CATHERINE CROSS MAPLE, PH.D.

For The Position Of:

Kentucky
Commissioner of Education

70 Shady Oak Circle

Tijeras, NM 87059

(505) 681-1791 personal cell

ccmphd@usa.net
 CATHERINE CROSS MAPLE, PH.D.
70 Shady Oak Circle; Tijeras, NM 87059
(505) 281-5636 home ccmphd@usa.net (505) 681-1791 cell

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Educational Leadership and Innovation:
! Streamlined and implemented major organizational redesigns focused on student learning.
! Designed, led and implemented systems for high standards, rigorous assessments, and
transparent accountability reporting. (Slide 1)
! Identified strategies to close achievement gaps and accelerate learning outcomes. (Slides 2,3)
! Conceptualized and produced state agency performance contract for reporting to the Executive.
! Convened school-business-community strategy planning groups, including PreK - 20 alignment,
redesign of the high school education system, School Health / Mental Health Planning.
! Implemented continuous quality improvement for improved agency functioning and
responsiveness to key stakeholders.
! Produced results through innovative service delivery models, including truancy intervention
programs; and dropout prevention, retention and re-engagement.
! Developed professional learning communities within the Department of Education and at the
school district level, including a similar focus for national Boards.

Supervision and Fiscal Oversight:

! Supervised and provided leadership for diverse staff at all levels (state, region, district, school).
! Implemented goals, policies and maintained communication processes with legislators, boards,
superintendents, and cognizant governmental entities.
! Administered significant contracted services and grant programs.
! Organized computerization of fiscal management and reporting processes.
! Collaborated with the Executive, educational partners (e.g., superintendents, board members,
unions, special interest groups) and legislators to focus on new public school funding formula.

Strategic Planning/Collaboration:
! Led development and implementation of visionary and strategic planning; produced the first
strategic plan for the New Mexico public education system.
! Developed and implemented Strategic Plans, Frameworks and Actions.
! Led design of action plan development and implementation aligned with organizational goals
and objectives, regulatory and legal obligations.
! Organized, identified and analyzed targeted needs including facility, technology, content
standards, assessments - then set organizational direction for implementation.
! Initiated and supervised data base systems; implemented continuous improvement strategies
for state data warehouse applications (NM now among top states).
! Collaborated with business, Children’s Cabinet, and state’s workforce agency to implement
career pathways within the high school education system. (Slide 4)

Communication:
! Led processes for proposed legislation, lobbied and testified at state and federal legislative
hearings; served as department and district spokesperson for high interest topics.
! Keynoted, presented and trained at numerous conferences, meetings, workshops, and events.
! Produced major documents, articles, materials, and promotional materials.
! Established and maintained networking with national, state and community groups.

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! Produced and hosted regularly scheduled community affairs television show, with guest
appearances on other media programs.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
3/04 - current New Mexico Public Education Department
(2004 newly formed state agency responsible for preK-12 public education)

Deputy Cabinet Secretary (responsible for Learning and Accountability functions of the
Public Education Department, Vocational Rehabilitation, and support of the State’s Public
Education system)

! Oversees daily operations of seven major Divisions and over 500 staff
members (Accountability and Assessment, Indian Education, Instructional
Support and Career Education, Educator Quality, Charter Schools, Rural
Education, and Vocational Rehabilitation).

! Responsible for ensuring implementation of the agency’s strategic direction,

including performance reporting, development of key strategies for closing the
achievement gap and accelerating performance, and educational reform.

! Maintains the public education system focus on high standards, accountability

and assessment, including alignment of state adopted instructional materials to
standards.

! Designed and led development of the first strategic plan for the State’s Public
Education System; aligned the PED strategic plan to support the State’s direction
which focuses on the student and the classroom; and established performance
monitoring.

! Acts on the Executive’s and Secretary’s behalf, representing the PED at

meetings, legislative sessions, with schools, districts and community groups, and
at local and national networks / Boards.

! Establishes agency practices to align with policies and to ensure effective

customer satisfaction; advises Secretary regarding agency policies and
practices.

! Ensures accuracy and timeliness of data, responses, and project performance

for major agency initiatives, including vetting of all external major surveys.

! Represents Public Education on the State’s Behavioral Health Purchasing

Collaborative, Children’s Cabinet, and weekly Health and Human Service
Secretary meetings.

Assistant Secretary, New Mexico Vocational Rehabilitation: (a division of the New Mexico
Public Education Department, serving over 11,000 New Mexicans with disabilities in 27
offices throughout the state)

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 ! Established strategic direction and actions for agency services and continuous
improvement of performance.

! Posted the highest recorded levels of outcomes for both Rehabilitation and the
Disability Determination Services, resulting in increased funding.

! Instituted professional development and team building for all staff.

! Re-engaged key constituents and stakeholders in the agency mission and

purpose; improved customer satisfaction and feedback.

! Produced the agency Communications Plan, revamped the Annual Report and
Legislative Plan.

11/94-3/04 Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico

Strategic Planning Officer (member of the Superintendent’s Administrative Team and

Cabinet, a senior level position working with the Board and its committees, and
Superintendents to set direction for the district of 87,000 students)

! Facilitated Board and Superintendent strategic planning, including goal setting

and defining key strategies for the district’s work and improvement of instruction.

! Designed and implemented the first District system for public reporting about
results and progress towards goals.

! Developed an annual Master Calendar process of district business aligned with

the strategic direction and intended results, culminating with Board reporting, and
setting the legislative and policy agenda.

! Integrated continuous improvement (Baldrige) into district systems.

! Provided oversight of the District’s implementation of the No Child Left Behind

legislation and State Educational Reform legislation.

! Oversaw the district responsibilities for charter schools.

! Led the community partnership on Truancy and Excessive Absences initiative.

! Acted on behalf of the Superintendent and as Fiscal Control Agent.

Director of Organizational Planning and Development (led the District’s strategic

instructional planning, deployment and organizational development)

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 ! Produced the District’s first Strategic Instructional Master Plan framework and
processes, centered on teachers and students.

! Facilitated and designed the Superintendent’s Contract Action Plan for the
Board of Education.

! Conceptualized how to align the district budget with its strategic direction,
resulting in significant changes of resource allocation.

! Developed a framework of knowledge and skills necessary for employees in a

high performing organization.

Director of Student Support Services (led and supervised the District's programs that
support the instructional process, including nursing, social workers, counseling,
disciplinary hearings, truancy, GED and home schooling).

! Designed and implemented strategic framework for the Department and a

restructuring plan that addressed student dropouts and increased school
attendance.

! Incorporated health and mental health assessment into the District's Educational
Plan for Student Success (literacy plan).

! Created the District processes for implementing the NM Open Enrollment Act,
affecting over 10,000 annual enrollment requests.

! Started the redirection of funds to schools and clusters for local decision making
about services.

! Developed and trained schools in the new Comprehensive Counseling standards

(uses web-based accountability reporting); and District’s Crisis Response
Team.

! Aligned Departmental goals and resources with District goals, specifically in

improving student assets and reducing barriers to learning.

! Provided resource development to students and families in the areas of home

schooling, GED permission, and foreign exchange students.

! Convened interagency planning with agencies like the Department of Health

(Medicaid and Managed Care), Job Corp (alternative program), and other
community partners.

! Refined District Disciplinary Hearing Office and Court Liaison Office to promote

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 community coordination of resources and services to address truancy and
suspension alternatives.

! Revised implementation of the City of Albuquerque / APS Truancy Plan; convened

APS/Community Partnership for Addressing Truancy.

Region Assistant (provided instructional leadership to schools through technical assistance

about curriculum, language needs and special programs, conflict management, and
communications in a cluster of almost 25,000 students).

! Established planning for the Albuquerque City Center Schools Human Service
Collaborative.

! Researched and produced recommendations, and facilitate program

implementation addressing the district’s dropout initiatives and high school
reform and transformation.

! Facilitated the development and implementation of Unified Education System

strategies and philosophy within the public schools.

! Led team for continuous improvement project, including extended training in

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey.

! Guided development of the Comprehensive High School Programs for Dropout

Prevention, Intervention and Re-engagement.

! Developed Professional Development Process for implementation of Effective

School Correlates.

! Designed format to lead South Region School principals' planning for curricular
based transition and expectations among elementary, mid and high school
levels.

! Guided project and proposals for the City Center Schools.

Evaluation Specialist. (Evaluated and placed students in need of services.

Collaborated with school and area staffs about service delivery models.)

! Facilitated and produced initial planning for a Human Services

Collaborative in the East Mountain Area.

! Advocated and procured related services to meet student needs.

4/94- present Private Consultant and Project Planner. (currently volunteers services)

! Designs and facilitates visionary and strategic planning.

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 ! Writes and produces customer documents and plans.

4/90 - 4/94 CEO and Executive Director, YWCA of Albuquerque (managed and lead
a nonprofit corporation of $4.2 million, serving over 4,000 women/ children
monthly).

! Led growth to over 233% during tenure.

! Developed training and resources for community projects.
! Provided statewide leadership for programs and initiatives related to
human service, child and health needs, and at-risk youth.
! Designed and implemented visionary and strategic planning.
! Wrote and acquired grants and contracts.
! Advanced services for special and multi cultural populations.
! Produced over four years of exemplary fiscal operations.
! Conducted and provided leadership for numerous community special
events and conferences.

Job Responsibilities. Chief Executive Officer: supervised, hired and

evaluated personnel; administered and managed all personnel matters and
procedures; provided fiscal and budgetary management; acted as
community liaison; conducted appropriate lobbying efforts; provided long
range planning and visioning for the organization; developed / supervised
programs; supported/maintained communications with Board of Directors.

8/82 - 3/90 Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico:

Director of Categorical Programs (regulatory, fiscal and program supervision of all

District grants and contracts from federal, state, foundation and local sources [e.g.,
Safe and Drug Free Schools, Title 1, Bilingual).

! Initiated the first comprehensive plan for student data collection.

! Developed and implemented first computerized bookkeeping system.

! Facilitated professional development for both staff and personnel

involved with grants and contracts.

! Managed communications with the Board and other departments

regarding fiscal status of programs.

! Supervised Title 1, Indian Education, and other categorical programs.

District Compliance Officer (supervised, evaluated and analyzed the

implementation of federal and state rules, regulations and policies regarding

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 individuals with disabilities for 87,000 student school district; developed service
delivery models, evaluation and placement processes).

! Designed and developed initial systems, programs and training for

implementing the new special education regulations.

! Developed implementation processes for the Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act grant, including setting up fiscal records.

! Developed student support services for special education students.

! Initiated communication and collaborated with state agencies regarding

residential treatments and placements.

! Participated in the initial design and implementation of preschool

handicapped intervention programs with state and local agencies.

! Presented District's position in State Department of Education hearings

regarding regulations.

School Administrator (managed and directed inclusive educational program for

severely handicapped children; provided curricular and instructional leadership).

! Supervised 40 staff in implementing of instruction.

! Planned and coordinated first district-wide in-service among programs

serving severely handicapped children.

8/79 - 7/82 Director of Southwest Kansas Area Service Center (a professional

development consortium with Fort Hays State University, the State
Department, the local Technical School and 36 rural school districts).

! Developed curriculum and programs for teachers.

! Implemented staff recruitment/retention project.
! Conducted and managed training for districts.
! Taught postsecondary course work.
! Instituted first district level funding for professional development.

8/76 - 7/79 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque:

Coordinator of Project Outreach (an educational professional development

program with a rural delivery emphasis for New Mexico).

! Developed and implemented state-wide administrator training regarding

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 leadership and supervision of special education.

! Planned and coordinated first International Teacher Education Division

Conference (for post-secondary educators).

! Conducted the first Albuquerque area training for health and human
service providers regarding child abuse and neglect.

! Taught undergraduate course work.

6/73 - 7/76 Washoe County Schools / University of Nevada, Reno:

! Various teaching positions.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Ph.D. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. 1979

M.Ed. University of Nevada, Reno. 1974

B.S. Montana State University, Billings. 1973

Magna Cum Laude

CERTIFICATES / LICENSES

! Educational Administration
! Educational Diagnostician
! Professional Teaching License (K-12)
! Group Facilitator ! Mediator
! Continuous Improvement and Quality Management
! Critical Incident / Crisis Management
! Strategic and Quality Planning
! Quality New Mexico Examiner and Team Lead

SPECIALIZED SKILLS AND TRAINING

! Strategic Leadership and Visionary Planning

! Staff Training and Professional Development
! Integrating Cultural Diversity

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 ! Quality Management Techniques and Teamwork
! Marketing and Development
! Mediation and Conflict Management; Hearing Officer
! Group Facilitation
! Applied use of personal computers and technology
! Senior Examiner for Quality New Mexico
! Alternative Language Services

SPECIAL HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS

● New Mexico Delegation for International Educational Benchmarking trip to Singapore.

● Executive Leadership Program in Education, Darden School of Business,

University of Virginia.

Distinguished Alumni in Administration and Leadership, University of New Mexico,

College of Education 75th Anniversary.

Outstanding Alumni for Special Contribution, Montana State University, 2003

Who's Who of American Women, 1998. 1999, 2000.

Who's Who Registry of Global Business Leaders, 1993.

Who's Who in American Management, 1993.

Who's Who in American Women, Special 135th Anniversary Edition, YWCA of the USA.

USWest Selection Committees (5 years) for Outstanding Teacher of the Year.

Phi Delta Kappa, University of New Mexico Chapter, Excellence in Education Award.

Academy for Educational Leadership, Distinguished Leadership Awards, 1993, 1994.

New Mexico Association for Compensatory Educators: Special Recognition Award, 1994.

Greater Albuquerque Area Chamber of Commerce, 1993 Superior Service Award; 1994,
1992 Special Recognition Certificate.

United Way, Campaign Division Chair, Account Executive and Loaned Executive.

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 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS
(current and past)

● Council of Chief State School Officers: Deputies Commission, Research Institutes for
Mathematics and Brain Research
● Southwest States Comprehensive Center Board of Directors and State Liaison
● SEDL Board of Directors and Treasurer
● Career and College Readiness Policy Institute (one of 8 states) - State Chairperson
● Achieve Institute – State Co-Chair – completed alignment
● Baldrige in Education Initiative, National and State Leadership Team and Co-Chair
● American Society for Quality; National Conference in Education Planning Team
● Albuquerque Business Education Compact: Quality Committee
● East Mountain Citizens group for land use planning; Town Hall invited participant
● Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce: Chairperson for Visionary Planning
● National Association for Bilingual Education
● Rio Grande Diversity Roundtable (a professional community group dedicated to integrating
diversity into the workplace)
● Project Change: UNM Anderson School of Business Community Leaders Project
● Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute, Business Education Advisory Committee
● American Society of Association Executives
● YWCA of Albuquerque and the USA
● New Mexico School Administrators Association
● National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators
● International Council for Exceptional Children: president, treasurer of state and local
chapters; Political Action Network Coordinator
● Academy for Educational Leadership: positions held - past president, Secretary/Treasurer,
Business Connection Committee
● Very Special Arts New Mexico: past president, vice president, Board of Directors, Finance
Committee, Chairperson of Development Committee
● United Way Agency Executives
● Founder and Former President (ten years) of rural Neighborhood Association
● Lector and communicant for parish

PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS

The following are representative workshops and presentations:

● Keynote Speaker. Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for New Mexico,
Spring Budget Workshop, April 2009
● Panelist. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices: Keeping Skilled
Workers Flowing in the STEM Pipeline, Albuquerque, NM.
● Keynote Speaker. •White Sands Missile Range College Commencement Ceremony, White
Sands Missile Range, New Mexico; •New Mexico Disability Exchange, Albuquerque; •Eight
Northern Indian Pueblos Council Educational Talent Search (250 Native American, Hispanic
high schools students), Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, NM.

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 ● Invited Speaker. State of Education in New Mexico. •Albuquerque Business Education
Compact; • Leadership New Mexico - Albuquerque, Los Alamos, State Leadership Reunion,
Santa Fe; •New Mexico Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development; •New Mexico
Coalition of School Administrators; •NM School Boards Association;
•National Association of Latino Elected / Appointed Officials.

● Invited Workshops. Child Abuse & Neglect Symposium: Socialization-Parent Education

Model, Health and Social Services Department, New Mexico.

● Conflict Management. Keynote Central NM Community College, Women on the Move

Conferences, United Way Volunteers, Principal Training.

● Addressing Truancy and Excessive Absenteeism. Community, state, federal groups.

● Aligning Resources with Strategic Priorities. National Quality Conference, also accepted by
Council of Great City Schools.

● Visionary and Strategic Planning. National Quality Conference, NM School

Administrators; Albuquerque City Center Schools Principals Retreat; Sierra Vista Elementary
School; Zia Family Focus Center; Administrator Conference on Education, Angel Fire, New
Mexico; Taylor Middle School-Charter School Planning; West Side Planning Division of the
Greater Albuquerque Area Chamber of Commerce.

● Invited Facilitator. Governor's Summits on Educational Goals - State and Regional.

● Extensive Workshops. Discipline in the Schools: The Community Parents and School
Working Together; Silver City Public Schools, Gallup-McKinley Public Schools, NM.

● Invited Presentation. Chief State School Officers, Unified Education and Special
Populations; Lexington, Kentucky.

● Keynote Speaker and Presenter. Developing Leadership in Your Career: Duke City
Women's Professional Association; TVI Women in Management; Women on the Move
Conferences; Home Based Business Conference.

● Extensive Workshop. Extended School Year Program Planning, National Institute on Legal
Problems of Educating the Handicapped, Charleston, South Carolina.

● Workshops. Aligned Assessments of Art Programs, Roswell NM; Artists Training: People
with Disabilities; Very Special Arts New Mexico.

● Extensive Workshops. Administration and Development of Special Programs and Services,

Shiprock Public Schools (a Native American serving district), New Mexico.

● Invited Project Presentations. Regional Meeting, Division of Personnel Preparation of the

Bureau of Education for the Handicapped; San Francisco, California; Problems and Solutions
Unique to the State Education Agencies in the Field of Learning Disabilities; Des Moines, Iowa.

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Accompanying Slides to Resume

Slide 1: Quality Counts 2007

Slide 2: New Mexico Standards Based Assessment 2008

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 Slide 3: New Mexico Standards Based Assessment 2008

Slide 4: Redesign of the New Mexico High School System

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