Chief of Staff, City Schools of Decatur

Joined August 2018
Congratulations to all of our CSD School Teachers of the Year!
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Alicia Reno, STEM/STEAM teacher at Talley Street Upper Elementary in City Schools of Decatur, is one of 10 finalists for the '25 GA Teacher of the Year! Stay tuned - we'll stop by every finalist's school to surprise them with the news that they're in the top 10. #GaTOTY25
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Mood matters in decision-making. A positive mood may mean you are more likely to opt for a strategy with the potential for higher but also costlier returns. As leaders, we must have systems to mood-check. #GSUEdLead youtube.com/shorts/V_J391yL-…
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I love learning. Thinking about how to leverage switching between focus and diffuse modes as a strategy to build "neural chunks" and facilitate moving from novice to expert. #GSUEdLead youtube.com/shorts/nXlCDHkJ7…
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As teachers, we practice wait time. As leaders, this should look like letting team members make decisions at different times asynchronously rather than as a group synchronously. This can help teams make better decisions. Give think time before discussion. #GSUEdLead
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Did you know that being open-minded can lead to enhanced cognitive performance? Be receptive to new ideas and boost your thinking skills. Adding this to my leadership toolkit. #GSUEdLead @HelenWangYying
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Excited to share an article I wrote highlighting the work of @FCSAssessment with our Assessment Leaders Cohort has been published by @LearningForward! So proud of this work we did in @FultonCoSchools. @GSUEdLead @WeAreTheForum @KmMRichards @gyimah_whitaker
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My first few weeks in @_CSDSchools have been incredible. I am so grateful for new colleagues who have welcomed me and for the work to make outcomes better for ALL students. I am ALL IN Decatur!
A huge #WeAreTheForum congratulations to @adnlynch who was named Chief of Staff for @_CSDSchools under the amazing leadership of @gyimah_whitaker! #WomenLeadingEd
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The assessment team is so proud of @cjones52006, as she moves on to her new role as Coordinator of the LEAP program! If you’re interesting in joining us as the newest member of Team Assessment, apply using the link below! jobs.fultonschools.org/job/A…
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So excited to have successfully defended my prospectus! Feeling especially grateful for my amazing chair, @kbrezicha, and committee members, @willrumbaugh and @NJSauers, along with all the incredible @GSUEdLead professors who have supported me. Can't wait to continue this work!
Congratulations @adnlynch on defending her fabulous prospective on leaders' perceptions of formative assessments! It promises to be a great study! #gsuedlead @gsucehd @PrincipalsCtr @sherylcmoss @HelenWangYying @kbrezicha @DionneCspeaks @willrumbaugh
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Such an amazing day one with the newest group of Assessment Leaders Cohort (ALC)! They were so engaged and @FCSAssessment is excited to continue to work with them and see them lead assessment work in their buildings.
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So excited to share our collaborative work at #GAEL2023.
Representing @FultonCoSchools today at #GAEL2023 alongside this terrific trio! Collaboration at its finest! @MaribelbellEds
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GA students showed strong improvement on the 2021-2022 Georgia Milestones assessments. The state-, district-, and school-level scores from the 2021-2022 administration (EOGs in grades 3-8 and EOCs in grades 9-12) were released today. Learn more: madmimi.com/s/43de441
Loving our ALC members and excited to be engaged in the work with them! @FCSAssess
Lunch and Learn Time! Assessment Team digging into current FCS assessments along with our ALC June Cohort to better support their learning! #FCSAssessmentLeaders @FCSAssess
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Loved my time learning in the Tier One M.Ed program with @GSUEdLead....so much, in fact, that I am going back for more! Excited to have been accepted to Cohort X of the Ed.D program in Educational Leadership!
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Going blue and sending love to all of the @westlakelions community. Grateful to have worked with the incredible @JKRobinsonEDU as part of @THRIVE_SLC. 💙💙💙
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So proud to be part of today's Celebration Conference. FCS Teachers are amazing! Panelists shared great practices...definitely check out the resources. @KmMRichards @FCS_Learn_Teach
Did you miss a session that you wish you could have attended? We are working to load the recordings, slides, & artifacts as quickly as possible. FCS employees can access them by clicking on the Celebration Conference banner on the Employee Portal. @CJ_FCS_CAO @gyimah_whitaker
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I know many of our @THRIVE_SLC schools have asked for this! This should help as we use data to inform instructuon! @gyimah_whitaker @DawsonJermaine1 @RonaldBMaxwell
You asked, @CurriculumAssoc answered! The Personalized Instruction by Lesson Report is now Live🙌Thrilled to deliver a class performance report on specific lessons in real time! Check it out and let us know your thoughts! #iReadyGA Visit bit.ly/2SA3WtE for more
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Check out this awesome opportunity to hear from two amazing principals! Registration is open! @CherisseCamp @docdrewlovett @TeachOn_ED
Join us May 4th at 11:00 AM as two dynamic #TOP principals lead the webinar Teaching and Leading in the Balance: Planning for the Next Steps in Remote Learning. attendee.gotowebinar.com/reg… We will share tips for the remainder of this school year!
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