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Sacramento, California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Accelerate equitable experiences and outcomes across eleven TK-12th grade charter schools in East Palo Alto, Oakland, and Richmond serving 4,700 students in service of Aspire’s College for Certain mission.- Delivered accelerated academic results in ELA (+15%) and Math (+13%) proficiency. Closed the gap for learners significantly below grade level in both ELA (-21%) and Math (-15%). Region growth outpaced 80% of district and CMO peers for two consecutive years with 4 schools achieving top performing school status among local school district- Expanded and systemically built capacity of school site leadership teams through development of culture and instructional leader communities of practice and targeted professional development and coaching- Evolved regional teacher professional development to include a focus on racial affinity groups and equity development for over 600 educators- Facilitated strategic planning, execution, and evaluation of regional team supports for culture, operations and instruction at school sitesInterim Principal, East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy 2017- Present Rebuilt and stabilized a 6th-12th grade charter school by executing a collaboratively developed strategic plan to improve student and staff culture, instructional outcomes and opportunity. Reinspired community support and engagement while also serving as Associate Superintendent.- Facilitated redesign team of diverse stakeholders including families, students, staff, and community partners to relaunch and dramatically improve outcomes for middle school scholars- Achieved strongest increases in secondary students reading at or above grade level across Aspire Bay Area region- Closed a $1million budget deficit and secured a unanimous approval for a revised charter with the local district- Eliminated disproportionality in suspension rates by 11 points and increased enrollment by 50 percentage points over a year and a half

East Palo Alto Charter School

Sustained the success of a high performing TK-6th grade charter elementary school and led the successful transition to Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.- Top performing school in local area during all 5 years of school leadership (reaching an 884 API score)- Recognized as leader of one of the top 10 schools serving Latinx students in the Bay Area by Innovate Public Schools- Mentored new leaders in year-long onsite mentorship- mentees went on to successfully lead their schools to top performance in the local area

East Palo Alto Charter School

- Facilitated induction coaching for new teachers after serving as a lead teacher for 5 years- Led school’s ELA program planning, instruction, and data analysis- Facilitated professional development for teachers at all levels in best practices for CCSS aligned instruction, equity leadership, data analysis, English language development, and team collaboration- Served as Reading First Instructional Coach and recognized as 2nd ranked school state-wide in Reading First Achievement Index- Served in various leadership roles: Teacher Residency Program Instructor, RTI Team Leader, Data Driver, Lead Teacher

East Palo Alto, California, United States

B.S., Psychological Services, School Of Education

Ma, Educational Leadership