Thomas O'Brien
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Experience
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Winward Academy
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United States
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E-learning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President of Success & Engagement
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Jul 2022 - Present
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Uncommon 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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Director of Strategy and Operations
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Jul 2021 - Jun 2022
United States
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High School Principal
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Aug 2014 - Jul 2021
Brooklyn
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Co-Principal
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Jul 2014 - Dec 2014
Uncommon Charter High School Uncommon Charter High School fulfills Uncommon Schools’ mission of preparing students to enter, succeed in, and graduate from college. The leaders of the elementary, middle, and high school programs work together to ensure consistency in programming and core values. The school's student-staff ratio is approximately 10:1, ensuring a high level of attention to individual student needs. At Uncommon Charter High School, we do not believe that there is a panacea that makes a school work. Nor… Show more Uncommon Charter High School fulfills Uncommon Schools’ mission of preparing students to enter, succeed in, and graduate from college. The leaders of the elementary, middle, and high school programs work together to ensure consistency in programming and core values. The school's student-staff ratio is approximately 10:1, ensuring a high level of attention to individual student needs. At Uncommon Charter High School, we do not believe that there is a panacea that makes a school work. Nor do we pretend that what we do is "rocket science" or necessarily innovative. We work hard and use common sense because elevating student achievement and transforming lives requires constant attention to hundreds of different elements — not one, magical 100% solution but rather one hundred, individual 1% solutions.
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Dean of Curriculum and Instruction
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Jul 2013 - Jun 2014
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Instructional Fellow
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Jul 2013 - Jun 2014
Brooklyn, NY
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Math Teacher & Dept. Chair
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Jul 2011 - Jun 2013
Brooklyn, NY
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Math Teacher
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Jul 2009 - Jun 2011
Brooklyn, NY
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Valor Collegiate Academies
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Compass-In-Leadership Fellowship
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Sep 2020 - May 2022
The Compass-in-Leadership program is designed to help school leaders develop as whole humans. This two-year program helps leaders make transformative shifts in their way of being so they can return to they roles and communities recharged and more effective than ever.
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Relay Graduate School of Education
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United States
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Inclusive Schools Leadership Institute Fellowship
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Jun 2020 - May 2021
ISLI is a one-year fellowship program that prepares school leaders and leaders of exceptional learners in those schools to build authentically inclusive schools and to improve academic and socio-emotional outcomes for exceptional learners.
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America Achieves Education Policy Fellow
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Sep 2014 - Jun 2016
Collaborate with teachers and leaders from across the country to influence education policy and develop tools for educators. Primarily focused on increasing teacher pay and implementation of the Common Core standards.
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Math for America
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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MFA School Leader Fellowship
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Aug 2014 - Jun 2016
New York City Metropolitan Area A two-year program for math and science teachers who have moved into leadership positions in their schools to collaborate to find ways to support STEM education within their school settings.
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Relay Graduate School of Education
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United States
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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National Principal Academy Fellowship
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Jun 2014 - May 2015
New York City Metropolitan Area The Principal Academy is a one-year fellowship program that prepares principals and other school leadership team members to become exceptional instructional and cultural leaders. This selective program provided job-embedded leadership training for current principals and instructional leaders from across the country. Completed the program with distinction.
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Relay Graduate School of Education
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United States
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Adjunct Instructor
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Jul 2012 - Jun 2013
New York, NY
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Math Teacher
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Jul 2007 - Jun 2009
Crownpoint, NM
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Education
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University of New Mexico
Master of Arts (MA), Secondary Education and Teaching -
University of Oregon
Bachelor of Science (BS), Economics and Math