901 Advizers

Taylor

Chief Academic Officer

Scholarship Prep Schools

UC Santa Barbara 2009
CSU Long Beach MA in Curriculum and Instruction, Administrative Services Credential

Taylor has over a decade of experience in teaching and learning, curriculum development and support, and both site and organizational level administration at TK-12 schools, at both traditional district and public charter. .
Education
Strategic Management and Executive
Anthropology, Sociology
Honors Student
Took Out Loans
Worked 20+ Hours in School

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."

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