Darren Jasper

About Darren Jasper

I am a Parter at SELF. I help build, support, motivate, and empower LEADERS who affect our children in the classroom. The Partner of Program Quality is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of program elements, ensuring top-notch customer service and collaboration, while facilitating high-quality programming. This role involves delivering exceptional adult professional learning experiences, building and maintaining strong relationships with Fellows, school leadership, and external partners, and leading effective communication to meet their needs and adapt programming accordingly.

Experience

1. Partner at Self - Special Education Leader Fellowship

   Self - Special Education Leader Fellowship

   Jul 2025 — Present · New Orleans, LA, US

   The Partner of Program Quality is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of program elements, ensuring top-notch customer service and collaboration, while facilitating high-quality programming. This role involves delivering exceptional adult professional learning experiences, building and maintaining strong relationships with Fellows, school leadership, and external partners, and leading effective communication to meet their needs and adapt programming accordingly- Lead all aspects of contract and Fellowship management, from project inception to completion, including scope and sequence development,communication strategies, feedback cycles, partner quality checks,and data stepbacks/reviews- Design and implement contract-specific tools such as landing pages,scope & sequence documents, and coaching agendas to streamlineprogram delivery and effectiveness- Cultivate strong relationships with key partners and Fellows, ensuringalignment and collaboration throughout the contract lifecycle- Demonstrate exceptional facilitation skills to guide and supportprofessional learning and project outcomes- Manage tasks to ensure timely project completion, tracking progressacross multiple teams and deliverables- Provide coaching to teachers via artifact feedback, resource sharing, and problem-solving support, through collaboration with special education leaders/teachers and school observations- Create and support the development of rubrics and frameworks to arrange best practices- Implement and deliver content scope + sequence- Implement components of contract and/or Fellowship - Manage + Lead one Partnership and/or Fellowship - Strong Relationship-building with partners and participants- Strong facilitation skills - Strong Partner Satisfaction- High-quality facilitation of programming- Professionally develop and coach special education teachers, school leaders, and general education teachers- 30+ teachers, leaders, administrators

Education

• University of New Orleans

  Bachelor's of Science, Business Administration and Management, General

  2003 — 2007

• Relay Graduate School of Education

  Master of Art in Teaching, Master of Special Eduation, Elementary Education and Special Education

  2016 — 2018

• Southeastern Louisiana University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration and Management, General

  2005 — 2005