Amirpasha Zandieh
Director of Program Improvement and Research at GO Foundation- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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New Jersey Social Studies Standard Certificate, January 2011
New Jersey Department of Education
Experience
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GO Foundation
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Program Improvement and Research
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Sep 2021 - Present
Manage Great Oaks Foundations internal research portfolio. Manage Great Oaks Foundations internal research portfolio.
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Expert Witness
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May 2020 - Present
Specialize in disciplinary cases involving students with special needs, racial injustice, and gender or sexuality bias Conduct economic analysis to quantify the value of lifetime income lost due to missed education opportunities Specialize in disciplinary cases involving students with special needs, racial injustice, and gender or sexuality bias Conduct economic analysis to quantify the value of lifetime income lost due to missed education opportunities
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KIPP New Jersey
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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400 - 500 Employee
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Director of School Operations
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Jul 2015 - Sep 2021
Manage a multi-million dollar budget. Increased spending on student experiences (i.e. field trips, celebrations) by over 70% while decreasing operational and administrative costs by 35% Conduct quantitative analysis as a member of KIPP: NJ’s regional Race Inclusion and Equity Team. Partnered with Panorama Education to conduct a series of surveys to improve the school’s understanding of student and teacher relationships, focusing on student voice Designed and conducted parent surveys and supported planning for several parent discussion panels Created and implemented a strategy to redesign preventive health for students (individualize health plans for students with chronic health conditions) by transitioning health records to an electronic system that allows student data to be analyzed for health trends and utilized to develop individualized and school-wide preventive health care plans. Built a partnership with a local health facility to provide basic clinical, dental, mental health, and social services to all students, free of charge Show less
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Jersey City Public Schools
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Data Specialist
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Feb 2015 - Jun 2015
Designed a database to track and provide social and academic support for students at risk of dropping out Developed and submitted a $1,300,000 grant to help create a 5-year dance program with two teachers and an upgraded facility Designed a database to track and provide social and academic support for students at risk of dropping out Developed and submitted a $1,300,000 grant to help create a 5-year dance program with two teachers and an upgraded facility
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Newark Public Schools
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Dean of School Culture
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Sep 2013 - Jan 2015
Granted Emergency Release from Teach For America to take promotion as Dean of School Culture Created an administrative initiative of recruiting for attitude and training for skill, utilizing this vision to renew school culture amongst students and staff and create an innovative and solutions-based environment •Designed and developed a competitive recruiting committee that reached out to 21 Colleges and 6 high schools, interviewed 54 candidates and hired 5 teachers, to improve school culture by building a team with varying skills and attitudes •Designed a school-wide code of conduct based on “Love and Logic” practices, which reframe goals, expectations, and procedures to better support student success •Designed and implemented a behavioral database, coded by a data scientist, in order to predict student behavior utilizing more than 890,000 data points •Designed and implemented a purely supportive 3-part Culture Observation for teachers Show less
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Teach For America
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Teacher of Social Studies
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Jun 2012 - Jun 2013
Founded and co-chaired a grant writing team that was awarded over $15,000 in school improvement grants (Facebook grant) to aid dropout reduction through parental involvement, for two consecutive years Applied data-driven Excel-based tracking system to monitor class progress and improve individual student growth plans Team member of Positive Behavior Support in Schools (PBSIS), a committee aimed at increasing climate and culture through implementation of raffle incentives and community events Served as a lead member of the Intervention and Referral Services Committee (I&RS) Nominated to serve as the Director of the School Leadership committee through a school-wide election Member of the school-based data team to evaluate school-wide test results Established a relationship based on fairness with the students through the re-creation of government systems such as courts and leadership roles in the classroom Show less
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Education
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2018 - 2020
Teachers College, Columbia University
Master's degree, Economics and Education -
Caldwell University
Bachelor of Arts, Social Studies and Elementary/Secondary Education
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