CANDIDATE FOR

TRUSTEE BOARD

DR. CARLA T. GALBRAITH

SUMMARY

Knowledgeable, resourceful, data-driven professional with the ability to create and monitor policies and practices according to the standards of California. Over twenty-one (21) years experience, specializing in Secondary Education, Urban Education, K-12 Leadership, Systems Management, Delinquency, Teaching Pedagogy, and Achievement/Opportunity Gaps.

HIGHLIGHTS

  •  Management and Operations
  •  Policy and Procedure Development
  •  Mentoring and Coaching
  •  Parent and Community Relations
  •  Cultural Responsiveness
  •  Instructional Leadership
  •  Adolescent Psychology
  •  Social & Emotional Development
  •  Student & Site Safety
  •  Written and Oral Communication

EXPERIENCE

Principal August 2016 to Current

  •  Vallejo Charter School, K-8th, 480 enrollment, Vallejo City Unified School District (Vallejo, CA) – 3 years
  •  Westmore Oaks Elementary School, K-8th, 660 enrollment, Washington Unified School District (West
    Sacramento, CA) – 1 year
  •  Management of school and structural procedures for planning, organization, hiring, and school safety
  •  EL Education© model and core practices
  •  Successful writing of the Charter MOU, LCAP, and WASC accreditation
  •  Instructional leadership and educational approaches, theories, and initiatives such as Cycle of Inquiry, Common
    Core, RTI (Response to Intervention), Bloom’s Taxonomy/Depth of Knowledge (DOK)
  •  Supervision and evaluation of the California Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTP)
  •  Budget management and LCAP/LCFF compliance
  •  Student discipline and support (i.e. restorative justice, alternatives to suspension, due process, expulsion)
  •  Data dissemination and interpretation
  •  Positive bargaining unit relationships and knowledge of union contract
  •  Parent and community relations (i.e. counseling, homeless, runaway, law enforcement, referrals for services)
  •  Special Education knowledge and compliance (i.e. IEP, 504, SST, BSP)

Vice Principal August 2005 to June 2016

  •  Franklin High School, 9-12th, 2700 enrollment, Elk Grove Unified School District (Elk Grove, CA) – 7 years
  •  Toby Johnson Middle School, 7-8th, 1300 enrollment, Elk Grove Unified School District (Elk Grove, CA) – 4
    years
  •  Administrative liaison and master scheduling for all academic departments
  •  Testing Coordinator: STAR/CST, CAHSEE, CELDT, CAASPP, and district formative and summative assessments
  •  Program Coordinator: PBIS, ELD, Extended Day/Supplemental Instruction, BTSA/New Teacher, Advocacy/Advisory Program, Multicultural Committee
  •  New teacher support, supervision, and evaluation of the California Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTP)
  •  Data dissemination and interpretation
  •  Student discipline and support (i.e. restorative justice, alternatives to suspension, due process, expulsion)
  •  Parent and community relations (i.e. counseling, homeless, runaway, law enforcement, referrals for services)
  •  Special Education knowledge and compliance (i.e. IEP, 504, SST, BSP)

Teacher August 1997 to June 2005

  •  High School and Junior High School Social Science Teacher, 7-12th, Grant Joint Union High School District
    (Sacramento, CA) – 6 years
  •  Highlands High School, Grant Union High School, Don Julio Junior High, Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High
  •  Taught US History, World History
  •  Opportunity Program Teacher and Intervention Coordinator: Self contained program for delinquent students and
    in-school detention program.
  •  504 Coordinator
  •  Kasson Adult School, Deuel Vocational Institution (Tracy, CA) – 2 years
  •  Taught Bridging program for incarcerated adults

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Professor 2015-Current

  •  William Jessup University (Rocklin, CA)
  •  Thesis Mentor in the School of Education
  •  Research and writing guidance in the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program

EDUCATION

Doctorate of Education – Ed.D 2010

  • California State University Sacramento (Sacramento, CA)
  •  K-12 Educational Leadership emphasis
  •  Inaugural 3-year doctoral program in the California State University system
  •  Dissertation Title: A Phenomenological Study of Top Performing 12th Grade African-American High School Students

Administrative Credential 2005

  •  California State University Sacramento (Sacramento, CA)
  •  Urban Cohort: Cultural responsiveness and Achievement Gap emphasis

Master of Education – M.Ed. 2002

  •  National University (Sacramento, CA)
  •  Cross-Cultural Teaching major
  •  Single Subject Teaching Credential, Clear, CLAD

Bachelor of Arts – B.A. 1996

  •  California State University Sacramento (Sacramento, CA)
  •  Social Science major

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  •  Led the school in obtaining full 6-year WASC accreditation status at Vallejo Charter School, Franklin High
    School and Kasson Adult School.
  •  Led the school in obtaining full 3-year California Schools to Watch© status at Toby Johnson Middle School.
  •  Created program to address the Achievement Gap through direct relationship building techniques between
    administration and students. Program implemented at 2 schools: Vallejo Charter School and Toby Johnson
    Middle School.
  •  Effectively realigned the LCAP spending to increase technology purchases and to fulfill the school’s dream of
    purchasing a full dance floor with full length wall mirrors, ballet bars, and benches.
  •  Increased workplace morale by encouraging respect for clerical staff, team building, and collaboration with the
    community and the Charter Council (School Site Council).
  •  Gained teacher trust through effective disciplinary techniques that support classroom environments.
  •  Gained the trust of families of student with disabilities by prompt support for IEPs and 504s.