ANITA QONJA-COLLINS
Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Instruction
CONTACT
[email protected]
248.969.5096
EDUCATION
BS in Elementary Education
MA in Reading and Language Arts
Master of Education in Educational Leadership
Oakland University
IB Certifications
Category 1: Introduction to PYP for Administrators
Category 3: Investigating Inquiry
Endorsements
Mathematics K-8; Reading Specialist K-12
Elementary and Secondary Administration K-12
JOINED OXFORD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
July 2018
I started my career in education in 2000 with Bloomfield Hills Schools.
From 2001 to 2018, I worked in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools where I
was a classroom teacher for 10 years and an elementary school principal
for 7 years! In my career as a classroom teacher, I taught grades 3-5,
co-taught in a 4th and 5th multi-cultural, multi-age classroom, and
opened my classroom to other teachers to learn in the "lab" setting. In
2006, I was humbled by receiving the "Teacher of the Year" award and in
2007, I was nominated for Oakland County Elementary Teacher of the Year.
During my teaching years, I participated in the Galileo Leadership
Consortium with fellow educators across the tri-county area. Through
this learning, I grew as a teacher leader and grew my knowledge of
educational systems.
I believe my purpose is to help positively shape, impact, and empower
culture, society, and people. My vehicle is education. Further, I
believe all kids deserve a high-quality, free and public education. This
is a big part of my job responsibility as Assistant Superintendent of
Elementary instruction and a responsibility I take seriously.
Additionally, in my role, I hope to continue to cultivate a culture of
thinking and excellence by building relationships, holding myself and
others accountable, and leading with integrity.
I'm a proud first generation Chaldean American and speak Arabic
fluently. I have a large family that I love spending time with! I love
to travel the world as I believe it's humbling and opens your mind and
heart to others! I enjoy running, rowing, and group fitness classes and
strive to live a healthy, balanced life! I enjoy baking, playing board
games, and attending small workshops that help me learn new things like
hand lettering, card making, baking, etc.!