Lorena Chavez Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

San Jose, California

• Set vision and direction for building a community of equity-minded alumni teachers in San Jose• Analyzed and synthesized many data sets to chart the most strategic path forward in building a tight core of game-changing alumni teachers who operate through a social justice lens• Conducted on-going meetings (individual and group) to assess the state of culture and performance of our local alumni teacher community• Collaborated with and laterally managed members of the San Jose team to support in building a strong community of alumni teachers• Built and Executed Strong Partnership and Placement Strategy• Set vision and created strategy for a corps member placement plan across fifteen districts that aligned to Teach For America’s overall community vision• Created initiatives and strategies to continuously strengthen relationships with the community stakeholders (Including, but not limited to, families, districts leaders, principals and board members)• Laterally managed other team members towards execution of corps member placement strategy• Strategically set and achieved goals around the number of alumni teachers and school leaders in San Jose• Set vision for and helped drive strategy on a campaign to compel corps members to remain teaching in San Jose

• Modeled and maintained a culture of high expectations, optimism, and college bound mentality• Collaborated with ACE team on Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accreditation process• Assisted Principal with academic program by coaching and evaluating 7 teachers and staff• Observed, gave feedback, and facilitated observation debrief conversations with teachers and staff on a weekly basis• Managed the Extended Day Coordinator to ensure after-school program and offerings meet the different needs of all students• Oversaw grade-level chairs to ensure the execution of school events, parent engagement strategy meetings, and academic interventions to attain a 75% or more satisfaction rating on the school culture survey• Led the hiring process for core content area teachers and after-school programming staff• Communicated with Administrative staff and parents regarding student academic and discipline, processes student referrals, placed students on discipline contracts, and conducted Student Success Team (SST) meetings• Coordinated California STAR Testing, Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) Assessments, and Smarter Balanced Assessments by facilitating trainings, scheduling testing, managing distribution, and collection and set up of tests.• Served as the point of contact for data and blended learning systems and programs (ST math, Edusoft, Oars, and Goalbook)

San Jose, Ca

• Excitedly planned and implemented lessons for all of the 2nd grade Math classes• Meticulously kept data on students to track their progress towards their 95% mastery on the CST Emerging Leaders Program • Co- designed leadership projects involving Rocketship’s Hybrid model that focused on community involvement and support for such innovative projects

• Pioneered the AVID program at Mathson Middle School for the 7th grade class of 100+ students• Collaborated with other teachers to monitor student academic progress • Supervised tutors, arranged various motivational and enrichment activities, and coordinated multiple parent nights and and information sessions• Arranged various college tours and a range of professional speakers to inform and motivate the students

San Jose, Ca

Math and Science Teacher (Teach For America) • Enthusiastically taught 7th and 8th grade Math and Science through dynamic lesson plans accompanied by customized and organized cooperative learning activities • Conducted individual student/ parent conferences on a regular basis, where I advised and mediated, as well as educated guardians on community resources directly accessible to them • Carefully planned and supervised 500+ students on multiple field trips and school activitiesSchool Site Council Teacher Representative • Collaborated with the administration and parents to evaluate improvement programs and the budgets

San Jose, Ca

• Passionately taught, tutored, and mentored 8th grade students of all math levels to become advanced in the CST

Sacramento, California Area

• Managed the operations of a 67.3 million dollar school bond that focused on Science, Safety and Technology for the Dry Creek Joint School District (Measure E) • Supervised and trained approximately 350 volunteers on a regular basis

Masters Of Arts, Education

Bachelor Of Arts, International Relations, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Founding President of Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority Inc, Scholarship Chair of La Raza Pre Law Student.