Rowena Clemence
Swannanoa,North Canterbury
Summary
Astute educator with proven background meeting and exceeding operational objectives 24-year career. Maintain currency on trends in field to keep systems modernized and streamlined. People-person with excellent organizational skills.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Year 9 Dean 2024
Hornby High School
Christchurch
01.2024 - Current
International Student Liaison
Hornby High School
Christchurch
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Assisted international students with visa applications, immigration procedures and travel arrangements.
- Provided guidance to international students regarding academic policies and regulations.
- Developed and implemented orientation programs for new international students.
- Maintained a comprehensive database of all international student records.
- Advised on cultural adjustment issues faced by incoming international students.
Wānanga Leadership and Programme Development
Hornby High School
Christchurch
01.2023 - 12.2023
Year Level Pastoral Dean
Hornby High School
Christchurch
01.2017 - 12.2021
Professional Learning Group Leader
Hornby High School
Christchurch
01.2019 - 12.2024
- Developed and implemented group activities to promote team building and collaboration.
- Maintained a high level of communication between group members and other departments.
- Monitored progress on projects, providing feedback and support as needed.
- Motivated individuals to reach their highest potential by setting achievable goals.
E-Learning Leader
Hornby High School
Christchurch
01.2013 - 12.2024
- Provided coaching and mentoring support to team members, assisting them with developing new competencies.
- Designed effective e-learning materials for use in training initiatives.
- Conducted needs assessments to identify areas where additional training was needed.
- Led regular meetings with staff to discuss challenges encountered while performing job duties and identified solutions for improvement.
- Implemented innovative approaches for delivering instruction that would enhance learner engagement and motivation levels.
- Researched current trends in learning technologies, making recommendations for implementation.
- Acted as a liaison between management teams and trainers when addressing issues related to program content or design.
- Provided guidance on best practices related to adult learning principles when creating instructional materials.
Head of Department Visual Arts
Hornby High School
Christchurch
01.2002 - 12.2024
- Demonstrated leadership by making improvements to work processes and helping to train others.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish department and school goals.
- Managed a large consumables budget for the betterment of the department
- Significant improvement of department results from the beginning of my tenure through to substantial growth of the department
- Collaboratively networking across Christchurch and beyond for the benefit of the department with resources and support
Head of Arts Faculty
St Thomas Of Canterbury College
01.2001 - 12.2001
Assistant part-time Visual Arts Teacher
Shirley Boys High School
06.2000 - 12.2000
Education
Graduate Diploma of Teaching and Learning - Secondary -
Christchurch College of Education
01.1999
Post-grad Dip Ed, Dip tch/lng, BFA (major; Printmaking) -
Hornby High School
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Printmaking -
Otago School Of Art - Dunedin
Skills
- Behavioural guidance and mentoring, attendance tracking and intervention, referrals to OT, CAF and Rock-on, Whanau meetings and communications with often difficult families and the ability to connect/engage with ease with a range of people
- Issue resolution, restoratively trained in a strong PB4L kura
- Student equity and empowerment - Tuakana Teina as a classroom system
- Manaiakalni lead for HHS as Learn Create Share leader
- Refining skills in te reo Māori and te ao Māori
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Leading professional development in secondary Manaiakalani Connect meetings and Manaikalanai toolkits
- Data gathering and analysis for change
- Three years of working with Deirdre McKracken and Evaluative Associates as a Professional Learning leader (now Professional Growth Cycle Leader)
- Honing my coaching skills using Joan Dalton and Dr Stephen Covey models
Core Values
- Collaboration and inclusion are key - "I dare to hope that whanaungatanga and friendship will create opportunities that party politics would normally disallow" - Source Unknown.
- Fostering growth - Caring and nurturing others is fundamental to my own growth
- Focus and clarity - of vision, and perspective, of my moral imperative - I look to sharpen this constantly in evolving as an educator
- Integrity - is at the core of each decision I make and direction taken
- Connections/bonds - are my source of wairua, I cultivate these with genuine fondness within my professional community
- Creativity - solutions to problems come from being able to step back and look at a situation with a creative mind
- Balance - I see this as imperative to survival and renewal.
Roles
- Year 9 Dean (Co-deaning in 2024, rolling up from 2025)
- International Student Liaison 2023 - Argentinian Exchange
- Wānanga Leadership and programme development 2023
- Professional Learning Group Leader - 2018 to present
- Group Facilitator of within Hornby High School Professional Growth Cycle - 2021 - present
- Group Facilitator of within Hornby High School Applying High Leverage Practices to TAI - 2020
- Extended learning conversations Kāhui Ako wide - 2019
- Culturally responsive practice Hornby High School - 2018
- E-Learning Leader 2013 - to present
- Head of Department Visual Arts - 2002 - present
- Year Level Pastoral Dean 2017 - 2021 - final year of year-level Deaning at Hornby High School
- Spark - MIT Scholarship Recipient - Manaiakalani Education Trust 2016
- Year Level Pastoral Dean - 2006 - 2010
- Head of Arts Faculty - St Thomas Of Canterbury College - 2001
- Assistant part-time Visual Arts Teacher Shirley Boys High School - Jun 2000 - Dec 2000
Registration Expiry
09/22/25
Registration Number
224392
References
- Robin Sutton, Tumuaki|Principal, 2017 - 18th April 2023, Hornby High School, 027 258 8905, suttonr2002@gmail.com
- Laurie Tafau, Assistant Principal, Hornby High School, 0210 225 2290, tf@hornby.school.nz
- Simon Scott, Deputy Principal, Hornby High School, 027 492 5449, sc@hornby.school.nz
- Liisa Callard, HOF Technology, Hornby High School, 021 210 8011, cd@hornby.school.nz
Timeline
Year 9 Dean 2024
Hornby High School
01.2024 - Current
International Student Liaison
Hornby High School
01.2023 - 04.2023
Wānanga Leadership and Programme Development
Hornby High School
01.2023 - 12.2023
Professional Learning Group Leader
Hornby High School
01.2019 - 12.2024
Year Level Pastoral Dean
Hornby High School
01.2017 - 12.2021
E-Learning Leader
Hornby High School
01.2013 - 12.2024
Head of Department Visual Arts
Hornby High School
01.2002 - 12.2024
Head of Arts Faculty
St Thomas Of Canterbury College
01.2001 - 12.2001
Assistant part-time Visual Arts Teacher
Shirley Boys High School
06.2000 - 12.2000
Graduate Diploma of Teaching and Learning - Secondary -
Christchurch College of Education
Post-grad Dip Ed, Dip tch/lng, BFA (major; Printmaking) -
Hornby High School
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Printmaking -
Otago School Of Art - Dunedin
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