LUCAS D.

RIESGRAF
* 3249 20th Ave S* MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55407* LRIESGRAF@GMAIL.COM *
952.215.2725 *

Career Objective Seeking administrative leadership position in a district committed

to strengthening an equitable student learning experience through
cultural celebration, curious and confident leadership development in a
collaborative community with students, parents and educators.

Career Summary Solution-focused, relationship-oriented middle school counselor,

district department chair and educational data leader in 17,000 student
diverse school district with leadership expertise in culturally responsive
culture development; positive behavior intervention supports; response-
to-intervention; data driven decision making; knowledge of IDEA,
Section 504 policy and law; and mental health triage and support

Skills Summary Excellent oral and written interpersonal communication and

facilitative skills
Culturally responsive leader that promotes the value of diversity
through
courageous conversations and related training,
Focus staff on closing achievement gap between subgroups; build
staff
capacity to effectively and consistently use student data to drive
decisions.
Educational data leader that utilizes multiple student-level data and
student work to increase student achievement and identify student
interventions
Considerable skill as a systems thinker, identifying and creating
structures to provide staff and students activities and ideas for
growth and opportunity
Facilitative professional development leader that establishes a
structure of professional learning, a culture of on-going learning and
development
Visit classrooms regularly; observe and gather data to make
adjustments as necessary and appropriate to meet needs of
students, coaching best teaching practices, cultural competency

Educational Minnesota State University: Mankato, Minnesota

Background K-12 Administrative Licensure Program May 2016

University of Wisconsin: River Falls, Wisconsin

M.S. in School Counseling May 2011

Licensures Minnesota Board of Teaching File Folder # 449309

Principal K-12
 Lucas Riesgraf- Resume

K-12 School Counselor

Relevant AVID Culturally Responsive Teaching

Continuing Sharrocky Hollie Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching
Education Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and Trauma Informed Care
Design Kit: The Course for Human Centered Design
Professional St. Louis Park High School, Aquila Elementary School
St. Louis Park, MN
ExperienceAdministrative Intern Jun 2015-Aug
2015
Managed attendance and discipline referrals for St Louis Park High School
and Aquila Elementary summer programming
Revised and updated St. Louis Park High School emergency handbooks
Developed culturally responsive principal evaluation
Participated in district strategic planning workshop with cabinet/community
Supported design of St. Louis Park High School master schedule and FTE
allocation
Facilitated effective personnel recruitment, interviewing and selection

Woodbury Middle School

Woodbury, MN
Licensed School Counselor Oct
2011-Present
Process students personal, social and academic development using a
student-centered, relationship-based, developmentally and cultural
appropriate approach
Implement Response to Intervention (RTI) strategies for individual students
in collaboration with counselors, administrators, teachers, and parents
Facilitate professional development on personalization, cultural
responsiveness, data interpretation, brain development, trauma informed
care
Teach classroom lessons on College and Career readiness, Academic
success strategies and social/emotional regulation techniques
Support all student service areas, particularly gifted education, IDEA,
Section 504 mental health and adverse childhood experiences (ACES)

Student Achievement Data Specialist/Data Achievement Leader Oct 2011-

Present
Analyze, manage, and utilize student data to make evidence based
decisions for program and initiative evaluation
Structure QComp/ATPPS Staff Development programming focused on
educational data analysis; understanding, goal setting and reflection
Coordinate administration of MCA state testing and interpretation of data
Restructure Child Find process to bridge systems of support and
intervention
 Lucas Riesgraf- Resume

Conduct peer observations and provided feedback to facilitate teacher

growth

LeadershipSite Improvement Plan (SIP) Administrative Member

Positions Create school culture that values whole-child development through
meaningful
relationship expansion, strength identification, and positive behavior
Implement SIP in the House to empower teacher emphasis on student
experience
Support AVID Demonstration site implementation and AVID WICOR walk-
through

Site Curricular ReDesign Teacher Leader

Supervise building implementation of district standards based curricular
redesign
Participate in Shadow a Student and reflection to enhance student
experience

District Counseling Lead

Lead district-level school counseling PLC and professional development
activities
Coordinate site and district level MEIRS data analysis