Korey Askew

• Developed and Implemented Policies: Designed and executed school policies, procedures, and programs aimed at enhancing student achievement and fostering a positive learning environment.
• Behavior Monitoring & Discipline: Ensured student behavior and discipline aligned with district regulations, leading restorative practices that reduced incidents and promoted a respectful school culture.
• Community Liaison: Acted as a bridge between school administration and community groups, strengthening partnerships and fostering community involvement.
• Positive School Climate: Cultivated an inclusive and positive school environment through effective communication strategies and collaboration between staff, students, and parents.
• Instructional Leadership: Mentored and guided teachers, leading to improved instructional practices and leadership skills. Achieved recognition for having 3/4 of teachers rated as "distinguished" in instructional effectiveness.
• Data-Driven Framework: Created and implemented a comprehensive data-tracking system for behavior, attendance, and academic effort, which supported whole-child development and significantly shifted school culture.
• Academic Growth Recognition: Achieved the highest growth in collaborative efforts, with a Median Growth Percentile (MGP) of 60 students in both math and language arts, contributing to overall academic success.
• Suspension Reduction: Successfully decreased student suspensions from 31 to 8 within one year through the implementation of restorative practices and a proactive approach to discipline.
• PBIS Framework Implementation: Utilized a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework to encourage teamwork among students, tracking attendance, grades, and academic effort. This approach supported whole-child growth, reduced Tier 1 classroom behaviors, and created leadership roles for students of color (SOC), fostering inclusion and leadership development.

Company Overview:
Colorado Wild Sports is a premier sports training academy focused on developing athletes’ fundamental skills and positive habits through a holistic approach. Our programs emphasize “The Process” in every practice and session, blending on-field instruction with speed, strength training, and academic support.

We prioritize using sports as a vehicle to teach essential life skills, preparing athletes for success both on and off the field. Drawing on extensive coaching and playing experience, we build stronger teams and foster meaningful community connections. By partnering with youth and high school organizations, we create a close-knit sports fraternity where collaboration and continuous learning strengthen our community.

To date, we have supported over 175 students in earning scholarship dollars toward post-high school education.

• Restorative Practices Leadership: Supervised all staff and faculty in implementing restorative practices, reducing the need for classroom suspensions and promoting a more inclusive approach to discipline.
• Diversity and Inclusion: Created and maintained shared norms for the school, focusing on identifying and addressing biases related to race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, gender, and identity, fostering a more equitable school environment.
• Teacher Development: Supported teachers in setting and achieving professional goals through consistent coaching protocols, including lesson and unit internalization, observation-feedback cycles, and weekly coaching meetings.
• Black Family Alliance Co-Founder: Co-founded the school’s first Black Family Alliance, a partnership between Bear Valley neighborhood schools (Traylor, BVIS, and JFK High School), aimed at promoting black excellence through school-wide culture initiatives and educator coaching.
• Character Development Program: Led weekly seminars for 4th and 5th-grade students focused on character development, helping students identify the root causes of behavior and teaching life skills such as choosing friends wisely and understanding how the environment influences their thinking and habits.
• Parental Engagement: Communicated with parents bi-weekly, providing mental health and behavioral updates, ensuring parents became stakeholders in developing and implementing new behavioral strategies aligned with the DPS discipline matrix.
• BIPOC Leadership Program: Created a leadership program specifically for BIPOC students, focusing on leadership development through team-building exercises and academic, attendance, and behavior incentives, both weekly and monthly.

• Behavior & Restorative Practices: Led school-wide behavior management, implementing restorative practices that reduced disciplinary issues and fostered a more positive and supportive school culture.
• Inclusive School Environment: Promoted an inclusive environment by actively engaging both students and parents, ensuring all voices were heard and valued, contributing to a stronger, more cohesive learning community.
• Mission & Values Development: Spearheaded the creation of the school’s mission and core values, establishing a clear framework for behavior expectations and professional conduct across all grade levels.
• Team-Oriented Student Programs: Designed and implemented a team-based initiative for 4th and 5th-grade students, fostering peer accountability in academics, behavior, and attendance through weekly incentives and monthly goals. This program resulted in improved academic performance, attendance, and a reduction in behavioral incidents.
• PBIS Framework Implementation: Utilized a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework to encourage teamwork among students, tracking attendance, grades, and academic effort. This approach supported whole-child growth, reduced Tier 1 classroom behaviors, and created leadership roles for students of color (SOC), fostering inclusion and leadership development.

• Supervised Restorative Practices: Led all coordinators (staff and faculty) in implementing restorative practices, and oversaw security personnel to ensure a safe and supportive learning environment.
• Inclusive School Environment: Fostered an inclusive school culture where suspensions were used only as a last resort, promoting alternative disciplinary measures that prioritized student growth and behavior improvement.
• Achievement in Suspension Rates: Achieved the lowest suspension rate among all pathway high schools in the district in 2020 through effective restorative practices and proactive discipline management.
• Shared Norms & Equity: Established and upheld shared norms for the school community, ensuring inclusivity across race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, gender identity, and other demographics to create a respectful and equitable environment.