901 Advizers
Taylor
Chief Academic Officer
Scholarship Prep Schools
UC Santa Barbara 2009
CSU Long Beach MA in Curriculum and Instruction, Administrative Services Credential
Q1Career path
Education
Leadership
Career Transition
3:07
"I really kind of found a passion in education and learning about all the inequities that existed and really stemmed from the education system."
Q2Main responsibilities
Teacher Support and Development
Curriculum Development
Educational Leadership
1:26
"I also kind of support our induction program for our new teachers"
Q3Day in the life
Data Analysis
Problem-Solving
Executive/Leadership
1:43
"I work with students directly; sometimes modeling lessons for teachers. I coach most of our teachers directly, so we do video observations, I go and I take videos, I dive into teachers' data and then help kind of support through our debriefs how teachers can improve their practice"
Q4Most important skills - role
Leadership
Problem-Solving
Communication
1:41
"If you're trying to put out fires all the time, but you're not recognizing Trends and addressing those root causes, you will burn out quickly."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Education
Decision-Making
Leadership
0:57
"I get kind of the best of all of the worlds that I've gotten to work in."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Collaboration
Problem-Solving
Leadership
1:08
"every day something new pops up every year. There's a new challenge."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Social impact
Nonprofit
Education
1:35
"Education is not for everybody. But if that's what's in your heart, then this is for you."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Resilience
Teamwork
Problem-Solving
1:45
"The folks who I've seen really thrive and really grow at accelerated rates are people who are humble and driven and solutions-oriented."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Leadership
Adaptability
People Management
2:19
"98% of my job is people management and not [the other part of it]; the higher you got up, it just continues to grow."
Q10Entry-level positions
Teacher Training
Entry-Level Jobs
Education
1:52
"we'll help cover tuition costs for you to get your ba to be on a teacher pathway if that's something you're interested in or if you come in and you are already have a ba but you're interested in the teaching credential we can help you get into an intern program"
Q11Significant lesson - career
Resilience
Executive/Leadership
Overcoming Challenges
1:29
"If you take everything personally, you're just gonna be real sad all the time."
Q12College ideas for success
Higher Education
Career Exploration
Leadership
1:14
"I really tried to take a lot of classes and diversify my kind of understanding of different fields and different opportunities."

