Quality: Academics
Drawing from the Charter School Institute’s "Stories of Impact and Innovation" publication, this panel brings together charter school leaders who have implemented transformative practices across three critical areas:
- Expanding access for all students
- Delivering innovative instruction
- Strengthening school culture through safety and family partnerships
Panelists will share the real challenges they faced, the solutions they developed, and the measurable outcomes they achieved. Attendees will gain actionable insights from schools that have moved beyond good intentions to demonstrable results in areas such as flexible scheduling, transportation solutions, specialized support systems, SEL integration, and family engagement strategies.
In my role I support our teams doing work to ensure that CSI schools meet their responsibilities to serve all students. We approach the work with a focus on equity, access, and continuous improvement to support schools in closing outcome gaps. This includes overseeing compliance with all state and federal requirements, providing opportunities for capacity building, and offering tiered consultation/support. I believe charter schools play an important role in a healthy education ecosystem, and may serve as models for a truly community-based and culturally responsive approach to education.
In prior roles, I've served as CSI's District Assessment Coordinator, ELD Coordinator, READ Act/School Readiness Coordinator, and Improvement and Implementation Specialist. Before working at CSI, I worked as a musician, teacher and school leader in Colorado, New Mexico, and East Africa. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish with a focus in Music Pedagogy from the University of New Mexico, and a Master’s degree in Cognitive Neuroscience and Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. In my free time I continue to teach and play music, and like to run on dirt as much as I can.
