Mrs. Tonya Cox
Degrees and Colleges Attended:
• Southwest Missouri State University - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education-1994
(Major: Elementary Education, Minors: Language Arts, Science, Social Studies)
• Southwest Baptist University – Master of Science Degree- 2002
• Southwest Baptist University - Administrative Certificate-2004
• Specialist in Public School Administration- Lindenwood University-2010
• Currently working on a Doctorate Degree in Instructional Administration with Lindenwood
Certifications:
Oklahoma State Department of Education
-Secondary Principal 6-12
-Elementary Principal PK-8
-Elementary Education 1-8
Missouri State Department of Education
-Elementary Principal PK-8
-Elementary Education 1-8
Professional Experience:
• 1994-2003- First Grade Teacher at Reeds Spring Primary School
• 2003-2004- Fourth Grade Teacher at Reeds Spring Elementary School
• 2003-2004- Administrative Intern and Substitute
• 2004-2005- Assistant Principal, Reeds Spring Elementary School
• 2005-2012- Principal, Reeds Spring Elementary School
2012-Present- Principal, Benjamin Franklin Science Academy
Workshops attended or professional development:
Acuity, Adaptive Schools, Aimsweb, Attendance Incentive Program, Behavior Interventions Support Team, Brain Gym, Common Core Implementation and Alignment, Cooperative Learning, Crisis Prevention Intervention, Data Driven Decision Making, Differentiated Instruction, Engagement with Poverty in Mind, Formative Assessment, Framework for Understanding Poverty, Great Expectations Character Education, Inclusion, Instructional Practices Inventory, Instructional Technology, Partnership for Comprehensive Literacy, Professional Learning Communities, Response to Intervention, Standards-Based Grading, Summative Assessment, Ventures for Excellence,
and Watch D.O.G.S.
Professional Organizations:
Memberships in Professional Organizations
• Omicron Tau- Beta Sigma Phi, Kimberling City
• NAESP (National Association of Elementary School Principals)
• ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)
Highlighted Accomplishments
• The Reeds Spring School District earned Missouri’s "Distinction in Performance" award for high academic achievement 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, and 2010-11.
• Reeds Spring Elementary was recognized for having significant academic growth in Communication Arts and Math from 2006 to 2010, a five year span, by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Student Growth Project
• In 2006-07, Reeds Spring Elementary was recognized as one of four schools in Missouri noted for doing (RtI ) Response to Intervention correctly by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
• The Missouri Professional Learning Communities Assessment Committee recognized Reeds Spring Elementary as being an “Exemplary Professional Learning Community in May of 2009. May of 2009 was our year to be assessed.
• Created student data disaggregation procedures to assess students’ strengths and weaknesses, and determine areas needing improvements.
• Created a Professional Community Leadership Team and provided effective training of instructional strategies for improvements and common core alignment in math, reading and writing, social studies, and science.
• Approximately 30 school districts have visited for on-site presentations on how to implement (RtI) Response to Intervention, What it means to be an effective (PLC) Professional Learning Community, Data-Based Decision Making, and Teamwork
• I have presented on how to: Prevent Data Disasters, (RtI) Response to Intervention, and on Becoming an Effective (PLC) Professional Learning Community, for state and national conferences.
• I have served on college teacher preparation panels.
• I have served on state (PLC) Professional Learning Community panels.
