Wendy Crocker-Roberge
District & School Leader
Salem,NH
Summary
Experienced PK-12 educational leader with a proven track record of urban school/district turnaround work. Successfully led innovative public/private partnerships, arts/STEAM/project-based learning, and large-scale academic and instructional change processes. A strategic thinker with a steadfast commitment to excellence and advocacy for all students. Able to unify and engage diverse school communities in progressive, macro-level change rooted in equity and supported by well-researched best practices that promote high-quality teaching and learning and safe and welcoming schools throughout the district.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
Work History
Assistant Superintendent for Schools & Leadership
Lowell Public Schools
Lowell, MA
07.2023 - Current
- Supervise 28 schools and evaluate and coach school leaders in a district of 15,000 students
- Design and facilitate professional learning for all school and district administrators averaging 90% or greater participant satisfaction rates in feedback forms
- Increased the district-wide literacy proficiency rate by 5% last year through strategic alignment of pedagogy and curriculum
- Reduced the number of schools identified for Targeted Assistance from 11 to 4 in one year by meeting/exceeding DESE targets for reducing chronic absenteeism, ELL proficiency, 4-year graduation rate, and ELA and Mathematics growth
- Co-led curriculum audits and adoption processes for the selection of new HQIM across grades K-10 in math, ELA, History, and Science
Supervising Principal, J.G. Pyne Arts Magnet School PK-8
Lowell Public Schools
Lowell, MA
07.2011 - 06.2023
- Led a Preschool through Grade 8 building of 500+ students, including a substantially separate ASD program for students, with the highest request rate/waiting list in the district
- Performance outcomes across all metrics consistently in the top 3 of all schools in district
- Partnered with Acera EI to provide fully-sponsored STEAM professional development and curriculum for all staff
- Secured multiple grant awards for ST Math program, a new school MakerSpace, an outdoor classroom, a school garden, a dance studio, and lobbied successfully for city resources to fund a new sensory playground and light/sound system for performing space
- Served as Lead District Mentor for new principals
Assistant Principal, South Lawrence East Middle and Emily G. Wetherbee K-8 Schools
Lawrence Public Schools
Lawrence, MA
01.2006 - 06.2011
- Recruited to serve as part of the redesigned Leadership Team for Level 4 School
- Increased MCAS Math CPI score by 15.7% and ELA CPI score by 9% within the first year and a half as Assistant Principal, resulting in the school making Adequate Yearly Progress in 2007 for the first time in eight years in the aggregate and all subgroups in both ELA and math
- 95% middle school staff retention rate from 2007-2010 after years of high teacher turnover
- Facilitated a 67% decrease in out-of-school suspensions between 2006-2010 with implementation of restorative practices
Instructional Coach- James F. Leonard School
Lawrence Public Schools
Lawrence, MA
07.2003 - 01.2006
- Led the school-wide implementation of the Success for All Reading, Writing, RTI, Tutoring, and Humanities Programs
- Served as the mentor teacher for seven newly hired math/writing teachers
- Served as Co-Chair of School Comprehensive Educational Plan Committee
Grades 7/8 Math & ELA Teacher
Lawrence Public Schools- North Central School
Lawrence, MA
08.1999 - 07.2003
- Trained teachers district-wide on Connected Mathematics modules
- Served as a video trainer for the Success for All Reading Program
- Served as a Music Educator, Junior Achievement Program Coordinator, and Project Read Instructor
Education
Master of Science - Psychology & Legal Studies
University of Massachusetts Lowell
01-1999
Master of Education - School Counseling
Salem State University
01-2003
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology & Legal Studies
University of Massachusetts Lowell
01-1999
Skills
- Visioning and Strategic Planning
- Consensus-building
- Mentoring and Coaching
- Curriculum Review and Adoption
- Serving Special Populations
- Data Analysis
- Safety oversight
Accomplishments
DESE Principal Advisory Cabinet
- Advised on initiatives including diversity in educator hiring practices and educator evaluation practices
Presenter, UNITED 2024 Conference
- Selected to co-present at the national NAESP/NASSP School Leadership Conference in Nashville, TN
Presenter, Learning Forward Conference 2025
- Provided hands-on professional learning for school and district leaders from around the country with STEAM education focus
Certification
Massachusetts DESE License #367351
- Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent, All levels
- Principal/Assistant Principal, PK-12
- Supervisor/Director, Pupil Personnel Services & Non-Core
- School Counselor, 5-12
- English Teacher, 5-12
- Middle School Generalist, 5-9
Certified by National Institute for School Leadership
Media
More than 1,000 MCAS essays scored incorrectly due to AI mishap
Boston.com
By Madison Lucchesi
updated on September 23, 2025
https://www.boston.com/news/education/2025/09/17/mcas-essays-scored-incorrectly-ai-mishap/?fbclid=iwy2xjawqzx5plehrua2flbqixmqbzcnrjbmfwcf9pzbaymjiwmzkxnzg4mjawodkyaaeeb5vcnjhikuoekla8w74i_kbgu1janz0nx8jynet5ktzjph5absc45a4ynn4_aem_txgfknim36n1gsh8hbuwcq
How 2 school leaders infuse joy in student and staff learning
K-12 Dive
Published July 18, 2024
By Kara ArundelSenior Reporter
https://www.k12dive.com/news/school-management-leadership-student-attendance/721541/
How one Mass school bucked the rise in chronic absenteeism
Boston Globe
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/11/22/opinion/letters-to-the-editor-one-schools-success-against-absenteeism/
She gave up on public schools that rejected her bold ideas a decade ago. Now she’s back.
by Tara García Mathewson
January 15, 2020
https://hechingerreport.org/she-gave-up-on-public-schools-that-rejected-her-bold-ideas-a-decade-ago-now-shes-back/
Timeline
Assistant Superintendent for Schools & Leadership
Lowell Public Schools
07.2023 - Current
Supervising Principal, J.G. Pyne Arts Magnet School PK-8
Lowell Public Schools
07.2011 - 06.2023
Assistant Principal, South Lawrence East Middle and Emily G. Wetherbee K-8 Schools
Lawrence Public Schools
01.2006 - 06.2011
Instructional Coach- James F. Leonard School
Lawrence Public Schools
07.2003 - 01.2006
Grades 7/8 Math & ELA Teacher
Lawrence Public Schools- North Central School
08.1999 - 07.2003
Master of Science - Psychology & Legal Studies
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Master of Education - School Counseling
Salem State University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology & Legal Studies
University of Massachusetts Lowell