Brian P. Centeno Email & Phone Number

In this position I manage the Migrant Education, American Indian Education, and International Education programs in California. There are approximately 200,000 students in California who are classified as Migrant students, because they must move to follow their parents as they seek work in agriculture, fisheries, or the lumber industry. These students.

• Oversaw seven major departments in the Educational Services division
• Served on the District Cabinet, led the Board Curriculum Sub-Committee
• Led the school district in the absence of the Superintendent
• Identified and Implemented district-wide initiatives (Professional Learning Communities and Direct Instruction)
• Performance of six Program Improvement Elementary schools increased by 14.5 API points following first year implementation of Language Arts intervention.
• One PI year four school gained 41 points, a P.I. year one school gained 34, and one school exited P.I. status.

As the Director I was tasked with managing the Assessment and Accountability systems in this school district of 23,000 students. I led the Cabinet and the Educational Services departments in the creation of a new Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) that consolidates intervention programs for at risk and special needs students, anticipating a.

I dedicated myself as the instructional leader of Travis Elementary, and completed my doctoral program at U.S.C. Networked school, introduced enterprise computer adaptive instructional programs, inquiry based learning, and Direct Instruction to meet the needs of a diverse population. As a result of my work Travis experienced a 91 API point increase from.

As the founding Coordinator in Educational Services I worked with feeder school districts and a team of 60 teachers in the creation of an articulated bilingual curriculum and assessment system. We created a district-wide formative/summative assessment system, including performance based, multiple choice and writing assessments. Formative assessment results.

I applied for the Consolidated Application, and led the schools in the development of Aligned school plans. I Directed the SCESD Migrant Program district-wide serving 3,500 students. Under my leadership, we initiated a process of using student outcome data to formulate our district Migrant Service Agreement. I led the district in seeking direct funding.

I led the teachers in the creation of a school-wide discipline team resulting in reduced referrals, suspensions and expulsions.

In this position I was responsible for the creation of the Language Development Center, a multi-graded classroom for the acquisition of English and Core curriculum. I was presented with the Outstanding Bilingual Teacher CABE Chapter 31 award for the 1994-1995 school year.

I worked with migrant students providing individualized services to students during the day, and I taught extended day programs.

Ed.D., Instructional Leadership

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Theta fraternityDissertation: Defeating the Reading Achievement Gap at Fargo Elementary: To Each.

Msipa, International Public Administration

Activities and Societies: Internship: Centro de Estudios Economicos y Sociales del Tercer Mundo (CEESTEM), Mexico City, Mexico

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History

Activities and Societies: Saint Louis University Junior Year Abroad Universidad Complutense, Madrid Spain