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Founder and CEO of Fort Worth STEAM Academy

IDEA Public Schools

•  Designed and implemented data-driven instructional systems resulting in 90/69/43 on STAAR during the 21-22 school year and 92/74/39 on the STAAR redesign during the 22-23 school year.
•  Led IDEA Rise College Prep to receive an “A rating” from TEA and become the highest performing middle school in the network during the 21-22 school year and the highest performing school during the 22-23 school year.
•  Created and executed a strategic enrollment plan, with the Assistant Principal of Operations, resulting in Rise College Prep being fully enrolled two years in a row.
•  Developed a positive student culture resulting in the highest Average Daily Attendance (ADA) in the region for 3 consecutive years.

Senior Principal at Rise College Prep

•	Led IDEA Rise College Prep to achieve an “A rating” according to the TEA formula and to become the highest performing middle school in the entire network during the 20-21 school year
•	Designed and implemented school-wide lesson planning, instructional coaching, and data-driven instruction systems leading to 80/48/23 on the STAAR during the 20-21 school year 
•	Established school-wide student culture systems leading to over 99% ADA and over 95% of families agreeing that students feel safe and enjoy going to school 
•	Built a staff culture focused on relevance, measurable performance, and recognition leading to 85%+ staff retention and IDEA Rise College Prep being recognized as a “Great Place to Work”
•	Spearheaded a distance learning model using educational technology in March 2020 leading to meaningful academic engagement with over 90% of students throughout the remainder of the 19-20 school year

Founding Principal at IDEA Rise College Prep

•	Coached a portfolio of 15 middle and high school teachers to achieve 93/66/39 in STAAR/EOC tested subjects 
•	Collaborated with operations team to exceed organizational attendance goal, attaining over 97.5% ADA.  
•	Fostered strong student culture through celebrations, recognition, and awards leading to over 90% persistence.

Principal in Residence (IDEA McAllen & IDEA Judson)

DePaul University

• Co-created and led a 5-day workshop on STEM education, problem based learning, and student centered curriculum for over 70 teachers in the Chaoyang District (Beijing, China).
• Facilitated the creation of over 15 unique problem based learning modules that teachers were able to implement in their own classrooms.

Educational Consultant

The Noble Network of Charter Schools

• Pioneered a reading support class using individualized reading materials and concrete comprehension strategies leading to an average of +145L and a 288% increase in the number of students reading at or above grade level. 
• Designed and implemented a rigorous chemistry curriculum resulting in students exceeding the Noble Network average on all 3 interim assessments.

10th Grade Chemistry & Reading Teacher

Teach For America

•	Facilitated professional development sessions for pre-service teachers on classroom management, pedagogy, and data analysis 
•	Utilized high-impact, in-the-moment, coaching strategies on a daily basis to develop 8 pre-service teachers to beginning proficiency 
•	Evaluated 40+ lesson plans on a weekly basis and provided pre-service teachers with individualized feedback to maximize their growth

Corps Member Advisor (Instructional Coach)

One of 14% of applicants selected to teach for two years in under-resourced public schools and become lifelong advocates for educational equity.

Corps Member

Creighton Elementary School District

•	Selected as 1 of 26 teachers district wide to implement flipped classroom model using 1:1 devices, video lessons, and virtual labs to increase student achievement
•	Led students to exceed District average growth in science by 12% and received teacher achievement award from Governing Board 
•	Designated as a highly effective teacher based on multiple classroom observations and student achievement data	
•	Planned and executed innovative science curriculum leading to average of 80% mastery of state standards as measured by end-of-unit assessments

Middle Grades Science Teacher

BES Fellow | Educational Consultant | Founding Principal of an "A" Rated School

Nicholas Ditto is a transformational school leader who is dedicated to ensuring all students’ success. For over 10 years, he has served as a teacher, an instructional coach, and most recently, the founding principal of IDEA Rise College Prep. Under his leadership, the school received an “A” rating from TEA and was the highest performing middle school in the City of Fort Worth during the 22-23 school year.

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