{"id":15357,"date":"2018-12-13T21:35:19","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T21:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/?p=15357"},"modified":"2020-11-02T17:48:49","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T17:48:49","slug":"the-best-professional-decision-i-ever-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/vi\/latest-news\/blog\/the-best-professional-decision-i-ever-made\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Professional Decision I Ever Made"},"content":{"rendered":"

I absolutely loved being a 4th grade teacher. I relished the rush I felt when students experienced \u201ca-ha\u201d moments, and I was drawn to the challenge of supporting my students who struggled to achieve. In fact, if you were to ask me if I had aspirations of becoming a school leader, I would have looked at you as if you were crazy. And yet here I am, ten years later, a school leader in my fourth year at Rocketship Mosaic and I am here to tell you why it\u2019s the best professional decision I ever made.<\/p>\n

When I was asked to consider a move to the assistant principal role, I was overcome with fears and \u201cwhat-ifs.\u201d What if I felt too removed from the classroom? What if I no longer had the opportunity to build relationships with families? Or most frightening, what if I no longer felt connected to the students? But despite these fears, I couldn\u2019t help but wonder what it would feel like to extend my impact at the classroom level to the school level. So I took a chance and never looked back.<\/p>\n

As an assistant principal, I could replicate the amazing support I received as a first-year teacher from my coach. As a school leader, I could influence instructional rigor for students school-wide<\/i>. As a school leader, I could play a role in unifying staff, families, and students around a vision for academic excellence. It was the thought of turning these possibilities for positive impact into reality that propelled me to make the leap to become an assistant principal.<\/p>\n

But becoming a school leader did not come without its challenges. I had to work with our network Schools Team to craft and facilitate high-quality professional development sessions for teachers. I had to strengthen my data analysis skills to assess trends across grade levels and classrooms. I had to hone my instructional eye so that I could review content across grade levels for alignment and rigor. I\u2019ve never grown so much as an educator as I did in my first year as an assistant principal, and I am forever thankful for the professional development I received from Rocketship to support me on this journey.<\/p>\n

\"Kristen

Kristen greets her students at Rocketship Mosaic Elementary School<\/p><\/div>\n

And the best part about being an assistant principal at Rocketship? I get to work with committed teachers who are just as passionate about closing the opportunity gap as I am. I am inspired every single day by seeing our students excel as a result of the teachers I coach.<\/p>\n

Take Melanie Hang. Four years ago, I had the opportunity to be her coach as she transitioned from an Individualized Learning Specialist (ILS) role to a 5th grade STEM teacher. Impressed by her tenacity, her attention to detail in lesson planning, and her natural classroom management skills, I knew she had the raw talent needed to become a tremendous teacher. Fast forward three years and ~120 coaching meetings later \u2014 Ms. Hang led her students to achieve the highest California state assessment (SBAC) results in our school\u2019s history, with 83% of her students scoring at or above standards mastery.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also Vanessa Estavillo. I had the privilege of working with her in her second year of teaching at Rocketship Mosaic. Through thoughtful Vision of Excellence meetings, action-oriented data reviews, and consistent implementation of real-time feedback, Vanessa pushed her students to achieve 1.86 years of growth in a single school year <\/i>last year, as measured by the NWEA MAP exam.<\/p>\n

Not only are Melanie and Vanessa examples of great teachers, but both are Rising Leaders who are themselves working to extend their positive impact across our school. Knowing that I helped them grow as teachers, and now they\u2019ll go on to create even more transformative change in the community, is a feeling of reward I never could have imagined. And I could name many, many more examples of transformational teachers and leaders like Melanie and Vanessa!<\/p>\n

I am continually humbled by the opportunity I have been given to serve the students and families within my community. I came to work at Rocketship because of the mission to close the achievement gap in this community, but I have committed to stay because of the people I work alongside every single day. Not only do I have the honor to help them grow, but they also challenge me to work even harder every day in the pursuit of academic excellence for each one of our Rocketeers.<\/p>\n

Interested in a school leadership position at Rocketship? T\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u th\u00eam<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

_______________________________________<\/p>\n

Kristen Duprel is a school leader at Rocketship Mosaic Elementary School. Prior to this role, Kristen was a 4th grade teacher in the Oakland Unified\u00a0School District as well as a 2008 Teach For America Bay Area Corps Member. Kristen graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and received her Master’s in Policy, Organization, & Leadership Studies from Stanford University. Outside of the school, Kristen enjoys spending time with her 1-year-old son, Zachary.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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