Heather Torretta

Experience

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  Baltimore City Public School System

  Aug 2006 - Jul 2009

  Fourth Grade Teacher and Teacher Leader

  • Guided students to achieve an average of 1.5 grade levels of reading growth per year• Led 100% of students to score Proficient or Advanced Proficient on math state test (2009); prior to 2006, only 44% of fourth graders had achieved that level of proficiency• Chosen as one of 3 fourth grade teachers throughout district to represent model math teaching

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  Teach For America

  Jul 2009 - Jul 2016

  • Co-led team of eight and teaching force of 170 through regional turnaround, re-booting vision, program, and culture• Managed three direct reports with 100% retention in their roles, assuring alignment of their performance with core competencies and values• Moved corps satisfaction from lowest across 50 regions (2013-14) to top 15% growth rate nationally (2014-15)• Created and oversaw project plan for 2015 Induction; managed region-wide staff to execute event for 100 incoming corps members • Selected as representative to PhillyCORE Leaders; worked closely with education leaders across city to identify solutions to district-wide problems Show less • Set vision and outcomes for onboarding experience of 210 new teacher coaches; managed and trained team of 5 designers and 53 facilitators to plan and execute two week-long conferences• Designed four of the highest-rated sessions for onboarding conferences, with 86% of participants agreeing/strongly agreeing that these experiences deepened their understanding of how they will operate as coaches• Engaged in human-centered design process to create the Coaching Impact Model, a new approach to training teacher coaches, and accompanying resources and case studies• Designed outcomes and aligned learning experiences for ongoing development of teacher coaches, including leading two Professional Learning Communities Show less

  • Director, Teacher Leadership Development

    Jul 2014 - Jul 2016

  • Director of Design, Teacher Preparation, Support, and Development

    Jul 2012 - Jul 2014

  • Director, Teacher Leadership Development

    Aug 2011 - Aug 2012

  • Manager, Teacher Leadership Development

    Jul 2009 - Aug 2011
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  Beacon College Prep

  Aug 2016 - Jul 2023

  • Assistant Principal

    Jul 2018 - Jul 2023

  • Classroom Teacher and Grade Team Lead

    Aug 2016 - Jul 2018
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  Gulliver Preparatory School

  Jul 2023 - now

  Assistant Principal