Hello! I am the Executive Director of the Schools of Choice Unit at the Colorado Department of Education. In this role, I support a team that works with public school choice options like charter schools, innovation schools, and blended and online learning. We also manage public inquiries related to homeschool, private school, and inter-/intra-district choice.
Prior to joining CDE, I worked as the Executive Director of Compass Montessori, which is a unique P-12 network of charter schools known for being one of the only fully-articulated P-12 public Montessori programs in the country. In this role, I always valued the support we received from CDE as we worked to find ways to effectively implement many of our unique design elements. These included things like: mixed-age classrooms, competency-based learning, high school internship programs, and farm-to-table food service. I always valued the support we received from CDE, and was thrilled with the opportunity...
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