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City of Napa Boards, Commissions, & Committees Appliction Profile
Mailing Address (if different than Resident Address above) Length of Residence in the City of Napa:
Fifteen years
Registered to vote in the City of Napa?
Yes No
Education:
Graduate, Napa High School, Class of 1972 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley Master of Arts, Educational Administration, Sonoma State University Doctorate in Educational Leadership, University of California, Davis Please list two local references and their phone numbers:
Gender *
Male
Interests & Experiences
Ashley A Halliday
Retired
Ashley A Halliday
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Note: This application allows you to apply for multiple Boards, Commission and Committees; however, only one application can be submitted. Please ensure that your responses clearly address your interest, qualifications, and relevant experience for each
Board, Commission or Committee you are applying to.
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Civil Service Commission: Submitted
Members can only serve on 1 commission, committee or board at one time. If you are applying multiple bodies, which would you perfer? NA
Community Service Experience:
Retired United States Peace Corps Volunteer,
Nicaragua and Honduras Retired Assistant
Superintendent, Human Resources, Napa Valley Unified School District (see attached resume). While a resident of Santa Rosa, served on the Personnel Board for the City of Santa Rosa (see attached resume).
Other relevant experience or expertise:
Bilingual, English/Spanish Graduate level instructor in Human Resources in Educational Leadership,
University of California, Davis and Sonoma State University, 2012-2015 Additional Questions
What is your understanding of the role and responsibility of this board? I understand that the Civil Service Commission supports the work of Napa City Council relative to personnel administration, classified service regulations, certain appeals by members of the classified service as well as providing recommendations pertaining to salaries and classifications in the classified service.
Have you ever attended a meeting of this board?
If so, how many?
Currently serving on board
What duties of this board are most interesting to you?
I would welcome the opportunity to apply my knowledge of the human resource function in support of the Napa community.
What activities of this board are least interesting to you? None..
Ashley A Halliday
What programs or projects would you like to see improved or implemented? No opinion at this time.
How would you approach improving these project(s) or program(s)? NA.
Are you involved in any organizations or activities that may result in a conflict of interest if you are appointed to this board? None to my knowledge.
How did you learn of this vacancy?
Newspaper
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Ashley A Halliday
A SHLEY HALLIDAY, ED.D.
Napa, CA 94558
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010 – 2015 Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources/Employer Employee Relations
Napa Valley Unified School District, Napa, California
1999 - 2010 Director, Sonoma Valley Unified School District, Sonoma, California Human Resources, 2002 - 2010
Human Resources and Facilities Planning, 2000 - 2002
Facilities Planning and Operations, 1999 – 2000
1989 - 1999: Elementary Principal
Sonoma Valley Unified School District, Sonoma, California (1991-1999)
Calistoga Joint Unified Schools, Calistoga, California (1989- 1991)
1980 - 1989: Classroom T eacher, Bilingual Classroom T eacher, T eacher on Special Assignment, Summer School Principal
Bennett Valley Union School District, Santa Rosa, California St. Helena Unified School District, St. Helena, California 1978 - 1980: United States Peace Corps Volunteer, Science Education, T eacher T raining,
Community Development, Nicaragua and Honduras
Post-retirement work
2016-Present Leadership and Human Resources Support
Hillsborough City School District
Mill Valley School District
Napa Valley Unified School District
Novato Unified School District
Petaluma City Schools
Pittsburg Unified School District
Sonoma Valley Unified School District
Vallejo City Unified School District
Adjunct Field Supervisor/Clear Induction Coach
Napa Valley Unified School District
Novato Unified School District
Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District
Vallejo City Unified School District
Administrative Duties/Responsibilities
District Level
Human Resources Leadership
Human Resource oversight for a K-12 District with 18,000 ADA; 2000 Certificated, Classified, and Non-represented employees Chair/Lead Negotiator: District negotiation teams for all Certificated and Classified personnel. Significant negotiation accomplishments:
Developed Formula-based compensation model
transitioning to Local Control
Funding Formula from Revenue Limit Funding
Improved Certificated staffing timeline
Incentivized a reduction in the use of Leaves of Absence Coordinated training programs for District Management T eam Interest-Based Problem Solving
Coaching Leaders to Attain Student Success (ACSA Coaching Model) Hiring for Diversity
Provided oversight for all enrollment/staffing projections Responsible for Administrator and T eacher recruitment, selection, placement, retention. Specialty in District and Site-level Administrative hiring processes
District Complaint Officer and investigations coordinator Facilities Leadership
Acted as Owners Representative in key construction, management, and litigation issues
Provided oversight in District's $60 Million Bond-supported construction campaign Chaired Superintendent's Facilities Cabinet
A SHLEY HALLIDAY, ED.D.
Administrative Duties/Responsibilities
Site Level
Oversight for instruction, school plant operations, school safety for 500 students/ 25 Certificated staf
Coordinated $4 million school modernization project planning, revision, and completion
Implemented Class-Size Reduction program
Secured Federal Title VII funding, Oversight of Bilingual program enhancement Site and District coordinator for elementary consolidated programs (SIP, EIA, GATE, Title 1), textbook allocation, report cards, elementary/secondary articulation
Professional Experience: Higher Education Instruction
2012-2015 University of California, Davis
Lecturer, Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership
Course Title: Educational Finance, Human Resources and Law:
Human Resources and Personnel
2012 Sonoma State University
Lecturer, Educational Leadership and Special Education Department Course Title: Personnel and Instructional Supervision
EDUCATION and TRAINING
Degrees and Credentials
2008 Doctorate in Educational Leadership
Capital Area North Doctorate in Educational Leadership Program University of California, Davis; Sonoma State University 1992 Professional Administrative Services Credential (PASC II) Sonoma State University
1988 Master of Arts: Educational Administration
Preliminary Administrative Services Credential (PASC I) Sonoma State University
1983 Certificate of Competence in Spanish (Examination) 1977 School of Education: Multiple Subject T eaching Credential Single Subject in Life Science and Social Science by examination University of California, Berkeley
1976 Bachelor of Arts: Anthropology and Psychology
University of California, Berkeley
Advanced training
2014/2003 Advance T raining in Administrative Coaching
New T eacher Center, University of California, Santa Cruz 1997 Mediation training
Alternative Dispute Resolution Services, Inc.
1997 Personnel Academy
Association of California School Administrators
1995/1993 Harvard/ACSA Principals Center
University of California at Los Angeles
Honors, Awards, and Publications
City Council Appointee and Chair: City of Napa Civil Service Commission, 2016- Present Human Resources 2015 Administrator of the Year, Association of California School Administrators Region 4
Association of California School Administrators Human Resources Council, 2012-2015 City Council Appointee: Personnel Board for the City of Santa Rosa, 2009-2011 Dissertation: To Form a More Perfect Union: Collective Bargaining Agreements and Their Impact on Student-Centered Change, June, 2008
T rustee's Award: Leadership in Implementing the Research and Development Program, Sonoma Valley Unified School District, April, 2004.
"Easing the Disruption of Construction." Leadership, Vol. 29, No. 2 (December 1999), Association of California School Administrators
Principal's Award, California Distinguished School Recognition, May, 1998 Bilingual: Fluent in English and Spanish