009
Classroom Teacher
Lafayette Parish School System
08.1997 - 05.2003
M.Ed. - Educational Administration
LeTourneau University
M.Ed. - Curriculum and Instruction
LeTourneau University
Doctoral Student - Educational Leadership
University of Louisiana At Lafayette
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Louisiana State University