Christopher Gurley Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Manages a portfolio of ~250 NYC public school buildings with responsibility for identifying opportunities to optimize usage of buildings to meet community needs. Optimization levers include opening new schools and/or.
• Builds trusting relationships with families, school communities and neighborhood superintendents through regular touchpoints to gain insight into community needs, enable good faith discussions and keep stakeholders.
• Develops initial proposals for organizational changes based on a combination of community needs and deep analysis of data trends, as well as past successful proposals, and presents to senior DOE leadership for approval.
• Writes legal documents in accordance with NYC DOE regulations for proposals that have gained support amongst families as well as superintendent teams; oversees the process whereby the formal proposal secures legal.
• Conducts eight-to-ten community engagements per proposal to inform stakeholders of impacts on their communities, incorporate community feedback into the proposals, and respond to stakeholder questions and concerns in.
• Manages five-to-ten proposals simultaneously per annual planning cycle; responsible for scheduling all engagements and securing all formal approvals for official proposals within the legally mandated timelines.

New York, New York

• Wrote divisional policies for awarding Pre-K for All and 3-K for All funding in New York City public schools and contracted early childhood education providers. Policies were updated annually based on factors including.
• Planned and led briefings to neighborhood superintendents, principals, and contracted program leaders to synthesize divisional policies and criteria for receiving pre-K and/or 3-K funding; reviewed funding applications.
• Designed and facilitated in-person professional learning modules for the leaders of newly awarded programs. Cohorts of leaders were guided through a six month project plan to fully open new ECE classes; annual cohorts.
• Liaised between New York State Education Department (NYSED) and DOE principals for purposes of receiving early childhood special education (SpEd) funding; advised program leaders on completing NYSED SpEd application.
• Managed two teams of four staffers through the Winter 2022 evaluation process for new Pre-K and 3-K programs. Assigned weekly tasks to members, created work schedules, moderated meetings and resolved intra-team.
• Created and maintained databases to track all work streams for PPT and guarantee all key steps were completed.

New York, New York

- Conducted qualitative & quantitative analysis of hiring trends in Brooklyn Public Schools- Synthesized findings into policy improvement recommendations for TRQ - Presented findings and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders

Brooklyn, New York

- Prepared and delivered all science and social studies content for approximately 150 fifth grade students in five homeroom classes - Created, delivered, and maintained records for all student materials, with 150 students in both subjects meticulous organization is a key to success - Adapted to five different work cultures throughout the day as classes are.

Brooklyn

- Achieved second highest class average on 2016 New York State Third Grade Math test in the Ascend Public Charter Schools network - Achieved second highest class average on 2016 New York State Third Grade ELA test in BVLS - Developed partnerships with families across cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic differences - Lead planner of new reading.

Brooklyn, New York

- Created network-wide lesson plans and materials for 5th grade math and social studies, 10% increase in 5th grade math assessment averages attributed to quality of written math lesson plans - Lead social studies instructor for all fifth grade students at BVLS - Adapted to staffing changes and assumed two additional lead teaching assignments mid-year.

Los Angeles, California

- Lead prospective students and families on 2-hour walking tours of UCLA- Provided private and VIP tours of UCLA to celebrities and political leaders - Demonstrated excellent customer service and guaranteed positive experience for all guests- Responded honestly and appropriately to difficult and controversial questions

Master’S Degree, Education, Average Gpa: 3.2

Researched, practiced, and implemented latest educational theories and techniques Earned degree while simultaneously working full time.

Bachelor’S Degree, History W/Concentration In Middle Eastern History

Activities and Societies: Alpha Zeta Chapter of the Theta Xi Fraternity Department of Undergraduate Admissions and Relations - Campus tour.