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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, United States

Greater Los Angeles Area

Executive Responsibilities• Lead the development and implementation of organizational initiatives aligned to strategic priorities• Evaluate the effectiveness of instructional program design, curriculum implementation, and resource allocation using data-driven decision-making cycle• Lead the ECS Board Equity and Diversity Committee (Committee Chair)• Co-lead the School Transformation Team to reverse declining metrics in Special Education, teacher recruitment and retention, parent satisfaction, summative student performance data, and school leadership capacity• Manage and coordinate the work of specialists across the organization, including Data Manager, Environmental & Experiential Learning Coordinator, Special Education Coordinator, English Language Development Coordinator, and Instructional Coaches• Design and lead professional development sessions for teachers, leaders, staff, and professional conferences, including recent presentations at CAAASA and the Schoolzilla Data Champion Summit• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with Teachboost, Antioch University, LACOE’s Teacher Leader Certification Academy, UCLA Math Project, West Ed Reading Apprenticeship, and SchoolzillaIdentify aligned grant-funding opportunities, write grant applications, and produce grant reports in collaboration with the Development team Accomplishments• Spearheaded a network-wide shift to Common Core-aligned pedagogies in math and literacy to improve student outcomes and increase instructional rigor• Developed, implemented, and refined the ECS Teacher Development System to provide one-on-one instructional coaching, professional development, and evaluation for all teachers• Established the ECS Board Equity & Diversity Committee to examine inequity, pilot systemic change, and achieve more equitable student outcomes through coordination of multiple stakeholders• Secured $200,000 in grant funding to support teacher retention programming in 2017-18

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Provided job-embedded coaching and evaluation to teacher caseload through a continuous coaching cycle of goal setting, co-planning, observation, analysis, and reflection• Implemented and refined ECMS-I’s progressive discipline system to incorporate restorative practices, successfully reversing the overrepresentation of African-American boys receiving disciplinary referrals and suspensions• Designed and led frequent staff/faculty professional development on topics including adolescent development, classroom management, unit planning, recognizing implicit bias, assessing student progress, and effective parent communication• Served as 8th-grade team leader to orient a team of new teachers, facilitate interdisciplinary project-based learning opportunities for students, and support consistent grade-level strategies in the classroom• Collaborated regularly with families to ensure that all ECMS-I students maintained good attendance, behavior, and academic performance through conferences, parent meetings, and community events• Developed and directed IZONE — with a team of 15 employees and an ASES grant budget of $150,000 — to provide students with safe and engaging daily after-school programming• Ensured gradebook accuracy for all teachers and timely communication with students and parents

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Developed and taught rigorous 11th grade American literature curriculum aligned with ELA Common Core Standards & ECHS English Learning Targets• Monitored student proficiency based on variety of assessment data to refine curriculum, improve instruction, and develop more effective interventions for special populations and enrichment for advanced students• Employed a variety of student-centered assessment techniques, including fishbowl discussions, literature circles, silent conversations, presentations, dramatizations, and a student-produced creative writing anthology• Collaboratively designed, taught, and assessed month-long interdisciplinary projects with 11th grade team

South Bronx, New York

• English Department Chair: 2010-2013• Analyzed summative student achievement data to align four-year curriculum, devise intervention programs, and develop a new English Department interim assessment protocol • Founded the Honors English program to address an identified gap in English enrichment• Developed a Film as Literature course to provide credit-recovery opportunities for all students

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Japan

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Master'S Degree, Religion/Religious Studies

Activities and Societies: Program in Religious Studies & Education

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Religion/Religious Studies