Jack Schwarz Email & Phone Number

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

✦Region 7 Comprehensive Center✦→ Supported project management and administration as Co-Deputy Director. Conducted annual needs sensing and developed annual service plans as Project Lead for intensive technical assistance to the Florida Department of Education to help develop effective school leaders. Provided evidence-based research to support the revision of Florida Educational Leadership Standards and the development of processes to review and support principal and leader preparation programs. As Project Lead, designed and facilitated quarterly virtual convenings for State Education Agency (SEA) leaders from Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama to support their coordination and response to COVID-19. Assisted SEA leaders in identifying, scaling, and implementing evidence-based tools and resources for LEAs to accelerate learning.✦National Comprehensive Center✦→ Co-lead of community of practice that assisted 13 State Education Agency (SEA) teams to support effective use of American Rescue Plan funds for learning recovery at the school and district level. Designed and delivered virtual convenings over the course of two years on topics including programmatic and fiscal monitoring, evaluation, and sustainability of ARP-funded interventions. Provided individualized coaching and technical assistance to SEA teams between sessions to assess needs, share research and promising practices, and develop actionable next steps to facilitate systems change. As project contributor and advisor to the Strategic Planning for Continued Recovery (SPCR) initiative, assisted in the design and delivery of universal webinars for SEAs and SEA peer learning exchanges on topics such as the use of logic models to determine outcomes of recovery efforts.

Portsmouth, Nh

✦ Northeast Comprehensive Center✦→ Led regional evidence learning exchange with five Northeast states. Designed and delivered quarterly convenings for state teams to collaborate and make changes in practice on topics including: building internal SEA capacity around evidence use; strategies to build field capacity around evidence use; and, the formation of research partnerships to support the evaluation and scaling of promising practices.→ Provided research, analysis, and consultation to State Education Agencies on accountability systems and structures to support chronically underperforming schools and districts, particularly around the development and implementation of their ESEA Flexibility waiver and ESSA state plan.

Boston, Ma

→ Provided hands-on technical assistance and training to chronically underperforming Boston schools regarding Title I turnaround provisions, including school improvement planning and family engagement. Facilitated policy development through Title I needs assessment, planning, implementation, and review phases. → Designed and delivered school improvement materials and workshops for diverse audiences including families, students, educators, and community groups. Engaged stakeholders, including families and students, in school turnaround. → Established and managed consulting relationships with Boston turnaround schools as project school site coordinator.

Ed.M., Education Policy And Management

Coursework in state and federal policy, microeconomics, applied data analysis, and program evaluation.

B.A., Classical Studies, Minor In Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Varsity Soccer 2002-2003.Graduated with honors. Dean’s list 2003-2006.