David Cranford
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David Cranford's Bio:
David Cranford's Experience:
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Deputy Executive Director at DC Public Charter School
September 2004 - June 2013Reviewed services being offered and developed new programs. Responsible for activities pertaining to school operations, personnel, proposals, and business development. Lead a continuous quality improvement and accountability process throughout the program and service areas. Reviewed, assessed, and developed business processes. Focus was on the effective use of resources, both people and technology, in the execution of the school's mission. Successful experience improving staff efficiency, expanding programs, reducing costs, and increasing quality of services. Provided supervision to clinical, behavior, and educational staff. Performed student and staff recruitment. Program development. Conducted psychological evaluations and provided and reviewed written reports. Served as expert witness for special education cases. Provided consultation to teachers, students, parents, and other stakeholders. Collected, analyzed, and reported program academic and behavior evaluation data. Participated in executive team planning via school climate, improvement, and compliance review committees. Provided staff development and training.
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Deputy Executive Director at DC Public Charter School
September 2004 - June 2013Reviewed services being offered and developed new programs. Responsible for activities pertaining to school operations, personnel, proposals, and business development. Lead a continuous quality improvement and accountability process throughout the program and service areas. Reviewed, assessed, and developed business processes. Focus was on the effective use of resources, both people and technology, in the execution of the school's mission. Successful experience improving staff efficiency, expanding programs, reducing costs, and increasing quality of services. Provided supervision to clinical, behavior, and educational staff. Performed student and staff recruitment. Program development. Conducted psychological evaluations and provided and reviewed written reports. Served as expert witness for special education cases. Provided consultation to teachers, students, parents, and other stakeholders. Collected, analyzed, and reported program academic and behavior evaluation data. Participated in executive team planning via school climate, improvement, and compliance review committees. Provided staff development and training.
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Assistant Director at District of Columbia Public Schools
October 2000 - September 2004o Direct and manage multi-disciplinary teams in the development of plans, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for project completion o Provided supervision to clinical and educational staff o Conducted multidisciplinary meetings with educational staff, parents, and attorneys o Maintained compliance with special education laws. o Conducted clinical interviews and provided psychotherapy. o Administered psychological and intellectual testing, written and oral communication of results o Significantly reduced mediation and hearing cases.
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CEO at Acumen Behavioral Consulting, Inc.
February 2002Provide high quality business support services with accomplishments in behavioral, health care, and corporate fields. Experience with quality staffing, program development, strategic management, and continuous improvement processes. Conduct analysis to determine best path for solving business problems/opportunities that may include process improvement, systems enhancement, staff development, and procurement. Assess detailed contract requirements, constraints, and assumptions with stakeholders based on service needs, lessons learned from previous projects, and the use of requirement-gathering techniques in order to baseline the project and associated deliverables. Work closely with service and project managers across disciplines to devise a cohesive service approach. Subject matter experts in mental health and specialized education. o Accomplished company average annual growth rate of 46% since FY 2005 o Perform student risk factor project assessment based upon available data and meetings with the client and subject matter experts to obtain increased federal grant funding for services o Identify, hire, supervise, and evaluate project contractors o Maximize team performance through status meetings, leading, mentoring, and technical training o Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques to identify variances, perform approved corrective actions, and communicate with client o Obtain final approval of completion of scope of services from the client and assessed customer satisfaction o Provide and supervise psychological evaluation and counseling services o Performs forensic evaluations o Provides assessment consultation, psychological services, training workshops, and executive coaching for agencies. o Psychological testing (i.e., personality, intellectual, achievement, psychopathology)
David Cranford's Education:
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1994 – 1999Ph.D. -
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1994 – 1999Ph.D. -
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1994 – 1999Ph.D. -
University of Maryland College Park
1991 – 1993BAConcentration: Psychology -
University of Maryland College Park
1991 – 1993BAConcentration: Psychology -
University of Maryland College Park
1991 – 1993BAConcentration: Psychology -
Surrattsville Senior High School
1986 – 1990Diploma -
Surrattsville Senior High School
1986 – 1990Diploma -
Surrattsville Senior High School
1986 – 1990Diploma