Partnered with Tennessee state leaders to develop Tennessee’s K12 education reform strategy through the American Diploma Project Network’s College and Career Ready Policy Institute and for the state’s successful $501 million Race to the Top application. Supported policy design and...
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Designed and facilitated the foundation’s annual convening of education grantee organizations (2010-2014), with a particular focus on helping leaders grapple with common challenges of organization growth, communications and measuring impact. To spur conversation and reflection among attendees, produced case studies...
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Conducted a communications audit for this Harvard University program, and provided recommendations for improvements to communications strategy and capacity.
Developed a three-year strategic plan to guide Understanding Language, including mission statement, logic model, expected outcomes, priority activities and staffing implications. Understanding Language is working to increase college, career and community readiness for all students and especially English language learners,...
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Supported SREB to complete a multi-year study of how states are implementing state college and career readiness standards with data collection, stakeholder interviews and data analysis. The benchmarking report, “State Implementation of College-and Career-Readiness Standards, Aligned Assessments and Related Reforms,”...
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Supported a panel of exemplary educators to design policy recommendations for Washington state in the areas of early learning, longitudinal data systems and effective teaching. Produced a multi-year policy agenda for the organization. Supported advocacy campaign planning for Common Core.
Prepared analysis to support the expansion of the SEED Foundation’s college preparatory boarding school model for under-served students in Cincinnati, prepared grant application for federal funding opportunities and conducted an analysis on the potential return on investment of the program.
Provided ongoing strategic counsel and guidance to urban turnaround district with a focus on planning, engagement and communication. Led development of winning School Improvement Grant application, oversaw community engagement effort throughout turnaround planning, and managed the Middle School Success Initiative,...
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Supported the development of district-wide college-ready academic standards, curriculum and high school graduation requirements in English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies and world languages. Provided extensive professional development to teacher leaders from all high schools.
Conducted and provided recommendations as part of annual external evaluations (2014 and 2015) that examined evolving California education policy conditions, the different ways Fund grantees worked to inform and influence the policy environment, and how well the Fund was supporting...
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