1. Elmer C. Manzanares, Ph.D 277 Sidewheeler Street * Henderson, NV89012 * (702) 371-6244
Professional Experience
Clark County School District December 2012 – Present
Constituent Services Office (CSO) Ombudsman
 Board of Trustee Meetings: Represent CCSD at monthly meetings to address parent inquiries and concerns
 Community Collaboration: Liaison for all parent and community concerns. Collaborate with agencies that
support student resources
 Departmental Collaboration: Communicate with Assistant Chiefs, Principals, and other administrators in
resolving concerns
 Grievance Hearing Officer: Conduct evidentiary disciplinary hearings for support staff employees for the
Operational Services Division
 Parent Meetings: Assist parents and administrators at the school level with the effective implementation of the
IEP process
 Superintendent Office and Board Office Communication: Facilitate the communication to constituents who
contact the CCSD Trustees and Superintendent’s Office
 Policies and Regulations: Monitor changes in policies and regulations to guarantee accurate information is
provided to community members and parents
 Staff Supervision: Manage day-to-day office procedures,supervise, and evaluate support staff personnel
Clark County School District July 2004 – June 2012
Principal, Helen C. Cannon Junior High School
 Instructional Leader: Provide instructional leadership and supervision to assist in raising student achievement
and reducing the achievement gap
 Data Management: Understanding and communicating data analysis that supports best teaching practices and
increases student achievement.
 Manage and Develop Staff Development: Coordinate teacher training to support best practices on High Quality
Sheltered Instruction for English Language Learners.
 Teacher Training: Provide teacher training in proven, research-based AVIDInstructional Methodologies
designed to build students’ writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading skills
 Budget Management: Manage and monitor school budget that supported 120 faculty and staff employees
 Human Resource Management: Employee file review, interview, and selection process of administrative,
licensed, and support staff
 Grant Writing: Authored two SB 403 grants totaling $480,000 that supported staff development training,
reading, writing and math software,and after school tutorial services
 Community Advocate: Worked in a collaborative manner to address teacher,parent,and student concerns to
increase parent engagement and student learning
 Curriculum Review: Served a two-year term as a District Curriculum Commissioner
Denver Public Schools July 1995 - June 2004
Principal, Grant Middle School
 Instructional Program Development: Increased funding with community and district assistance to improve the
instructional program with an emphasis on a strong writing curriculum along with state of the art technology that
supported a Communication Program at a feeder high school
 Instructional Leadership: Commitment to instructional leadership and support the modeling of continuous
quality improvement strategies that support best practices
 Staff Supervision: Supervise and evaluate teacher and support staff job performance
 Data Management: Understand and communicate data analysis that supports closing the achievement gap and
increasing student achievement

2.  Manage and Develop Staff Development: Coordinate teacher training to support best practices on High Quality
Sheltered Instruction for English Language Learners
 Teacher Training: Provide teacher training in proven, research-based AVIDInstructional Methodologies
designed to build students’ writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading skills
 Budget Management: Manage and monitored school budget that supported 80 faculty and staff employees
 Human Resource Management: Employee file review, interview, and selection process of administrative,
licensed, and support staff
 Community Advocate: Worked in a collaborative manner to address teacher,parent,and student concerns to
increase parent engagement and student learning
Denver Public Schools
Assistant Principal, George Washington and John F. Kennedy High School July 1991–June 1995
 Instructional Supervision: Provide successfulleadership of the International Baccalaureate Program (IB)
program, Social Studies and Special Education Department and the Dean’s Office
 Athletic Director:Supervise personnel including hiring and dismissal of staff for all athletic programs.
Monitored student eligibility of competitive large comprehensive urban high schools
Denver Public Schools
Assistant Principal Martin Luther King Middle School July 1991 - June 1992
 Instructional Supervision:Administrator of a Small Learning Community (8th
grade level) Responsibility
encompassed successfulimplementation of the grade level curriculum and assessments
with supervision over dean’s office and s`pecial education departments
Colorado Springs CO. El Paso County District 11 July 1984- June 1991
Educator/Washington Irving and Russell Junior High School
 Social studies teacher grades 7-9
 Student Council Advisor
 “We the People” program sponsor”
 Assistant wrestling coach
Professional Affiliations
 Adjunct faculty, CSN, Las Vegas NV and National University, San Diego, California-2006-2011
 Member of Clark County Administration Re-Classification Committee; District Curriculum Commissioner; and
District Dress Code Committee
 Member of National Association of Secondary School Principal (NASSP) 2000-2012
 Member of Nevada Association of School Administrators (NASA) 2004-Present
 Board Member of Hispanic Educators Association of Nevada (HEAN) 2004-Present
 Member of Association of Latin Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) 2006-Present
 Member of the Greater Las Vegas Hispanic Round Table 2007-Present
 Treasurer of Clark County Association of Secondary School Principals (CCASSP) 2005- 2009
 Member of California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators (CALSA) 2009-Present
Education:
 Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Administration University of Denver 2009
 Type D, Administrator Certificate University of Denver 1991
 Master of Arts in Education University of Colorado 1989
 Bachelor of Arts in History University of Northern CO. 1983
Language Skills:
 Spanish: conversational/reading
References available upon request