Manuel Narvaez
Network Athletic Director & Network Before and Aftercare Program Director
Manuel Narvaez graduated from the University of Phoenix with a Bachelor's Degree in Science of Management and a Master's in Public Administration in 2011.
In 2015, after retiring from 15 years as an International Professional Basketball Player, Narvaez began his professional career as a Peer Counseling Teacher 2016.
In 2017, Narvaez was offered to work as Staffing Supervisor and Human Resource Generalist for a prestigious Staffing Agency in Florida, managing more than 15 companies. Narvaez was able to help many families to find secure jobs in different professional areas and helped the companies increase the job retention rate.
As a proactive leader, Manuel was able to create and successfully implement different project initiatives, which include: An efficiency-based management operating system that focuses on reducing waste, streamlining the process, continuous improvement, error proofing, and a Kanban mapping system that serves to improve operations, team collaboration, project management, and succession planning. He has also implemented in a classroom a research-based system to identify strategies and behavior that impacts students' achievement and different professional resume templates established officially throughout the 21 staffing companies across the Nation.
Manuel has served as a Physical Education and Athletic Department Advisor for several schools, helping the schools to build strong sports foundations with limited resources.
Manuel grew up in Naranjito, Puerto Rico. He moved to the Orlando area in 2015 after winning a back-to-back championship in Puerto Rico and a championship in Central America as a reinforcement player earning the MVP award.
Mr. Narvaez began working with Victory Charter Schools as a Physical Education teacher during the 2020-2021 school year. He transitioned after a few months as the Network Athletic Director for the National Academic Educational Partners, Inc.
Manuel is honored to be awarded the most outstanding player and sportsmanship player of the year, amongst different awards in his professional career.
Mr. Narvaez enjoys reading ancient Hebrew and Greek scripts and writing books.
Manuel has taken training and certifications in the following:
》Adapted Sports Coaching
》Basketball Coaching with Mental Health Challenges
》Lean Management & Six Sigma
》Sports Management
》Physical Education
》Business Education
Manuel has played for the National Team of Puerto Rico and the NBA-D league.
Manuel is the author of the youth leadership book 'The Meaning of Basketball in Life' (Spanish version), a journal for Students-Athletes under the same name as the sub-title 'Journal Edition' (Spanish version), and publishing in 2022 his third book called’ Basketball Coaching principles (English).’
Manuel enjoys reading ancient Hebrew and Greek scriptures and writing youth leadership books.
Email: mnarvaez@naepartners.org
Website: https://victorycharterschools.org
Location: Victory Charter Schools, North Orange Blossom Trail, Kissimmee, FL, USA
Mark Viera
Victory Charter Schools Principal & Athletics Supervisor
Mr. Mark Viera was called to begin his career in education in 2013. Before that, Mr. Viera worked as Guest Service Representative for Universal Studios Orlando, Florida. Here he was trained in the art of hospitality and customer service. Mr. Viera quickly climbed the ranks and began training new employees in the field of ride operations and customer service. Shortly after, he started his career as a business director at an early childhood learning center called “The Learning Experience.” He worked closely with teachers to implement a successful customer satisfaction approach while providing teachers with quality training procedures in child care services.
Mr. Viera has over ten years of Human Resources experience in areas such as employee handbook development, Human Resource administration, and organizational development. Shortly after completing his degree, Mr. Viera began his teaching career as a classroom teacher at the Middle school level, teaching History, Leadership, and Legal studies. He quickly learned and implemented “21st-century learning” within his classroom.
His focus was to enhance the abilities of the students to master the art of problem-solving skills, critical thinking skills, and digital literacy. In addition, Mr. Viera utilized and trained teachers in the art of “Collaborative Learning.” Through collaborative learning, he centered his attention on the implementation process of strategies that built express purpose for students to participate in the sharing of the work equally and have a vested interest in succeeding.
Mr. Viera has a solid athletic background as a basketball and tackles football player, as a coach, and as an Athletic Director.
Email: mviera@naepartners.org
Website: https://victorycharterschools.org
Location: Victory Charter Schools, North Orange Blossom Trail, Kissimmee, FL, USA
Manuel Narvaez
Mr. Jonathan Fontanez
National Academic Educational Partners
National Educational Partners, Inc. (NAEP) is the Charter Management Organization (CMO) and all-inclusive Educational Management Organization (EMO) for PM Wells Charter Academy K-8. We are committed to providing quality, actionable educational solutions, teacher effectiveness support, a standard-based curriculum, and comprehensive assessment practices.
PM Wells Charter Academy K-8 is a member of the NAEP family of schools. NAEP manages private and municipal charters for grades Pre-K through 12 and trains teachers, leaders, and district administrators all over the nation in the latest instructional best practices.
For more information on NAEP, please visit www.naepartners.org.
Email: info@academiceducationalpartners.org
Website: www.naepartners.org
