Ira Rigaud Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Go deep into project planning for prototyping and implementation in a cross functional andcollaborative way with Assessment for Good team members who lead the strategy for thecontent and product sides of AFG’s work.Lead the Future of Assessment campaign and support partner cultivation efforts throughoutreach, demos, conversations, etc. to build a strong network of aligned partners toprototype and implement assessment tools at each stage of AFG’s work.

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

* Engage with administrators in partner school districts across the country to set goals and create a customized plan for the implementation of the Ellevation software platform.* Lead online and onsite product trainings with new Ellevation users, most of whom are ELL teachers, ELL Coordinators and school-based support staff.* Develop and deliver ongoing support and professional development opportunities focused on helping districts to use Ellevation as a tool to improve ELL student outcomes; these may range from creating online toolkits and videos to web-based and in-person trainings.* Analyze training data and results, and collaborating with our Partner Support Team to continually refine our approach to engaging and supporting our district partners.* Communicate observations and feedback from our district partners to Ellevation’s Product and Engineering Teams in order to inform future product development efforts.* Initiate conversations regarding account expansion and growth with district administrators.

Newark, Nj

-Co-led a top rated elementary school in Newark, NJ serving 360 students (99% minority, 87% free and reduced priced lunch)-Developed and controlled the school’s $7.5 million budget, overseeing all purchasing and negotiating all contracts with vendors-Managed school based staff of 32 in addition to directly supervising custodial staff, office staff, special projects coordinator, and other support staff-Recruited and oriented new hires and perform all HR functions for existing staff-Managed transportation, food services, facilities, security, and compliance for three campuses with over 1000 students and staff-Managed recruitment, and enrollment of over 600 new families for North Star Elementary schools within the context of the OneNewark universal application-Created and implemented data analysis tools to track academic growth and monitor student achievement-Implemented systems for technology integration including administration of PARCC state exam

Portland, Oregon Area

-Developed massive online open course (MOOC) engagement strategy dramatically scaling Intel's higher education outreach efforts and winning approval for multi-year, multi-million dollar roadmap-Created delivery model for curriculum related to Intel architecture

New York, Ny And Los Angeles California

-Led team of 8 coaches analyzing teacher performance data, and developing strategy sessions to create training program resulting in 85% of new teachers rated proficient or highly effective-Trained 75 incoming Teach For America corps members by designing and delivering over 150 hours of content resulting in 92% of teachers leaving prepared to be transformational leaders in their schools-Designed and implemented training program for Corps Members on leadership, cultural sensitivity and diversity awareness leading 82% of my teachers to say they were prepared to develop action based plans to transform their school communities

Brooklyn, Ny

-Founded writing department designing system for data collection and analysis, and creating curriculum resulting in highest student mastery among city schools-Launched network-wide summer school, managing administrators, hiring teachers, and recruiting students across seven schools

Bronx, Ny

-Spearheaded English department analyzing teacher performance, and student data resulting in 85% of students demonstrating proficiency in English over 4 years-Led negotiations with school administrators as elected head of chapter of United Federation of Teachers around budget priorities, hiring, and scheduling

Bronx, Ny

-Selected to serve in acclaimed national service corps committed to teach an under resourced community to close the educational achievement gap-Developed and implemented instructional plan for sixty second graders leading over 90% of students to demonstrate nearly two years of growth in reading and math-Coordinated 2nd grade Inquiry Team using data to improve instructional methods and student achievement resulting in 65% increase in student achievement

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance

Activities and Societies: Social Venture Fund- Education Circle Head, Non-Profit Board Fellow, Consortium Member, Education + Business

Bsfs (Foreign Service), International History

Activities and Societies: Caribbean Culture Circle, Gospel Choir

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