Clyde Cole

About Clyde Cole

I am a career educator with experience as a teacher, mentor teacher, teacher-leader, department chair, assistant principal, principal, mentor principal, principal supervisor, and school district leader. I have worked in district schools, charter schools, and private schools. In my school-based roles, I worked in middle school and high school, including as a math teacher and an English grammar teacher. Further, I have co-founded three schools. I have held executive roles in small and mid-sized non-profits, four of which I co-founded. In my district leadership roles, I have led teacher evaluation, principal evaluation, and leadership development. I have been an adjunct lecturer for four universities and have done research nationally for a 5th, including as a Project Director for a national publication on charter schools. My volunteer work includes leading programming in support of women, voter registration and education, addressing human trafficking and domestic violence, blood drives, toy drives, college scholarships, community forums and panels, social impact entrepreneurship, and DEIB planning and professional development. I currently serve as Interim Principal of Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School, which offers a rigorous, college preparatory curriculum and a 4-year corporate work study program.I also consult as an executive coach, instructional coach, and organizational coach in the areas of strategic planning, DEIB, curriculum and instruction, and operations and systems for schools, local and state school systems, and nonprofit organizations.

Experience

1. Principal

   Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School

   Mar 2026 — Present · Brooklyn, NY, US

   I serve as the academic, cultural, and operational leader of CRB, a Catholic high school serving students and families of all creeds using a rigorous, college preparatory curriculum and a 4-year work-study experience. As such, I also ensure compliance with the national Cristo Rey Network and the New York State Association of Independent Schools.

Education

• Bank Street College of Education

  NYS School District Leader, School District Leadership

  2016 — 2017

• Harvard Graduate School of Education

  Certificate, Urban School Leadership

• Regis High School

  NYS Regents Diploma with Honors

  1983 — 1987

• Northwestern University

  BS, Communication Studies (+ minor in Economics)

  1987 — 1991

• NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

  MA, Educational Administration

  2002 — 2004

Skills

• Instructional Technology
• Education
• E-Learning
• Instructional Design
• Educational Consulting
• Classroom Management
• Career Counseling
• Tutoring
• Grant Writing
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Grants
• K-12
• Research
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Start-Ups
• Higher Education
• Classroom
• Nonprofits
• Program Development
• Management
• Student Development
• Teacher Training
• Staff Development
• Leadership Development
• Qualitative Research
• Curriculum Design
• Curriculum Development
• Event Planning
• Education Policy
• Fundraising
• Program Management
• Teaching
• Youth Development
• Adult Education
• Educational Technology
• Educational Leadership
• Program Evaluation
• Training