
NUESTRA MISIÓN
NUESTRA MISIÓN

Sandra Kinne
Lead Founder & Executive Director
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Began teaching in the Compton Unified School District as a Teach For America corps member in 1999
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Voted by peers as “Teacher of the Year” at King Elementary for the 2005-06 school year
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Served in many leadership roles as a teacher, including School Site Council chairperson, Leadership Team member, lead teacher for the Gifted and Talented program, and as an elected CEA representative
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More than 12 years of teaching experience, including in a special education school for emotionally disturbed students and at a K-8 urban charter school where 97% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch
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Served for three years as an instructional coach with Teach For America - Las Vegas, working with first and second teachers in the Clark County School District
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Was a School Director at two sites as part of Teach For America’s Summer Institute in Phoenix
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Was an Assistant Principal at a Title I middle school in California
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Worked in education for the State of Nevada and completed the Building Excellent Schools, or BES Fellowship
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Former military dependent, growing up on Army bases around the world
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Holds a B.A. from Syracuse University, M.A. Ed. from Loyola Marymount University, and M.P.A. from Columbia University
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Has teaching credentials in California and Nevada, with a preliminary admin credential in California