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.