Sarah Brashear

Experience

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  The University of Texas at Austin

  Jan 2014 - Aug 2016

  Counseled prospective freshmen on the college admissions process and served as a liaison between high school students, parents, and the University of Texas on campus tours, student panels, and at large-scale recruitment events. • Shared my student experience with the parents and families of incoming freshmen throughout various sessions and panels for audiences of 300 people. • Created a welcoming living/learning environment to help over 50 new students successfully adjust to campus life• Planned bimonthly life skills and social programs, promoting campus resources and wellness• Responded to instances of crisis and misconduct within a residence hall of over 500 students• Upheld privacy and system security while responsibly using data on more than 7,200 residents through university administrative software • Advised over 300 incoming freshmen regarding major declaration, course registration, and student involvement opportunities• Facilitated group discussions about social justice, campus safety, financial literacy, and successful college transitions

  • Student Ambassador & Tour Guide

    May 2015 - Aug 2016

  • Family Orientation Student Leader

    May 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Resident Assistant

    Jan 2014 - May 2015

  • Orientation Advisor

    Jan 2014 - Aug 2014
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  Breakthrough Central Texas

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Americorps Teaching Fellow

  In this rigorous six-week academic program, I taught middle school students who will be the first in their families to go to college. Students designed multimedia campaigns for social action on topics such as immigration reform, race relations in Austin, and the rhetoric of the 2016 presidential election.

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  Pflugerville ISD

  Jul 2016 - Jun 2017

  Connally High School - Student Teacher

  Taught 9th grade English and AP English Language and Composition to a heterogeneous group of special education, on-level, and advanced placement students in a culturally rich, under-resourced, corner of Austin, Texas.

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  Cypress-Fairbanks ISD

  Jun 2017 - May 2020

  Bridgeland High School - English Teacher

  Taught English Language Arts to over 500 9th graders, including general, special education, English learner, and gifted & talented students. Collaborated with English I team members to design student-centered units, lesson plans, and materials from scratch throughout the inaugural school year of Bridgeland High School (2017-18). Managed student achievement data to ensure mastery of state standards and alignment with Campus Improvement Plan.

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  Professional Education at HGSE

  Jan 2021 - May 2021

  Program Development Intern

  Conducted impact analysis on Harvard Graduate School of Education’s professional developmentofferings by collecting data via surveys and interviews of 200+ educators across the country. Analyzed participant feedback data and made recommendations for future programming.

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  District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS)

  Jun 2021 - now

  - Clean, analyze, and distribute data on IEP and 504 prescriptions, service delivery rates, and diagnosticassessments for roughly 50,000 enrolled students with over 8,000 Related Service service lines.- Communicate data findings to range of stakeholders, including senior leadership, program managers, teachers, and families via PowerBI Dashboards, a Quickbase application, and R scripts that export to Excel.- Design and implement Workload Formula that informs staffing assignments of 200 Related Service Providers based on projected student enrollment and projected number of Full Time Employees needed at 116 DCPS schools.- Create methodology for determining and documenting missed IEP services and pandemic learning loss for students with disabilities in collaboration with Senior Director and Senior Deputy Chief. Show less

  • Manager, Strategic School Planning

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Specialist, Related Services Data

    Jun 2021 - Jul 2023