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Denver, Colorado, United States

Transformed a fragmented, underachieving local ECE-8th grade school through technical and adaptive change leadership with a team of 50 and an annual budget of $3.7M serving 325 students, already on track to KPIs in 2024.Organizational Leadership:- Performed a comprehensive organization analysis as the new principal following a virtual learning year and multiple leadership changes, by analyzing student performance, operational workflows, team cohesiveness, and community brand. -… Show more Transformed a fragmented, underachieving local ECE-8th grade school through technical and adaptive change leadership with a team of 50 and an annual budget of $3.7M serving 325 students, already on track to KPIs in 2024.Organizational Leadership:- Performed a comprehensive organization analysis as the new principal following a virtual learning year and multiple leadership changes, by analyzing student performance, operational workflows, team cohesiveness, and community brand. - Led community-based 4-month revisioning values and mission process with stakeholder (community, staff, students, family) input and feedback.- Developed a corrective action plan roadmap including business and technical requirements, SOP standardization, project scoping, brand definition, team culture, and execution strategy, through successful implementation in 4 months. - Inherited a $400k budget deficit in week two of the job; strategically and transparently balanced the budget through reallocations, reductions, and fundraising in one month.People Operations:- Reset professional culture through transparency and dialogue-centered decisions.- Cultivated a unified culture of accountability through transparent communication, clear expectation setting, and empowered autonomy, resulting in 80% teacher approval rate after one year (district average is 65%). 90% of staff reported I am a person who they trust via end of year 360 feedback evaluation.- Drove continued technology, operational, and people-centered optimizations from conceptualization through execution. - Retention of staff increased 100% in second year. Notable projects include: + Managed $150K bond capital improvements+ Advocated and secured $700k funding for playground improvement+ Overhauled website and implemented school-wide communication app, increased from 0 to 608 registered and verified users weekly users.+ Expanding technology access to meet unique student needs including pricing and contract negotiation. Show less

Greater Denver Area

Co-led and turned around one of the highest-performing, inclusive schools through community development and partnership, organizational leadership, and instruction excellence with an annual budget $3.5M+, supporting a school of 545 with a team of 60+.+ Redesigned school-wide multi-tiered system of supports [MTSS] that closed growth and achievement disproportionality gaps in students of color, students with disabilities, and students qualifying for meal assistance. This work was… Show more Co-led and turned around one of the highest-performing, inclusive schools through community development and partnership, organizational leadership, and instruction excellence with an annual budget $3.5M+, supporting a school of 545 with a team of 60+.+ Redesigned school-wide multi-tiered system of supports [MTSS] that closed growth and achievement disproportionality gaps in students of color, students with disabilities, and students qualifying for meal assistance. This work was cornerstone to moving school from a Yellow (Approaching) rating on the state report card to to an overall Blue (Distinguished) rating in only two years. + Recipient of John Irwin Schools of Excellence Award and Governor's Distinguished Improvement award for first time in school history.+ Empowered data-driven decision making by defining school-wide KPIs, developing data dashboards, establishing clear expectations, and ensuring consistent, aligned coaching and development, performing as top school district-wide YoY.+ Created and implemented a comprehensive COVID-19 learning protocol including needs assessment, requirement definition, technology optimization, KPI development, and execution strategy, in adherence with all regulatory guidelines. Show less

Greater Denver Area

Greater Denver Area

Master Of Arts - Ma, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Certificate Of Principal Licensure, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Education