Autumn Luscinski

2000 Main Street #322, Santa Monica, CA 90405

310-804-8604 alc14eec@westpost.net

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:
Accomplished educator and administrator with 10 years of independent school expe
rience providing guidance
and leadership for student activities, qualitative assessments of academic crede
ntials, transfer credits evaluation,
managing departmental budgets, working with outside vendors of textbooks, yearbo
oks, copy services, food
services and development of student programs. A solid reputation of leading inno
vation in program
effectiveness in a variety of academic settings. Ability to work within key sta
keholder groups to collect needed
data for successful implementation of new programs.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Viewpoint School, Calabasas, CA 2008 to 2010

Assistant Head of School
Plan weekly assemblies for 500 students bringing in outside artists and perform
ers and coordinating with
the schools own clubs and classes for student led assemblies
Lead twice weekly Student Council meetings planning all school events and acti
vities
Chair the Student Library Committee which was involved in all levels of decisio
ns for library that
opened in Fall of 2009
Participate as member of the Faculty Library Committee
Member of Curriculum Committee
Coordinate sick and personal day requests for over 70 faculty members
Provide academic and social counseling related to personal and family issues
Meet with students and families to enhance time management and study skills
Serve as Yearbook Advisor and supervise design and publication of a 400 page an
nual yearbook
distributed to over 1200 students and 250 staff and faculty
Pacifica Christian School, Santa Monica, CA 2006 to 2008
Dean of Students/College Counselor

Advised students and parents in academic planning to establish current and futu
re learning goals
Maintained130 transcripts, progress reports and report cards to ensure complian
ce with school
graduation requirements
Coordinated outside tutoring resources and educational testing for students as
needed
Facilitated monthly awards and regular recognition banquets for outstanding stu
dents
Provided academic and social counseling related to personal and family issues
Met regularly with students and families struggling with time management and st
udy skills
Supervised various support services: lunch, vending machines, copy machines
Distributed and publish school information to students and parents via on line
calendar system, email
and U.S. mail to encourage participation in school events
Contacted colleges and universities to organize classroom presentations
Coordinated and supervised trips for students to tour colleges
Developed and implemented Next Steps, a weekly college planning course for sen
iors
Assisted students with the financial aid process and provided them with scholar
ship, grant, and loan
information
Served as Yearbook Advisor and taught graphic design and desktop publishing cla
ss

Vistamar School, El Segundo, CA 2005- 2006

Visual Literacy Coordinator/Department Chairperson
Developed curriculum for a new art department
Hired and supervised faculty for ceramics, photography, and fine art
Created budget and managed spending for capital and ongoing art department cost
s
Taught studio art classes in drawing, painting and collage
Developed and organized a weekly visual literacy seminar which brought in profe
ssional artists,
photographers, designers and filmmakers
Organized school-wide trips to museums, galleries and film festivals
Served as Yearbook Advisor and taught graphic design and desktop publishing cla
ss
Provided instructional leadership and development by creating interactive mater
ials for students and staff

Oaks Christian High School, Westlake Village, CA 2000- 2005

Curriculum Coordinator/Instructor
Designed various new art curriculum including Planet ArtArt Making from Around
the World
Designed curriculum for Digital Design
Mentored students in program consisting of weekly meetings with small groups to
discuss personal and
academic issues. Worked within schools community service program to establish pa
rtnerships between
students and organizations.

EDUCATION:
Pepperdine University, Graduate School of Education & Psychology, Los Angeles, C
A
Master of Science in Education Administration, 2005
Phi Delta Kappa International, 4.0 GPA
University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, 1991
Sorbonne University, Paris, France
University of California Exchange Program, 1989-1990
LANGUAGES:
Conversational Spanish and French