Episode 7: Dr. Jeffrey Thiel

04/15/24 • 22 min

Dr. Thiel is one of the executive coaches for NCUST working with school districts and their leaders to improve the educational outcomes for all students. Having served as a classroom teacher, elementary school principal, and district peer coach for several years, he eventually became the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources for the largest elementary school district in the state of California. Dr. Thiel was instrumental in ensuring “A” players were hired to teach the students. To promote success for all students, Dr. Thiel knows the importance of students having access to the greatest resource of all – a highly qualified classroom teacher. Learn what Dr. Thiel has done to make great schools great on this episode of the NCUST Review.

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Episode 6: Dr. Shawna Codrington

Dr. Codrington has a track record for advancing and improving educational outcomes for all students. Most notably she opened the newest school in the Chula Vista Elementary School District and in its inaugural year realized tremendous academic achievement results with 81% of the students meeting or exceeding standards for English Language Arts and 72% meeting or exceeding standards for mathematics. Listen to this episode to learn more about how Dr. Codrington leads schools to achieve greatness on this episode of the NCUST Review: What Great Schools Do.

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Episode 8: Dr. Alexa Sorden

In 2013, principal Alexa Sorden reopened Concourse Village Elementary School in the Bronx in New York City after it was shut down for poor performance and disrepair by her predecessor. Concourse Village has a combination of high expectations for students and a flat reporting structure that places a premium on teacher empowerment and an innovative literacy-first approach in all subjects. In 2018 on the state assessments, eighty-eight percent of students passed English and math state tests, more than 40 points higher than the citywide average. That same year the school was awarded a Blue Ribbon for Excellence from the U.S. Department of Education.