IRIS LOPEZ
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Experienced education professional with over 10 years dedicated to transforming education systems and driving positive change within school communities. Skilled in improvement science and user-centered design to enhance learning conditions for students of all backgrounds. Classroom experience focused on literacy, universal design, restorative justice, and social-emotional development in student-centered environments.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Improvement Coach
CORE Districts
08.2021 - Current
- Facilitate and coach six on-site student success teams to improve 9th grade on-track rates across LA, Long Beach, and Santa Ana Unified schools.
- Design and implement professional development sessions for a 45-school network, focusing on equity, community-building, and 9th grade transition strategies.
- Led research and development of network-wide process and outcome measures for equitable summer bridge recruitment
- Manage knowledge sharing and drive innovation for 8th to 9th grade transition initiatives
- Collaborate with district stakeholders to evaluate program effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
English 9 Founding Teacher
Summit Tamalpais
08.2018 - 06.2021
- Led grade-level team that include setting team priorities using student data and coaching colleagues on developing student interventions for SY19-20 and SY20-21
- Selected by leadership to facilitate new teacher orientation and English Department calibration sessions on Summit’s common assessment rubric during SY18-19 academic school year
- Supported mentees in weekly 1-on-1 check-ins focused on emotional intelligence, academic preparation, and wellbeing
- Served as a master teacher for two residents; co-designed collaborative experiences to master designing curriculum for justice
7th Grade Founding English Teacher & Mentor
Summit Tamalpais
07.2016 - 08.2018
- Taught reading and literacy strategies that resulted in largest growth in test scores for 7th grade in ELA SBAC exam during SY17-18
- Developed and delivered on-site yearlong PD for staff to improve outcomes for emergent bilinguals as a Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) for Improvement Science
- Led with the founding team in establishing a standard school culture process like discipline plans, academic support schedules, and parent outreach and engagement
Summit Learning Summer Fellow
Gradient Learning
06.2017 - 08.2017
- Facilitated training sessions in Arizona, California, Texas, and Kentucky for new-to-Summit teachers and schools
- Coached a cohort of teachers on an instructional and culture plan based on Summit Learning’s Program of project-based learning, a common assessment rubric, and 1:1 mentoring
Post-Baccalaureate Fellow, Productive Persistence
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
07.2013 - 06.2015
- Coached an innovation group of community college math faculty members to use the Model for Improvement in developing and piloting social-emotional classroom routines
- Co-authored an internal report that identified an initial collection of high-leverage, research-backed cognitive learning strategies to serve as a resource for K-12 practitioners in Foundation partner networks
- Updated curriculum support materials for Pathways program’s student “Productive Persistence” motivation and engagement activities
Education
Master of Arts - Education
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA05-2017
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA05-2013
Skills
- The Model for Improvement framework
- Developing instructional professional development
- Developing practical measurement solutions
- Mixed-methods research expertise
- Inclusive teaching practices
- Restorative Practices
- Conflict mediation
- Youth mentoring
- Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese
Certification
- Certification for Advanced Improvement Methods for the Social Sector, Improvement Collective | 08/06/2024
- English Single Subject Teaching Credential - 250015934
Timeline
Senior Improvement Coach
CORE Districts
08.2021 - Current
English 9 Founding Teacher
Summit Tamalpais
08.2018 - 06.2021
Summit Learning Summer Fellow
Gradient Learning
06.2017 - 08.2017
7th Grade Founding English Teacher & Mentor
Summit Tamalpais
07.2016 - 08.2018
Post-Baccalaureate Fellow, Productive Persistence
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
07.2013 - 06.2015
Master of Arts - Education
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Harvard University
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