HELLO, i'm Jammie N. Phillips
Jammie Phillips has worked in the field of Music Education for 15 years. She is currently Director of Bands at McKee Middle School in Montgomery, Alabama. New to the state of Alabama, Phillips taught several years in the Atlanta metro area in Georgia where her bands were consecutively superior rated for several years. Mrs. Phillips is a 2022 Golden Anniversary Winner for National Flute Association, 2019 40 under 40 honoree for Bethune-Cookman University, 2017 Teacher of the Year Eddie White Middle, Phillips has built a career delivering consecutive Superior & Excellent ratings for her band programs in Georgia and now Alabama. She is a professional Flutist and Arts advocate. She is a graduate of Bethune-Cookman University with a B.A. in Music Education, and an M.S. & Ed.S in Education & Administrator Leadership from Walden University. Phillips is looking forward to making a difference for colleagues that are band directors that graduated from Historically Black Colleges and Universities that often face a different set of challenges. She was inspired to go into Music Education as early as 10th grade. “I noticed that all of my band directors were men or white women. I wanted to be one of few black women in the profession to encourage more black girls to become successful band directors and musicians.”
Key Skills & Areas of Expertise
Great Interpersonal Skills
Parental Involvement
Student-Centered Learning
Teambuilding & Supervision
Response to Intervention
Teacher Leadership
Restorative Practices
Report & Document Preparation
Technology Integration
Assembling & Maintaining Records
Curriculum Development
Individualize Education Plans
Performance Enhancement
Social Emotional Learning
Critical Thinking & Questioning
Team Teaching Approach
Spreadsheet & Database Creation
Data Driven Instruction
Instructional Best-Practices
PBIS Implementation
STEM Project Based Learning
Core Competencies & Specialized Skills
- Effective Training: Creating the training programs that help employees fulfill their daily job functions, advance to other positions within the company or respond well to company changes and industry shifts.
- Influential Power: During difficult transitions in a company, such as new management or major layoffs, ability to train and influence employees to stay on course is essential to a company’s productivity and to individual employee.
- High-Impact Presentations: Deliver dynamic, highly effective presentations that were clear and concise, conveying facts and information in an engaging manner.
- Fundraising: Secured eight thousand dollars at an event through effective major gift solicitations, creative sponsorship opportunities, and effective donor cultivation events.
Professional Teaching Experience
Band Director
Atlanta Public Schools
Jonesboro, GA
August 2019 to Present
- Arrange the music repertoire for the marching band program, while teaching marching and ensemble skills to students.
- Participate in high school musical productions as the advisor, conductor and pit performer
- ncourage students to prepare and perform at area solo festivals for placement in area, all-county, and allstate bands and orchestra
Provide students with appropriate learning activities and experiences designed to help them fulfill their potential for
intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. Enable students to develop competencies and skills to function
successfully in society. Develop and implement lesson plans that fulfill the requirements of district’s curriculum
program and show written evidence of preparation as required. Prepare lessons that reflect accommodations for
differences in student learning styles and conducted ongoing assessment of student achievement through formal and
informal assessments. Sponsor outside activities approved by the principal. Establish and maintain open
communication by conducting conferences with parents, students, principals, and teachers. Participates in In-Service education and training courses as well as in continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities, and taking part
in action research exercises
Department Chair & Band Director
Eddie J. White K-8 Academy
Jonesboro, GA
August 2013 to July 2019
- Serve das Department chair of the Elective Team and Fine Arts Teams; received all superior and
- Excellent ratings at Large Group Performance Evaluations, had students receive all superior ratings at State Solo and Ensemble festivals, had students chosen to participate in the Mid-Fest festival at the University of Georgia.
Provide students with appropriate learning activities and experiences designed to help them fulfill their potential for
intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. Enable students to develop competencies and skills to function
successfully in society. Develop and implement lesson plans that fulfill the requirements of district’s curriculum
program and show written evidence of preparation as required. Establish and maintain open communication by
conducting conferences with parents, students, principals, and teachers. Participates in In-Service education and
training courses as well as in continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities, and taking part in action
research exercises.
STEAM Music Instructor
G.W. Northcutt Elementary School Academy
Jonesboro, GA
August 2007 to July 2013
- Managed classroom and provide children with learning experiences that promote their cognitive, social, and emotional development.
- Supervised the music programs of the school which includes 700+ students, evaluate lesson plans, teach classes to encourage the use of a variety of instructional strategies and materials consistent with research on learning and child growth and development in a music based curriculum.
- Organized and presented music programs for assemblies & public performances; Produced programs such as Holiday, History, Music in our school’s month.
Provided students with appropriate learning activities and experiences designed to help them fulfill their potential for
intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. Enabled students to develop competencies and skills to function
successfully in society; developed and implemented lesson plans that fulfill the requirements of district’s curriculum
program and show written evidence of preparation as required. Prepared lessons that reflect accommodations for
differences in student learning styles and conducted ongoing assessment of student achievement through formal and
informal assessments.
Education & Professional Certification
Education Specialist (Ed.S.), Educational Administration, Teaching & Learning, Walden University
Masters of Science (M.S.), Teacher Leadership, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Walden University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Music Education, Bethune Cookman College, Daytona Beach, FL
Certification:
Standard Professional Teaching (SRT) Certificate (#722575) in Coaching Endorsement, Middle Grades Language
Arts (4-8), and Music (P-12) in the State of Georgia.
Notable Professional Development
Teach Like A Champion, 2012
Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Training, 2012
Classroom Management I & II, 2012
K-5 Explicit English Language Arts Instruction, 2014
Theory and Development of Creativity in the Gifted, 2011
Ruby Payne Training, 2012
Explicit Instruction, 2013
Time Management, 2015
Technical Proficiency
Platforms: MAC OSX and Windows 10.
Instructional Resources: Kahoot, Moodle, Ning, Wikispaces, Blackboard, Google Suite, Illuminate, Skype,
FastBridge, Thinkfinity, various Web 2.0 resources and use of social media in education.
Applications: Adobe Photoshop, and Illustrator; Twitter, LinkedIn, and Blogger; MS FrontPage, Project, Office Suite
(Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Management / Personnel: Effective communication and collaboration; project planning; implementation and
management; team building and leadership; technical training; technology integration coaching and support