Barbara Davidson Email & Phone Number

Barnesville, Md, Us

Through media campaigns, speaking engagements, publications, blogs, and thought leadership, highlight the benefits – particularly to children growing up in poverty and English learners – of high-quality English language arts curriculum that builds knowledge of the world as it teaches literacy skills. Promote research on the “curriculum effect” and elevate educator voices in support of high-quality curriculum adoption through the Knowledge Matters School Tour and the Curriculum Matters professional learning network.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Provided interim leadership to the Teacher Preparation Strategies Group. Led strategic effort to consider how the organization's work of identifying strengths and weaknesses in teacher preparation programs might better drive needed improvements. Launched district-facing work to support innovative human capital practices for recruiting the most talented teacher candidates.

Washington, Dc, Us

Helped grow small nonprofit policy/advocacy shop into a nimble, innovative, and thriving business concern. • Led all operational affairs of the corporation during three-year increase in annual revenue from $460K to $16.5M. Achieved $5M equity contribution in FY 2104 alone. • Oversaw the collaborative design, development and launch of three new content-rich curricula, including Eureka Math, awarded top rating by the influential EdReports. • Designed – from scratch and while flying the plane – all business systems (finance, human resources, IT, customer service, product management) to support rapid growth post incubation. • Identified and launched three highly profitable business lines (consumable workbooks, online apps, and face-to-face professional development) to support adoption of basic curriculum.• Managed contract/fiscal relationships to successfully execute and close out three high-profile state contracts that ran 36 months and totaled over $15M. Ensured compliance with all invoicing, minority/women-owned business targets, etc. • Recruited some of the country’s best and brightest educators to support curriculum projects as employees and consultants. Grew organization from two employees in one location to a 130-employee virtual team located across the country.• Led legal and strategic negotiations on everything from business partnerships and royalty contracts, agreements with major research universities for talent loan, and protection of intellectual property. Consultant (2011-2012)• Coordinated development of successful $14M funding request to develop comprehensive mathematics curriculum with state-awarded Race to the Top funds.• Developed plan for scaling, across multi-site charter school network, professional development needed to implement Common Core State Standards.

• Coordinated development of successful $3M funding request to launch new strategic initiatives on behalf of the Center for Education Reform.• Advised senior leadership of K12 Inc., leading provider of online curriculum, on newly emerging Common Core learning strategies. Wrote 10 targeted grant proposals to support experimentation by school districts in the use of blended learning models.

President. Led all affairs of nonprofit education consultancy whose clients included school districts, state agencies, charter management organizations, and the federal government. • Quadrupled revenue in three years.• Secured company’s first-ever $1M+ grant.• Leveraged work from single federal grant to open entirely new market for the company.• Directed work of hundreds of consultants who wrote standards and curriculum in the four key academic domains for large urban school district. • Managed major national contract resulting in important policy change on behalf of the National Assessment Governing Board.• Designed academic intervention plan on behalf of charter management organization.Consultant (1999-2003)• Designed and then ran HireStandards™, an executive search program that identified and placed proven school leaders into positions permitting them to create high-performing learning environments for all children.

Washington, Dc, Us

Over four years, and under two Secretaries of Education, held senior positions requiring deep knowledge and understanding of Department programs and procedures. Served as a member of the Secretary’s senior staff during the launch of America 2000, ran the Department’s Executive Secretariat and White House Liaison operations during periods of exceptionally high activity, was Chief of Staff in the Office of Postsecondary Education.