Key Highlights:• Developed strategy and provided leadership in the area of data analysis and metrics for a $150M district with 12 schools that yielded achievement gains in two consecutive years that were 50% higher than all neighboring districts• Designed and directed organization-wide plan to increase student engagement in assessment that resulted in raising metrics from 63% to 98% across all sites in one year• Spearheaded successful initiative to produce streamlined assessment systems, greater transparency in communicating metric outcomes and an enhanced data-rich culture district-wide• Developed and implemented employee recognition program using data-driven insights resulting in recognition of 100+ teachers for significant gains in student academic growth

Key Highlights:• Led turnaround of one of the state's lowest performing schools to a dynamic state-of-the-art choice school with a waiting list that yielded sustained and documented academic gains for students through the pandemic at an unprecedented rate of 20% growth• Headed day to day operations of the site, including developing organizational culture; HR training and compliance; safety and risk management; recruitment and retention of staff; customer service and student-family engagement during a multi-million dollar rebuild of the facility• Led special education initiatives at the site to improve operational efficiencies, resulting in the reduction of special education costs by 30% in each of three years• Secured $75,000+ in grant funding and developed award-winning partnerships with college faculty, the Department of Defense and nearby air force base, as well as private sector engineering corporations to bring innovative programs in STEM and the Arts to under-served student groups• Navigated complex employee relations scenarios as a multi-year member of the district's negotiations team resulting in positive contract negotiations each year• Collaborated with cabinet level HR team to deliver HR campaigns and recruiting strategies including talent outreach, professional development, and onboarding• Two-time Antelope Valley Principal of the Year

Key Highlights:• Provided instructional leadership and operational management at five diverse campuses with 250-1100 students and 30-100+ staff members• Launched a robust culture and climate initiative across multiple school sites that resulted in improved student safety and engagement metrics including a reduction of student discipline incidents by 50%• Developed and facilitated professional development for district teams of teachers that optimized cross-site collaboration driving academic results• Two-time Antelope Valley Co-Administrator of the Year

• Assumed all responsibilities of a classroom teacher including: lesson design and delivery of instruction, collaborating with colleagues to implement best practices, student assessment, and communicating with parents• Served as the school's administrative designee and interim administrator• Launched grant funded after school enrichment and intervention programs• Member of district curricular selection committees and school leadership team