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Whitney C. Allgood, PhD
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CEO: National School Climate Center (NSCC), New York, NY (2017- 2021) o Envisioned, engineered and led development and adoption of Board By-Laws and board refresh and diversification plan
o Secured organizational assets and generated new revenue, including $1.5 million EYES grant o Reduced, fixed staff costs by 26% and total operating expenses by 33% o Organized NSCC Board around need to begin search for partner o Led partner search; managed merger negotiations and ushered through a unanimous vote to merge with Ramapo for Children
o Led post-merger integration
National Director, Teen Programs: Step Up, Los Angeles, CA (2015 – 2017) o Designed and led expansion of teen programming by two cities and eight schools, overseeing 30% growth in staff and leading to 44% growth in number of teens reached o Grew teen participation in End of Year Assessment by 19% with corresponding improvement in outcomes on end of year measures
o Contributed to securing $3 million, three-year investment from Coach Foundation, Step Up’s first seven figure year over year partner and a 55% increase in revenue from SY16 to SY17 Chief of Staff: The News Literacy Project, Bethesda, MD; Washington, DC; New York, NY; Chicago, IL (2010
– 2011)
o Led transition to independent 501c3 status
o Contributed to 30% growth in revenue, 33% increase in FTE’s and more than doubling of number of schools and students served by NLP from 2010 to 2011 Director of Assessment and Accountability: Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), Washington, DC (2009-2010)
o Led most secure administration of DC’s statewide assessment to date, reducing the number of lost or misplaced test books by over 90% in a single year
o Facilitated DC State Board of Education’s adoption of Common Core Standards and contributed to DC’s governing state membership in Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career
(PARCC) assessment consortium
o Implemented first ever departure from sole source to competitive contracts, re-writing multiple assessment contracts and RFP’s for assessment development, administration, scoring and evaluation Strategic Data Fellow: Office of Accountability at Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) for The Strategic Data Project (SDP) at the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR), Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Charlotte, NC and Cambridge, MA (2008 – 2010) o Developed and facilitated adoption of district’s first ever teacher performance pay program using individual, team and school-level value-added data o Collaborated with internal agents and external partners in design of performance management system and selection of key performance indicators specific to on-time graduation o Contributed to development of districts’ data dashboard Researcher: School Finance Redesign Project (SFRP), Evans School of Public Affairs at University of Washington and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA (2005) Research Assistant: Education Leadership & Policy Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (2003 – 2005) Instructor, Education Leadership & Policy / Human & Organizational Development: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (2003 – 2004)
Research Associate: Economic Policy Institute, Washington, DC (2000-2002) Assistant Director, Research & Development: Children’s Comprehensive Services (CCS) / Keystone Education and Youth Services, Inc. Nashville, TN (1998 – 2000) o Assessed educational program quality of non-public schools serving special education students as part of due diligence in acquisitions
o Co-created and implemented internal quality assurance measures for over 40 non-public schools serving special needs populations in ten states
o Provided technical support and training to start-up and newly acquired schools Regional Director, Middle Tennessee Emergency Shelter Schools: Helicon, Inc., Murfreesboro, TN (1995 – 1996)
o Held full operational and P&L responsibility for seven Department of Education approved emergency shelter schools employing over thirty personnel and serving between 100-150 children per month with annual revenue in excess of $2 million, managing budget with year-end surplus EDUCATION & FELLOWSHIPS, 1991 - 2010
The Strategic Data Project (SDP) Fellowship, Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR), Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA (2008 – 2010) Doctor of Philosophy in Education Policy: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, (May 2005) Master of Arts in Teaching English: Rollins College, Winter Park, FL, (May 1994) Bachelor of Arts in English Literature: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, (December 1991) EDUCATION ADVISORY & CONSULTING, 2010 - Present
Advisor: Mission Measurement K12 Impact Genome, Chicago, IL (Current) Advisor: National Governor’s Association Advisory Group on Improving Workforce Readiness Through Social Emotional Skills and School Climate (Current)
Education Program and Leadership Advisor: Vital Voices Global Partnership, Washington, DC (2010 – 2017) Education Advisor: The News Literacy Project, Washington, DC (2011- 2019)
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