Dr. Anthony D.

Hamlet
1127 Florida Ave
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Daytime 561.662.6208 w FAX: 561.681.3751
Email: [email protected]
The School District of Palm Beach County is the eleventh largest in the nation and the fifth largest in the state of
Florida with 185 schools, serving more than 181,000 students who speak 150 languages and dialects. As the largest
employer in Palm Beach County, the School District has nearly 21,000 associates, including over 12,000 teachers.

EDUCATION
2007
Nova Southeastern University, Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (Finance,
Curriculum, Organizational Behavior, School Law & Special Education)
2003
Nova Southeastern University, Master of Science in Educational Leadership
1992
University of Miami, Bachelor of Science in General Studies
Additional Educational Experiences
2015
AASA/Howard University Urban Superintendents Academy Certification Program
The Urban Superintendents Academy is a new cross-institutional partnership that offers a
dynamic approach to urban superintendent preparation and certification. AASA, The School
Superintendents Association, has launched distinct partnerships with Howard University and
the University of Southern California to bolster the effectiveness of school district leadership
in our nations urban areas.
The uniqueness of these programs is that it offers opportunities for educational leaders to
become involved in a network of support, mentoring, and professional development related to
the challenges and opportunities facing the 21st century urban leader. To ensure participants
are fully equipped for the challenges and opportunities of urban superintendent positions, the
Urban Superintendents Academy welcomes all applicants yet will focus on underrepresented
groups.
2014

Harvard University School Turnaround Leaders Course

Develop a theory of action for successfully turning around underperforming schools by
creating learning environments that support high levels of achievement for all students and
full engagement of all stakeholders

EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
A successful superintendent has to satisfy many constituencies, keeping high achievers in the system while
devoting resources to those who need them most. The focus should always be on what the students in our
classrooms need to meet the demand of the standards through building the capacity of the teachers within
our school centers. As research in the area of education evolves, so should our district-level leadership in
order to prepare our school leaders and teachers for the complexity and level of cognitive work our students
must achieve in order to become college and career ready.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS & WORK HISTORY
Director, School Accountability Transformation II WPB, FL 06/2014 to present.
Designated by SDPBC to lead the turnaround efforts at the district level, reporting directly to the
deputy superintendent. Direct supervision of schools, principals, instructional specialists and
academic coaches at the 20 Differentiated Accountability (DA) Schools designated as Priority,
Focus or Schools of Concern (C) by the Florida Department of Education (FDLOE). Emphasis on
School Improvement, School Capacity Building, Accountability and Data Analysis, Professional
Development, Professional Learning Communities, Coaching and Mentoring with all priority,
focus and concern schools. Supervision of School budgets totaling $128,944,159.00, Student
enrollment of 18,250 and Employee Counts of 2250. Acts as a liaison between the FLDOEs

Region V Differentiated Accountability Team and the District. My primary role is to

provide direct supervision of schools, principals, instructional specialists and academic coaches at
30 Differentiated Accountability (DA) Schools designated as Priority, Focus or Schools of
Concern by the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE).

The School Transformation Office (STO) assists school leaders with developing, implementing,
and monitoring their School Improvement Plan (SIP) to increase student achievement. The
transformation team ensures the SIP is utilized in decision making by all stakeholders. One of the
main responsibilities of the School Transformation Office is to assist DA schools in closing the
achievement gap. Our department strives to increase the capacity of school leaders within our
target schools by incorporating the 5 Essentials: Effective Leaders, Collaborative Teachers,
Involved Families, Support Environments, and Ambitious Instruction. The School Transformation
Office ensures that data and Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) are used in progress
monitoring. STO operates with the belief that if we develop our school leaders, establish schoolwide systems of operation, build teacher capacity, use data to drive decisions, provide job
embedded professional development, and monitor the fidelity of implementation of the School
Improvement Plan, then there will be a positive increase in student performance and the
achievement gap will close.

Community engagement and involvement has been a staple of my success as a principal and
district leader. During my last principalship the School Justice Partnership was created; as a
system of wrap around services that included on-site behavioral management specialists, juvenile
justice probation officers and family and child counseling services significantly decreased the
amount of students placed in the school-to-prison pipeline. To enact this change, it was imperative
to forge partnerships with the sheriffs office, Department of Juvenile Justice, local politicians and
judges, non-profit and civic organizations and most important parent associations and groups prior
to any volatile situations arising. Actively engaging and gaining the trust of the community, as a
leader is an essential part of effective leadership.

Instructional capacity development in the most critical schools; Differentiated Accountability

(DA) Schools designated as Priority, Focus or Schools of Concern by the Florida Department of
Education (FLDOE). We are committed to restructuring the district to create a designated Area(s)
for DA Schools thereby creating STO autonomy. The Transformation team has the ability to
support DA schools and provide the differentiation and structures necessary to improve the most
diverse and challenging schools in order to increase student achievement at an accelerated rate.
The plan is to build capacity through the establishment of Professional Learning Communities
(PLCs), assisting in the creation of the District Improvement and Assistance Plan (DIAP),
facilitation of the Consultancy Protocol and 8-Step Problem Solving Process for all DA schools as
part of the Instructional Review Process, and working with District schools to operationalize and
optimize the School Improvement Plan (SIP). Lastly, STO II will be facilitated on-going
instructional coaching academy for school improvement. Through the on-going support of the
coaching academy the intention is to provide the school-based coaches with the knowledge and
instructional strategies necessary to accelerate learning through explicit and aligned instruction. It
is essential that teachers are prepared to provide the explicit instruction and rigorous and aligned
application that struggling readers and low-performing students need in order to make the catch-up
growth necessary to compete with their peers and become college and career ready.
Implementation in 5 Urban High Schools - Restorative Justice Joint Partnership between Palm
Beach County Schools, Criminal Justice Commission, Department of Juvenile Justice and Florida
Atlantic University.
Presenter on Focused Instructional Coaching as 2nd Order Change Agents: A Blueprint for
School Improvement @ Florida Department of Education School Improvement Conference
Board Member of Police Athletic League of Palm Beach County
Board Member of Glades Substance Abuse Board
Advisory Board Member - Restorative Justice Joint Partnership

Principal, Palm Beach Lakes High School, West Palm Beach, FL 08/2011 to 06/2014
Specific duties include, but not limited to: Daily Instructional leadership/management of 250
faculty & staff, and 2200 students at the largest comprehensive urban high school in the School
District of Palm Beach County.
School moved from F to C
Increased Graduation rate from 59% to 72%
Historic Reduction in Out of School and In School Suspension, reduction in rates of behavior
referral and behavior incidents.
I served as Principal from Fy2012 FY2014
Student Enrollment ISS Events
Fiscal Year
OSS Events
# of OSS Days
2014
2175
120
109
395
2013
1890
184
167
544
2012
1750
368
333
809
2011
1470
1725
1193
4389
Restorative Action Program (RAP) two facilitative counselors
Restorative Justice Pilot Program School wide implementation
DJJ/School District Restorative Counselor Program
Implementation of School Accountability Boards (SABs)
College Board national Demonstration Site (2014)
Key Note Speaker on Single School Culture at the Superintendents Leadership Academy (2013)
Distinguished Principal to Address Superintendents Graduation Increase and Suspension
Reduction Task Force (2013)
Students with Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE) program - was created and implemented at
Palm Beach Lakes High during 2013-14 in response to a rapidly increasing ELL students with
significant deficiencies in their academic background from their native countries. The majority of
students came from Guatemala that arrived to our country as refugees due to a natural disaster
(earthquake) that occurred in their native country or political reasons. The students with gaps in
their formal education were identified by the review of their previous educational histories as
recorded on the programmatic assessment forms.
Principal, JFK International Baccalaureate Middle School, West Palm Beach, FL 05/2009 to 08/2011
Specific duties include, but not limited to: Daily Instructional leadership/management of 100
faculty & staff, and 750 students at the largest comprehensive magnet middle school academy in
the School District of Palm Beach County.
Full International Baccalaureate Reauthorization
School moved from F to C
Florida 2009 Turn Around Principal Award (Turn Around School of the Year)
Florida 2009 Turn Around School Award (Turn Around School of the Year)
Principal, Turning Points Academy, West Palm Beach, FL 01/2007 to 05/2009.
Specific duties include, but not limited to: Daily leadership/management of 75 faculty & staff,
and 400 students at the largest comprehensive alternative education middle/high school academy
in the School District of Palm Beach County.
Daily management/oversight of 2 contract programs on the Turning Points Campus
Senior Administrator, Life Skills Centers Florida, Delray Beach, FL 07/2006 to 01/2007
Daily management/oversight of three Life Skills Centers in Florida, located at Orlando Jones
High, Polk County Life Skills High School and Life Skills Atlantic High School, .
Principal, Life Skills Center Atlantic High School, Delray Beach, FL 05/2005 to
Specific duties include, but not limited to: Daily leadership/management of 20 faculty & staff,
and 300 students at the largest comprehensive alternative education high school in the Palm Beach
County School.
Life Skills Centers Florida Curriculum Contact
Adjunct Professor, Nova Southeastern University, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 8/2006 to 3/2012
Educational Budget and Finance

 Organizational Behavior
Organizational Management
Re-Culturing Organizations
Curriculum
Communication & Supervision
Personnel (Human Resource Management)
Educational Law
Adjunct Professor, UOPX, Phoenix, AZ 10/2008 to present
CRT 205 Critical Thinking Skills
HUM 111 Critical & Creative Thinking
Adjunct Professor, Brown Mackie College Miami, FL 1/2009 to 12/2012
CF1100 Professional Development/Thinking Skills
Vice Principal, Royal Palm Beach High School, Royal Palm Beach, FL, 6/2003 to 05/2005
Instructor (Adult Education), Palm Beach County Schools, West Palm Beach, FL 1998 to Present
Teach Effective Classroom Management and Super Six Strategies for Student Achievement to
New and Beginning teachers to the District
Effective Classroom Management
Teach English skills to speakers of other languages
Teach Clinical Education Instructor
Assistant Principal (TOA), Wellington High School, Wellington, FL 1998 to 6/2003
Teacher, Wellington High School, Wellington, FL 1994 to 1998
Behavior Specialist & Family Counselor, South County Mental Health, Delray Beach, FL, 1995 to 1997
Provided crisis management and counseling services for families and individuals. Services were
provided either in the home or at the crisis site.
Professional Football Player (Defensive End), Canadian Football League, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1994
Case Manager & Behavior Specialist, Childrens Home Society of Florida, Miami, FL 1993
Managed a team of care-providers housed at-risk youth facility.
Counseled, diagnosed mental conditions, and facilitated group therapy sessions.
Professional Football Player (Defensive End), National Football League (NFL Seattle Seahawks &
Indianapolis Colts) 1992 & 1993
Certification
State of Florida Professional Educators Certification in Educational Leadership (K-12)
State of Florida Professional Educators Certification in Social Sciences (Grades 6-12)
State of Florida Clinical Education Trainer
FCIM Trainer Florida Continuous Improvement Model
Cognitive Coaching
SREB Creating High Performance Learning Cultures (PLC)
SREB Using Data to Lead Change
Learning Team Facilitator Training (Data Feedback for Instruction, Efficacy)
Accomplishments
Administrator of the Year FY14 - Florida School Counselors Association
Principal of the Year FY14 Palm Beach County School Counselors Association
Principal of the Year FY14 Florida Association of Media in Education Association
Florida Power Schools Library Award FY14 - Florida Department of Educations Office of
Library Media Services.
Principal of the Year FY13 College Board /Springboard
FY13 National Springboard Demonstration Site
Turn Around Principal of the Year FY09 Florida Department of Education
Received a NCAA full Athletic Scholarship to attend the University of Miami
Team member of 3-time National Championship University Of Miami Football Team (Team
Captain 1989-1992)

Received the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Leadership Award

Selected Preseason All American Defensive End by Sporting News
Chosen Gridiron All American by Action Football News
Poor Mans Guide to Football All-American Defensive End 1992
Selected by peer assistant principals as President of the Assistant Principals Secondary Division
(APSD) of the Palm Beach County Administrators Association (2003)
President of Palm Beach County Administrators Association AP Division (2004-05)

Affiliations
Florida Commissioners 2013 Leadership Academy Member
Kravis Center Education Committee Member 2013
NOVA Southeastern School of Education Advisory Board
ASCD Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
NASSP National Association of Secondary School Principals
FASA Florida Association of School Administrators
Advisory Member - Circuit 15 DJJ Juvenile Justice Board
Member - Circuit 15 DJJ Juvenile Justice Board Prevention Committee Member
Vice President Urban League Young Professionals of the Palm Beaches (2006)