Dr. Brendan Csaposs Email & Phone Number

Nairobi County, Kenya

Global

• Current Contracts:
• Hired in an ongoing capacity by National Geographic to thoroughly review published materials with a Globally Inclusive Learning Design / DEIJ framework, including a top-down review of a new GIS Data Externship program.
• Hired in an ongoing capacity by Nova Pioneer Schools -- a pan-African network of schools -- to oversee planning for a number of complex projects for income differentiation and expansion.
• Hired in an ongoing capacity by Imaginable Futures -- a major international philanthropic organization -- to create an audit rubric for DEIJ execution, analyze data for an org-wide audit, create strategic plans for.
• Hired by a startup private school network in Tanzania as a fractional COO – overseeing redevelopment of Operations SOPs and policies/procedures, HR and safety policies, and direct coaching of Operations staff.
• Hired by US-based, nationally-distributed beverage company to support with leadership & management development, systems development and implementation, change management with scaled growth, and team leadership within.

Nairobi County, Kenya

• Overseeing the launch and growth of Kubrate, a pioneering ed-tech company focused on K-12 education.
• Representing Kubrate in applications for Mastercard Foundation fellowship funding and other seed funding opportunities.
• Securing bridge financing and startup capital to ensure Kubrate's viability through initial seed funding rounds.
• With CEO & COO, determining growth strategy and funding approach to steer Kubrate to financial sustainability, profitability, and scaling.
• Securing strategic partnerships with schools (Our Lady of Mercy), content partners (Kenya Literature Bureau & NABU) and foundations (Angaza Vijana, Mozilla).
• Working in service of Kubrate's mission: a secure and inclusive digital learning experience celebrating Black cultures and themes.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

• Supervisor of full-time students in University of Phoenix's Masters degree program.
• Provider of feedback, guidance, and supervision to students as they complete their student teaching placements in Louisiana schools.

Worldwide

• Co-anchoring a brand new start up dedicated to supporting those who want to expand their travel experiences throughout the African Diaspora.
• Crafting bespoke, unique travel experiences in 6 countries (and counting!) in Africa and the Caribbean.
• Giving preference to locally-owned (by Africans and African-descended businesspeople) businesses for accommodations, experiences, and transport to prioritise investment of money into local development.

Nairobi County, Kenya

• Managing, leading, and coaching our Academic Operations team that support cross-functional shared services in support of our schools and central teams: Procurement, Inventory Management, Library Services, Student.
• Regularly auditing the quality, completeness & accuracy of Student Data including Enrolment, Attrition, Attendance, and Academic Performance data across 6000+ students, prospective students, & alumni. Project managing.
• Leading cross-functional teams in the annual budgeting process for a nearly 15 million dollar budget across 16 schools in two regions - focusing primarily on monthly line-by-line review of spending at each site in.
• Proactive management of the process of inventory management, procurement of goods, and ordering of supplies to launch each school year across 16 schools.
• Regular audits and revision of the procurement to inventory management chain process to identify cost-savings opportunities and reduce overspend on unneeded supplies.
• Providing a blend of ancillary & direct support to 55+ site-based Deans in various roles (Academics, Operations, Residential Life), 17+ Administrative teammates, 12+ site-based Operations teammates, 13+ School Leaders.

Nairobi, Kenya

• Directly supporting 25+ site-based Deans in various roles (Academics, Operations, Residential Life), 6 Administrative Assistants, & 32 teachers across 6 Primary & Secondary campuses in Greater Nairobi & Eldoret, as.
• Providing systems support and project management for all aspects of academic systems impacting over 90 teammates in 13 schools across two global regions (Kenya & South Africa).
• Supporting Academic Operations across the global Nova Pioneer network in both Kenya & South Africa, particularly managing a Student Information System with data for over 5,000 students, prospective students, and alumni.
• Serving as content coach and expert in Primary curriculum, coaching and development of teachers, and creation & implementation of academic support systems.
• Supporting the Director of Schools in ensuring that the primary role of school leaders is to support excellence in instruction, while supporting change management in an environment of conversion to a new academic model.

Virtual

• Founding team member collaborating to build a new online institution of higher education, striving to serve non-traditional college students and support them in building their first business.
• Designing and building curriculum for GEN 106 - Introduction to Fine Arts.
• Using a variety of virtual teaching techniques including asynchronous instruction, virtual socratic seminar, and inter-class discussion to introduce students to an overview of the Fine Arts & Humanities from 1800 to.

• Served as Coach & Professional Development Partner for an organization operating an exciting, innovative online platform to help even new-to-coding teachers teach Coding!
• Delivered individualized support to teachers as they embark on their BSD teaching journey, in the form of introductory professional development and one-on-one coaching sessions.

New York, New York, United States

• Launched a brand new global fashion brand, supporting all things operational and business-related.
• Created, iterated, and held the creative team accountable to both a long-term Business Plan and creative vision, and short-term goals and metrics.
• Designed & implementing systems, protocols, & structures for business and operational processes in conjunction with Creative Director.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Selected to assist in founding a brand new K-6 public school, in partnership with EBR Parish Public School District, serving a target founding population of 480 students.
• Responsible for planning and supporting Direct Instruction and Special Education programs across entire new school, as well as coaching and supporting the Assistant Principal of Operations.
• Supported with recruiting new students and families for the school, as well as on-boarding and registering new families prior to first day of school.
• Planned and supported behavior management and culture systems for Academy (K-5) students.
• Planned and executed staff development cycle of coaching, feedback, and professional development for portfolio of over 25 staff members, including managers.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Responsible for observing, coaching, and advising a portfolio of 8 new teachers enrolled in the LRCE Teach! Alternative Certification program, in a diverse range of public and private schools in rural and urban.
• Advised teachers through a cyclical series of pre-conferences, observations, feedback aligned with the LRCE Teach! Rubric, post-conferences, and additional resource sharing and advisement.
• Ensured that, after 3-4 rounds of observation and coaching, teachers were prepared to graduate the LRCE Teach! Program with an average observation score of 3 (Developing) on the Teach! Rubric.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Selected for a competitive fellowship, piloting a unique model within LEE focused on organizing for elected leadership to impact educational policies and decisions.
• Planned, coordinated, and executed a first-of-its kind Candidate Forum for local School Board election, generating public commitments from candidates to pursue progress on a platform of 6 aligned, student-centered.
• Engaged 470 teachers, students, families and community members across South Louisiana in order to surface issues around public education in our state, including over 300 individuals at a "depth rating" of 3 or more.
• Conducted 230 Individual Relational Meetings to surface issues, identify leaders, and establish collaborative relationships with outside organizations.
• Conducted House Meetings and Public Actions that engaged over 200 community members across the region in the state and local policy-making process.
• Conducted trainings for 183 LEE members, teachers, community members, and students, empowering those most impacted by educational policy with tools to impact those policy decisions.

Greater New Orleans Area

• Taught general pedagogy (Core) and content-specific curriculum to Relay graduate students;
• Evaluated and provided feedback to graduate students through classroom observations and written assignments;
• Served as the primary academic advisor to graduate students;
• Coordinated with the Dean and departmental faculty to identify and assist struggling students as well as provide office hours and other forms of academic support to graduate students;
• Developed collaborative relationships with partner organizations and leaders of the schools in which enrolled graduate students work as full-time teachers;
• Designed and revised session plans, assessments, and supporting materials for a variety of Relay coursework;

San Francisco Bay Area

• ​Served in multiple roles, including Assistant and Acting Principal, to support instructional and cultural leadership across 3 Rocketship Education elementary schools.
• As AP, served as coach and manager for 1st-4th grade Humanities and STEM teachers.
• Coached the Integrated Special Education program in all grades, and Individualized Learning Specialists in all grades supervising Online Learning in the Learning Lab.
• Coordinated school-wide Tiered RtI Intervention system in phonics, fluency and comprehension for hundreds of students.
• Served as School-wide Disciplinarian, and coordinated school-wide assessments including STEP, CELDT, NWEA MAP, Benchmarks, and SBAC.
• Students recorded average growth of 1.4 years’ growth in ELA and Math on NWEA MAP Assessment, and average of 67% of students at or above the National norm in Math.

Greater New Orleans Area

• Special Educator serving 12 students across 4 classrooms in the second grade.
• Garnered some of the highest special education data across all KIPP New Orleans schools, with students averaging over 80% mastery in math and growing on-pace to significant single-year gains in reading.
• Created Smarty Shakedown academic/behavioral investment system to invest students in academic and behavioral success through a classroom economy “Smarty Swagg Dollar” reward system.
• Created “Breakfast Club” intervention program to serve students with behavioral disabilities while pushing them to above grade-level gains in reading and writing.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• ​Full-time volunteer responsible for leading team of 8 Corps Members (CMs) in full-time service tutoring over 1,500 hours in ELA and Math with 9th Graders that showed “Early Warning Indicators” of dropping out.
• Provided professional development to CMs through biweekly 1-on-1’s and Observations.
• Tracked and uploaded intervention data for 83 students to national database.
• Completed over 1,800 hours of volunteer service.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Special Educator in the 8th grade (8/2009-7/2010)and 6th/7th grade (8/2010-5/2011).
• Created Behavior Committee to address chronic behavior challenges across school of 250 students.
• Led ESS students to significant single-year gains of over 2.1 years’ average growth in reading level and 80% mastery of content in Mathematics.
• Managed caseload of approximately 15 students per year.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Selected from a competitive pool and chosen to join national corps of teachers who commit two years to work in high-needs public schools to close the achievement gap and ensure an excellent education for all students.

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Adult Education & Lifelong Learning

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance

Master'S, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

B.A., Lgbt Studies, Music

Activities and Societies: Delta Chi Fraternity, Druid Society, Chimera Society, Orange Key Society, Colleges Chorale, WEOS Campus Radio.