Amanda Rau
Managing Director of Teaching and Learning at KIPP Philadelphia Schools
Managing Director of Teaching and Learning at KIPP Philadelphia Schools
Professional leader in education with a passion for using systems thinking and strategic planning to drive change.  Focused on capacity-building leadership.  I have spent my career working in Denver and Philadelphia Schools both traditional and charter, as well as engaging in leadership roles in the central office.  It is my hope that my skills in leadership, systems and strategy can empower others to drive true change in the community.
KIPP Philadelphia Schools
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Managing Director of Teaching and Learning
Mastery Charter Schools
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Assistant Principal of Instruction for Mathematics and Science, working to develop an elite, experienced faculty focused on giving traditionally underserved students access to the post-secondary STEM field
Camden, NJ
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Assistant Principal
Mastery Charter Schools
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Assistant Director
Denver Public Schools
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I proudly served as the principal resident and then 7th grade administrator at one of Denver's six traditional middle schools.  In this role I employed data analysis, strategic planning, systems thinking and innovative approaches to drive student and teacher achievement in the middle school environment.
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Dean of Instruction
DSST Public Schools
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•	Designed, developed and implemented standards-driven, performance portfolio
-based curriculum and assessments for 8th grade U.S. History course
•	Collaborated with Language Arts team to develop interdisciplinary units
•	Applied data analysis to planning of differentiated skill and content 
•	Moved students from 15% to 95% proficiency in 8th grade Social Studies
•	Developed blended learning curriculum to accommodate one to one classroom 
•	Served as Student Government advisor
•	Built and delivered standards-based intervention curriculum to 6th through 8th grade
students assigned to summer school for mathematics credit recovery
o	Coordinated with middle school and high school math teachers to build bridge 
between 8th and 9th grade math readiness needs
Denver, Colorado
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Middle School Social Studies Teacher
Venture Prep
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•	Supervised planning and execution of biannual student exhibition night where 
culminating projects from all students was displayed
•	Designed and implemented standards-driven, performance portfolio
-based 6th grade Social Studies curriculum
•	Served as Student Government advisor
•	Attended Expeditionary Learning national conference on differentiation
•	Catalyzed an average 2.4 years of growth in 9th grade students during the 2009-2010 
school year
•	Taught math intervention courses for sixth and ninth grade students
•	Reduced percentage of students with gaps in computational skill from 67% to 5% during 
the fall semester
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Teacher - Sixth Grade Social Studies
The Donnell-Kay Foundation
Denver, CO
Project Assistant
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Political Science and Government
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Colorado College
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I’m so grateful to be able to serve on Refresh Collective’s board of directors. This organization is doing amazing work!
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United States
Amanda Rau
Chair at Oregon Prescribed Fire Council
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Ames, IA
Amanda Rau
County Youth/4-H Coordinator at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
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Annapolis, MD
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Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
Amanda Link
Core Team Member at Heraeus
Educational Leadership: System & School Improvement to Increase ALL Students’ Growth & Achievement
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Marketing & Communication Network
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Education Executives: Presidents/Provosts/Principals/Deans/C-Suite (NO Politics in the Classroom)
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Denver Young Professionals
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Colorado College Official Alumni Group
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