Monica Hetrick
Baltimore
Summary
Dynamic leader with extensive experience at Baltimore County Public Schools, driving systemic continuous improvement and data literacy initiatives. Expert in program evaluation and metrics analysis, fostering collaboration among stakeholders. Proven ability to implement data-driven strategies, enhancing educational outcomes and equity. Skilled in quantitative methods and committed to empowering teams through effective professional development.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director - Performance Management
Baltimore County Public Schools
08.2019 - Current
- Leads high functioning team in systemic continuous improvement and data literacy initiatives at the school, office, and system level as codified in BCPS Policy 3170: Framework for Continuous Improvement and Superintendent's Rule 3170.
- Serves as Equity Liaison for the Department of Research, Accountability, & Assessment (DRAA) by engaging in systemic Equity professional development and professional learning communities in support of BCPS Policy 0100: Equity.
- Coordinates, participates in, manages, and monitors inter- and cross- departmental/divisional teams to support system priorities.
- Leads system's accountability work related to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and Maryland Report Card.
- Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders regarding data, metrics, and analyses aligned with district priorities, the school performance process, ESSA, and Blueprint for Maryland's Future (Blueprint).
- Partners with the Department of Schools and Division of Curriculum & Instruction to support, monitor, and engage schools identified for school improvement (i.e., ATSI, TSI, and CSI) under ESSA.
- Partners with the Office of Title I, Department of Schools, and the Division of Curriculum & Instruction to support monitoring and reporting for grants including 1003a.
- Serves on Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) Blueprint Implementation Team, specifically Pillar 3: College & Career Readiness.
- Supervises and evaluates office team in developing, prioritizing, implementing, and managing system initiatives and special projects.
- Designs, implements, and facilitates professional development to support staff at all levels of the organization in ESSA, MD Report Card, building data literacy, and understanding and using data as part of meaningful ongoing continuous improvement efforts.
- Serves as Local Accountability Coordinator (LAC) point of contact between the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and BCPS as it relates to accountability, school improvement (i.e., CSI, ATSI, and TSI), reporting, state data submissions, etc.
- Partners with the Office of Data Analytics and Department of Information Technology to develop, implement, and train on efficient and practical business solutions to support schools and offices including but not limited to internal Power BI dashboards and BCPS Public Dashboards.
- Leads analyses and reporting of systemic outcomes including, but not limited to: student achievement, school climate, accountability, and operational metrics for internal and external stakeholders (e.g., DRAA Key Reports, BCPS Board of Education, etc.).
- Partners with the Office of Research to determine predictors of student success through statistical analyses.
- Serves on the BCPS Data Governance Committee to ensure data accuracy, security, and integrity.
- Serves as Central Office Staff Induction Program (CSIP) mentor providing one-on-one coaching and support to newly promoted central office staff.
- Serves on the Superintendent's Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) examining intersectional data to identify inequities and devise solution-based action steps.
- Collects, synthesizes, and disseminates information from Maryland State Board of Education and Accountability Implementation Board (AIB) to system leadership as appropriate.
- Led revision and updating of BCPS Policy 3170: Framework for Continuous Improvement and Superintendent's Rule 3170 to ensure alignment with system's vision and mission including presenting to BCPS Board of Education.
- Serves as project lead for development, monitoring, and reporting of strategic plan.
President
Hetrick Consulting, Inc.
11.2017 - Current
- Serves as external program evaluator including developing logic models, theories of action, research plans, instruments, data collection tools, conducting analyses, and reporting to stakeholders and grant funding agencies.
- Develops evaluation plans for federal, state, and private grant applications.
- Advocates for families and their students in obtaining appropriate educational supports including but not limited to gifted identification and placement.
- Develops technical documentation related to ESSA Tiers of Evidence for clients.
- Projects: Arts Every Day - Baltimore Arts Integration Project (2020 - present), University of Maryland - Baltimore (UMB) CURE Scholars Program (2017 - 2020), University of Maryland - Baltimore (UMB) CURE CONNECTIONS (C2) Scholars Program (2017 - 2020), Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Javits grant (2018 - 2019), Movement Team (2018 - 2020)
Coordinator - Data Strategy
Baltimore County Public Schools
11.2016 - 08.2019
- Led cross - functional team to support data governance including implementing a quality assurance process for federally and state mandated external reporting to ensure data accuracy.
- Designed and supported implementation of data dashboards to meet the needs of various stakeholders including executive administration, content experts, and directors of bodies of work.
- Developed, implemented, analyzed, and presented data aligned to district priorities to internal and external stakeholders for continuous improvement.
- Supervised Business Analyst and Quality Assurance Analysts including professional development and prioritization of work.
- Designed, implemented, facilitated, and evaluated professional development to support central office staff in data literacy including dashboards and statistical analyses.
- Managed large data sets including data cleaning and completing quality assurance against Data Warehouse and IBM Cognos data sources.
- Participated in district-wide workgroups and committees including Homeless Advisory Council, Superintendent's Student Behavior Advisory Council, Institutional Review Board, and Leadership Advance Planning Committee.
Faculty Associate
Notre Dame University of Maryland
01.2017 - 06.2018
- Developed, facilitated, and evaluated online courses including Gifted Education - Practicum and Gifted Education - Research Methods.
Manager - Program Evaluation Research Services
Baltimore City Public Schools
12.2015 - 11.2016
- Led identification of methodology, analyses, and reporting of systemic tools and metrics including, but not limited: charter school renewal process, teacher principal evaluation, and school performance index.
- Led development, administration, data collection, analyses, and reporting of City Schools Climate Survey which captured feedback from students in Grades 3-12, parents/guardians, and community stakeholders.
- Managed large data sets including data cleaning; documentation of processes for source files.
- Led development, implementation, analyses, and presentation of program evaluations aligned to district priorities.
- Supervised Program Evaluation Research Services Team including recruiting, training, managing, and quality checking.
- Led Title I program evaluation efforts including supervising two Title I funded program evaluators to fulfil federal grant reporting requirements.
- Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders regarding data, metrics, and analyses aligned with district priorities.
Educational Specialist - Gifted & Advanced Learning
Baltimore City Public Schools
07.2014 - 12.2015
- Developed and implemented processes, professional development, and communication to support identification and high quality instructional and curricular supports for gifted and advanced learners.
- Coordinated with partners to support professional development and implementation of high - quality instruction for gifted and advanced learners.
- Led development and implementation of program evaluation plans to assess process and impact of gifted programming; analyses and presentation of data to inform policy decisions about gifted programming and other programming within the Office of Differentiated Learning.
- Supported schools as they earned Excellence in Education of Gifted and Talented Education Award (EGATE).
- Collaborated with state leaders in gifted education through service on the Maryland State Gifted Advisory Council.
Educational Specialist - Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) & Assessments
Baltimore City Public Schools
09.2013 - 07.2014
- Developed and implemented processes, professional development, and communication of Student Learning Objectives and Assessments with teachers and school leaders.
- Developed and presented key decision points to chief level stakeholders regarding teacher effectiveness and assessments.
- Coordinated with Office of Academics and Office of Achievement & Accountability on Student Learning Objectives, School Performance Plans, and Assessments including PARCC implementation.
- Collaborated with external partners in the development, procurement, and quality review of formative and summative assessments.
- Developed strategies and professional development to improve assessment and data literacy district wide.
Program Evaluator II
Baltimore City Public Schools
08.2011 - 09.2013
- Evaluated professional development and teacher induction programs.
- Developed and implemented survey tools and focus group protocols.
- Developed program evaluation standards, processes, templates, logic models, and plans.
- Collected, analyzed, and reported data related to professional development and teacher induction programs in support of Race to the Top grant funding to key stakeholders.
- Coordinated professional development, program evaluation plans, and data memoranda of understandings (MOUs) with external partners.
- Recruited and mentored graduate student interns to support Office of Teacher Support and Development.
Faculty Associate
Johns Hopkins University School of Education
09.2010 - 01.2013
- Taught graduate level Introduction to Statistics I, Program Evaluation, and the Gifted Disabled Learner at the Graduate and Doctoral Levels.
- Served as faculty advisor for the Gifted Education Certificate program.
Program Evaluator Consultant
National Summer Learning Association
06.2010 - 08.2011
- Assisted with development and validation of tool used as part of National Summer Learning Association's (NSLA) program evaluation.
- Conducted research and created an annotated bibliography on summer learning loss research for NSLA to use in development of their program evaluation protocol and literature for stakeholders and partners.
- Conducted observations of summer learning programs using observation tool at summer program sites across the country.
- Conducted interviews with summer learning program staff and document reviews of summer learning program; synthesized data to report on summer programs.
Graduate Assistant
Johns Hopkins University
09.2008 - 08.2011
- Institute of Education Sciences predoctoral fellow, focused on interdisciplinary graduate study with a focus on advanced quantitative methodology.
- Assisted with program evaluation, data collection, data cleaning, analysis, and report writing.
- Research Placements: Department of Mental Health, School of Public Health, Center for Talented Youth, School of Education, Department of Teacher Development & Leadership, School of Education.
Management & Program Analyst
U.S. Department of Education Office of the Inspector General
06.2008 - 08.2008
- As a summer intern I attended briefs, assisted with database maintenance, and performed other clerical tasks.
General Educator
Anne Arundel County Schools
07.2004 - 07.2008
- Taught Physical Science to 7th grade students. Responsibilities included designing and teaching lessons aligned with the Voluntary State Curriculum, assessing student progress, and adjusting instruction to meet students' needs.
- Served as chair of the Science department. Responsibilities included developing and facilitating professional development, classroom observation, instructional modeling, collection and analysis of data.
- Created anchor papers for the Maryland State Assessment (MSA) Science (Spring 2008).
- Partnered with colleagues to develop project - based science curriculum for Anne Arundel Country Public Schools (AACPS) in alignment with the Voluntary State Curriculum.
General Educator
Baltimore City Public Schools
07.2002 - 07.2004
- Taught 4th and 5th grade. Responsibilities included designing and teaching lessons aligned with the Voluntary State Curriculum, assessing student progress, and adjusting instruction to meet students' needs.
- Served as grade level chair of 4th and 5th grade.
- Collaborated with colleagues and community programs to provide enrichment activities; and worked with Area Administrators in creating a Master Plan for the school's transition from a PreK - 5 to PreK - 8 school.
Education
Doctorate in Teacher Leadership & Development -
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland12.2015
Certificate in Administration & Supervision -
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland08.2015
Certificate in Gifted & Talented Education -
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland12.2007
Master of Arts in Teaching - Project Site Support
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland05.2004
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy with Pre - Med Concentration
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland05.2002
Skills
- Program evaluation
- Continuous improvement
- Problem identification
- Comprehensive needs assessment
- Root cause analysis
- Process improvement
- Metrics analysis
- Key performance indicators
- Quantitative methods
- Descriptive statistics
- Inferential statistics
- Multiple regression
- Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM)
- Multiple imputation methods
- Propensity score analysis
- Confirmatory factor analysis
- Exploratory factor analysis
- Multilevel modeling
- Structural equation modeling
- Instrumental variables
- Regression discontinuity
- Scale development
- Reliability studies
- Validity studies
- Measurement
- Data collection
- Data monitoring
- Data reporting
- Qualitative methods
- Survey development
- Interview protocols
- Focus group protocols
- Axial coding
- Microsoft Office
- Power BI
- Power Automate
- Survey Monkey
- Qualtrics
- Google Suite
- WordPress
- Smartsheet
- SPSS
- SQL
- STATA
- SAS
- R
- NVivo
Certification
- Maryland Educator Certificate Advanced Professional Certificate
- Elementary Education 1 - 6 & Middle School; Gifted & Talented Specialist; Middle School Science 6 - 8; Administration & Supervision I; and Administration & Supervision II
- Nancy Grasmick Leadership Institute at Towson University Professional Leadership Program for Women
Publications
- Hassel, B.A., Alphee, S., Wright, S., Twomey, M., Hetrick, M., Bahr, M., Gioia - Hasick, D., Sturdivant, B., Bailey, T., Stines, E., Blatter, E., Harrison, S., Essien, A., Palinski, J., McKenna, T., Carey, G.B., Saunders, R., Cullen, K.J., Perman, J., D'Adamo, C. and Parker, E., UMB CURE Connections: an integral link in a Baltimore minority STEM education pipeline., 2019 SciEd Conference, Washington D.C.
- Cuddapah, J.L., Beaty - O'Ferral, M.E., Masci, F.J., & Hetrick, M., Explaining why career changers leave teaching., New Educator, 7, 2, 114 - 130
- Hetrick, M., Carran, D.T., & Roman, S., Summer library programs, library cards, and student reading achievement., Institute of Education Sciences, June 2010, Washington, DC
- Hudock, M., A Review of: 'Latino dropouts in rural America: Realities and possibilities.', Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 14, 3, 275 - 279
- Nallamshetty L, Buchowski JM, Nazarian LA, Narula S, Musto M, Ahn NU, Frassica FJ., Septic arthritis of the hip following cortisone injection: Case report and review of the literature., Clinical Imaging, 27, 4, 225 - 8, 2003
References
- Mary Boswell-McComas, Ph.D., Superintendent, Kent County Public Schools, 5608 Boundary Avenue, Rock Hall, MD, 410.778.7113, mmccomas@kent.k12.md.us
- Deborah Carran, Ph.D., Professor (retired from JHU) & Doctoral Advisor, Evaluation Association, Inc., 221 Savah Road, New Harmony, Indiana, 47631, 202.431.0984, dtcarran@gmail.com
- Christine Koth, Ph.D., Director of Research, Baltimore County Public Schools, 9611 Pulaski Park Drive, Suite 305, Middle River, MD, 21220, 410.887.3845, ckoth@bcps.org
- Kevin Connelly, Executive Director of Research, Accountability & Assessment, Baltimore County Public Schools, 9611 Pulaski Park Drive, Suite 305, Middle River, MD, 21220, 443.809.3238 (office), 443.900.3731 (cell), kconnelly@bcps.org
- Mariale Hardiman, Ed.D., Professor Emeritus, Johns Hopkins University School of Education, 5801 Smith Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21209, 410.591.3608, mmhardiman@jhu.edu
- Chris Arellano, Coordinator - System Improvement, Baltimore County Public Schools, 9611 Pulaski Park Drive, Suite 305, Middle River, MD, 21220, 443.580.2534, carellano@bcps.org
Awards
- Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Predoctoral Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, 07/01/08 - 07/01/11
- Undergraduate Provost Award, Johns Hopkins University, 2001
Related Skills
Program evaluation including logic plan development, implementation, and analysis., Continuous improvement including identifying problem of practice, conducting comprehensive needs assessment and root cause analysis, identifying and implementing process improvement, identifying, analyzing, and reporting metrics and key performance indicators to monitor progress as part of the Plan, Do, Study, Act ongoing iterative process., Quantitative methods including descriptive and inferential statistics; multiple regression, HLM, multiple imputation methods for missing data; propensity score analysis, confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis, multilevel and structural equation modeling, instrumental variables, and regression discontinuity., Scale development including reliability and validity studies., Measurement including identification of metrics, data collection, data monitoring, and data reporting., Qualitative methods including survey development, development and implementing interview/focus group protocols, axial coding, and analyses., Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Office365, PowerPoint, Planner, Project, Power BI, Power Automate, Survey Monkey, Qualtrics, K12 Insight, Google Suite, Canvas, WordPress, Smartsheet, and Power School Products including: Performance Matters, Schoology, Perform Evaluation System, Professional Development Registration System., Highly proficient in SPSS (including syntax) and familiarity with SQL, STATA, SAS, HLM, R, and NVivo.
Timeline
Director - Performance Management
Baltimore County Public Schools
08.2019 - Current
President
Hetrick Consulting, Inc.
11.2017 - Current
Faculty Associate
Notre Dame University of Maryland
01.2017 - 06.2018
Coordinator - Data Strategy
Baltimore County Public Schools
11.2016 - 08.2019
Manager - Program Evaluation Research Services
Baltimore City Public Schools
12.2015 - 11.2016
Educational Specialist - Gifted & Advanced Learning
Baltimore City Public Schools
07.2014 - 12.2015
Educational Specialist - Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) & Assessments
Baltimore City Public Schools
09.2013 - 07.2014
Program Evaluator II
Baltimore City Public Schools
08.2011 - 09.2013
Faculty Associate
Johns Hopkins University School of Education
09.2010 - 01.2013
Program Evaluator Consultant
National Summer Learning Association
06.2010 - 08.2011
Graduate Assistant
Johns Hopkins University
09.2008 - 08.2011
Management & Program Analyst
U.S. Department of Education Office of the Inspector General
06.2008 - 08.2008
General Educator
Anne Arundel County Schools
07.2004 - 07.2008
General Educator
Baltimore City Public Schools
07.2002 - 07.2004
Doctorate in Teacher Leadership & Development -
Johns Hopkins University
Certificate in Administration & Supervision -
Johns Hopkins University
Certificate in Gifted & Talented Education -
Johns Hopkins University
Master of Arts in Teaching - Project Site Support
Johns Hopkins University
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy with Pre - Med Concentration
Johns Hopkins University
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