Jonathon Thomas Allen
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Dynamic senior administrator with two decades of experience in independent schools, dedicated to powerful educational leadership, to the advancement of future-forward curriculum, and to an equitable, student-centered learning community. I value professional relationships that are characterized by efficiency, inclusion, and joy.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Marlborough School, Los Angeles
Director Of Studies
07.2015 - Current
- Provide strategic leadership and vision for academic programs in both the Middle School (7-9) and Upper School (10-12)
- Collaborate with Division Heads to recruit highly-effective teachers while supporting current teachers in their professional development
- Observe and evaluate Middle and Upper School faculty
- Promote a mission-aligned, diverse, and clearly articulated curriculum across all grade levels, including leading curriculum audits and reviews
- Identify and implement initiatives (such as the Global Futures Institute) that redefine academic excellence
- Provide leadership and support to strategic planning and implementation of accreditation recommendations, if applicable
- Encourage innovative teaching practices and technology use, including generative AI, in the classroom
- Design annual Course of Study and coordinate Master staffing schedule, teaching assignments, and stipends
- Develop and manage academic and strategic education budgets
- Plan and lead Department Head Meetings as well as EEE (Enrollment, Education, and Equity Committee), a Board of Trustees subcommittee
- Represent Marlborough at the Southern California Diversity Recruiting Fair
- Participate in Multiracial, Asian-American, and LGBTQ+ faculty identity-based groups
History Department Head
07.2016 - 07.2021
- Create and revise departmental scope and sequence
- Evaluate teacher performance
- Plan and lead department meetings
- Develop curriculum that includes diverse histories from civilizations around the globe
- Design and administer assessments that measure progress towards learning targets
AP World History Instructor
07.2015 - Current
- Demonstrate extensive content knowledge of World History
- Provide clear expectations, rubrics, and learning targets for all assessments
- Know each students' individual strengths and challenges
- Implement effective strategies to ensure the use of innovative technology in the classroom
International School of Los Angeles
History Department Head / IB History Teacher
06.2008 - 07.2015
- Lead department of American, British, and French teachers
- Conduct department meetings, teach classes, and communicate with parents in both French and English
- Create academic practices compliant with both International Baccalaureate diploma program and French Ministry of Education
- Review every students' strengths and areas for growth with faculty in quarterly Conseils de Classe and Conseils d'établissement
Education
Doctoral Candidate - French Literature And History
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA06.2008
Master of Arts - French Literature And History
USC
Columbia, SC06.2006
Bachelor of Arts - French Language And Literature
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC06.2001
Accomplishments
- Board Member, Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall
- CAIS Accreditation Visiting Team Member
- CATDC Leadership Fellow
- Presenter at NAIS Annual Conference (Feb 2025)
- Presenter at International Coalition of Girls' Schools Symposiums (Harpeth Hall, TN)
- NEMNET Staff Diversity Recruitment Training
- Teaching World Languages in the Digital Age Symposium (UCLA): Conference Talk
- Facilitated national Think Tank on Artificial Intelligence / ChatGPT
- National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Scholar
- CAIS Professional Development for LGBTQ Educators
- People of Color Conference participant
- INDEX Academic Conference participant
- CATDC Equity as Excellence Conference and Leadership Fellows participant
Certification
- Languages: fluent in English & French; proficient in German; currently studying Japanese and Mandarin
- Translation: translated L'Homme Qui Voulait Classer Le Monde by Françoise Levie into English
- Equity literacy and equitable grading practices
- Outdoorsmanship: 17th-Century animal husbandry and carpentry (PBS' Colonial House)
Timeline
History Department Head
07.2016 - 07.2021
Marlborough School, Los Angeles
Director Of Studies
07.2015 - Current
AP World History Instructor
07.2015 - Current
International School of Los Angeles
History Department Head / IB History Teacher
06.2008 - 07.2015
Doctoral Candidate - French Literature And History
UCLA
Master of Arts - French Literature And History
USC
Bachelor of Arts - French Language And Literature
Gardner-Webb University
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