I come to this work with the students in the forefront of my mind. I was a disengaged teen that ended up dropping out of school at the end of my Jr. year of high school. While I can’t say what would have happened if I had an alternative school option, I know that I was very detached from the large high school that I attended.

For me this work is about ensuring quality educational options are available for ALL students, and I do not feel that our current focus on standardized tests alone captures what many schools are providing. And the hyper focus on these tests has shifted schools priorities to making sure that their students do well on those tests, often to the exclusion of innovative and engaging programs that might otherwise keep students engaged.

In working to help schools measure their success with students from multiple prospective--academic, behavioral, social-emotional, career and college readiness--we incentivize schools to focus on all aspects of child and adolescent development.

Below is a short list of the professional experience I bring to this process:

• Ph.D. in Differential Psychology with emphasis in statistics and psychometrics
• Former Research Director at Colorado League of Charter Schools
• National expert in research, measurement, and accountability design
• Develops accountability frameworks for schools, districts, authorizers, and states
• Maintains national database of alternative education campuses
• Former board member of Reaching At-Promise Students Association