Led Program Design and Development• Planned ongoing design and implementation of NTC’s model in New York City • Designed workshops for mentors, principals and school leadership teams • Supervised team members in customizing NTC’s core content for NYC context • Created and codified best practices for professional learning, site-based coaching, and school leadership in handbooks and toolsOversaw Program Implementation and Quality• Tracked implementation at the school and district level and made responsive adjustments to program offerings to support fidelity and impact• Supported the development of a distributed leadership team, where several staff were responsible for serving as primary liaisons to community school district superintendents and teams• Supported planning and engagement with community school districts, and the use of data on implementation to drive consultationOnboarded and Developed New Staff• Developed structures of ongoing professional learning for program team of 14• Inducted new staff, developing their capacity to provide high quality services• Observed, coached and provided feedback to all program staff• Supervised a team of staff responsible for our site-based support for mentors and leadersAdvised on National Program Development• Supported NTC’s products department in developing content for national audiences• Advised on design of tools, production of materials, and delivery of content

SCHOOL DESIGN AND ESTABLISHMENT• Wrote school proposal based on progressive pedagogies and a sustainability and social-justice theme • Secured financial and curricular, resources through collaboration with New Visions for Public Schools and key community partnershipsDEVELOPMENT OF STAFF AND CURRICULA• Facilitated development of the school’s unique curricula including: curriculum development institutes based on school’s core principals; student portfolio exhibitions; interdisciplinary-expeditionary “Green Weeks” to help students make a personal connection to issues of sustainability in their community• Implemented criteria-based teacher development systems adapted from Danielson’s Framework for Teaching and the Santa Cruz New Teacher Project’s Professional Teaching Standards; conducted formal and informal observations of all teaching staff and worked individually with teachers to improve instructional practice and curriculum design• Supervised the Subject Team facilitators (teacher-leaders) in leading teacher inquiry projects related to differentiation and other best practices • Actively supported facilitation of workshops by presenters on Educating for Sustainability, Literacy across the curriculum, and using assessment to differentiate instruction; designed and lead follow-up trainings with the entire staff to support implementation of strategies presented in workshopsSTUDENT MANAGEMENT• Supervised Grade Team facilitators (teacher-leaders) in planning weekly meetings about students’ learning needs and advisory curricula; met with Grade Teams regularly to discuss new initiatives• Supervised the analysis of student performance data through formal systems (ARIS, ATS), and informal systems (Google-Doc spreadsheets, Google surveys)• Supported implementation of restorative justice discipline policy by Assistant Principal and Guidance Counselor, including “Student Responsibility Center,” youth courts, and teacher-student negotiations

Created and taught ELA and Social Studies integrated curricula, using a thematic and project-based approach, with an emphasis on cooperative learning, differentiated instruction, and incorporating student voice and choice into the curriculum. Taught 6th grade for three years and 12th grade for one yearMentored nine student teachers from Columbia University’s Teachers College English Department

Created and taught Global Studies courses to 9th and 10th grades with an emphasis on New York State Regents Examinations

Taught Spanish Level 1 to grades 9 and 10, and ESL to grades 9-12, all levels

Co-coordinated international observation of campaign process and of Election-Day for two municipalities in rural El Salvador. The Center for International Solidarity supports the emergent democracy in El Salvador.