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Leonardo Baquero

Leonardo Baquero

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Knowledge Innovator at Wake County Public School System

  • Education

    • The City College of New York

      2005 - 2008
      Master’s Degree Mathematics Teacher Education 3.711

      M.S.Ed with honors

    • SUNY Geneseo

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      Bachelor of Arts (BA) 3.53 - Cum Laude

    • North Carolina State University

      2015 - 2017
      Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) MBA 3.81

      Professional Evening MBA

  • Experience

    • CULTURAL - Centro Cultural Peruano Norteamericano

      Aug 2004 - Jun 2005
      English Teacher

      • Taught beginning, intermediate, and advanced students in Perú’s second largest city, and expanded their knowledge and proficiency resulting in higher scores on the Cambridge ESOL Exams of English fluency.

    • NYC Department of Education

      Jun 2005 - Aug 2013
      Instructional Lead / Math Teacher

      • Motivated and mentored teachers to execute mandated citywide instructional expectations leading to greater consensus and cohesion as well as achieving new curriculum goals for the district.• Determined appropriate strategies for school transformation and assigned most effective methods, resources and people, leading to student success as well as growth across cross-functional teams.

    • Durham Public Schools

      Aug 2013 - Aug 2014
      IT Departmental Admin / Departmental Secretary

      • Forecasted and updated multi-million-dollar departmental budget allowing IT Managers and senior directors to have a clear picture of spending limits and allocating funds for educational technology purchases.• Standardized departmental communications such as websites and SOP’s, resulting in enhanced and optimized information delivery within department and public at large.

    • Wake County Public School System

      Aug 2014 - now
      Math Department Co-Chair / Intervention and Acceleration Program Teacher

      • Overseeing curriculum writing and launching of county-wide Canvas LMS course to support teachers of Introductory Mathematics.• Training educators in the use of new technology as well as math resources by being a presenter/facilitator at district-level Math professional development sessions.• Collaborating with the Senior Director for High School programs to create, compile and organize ACT Prep materials for all 35 high schools in the Wake Country Public School System.

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute

      Jun 2023 - Aug 2024
      Research Scholar

      • Creating an open and collaborative learning environment, contributing life experience, collaborative and problem-solving skills, and content-based knowledge to student participants. • Worked with students to identify a specific question in medicine to investigate further, then analyzed data and current research work to develop a thesis, and ultimately co-authorship on a peer-reviewed manuscript.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Middle Grades Mathematics (6-9)

      North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

    • Theater Arts (Grades K-12)

      North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

    • Mathematics 7-12

      New York State Education Department
      Sept 2012

    • Theatre (K-12)

      New York State Education Department
      Sept 2010

    • Mathematics (Grades 5-9)

      New York State Education Department
      Sept 2008

    • Mathematics (Grades 9-12)

      North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

    • Highly qualified to teach Mathematics to students with disabilities (Special Ed).

      NYC Department of Education
      Mar 2013

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Leonardo Baquero
      Inaugural Speaker, WakeEd Partnership's EdTalks WakeEd Partnership Mar 2024 EdTalks is WakeEd’s premier spring event. Modeled after the highly-regarded TEDtalk, and inspired by the CMS Foundation’s TeacherTalks, this event is meant to create a public platform for leading educators of the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) to share their stories, their truths, and their experiences.
    • Awarded to Leonardo Baquero
      ETS Recognition of Excellence Award ETS Praxis May 2005 The ETS Recognition of Excellence (ROE) Award honors test takers who achieve exceptional individual performance on selected Praxis® Subject Assessments (formerly the Praxis II® tests). It is awarded to test takers who meet or exceed the ROE target score determined by the top 15 percent of candidates who took the test in previous years.
    • Awarded to Leonardo Baquero
      Finalist, Math for America Master Teacher Newton Fellowship Program Math for America Math for America’s Newton Fellowship Program is designed to recruit and train talented college math majors and others already in the workforce to teach math in New York City public high schools. Fellows receive a full scholarship to a Masters degree program in education at one of two of the City’s leading universities and stipends totaling $90,000. In return, Fellows commit to at least four years of teaching high school math in the New York City schools. In addition, MfA has launched the Newton… Show more Math for America’s Newton Fellowship Program is designed to recruit and train talented college math majors and others already in the workforce to teach math in New York City public high schools. Fellows receive a full scholarship to a Masters degree program in education at one of two of the City’s leading universities and stipends totaling $90,000. In return, Fellows commit to at least four years of teaching high school math in the New York City schools. In addition, MfA has launched the Newton Master Teacher Fellowship Program, which is designed to keep strong existing math teachers in public high school classrooms, by awarding annual stipends and providing opportunities for professional development to teachers who commit to stay in New York City schools for at least four years. Show less
    • Awarded to Leonardo Baquero
      Shubert Theater Fellow NYCDOE Office of the Arts and Special Projects With an increased focus on theater arts being generated by the publication and implementation of the Theater Blueprint, it is anticipated that there is a need for additional licensed theater teachers. In order to address this situation, we have created a model for theater teacher certification that will result in new licensed theater teachers joining our schools.All teachers identified for the program will have a least a bachelor’s degree in theater as well as professional… Show more With an increased focus on theater arts being generated by the publication and implementation of the Theater Blueprint, it is anticipated that there is a need for additional licensed theater teachers. In order to address this situation, we have created a model for theater teacher certification that will result in new licensed theater teachers joining our schools.All teachers identified for the program will have a least a bachelor’s degree in theater as well as professional experience.The program supports these aspiring theater teachers by:(1) paying costs for required testing and license registration fees;(2) supporting professional development in theater education; and(3) assisting in identifying school placements, including theater resources and seed money to the hosting school.For more information, please contact: Peter Avery, Director of Theater Programs at pavery@schools.nyc.gov.http://schools.nyc.gov/offices/teachlearn/arts/shubert.html Show less
    • Awarded to Leonardo Baquero
      Teacher of the Year Heritage High School Heritage HS Teacher of the Year