Aaron Sinclair

Experience

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  Bloomington Public Schools

  Jan 2000 - Jul 2007

  High School English Teacher
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  Little Falls Community Schools

  Jan 2007 - Jun 2017

  • District named one of the Star Tribune’s Top Workplaces in 2014, 2015, and 2016.• Successfully passed a $19.67 million bond issue focused on long-term maintenance needs in district facilities. The funds were used to improve security and accessibility, as well as remodel and renovate classrooms.• Collaborated to develop the Alternative Career Pathways program. The goal of this initiative is to allow adult learners to personalize their professional development and provides educators a different method to advance through the traditional pay scale. Ultimately, this initiative reimagines traditional professional development and pay structures for K-12 education. • Recipient of the 2016 Local Government Innovation Award from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota for the Alternative Career Pathways program. Show less

  • Assistant Superintendent

    Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Human Resources Director

    Aug 2011 - Jun 2017

  • Activities Director

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2012
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  Brainerd Public Schools

  Jul 2017 - Jun 2018

  Assistant Superintendent

  • Responsible for over 950 certified/non-certified staff and 6,300 students.• Collaborated to pass a $145.8 million bond issue focusing on facility and long-term maintenance needs throughout the Brainerd School District. • Planned and provided leadership for the recruitment and hiring procedures for all personnel, contract negotiations, employee orientation, and monitoring of compliance with laws, rules, regulations or guidelines pertaining to Human Resources issues and activities.

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  Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools

  Jun 2018 - Jul 2020

  Superintendent

  • Responsible for over 520 certified/non-certified staff and 4,600 students.• Oversaw a $60 million annual budget.• District named one of the Star Tribune’s Top 150 Workplaces in 2019.• Successfully passed a $37.1 million bond issue with 71% of the community voting in support.• Managed crisis situations including: building fire, water main break, and extreme weather events.• Planned and implemented a $4 million districtwide safety upgrade including: safe/secure entrances, video camera upgrades & additions, and visitor management system.• Led an extensive community engagement process including 55 meetings and events to involve the community in establishing district initiatives and priorities.• Led initiative to improve district communication that included: logo redesign, improved social media presence, and district promotional videos.• Facilitated a business/industry and education summit to bridge the gap between K-12 educators and business/industry leaders to meet future workforce needs. Show less

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  Little Falls Community Schools

  Jul 2020 - Aug 2022

  Assistant Superintendent

  • Responsible for over 400 certified/non-certified staff and 2,500 students.• Winner of the 2022 Change-Management District Leader of the Year Award at the National Conference on Digital Convergence (NCDC22). • Responsible for oversight and development of the district’s personalized learning initiative utilizing the Modern Teacher framework.• Developed the district’s digital professional learning platform “My District PL” within the Modern Teacher framework. “My District PL” includes web-based staff development modules on topics like professional learning communities, mentorship program, teacher development and evaluation, etc.• Planned and provided district wide leadership and guidance for the human resource function. This encompassed managing labor relations with seven union groups. The Little Falls School District has not received one grievance during my time running the human resources department. Show less

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  Sourcewell

  Aug 2022 - now

  - Assist in the program development, implementation, and coordination of educational leadership supports and services for Region V school districts. - Assist in the research of educational leadership programming based on current, evidence-based practices in the field and the needs of member schools as well as future needs in program planning. - Assist in the development of educational programming with leading educational researchers, universities, Minnesota Department of Education, Institutions of Higher Education, and other professional organizations. - Analyze data trends of educational needs, program effectiveness, and services related to member schools as potential options for program development, grant writing, and continuous improvement planning. - Participates as a member of the departmental leadership team, supporting departmental strategy and planning. - Leads, directs, trains, evaluates, and coordinates work of District Strategy Partner team. Show less • Collaborate with school leadership teams to effectively and efficiently deliver solutions that impact the school districts.• Empower regional schools with solutions and tools based on data and research.• Collaborating to develop the Effective Schools Blueprint as a continuous improvement process for school districts.• Earned Trust Edge Partner certification.• Foster relationships with key educational leaders in a variety of school districts.• Facilitate Area Superintendent and Dean of Student/Assistant Principal Networks.• Researching and developing methods to support school districts with communications planning and the human resource function.• Assisted the Pierz School District in being named a High Reliability Schools Model Site. Show less

  • Director of Schol Leadership

    Apr 2024 - now

  • District Strategy Partner

    Aug 2022 - Apr 2024