Amanda Baca Email & Phone Number

Houston, TX, US

Houston, Texas, US

I provide consulting services for education organizations, districts, and non-profits - specializing in project management, talent leadership, special projects, and strategic planning.Current and past projects include:-Providing fractional talent leadership and special projects support for education non-profits and CMOs: compensation benchmarking.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Developed strategy and programming for the Educator Advisory Council that will maximize the potential and capacity of cohort members to serve as the voices of their own lived experiences, research, and recommendations in the Houston regionEngaged diverse stakeholders - including the Educator Advisory Council and the Citywide Coalition on Education - in the.

Austin, Texas, US

• As an Education Pioneers COVID Recovery Fellow, I provided critical senior leadership and capacity support in the Department of District Planning and Supports
• Pioneered TEA’s ambitious priority project “OnePlan” that will consolidate all district strategic planning requirements into one streamlined submission and process
• Provided senior project management and communications support for TEA’s consolidated grant cycle process to fund over $100 mill. to districts across the state for learning acceleration
• Designed and facilitated alignment efforts across our department and with external teams to strengthen coherence, collaboration, and team impact towards strategic goals

Baltimore, MD, US

Instructed graduate students working towards their M.Ed. for courses such as Effective Teaching Practices I & II: ESOL/SPED Educators.

Houston, TX, US

• Created and implemented the talent philosophy and theory of change for our district, establishing a culture focused on attracting and retaining top talent
• Designed and implemented a new teacher evaluation and compensation system, integrating the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) initiative to ensure excellent and equitable compensation
• Oversaw all performance management and talent planning in alignment to HR policies and procedures within our broader agency across multiple teams; engaged in resolving all employee concerns as a liaison with HR
• Project managed the cross-functional implementation of our district strategic plan
• Implemented district leadership meeting structure to ensure effective outcomes and accountability for all strategic gatherings
• Envisioned and implemented district and campus-level operations efforts to ensure the focus remains on teaching and learning

Houston, Texas, US

-Led the Advanced AP Cohort to develop future Principals for our 28+ schools in Houston & co-led the state-wide expansion of the Striving School Leader cohort-Project managed the state-wide integration and implementation of an equity-centered Talent Review process for succession planning for our instructional leaders across our 55+ schools

Houston, Texas, US

-Oversaw the design and implementation of KIPP Houston's leadership and career pathways-Designed and implemented a new model for regional Assistant Principal hiring

Houston, Texas, US

-Managed teachers across all content areas and grade levels to achieve ambitious academic and holistic growth goals, including some of the highest gains and achievement across the district in MAP Reading and Language and top district results in STAAR 8th grade ELA, Science, and US History-Led and coached a team of department chairs, coordinating the.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

-Re-wrote and implemented the training on our new competency framework for over 100 Selectors across India -Managed our interview process for quality and consistency, implementing new systems for support, oversight, and ongoing training that led us to increase Selector accuracy from 70% to 97% in one year

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

-Led cohorts of first- and second-year teachers to achieve gap-closing results with students in grades 2-6 across all core subjects-Re-designed and implemented Teach for India's literacy summer training

Houston, Texas, US

As a founding leadership team member and English team leader, I led our 6th grade students to a 99% passing rate on the state exam and an average of 2 years of reading growth.

New York, NY, US

ESL Teacher of the Year, 2009

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Curriculum And Instruction, Reading

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English