Founder and Principal Consultant

Revitalized a Baltimore City Public Charter School by developing strategic, human-centered systems, communicating and aligning values, building strong relationships with all stakeholders, and creating a culture of teamwork, urgency, and joy.Achieved Results with Students:Economically Disadvantaged Students outperformed Baltimore City Schools district averages in ELA, Algebra 1, and Science on the 2021-2022 state exams.Economically Disadvantaged and African-American students surpassed Maryland State averages in Algebra 1 on the 2021-2022 state examsEarned highest average PARCC scores in ELA and Math of all Baltimore City Middle Schools on 2017-2018 state examsAchieved over 100% of typical growth school-wide in ELA during the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years according to iReady testingEstablished an average daily student attendance rate at or above 94% during the 2017-2018, 2019- 2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023 school years (consistently outpacing Baltimore City Schools’ district-wide averages each year)Increased student wait list 10,000% between school years 2014 to 2023.Achieved Results with Staff:Retained 100% of teaching staff, who had all earned Highly Effective ratings, during the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 School Years (Pandemic Years)Made 100% of teachers feel “Incredibly Supported” according to surveys between 2015 and 2023.Established 100% compliance in Special Education and ESOL service delivery.Coached staff members to achieve “Model” Teacher designation awarded by Baltimore CityEarned Recognition as a Leader:Earned a “Distinguished” Rating yearly (2013-2023) in all categories of a 360 degree evaluation.Scored a rating of “Effective” or “Highly Effective” on annual evaluations from 2013-2023Achieved Results as a SchoolEarned both a 5 and an 8 year renewal from Baltimore City Schools during two different school effectiveness reviews (Both renewals represented the highest number of years possible).

Spearheaded an academy-wide turnaround by establishing goals, setting academic rigor and instructional expectations, and cementing family relations that transformed a culture of low expectations into a culture of achievementIncreased average daily attendance from 91% to 97% in 1.2 school yearsDecreased average quarterly suspension rate by 75%

Selected by new principal to perform the first phase of a school shift from a qualitative culture to one of quantitative goal setting and assessment.

Taught an integration of English and History to seventh and eighth grade students.