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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Portland, Oregon

• Designed program strategy and managed team of instructional coaches and Directors tasked with onboarding, preparing, and developing over 90 early career educators annually. Managed operations for on-site onboarding and training program for over 170 incoming educators and managed strategic partnerships across 18 districts. • Oversaw team-wide data and insights to drive program solutions and resource allocation. Communicated progress internally and externally and led continuous improvement cycles to strengthen program performance.• Reduced the number of educators with significant support needs by 85% in four months.• Achieved 99% of targeted hiring goals, 105% of retention goals, and 105% of certification goals. • Retained 92% of educators, compared to 78% average across national enterprise. • Managed team of six, including direct management of three directors. Member of senior leadership team.

• Managed leadership development program for over 100 early career educators in 16 southern California districts annually. Co-led onboarding and intensive summer training program. • Oversaw team-wide data and insights to drive program solutions and resource allocation. Communicated progress internally and externally and led continuous improvement cycles to strengthen program experience. Collaborated with cross-functional partners to strengthen regional data governance. • Grew educator performance by 41% along leadership rubric and retained 95% of educators.• Directly managed and coached team of four instructional coaches, with direct reports achieving 100% proficiency across prioritized strands of development and four of four promoting during company tenure.

• Managed school operations and coordinated training and development for teachers and school personnel. Allocated resources, communicated with internal and external stakeholders, and led improvement in areas of instruction, safety, parent engagement, and technology. • Coached and managed six educators to score among top middle schools in district for 7th and 8th grade ELA standards attainment and to achieve two years growth in Lexile scores for 6th-8th grade students with disabilities.• Led English Learner Program, including overseeing community advisory committee. Reclassified 11% of English Language Learners. • Achieved proficient and accomplished ratings in all areas of district oversight audit, including School Governance, Student Achievement and Educational Performance, and Organizational Management, Programs and Operations • Scored 100% satisfaction in areas of leadership and culture.

Detroit, Mi

• Oversaw special projects for portfolio of five schools spanning K-12. Secured new technology and infrastructure, led district change management processes, and coordinated K-3 literacy initiatives. • Achieved 102% of K-5 mid-year targets and accomplished highest literacy growth in district history.• Increased satisfaction with IT support by 14% within three months of implementation.• Reduced inefficiencies for instructional technology across five campuses by securing over $100,000 in discounts through the Schools and Libraries E-Rate program.• Coordinated School Improvement Process across five campuses, with 100% on-time submission to Department of Education.

Detroit, Mi

• Coached 11 educators across subjects, supervised and audited student scheduling, and served as the district-wide Writing Coordinator for two campuses. • Promoted after one year for exemplary classroom outcomes, team leadership, and ability to work cross-functionally.• Increased the number of staff who felt supported to make professional progress by 20% on end of year survey.

Detroit, Mi

• Crafted standards-aligned, individual learning experiences for 156 students with diverse learning needs. • Accelerated ACT English growth by three points on average, achieving the equivalent of three years of growth in one year.

Detroit, Mi

• Founded the Preparatory Academy at Southeastern (PASE), a student-centered academy where students worked through self-paced content in individual and small group settings. • Authored project-based online content in standards-based classroom grading model, with average 93% student success mastering content

Master Of Arts - Ma, Educational Leadership And Policy With Administrator Certification

Activities and Societies: Innovation in Action, FinalistAwards: School of Education Graduate Student Leadership Award, Educational Studies.

Ba International Studies

Activities and Societies: President of International Studies Student Association; Student Representative on International Education.