Experience

Council of Chief State School Officers

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Director, Collaboratives

  • Jan 2023 - Present

• Director, Collaboratives

  • Feb 2022 - Present



City Year

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Director, District Engagement

  • Feb 2020 - Feb 2022

  Directly support City Year sites on their District Engagement strategy to develop sustainable public partnerships that deliver consistent student and school-wide outcomes and promote collaborative learning and continuous improvement. Lead cross-departmental collaboration around City Year’s national Teacher Pathways strategy and support City Year sites in the local Teacher Pathways implementations and partnerships. Directly support City Year sites on their District Engagement strategy to develop sustainable public partnerships that deliver consistent student and school-wide outcomes and promote collaborative learning and continuous improvement. Lead cross-departmental collaboration around City Year’s national Teacher Pathways strategy and support City Year sites in the local Teacher Pathways implementations and partnerships.

• Program Director, School Improvement

  • Dec 2017 - Feb 2020

  Spearhead the organization’s role in advising state education agencies with the development of differentiated supports for districts to improve outcomes for students. Design and lead the School and District Improvement community of practice (SDI-SCASS) comprised of 60 members, representing 21 state education agencies and 6 industry partners, focused on school and continuous improvement, data-driven decision making, strategic partnerships and multi-tier systems of support for underserved populations. Coach and advise 3 state-level interdisciplinary teams in the reorganization of their education agencies to now focus on school and district improvement through the development of coherent, agency-wide policies and practices. Secured funding for and developed partnerships with education organizations to build a national online repository of evidence-based practices for school and district improvement for state and district use. Show less



Fairfax County Public Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Title I

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2017

  Advocate for and lead the scaling of Title I district-wide instructional programs including: Add+Vantage Math Recovery, (AVMR), Numbers & Operations, Literacy Collaborative, Reading Recovery and Kindergarteners Learning About Print (KLAP) to increase teacher capacity and increase student achievement in literacy and mathematics. Execute support and engagement opportunities for principals and their leadership teams focusing on efficacy, engagement and instructional leadership in underserved communities. Serve as school improvement/data coach for 11 Title I schools by implementing progress and process monitoring tools, provide guidance to facilitate School Improvement & Innovation Plan (SIIP)goal-setting and action planning with school leaders and their teams.Align human and instructional resources to increase capacity within school teams to build effective and sustainable systems. Utilize agile project management strategies to develop innovation plans to increase family engagement and advocacy efforts as well as community resources available to Title I populations. Partner with cross departmental team members to develop cultural proficiency training modules used across the district. Support both Title I Central Programs and school-based Title I budget development and oversight. Stimulate new ideas supporting at the school and central office level by balancing the use of coaching, collaboration and consulting strategies to create a culture of innovation on Title I Instructional team. Show less

• Educational Specialist, Title I

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2016

  Served as school improvement/data coach for 10 Title I schools by implementing progress and process monitoring tools, provide guidance to facilitate goal-setting and action planning with school leaders leading to increased achievement and removal of state sanctions for all schools. Provided guidance to school administrators by providing non-evaluative coaching/mentoring and specific feedback on job performance to increase their engagement in effective school team development. Facilitated data dialogues with Title I school teams to assist with the development of schoolwide instructional action plans. Led Title I Central Literacy Support Team in development and implementation of school-based professional development. Coordinated Highly Qualified Teacher and Instructional Assistant Courses and assessment verification for all Title I schools. Facilitated FCPS district-wide Title I Parent Advisory Committee that informs both Title I Central Office and district School Board of Title I family engagement, empowerment and advocacy needs throughout the county. Collaborated with the Title I team, central office colleagues, Regional Assistant Superintendents and Title I school-based teams in order to promote instructional leadership through alignment, coordination and delivery of school system initiatives. Show less



National Network of Digital Schools (NNDS)

• Social Studies Author and Contributor

  • Dec 2014 - Jan 2016

  Develop U.S. History curricula utilizing C3 Social Studies Framework, Backwards Design principles and high leverage strategies. Utilize online curriculum design tools such as SoftChalk and Atlas to create curriculum maps to be implemented in various secondary education settings. Design U.S. History curricula meet the needs of asynchronous, synchronous face-to-face (brick and mortar), synchronous virtual, and blended schools. Peer-review Social Studies curricula. Develop U.S. History curricula utilizing C3 Social Studies Framework, Backwards Design principles and high leverage strategies. Utilize online curriculum design tools such as SoftChalk and Atlas to create curriculum maps to be implemented in various secondary education settings. Design U.S. History curricula meet the needs of asynchronous, synchronous face-to-face (brick and mortar), synchronous virtual, and blended schools. Peer-review Social Studies curricula.



City of Alexandria

• Public Relations and Communications Services

• Principal

  • 2009 - May 2015

  Led school to become the only fully authorized International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme School in the school district and initiated the process for similar achievement in the Middle Years Programme. Developed evaluation tools pursuant to federal Title I and state guidelines and drove statewide improvement strategies. Secured Federal School Improvement Grant and a $27,000 district grant for summer exploratory learning experiences. Coordinated and managed the Investing in Innovation (i3) grant to support reform efforts in literacy instruction. Designed and executed the Literacy Training Program increasing reading mastery in grades 1-4 by 30% and 100% reading mastery in Kindergarten on end-of-the-year assessments annually. Cultivated model Response to Intervention framework that significantly reduced the number of Special Education referrals and at-risk performance in Reading and Mathematics by 25%. Directed curriculum development, instructional feedback, and data loops resulting in increased use of effective pedagogy, a 20-point gain in Mathematics, a 13-point gain in Science, and 13-point gain in Social Studies within 2 years. Instituted the Positive Behavior Intervention Support Program reducing student alternative school referrals by 70% in 2 years. Provided targeted staff instructional leadership support using the Professional Learning Communities concept, the Baldrige Continuous Improvement Process, literacy, numeracy, lesson planning, standards alignment, academic rigor and student engagement strategies, and programs for gifted, special education, and ESOL. Established the New Teacher-Mentor Program and Teacher-Leader Development Program to increase instructional and teacher leadership capacity therefore reducing teacher turnover by 50% within three years. Spearheaded projects such as Parent Fact Friday Forum, the M3 Mentoring Group, and the Reading to Rover Program to increase parent efficacy, leadership and advocacy within the school. Show less



DC Government

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• School Principal

  • 2004 - 2009

  Managed a staff of 35 faculty members and 300 students from Head Start to 6th grades. Engaged parents and students into a dual language immersion program promoting strong academics and cultural diversity. Disaggregated and analyzed student reading performance data from school-wide benchmark assessments. Created individualized learning plans resulting in the highest reading and mathematics scores since 2005. Increased student enrollment by adding preschool classes and initiated the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program. Expanded Spanish dual language program to 6th grade students resulting in 50% more bilingual English-dominant students. Secured a $92,200 DC Public School Pilot School Grant to fund dual language, IB, and extended year programs. Renovated school library and facilitated purchases of 2,000 new library books. Boosted parent involvement by 60% in 2 years via a new Parent Teacher Association, parenting classes, and a resource Directed a staff of 25 certified and non-certified personnel in creating successful, arts-infused learning environments. Increased student population from 90 students to 238 students within the initial 5 months. Oversaw school relocation and expansion projects and established new, effective operation systems. Implemented the Middle Grades Accreditation process and used NWEA test data to drive student mastery. Designed staff professional development programs to increase data and management capabilities including enhancement of planning, standards alignment, and instructional rigor. Fostered partnerships with the Washington Performing Arts Society and the Corcoran Gallery. Implemented school vision and guided principles of achievement-focused school culture among teachers, staff, and students. Analyzed student performance data to identify struggling students, curriculum shortfalls, and teacher quality issues. Show less