Experience

BABOQUIVARI UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #40

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Superintendent

  • Feb 2023 - Present

• Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction

  • May 2020 - Feb 2023

  Proposed and implemented a system of shared accountability among schools and departments to monitor student achievement, attendance, and delivery of instruction.Established district wide professional development to promote research based strategies to unpack and teach standards. Planned and delivered district wide professional development to all teaching and administrative staff.Modeled, established, scheduled, and monitored classroom observation visits and provided immediate feedback to teachers resulting at a total of 1,600 documented classroom visits within the first semester. Promoted, reinforced, rolled out, and updated governing board with district strategic plan.Collaborated in the development, training, and reinforcement of COVID 19 Safety Procedures Collaborated with all departments to identify schools needs and supported the superintendent with the oversight of the department to ensure financial, instructional and operational needs were being met. Collaborated with the superintendent to collect data from all stakeholders and make recommendations to the governing board in the areas of facilities, instruction, safety, and personnel.Managed the accreditation process on behalf of the district for all schools. Managed the COVID 19 Safety Committee Show less



Los Angeles Unified School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Coordinator Local District South LAUSD

  • Jul 2019 - Apr 2020

  Successfully managed a portfolio of 11 sites ranging K-12 and guided school principals in handling emergency situations, chronic student discipline matters, personnel violating district policy, and misunderstood parents. Monitor and manage academic, attendance, attendance, and personnel dataProposed and implemented digital platforms to manage data collection and distribution for our network of 11 schools

• Assistant Director of Special Education ~ Operations

  • Feb 2014 - Jun 2019

  Wrote, published, and reinforced Special Education District Policy intended to streamline district-wide systems in place while reinforcing State and Federal Special Education Law allowing equitable access to programs and services for students. Planned and Managed Extended School Year for over 30,000 students with disabilities while managing a twenty million dollars budget for this responsibility Collaborated with the Information and Technology Department (ITD) to develop Extended School Year platforms that interface with multiple programs to increase efficiency, increase data accuracy, reduce processing time by 80%, and reduce the annual planning cost by at least $700,000 each year.Collaborated with ITD to develop a platform to interface with multiple platforms to obtain special education program types, schools, and student demographics allowing IEP teams obtain placement options. This platform decreased processing time from 10-15 days down to less than 10 minutes.Collaborated with Human Resources, Fiscal, Food Services, Transportation, Related Services, Trucking, Local District Superintendents with the identification of Extended School Year sites, transporting Special Education equipment between regular school sites and Extended School Year Sites, hire all principals, over 4,500 teachers and 4,500 paraprofessionals. Managed 70,000 student and program projections between school years, transportation for regular school year and extended school year, and collaborated with principals to open/close programs. Collaborated with the Office of General Council to manage Uniformed Procedures involving alleged violations of special education state and federal law. Streamlined operational systems resulting in the reduction of staff from 110 down to 50. Evaluated, trained, and coached an administrative staff of three Coordinators and 12 Specialists managing 70,000 students Successfully created a data-driven culture of collaboration, efficiency, and accountability Show less

• Charter School Specialist

  • Jan 2012 - Feb 2014

  Performed authorizing functions, including but not limited to the timely processing of new and renewal charter petitions, material amendments, oversight, and sharing of effective practiceReviewed and processed new and renewal petitions within specified statutory timelinesConducted oversight (audit) visits to a portfolio of 20-25 school schools each year. Utilized different platforms to collect various data indicators prior to oversight visit to determine the effectiveness of the instructional sound program over time, areas of strength, and areas of potential growthAssisted Charter Schools with technical support and responded to issues that arose from charter schools or their constituents.Held Charter School Governing Board accountable by issuing corrective actions when major deficiencies were identified and followed up with Governing Board to ensure systems were in place moving forward. Show less



Tucson Unified School District (TUSD1.org)

• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Turn Around Elementary and Middle School Principal

  • Aug 2007 - Dec 2012

  Successfully planned and delivered teacher trainings on frameworks to effectively roll out Common Core Standards Established professional learning communities around quarterly assessments, data analysis, rubrics, and building capacity Established pyramid of intervention based on quarterly data analysis Evaluated effective delivery of instruction and the implementation of Common Core Standards Coordinated professional development calendar and activities based on targeted areas identified through school data Demonstrated, coached, modeled and evaluated how to increase effectiveness of instruction by using technology. Through cognitive coaching supported teachers with instructional frameworks to improve delivery of instruction and student learning Show less

• Curriculum Specialist

  • Aug 2005 - May 2007

  Successfully demonstrated, coached and modeled for teachers processes and teaching strategies Assisted principal with the development of a balanced literacy programs, monitored the effectiveness of the implementation, collaborated with teachers for program recommendations Collaborated with teachers to identify students not making progress and developed individualized interventions Through coaching, peer coaching, and data analysis developed and implemented intervention strategies Supported teachers with curriculum development and instructional progress monitoring in reading, writing and math Show less

• Bilingual Elementary Teacher

  • Aug 2004 - May 2005

  ● Instructed a Structured English Immersion class. ● Demonstrated, coached and modeled Structured English Immersion strategies for teachers. ● Demonstrated, coached and modeled how to increase effectiveness of instruction by using technology. ● Provided intervention strategies for students. ● Planned and delivered lessons aligned to state standards while monitoring student progress ● Conducted parent teacher conferences and home visits ● Integrated technology in daily lessons to maximize participation and technology literacy Show less

• Curriculum Specialist

  • Aug 2002 - May 2004

  ● Demonstrated, coached and modeled for teachers processes and teaching strategies ● Assisted principal with the development of a balanced literacy programs, monitored the effectiveness of the implementation, collaborated with teachers for program recommendations ● Collaborated with teachers to identify students not making progress and developed individualized interventions ● Through coaching, peer coaching, and data analysis developed and implemented intervention strategies ● Supported teachers with curriculum development and instructional progress monitoring in reading, writing and math ● Participated on interview panels for future candidates Show less

• Bilingual Teacher

  • Aug 2001 - May 2002

  ● Instructed a Structured English Immersion class ● Demonstrated, coached and modeled Structured English Immersion strategies for teachers ● Provided intervention strategies for students ● Planned and delivered lessons aligned to state standards while monitoring student progress ● Conducted parent teacher conferences and home visits ● Integrated technology in daily lessons to maximize participation and technology literacy ● Planned and delivered lessons aligned to state standards while monitoring student progress ● Conducted parent teacher conferences and home visits ● Integrated technology in daily lessons to maximize participation and technology literacy Show less