Eric Brandt

About Eric Brandt

Educational leader experienced in organizational assessment and change management, policy analysis and program implementation, data analysis and application.• Effective problem solver and values-driven leader who supports the growth of staff.• Specialty Skills: Curriculum & Instruction, strategic planning and visioning, team facilitation, leadership development, operations, grant writing, Spanish, English Language Acquisition, and linguistics- Teach for America Alum (NYC \'97), Univ. of Denver Ritchie Program for School Leaders (2009), America Achieves Colorado Educator Voice Fellow (2015), The New Teacher Project (TNTP -2003)I have worked in public schools for the past 23 years as a school leader, an ESL teacher, and a classroom teacher (U.S. and abroad) primarily in schools with a large population of English language learners. Most recently, I served for three years as assistant principal at Doull Elementary in southwest Denver, Colorado. I am active as a Teach For America alumnus (NYC \'97) and I have also worked for TNTP with the New York City Teaching Fellows.

Experience

1. Senior Team Lead (World Languages & Eld) & Dean of Instruction - John F Kennedy High School

   Denver Public Schools

   Aug 2021 — Present · Denver, CO, US

   Coach, evaluate, and support the Language Acquisition Department (World Languages and ELD teachers and ELA-S Paraprofessionals).Pre-screen, interview, hire, and train new STLs and teachers as a member of the admin team and the personnel committee.Utilize Spanish language skills on a daily basis to support students and families. Successfully passed the DPS SLP (Spanish Language Proficiency) Exam.Plan and deliver MLE professional learning for the ILT and the faculty.Lead ISA team and serve as the point of contact for the district MLE department.Serve as the LCL for Kennedy High School.Teach 1-2 sections of ELD 2 each year.Work as admin on duty for after school athletic events.Rated as a “Distinguished” teacher for the 24-25 school year.Presented a session at the 2024 COTESOL Conference: Using AI to Enhance Instruction in the High School ELD Classroom.Served as site lead for the Ninth Grade Academy from 20••••24.Led the JFK Princeton Review SAT Prep Course cohort.

Education

• Mercy University

  Master's Degree, Elementary Education and Teaching

  1997 — 1999

• University of Pennsylvania

  Master's Degree, Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

  1993 — 1996

• University of Denver

  K-12 Principal License, K-12

  2009 — 2010

• Dickinson College

  Bachelor's Degree, Anthropology & German Double Major

  1989 — 1993

Skills

• Teaching
• Literacy
• Classroom Management
• Educational Technology
• Educational Leadership
• Teacher Training
• Staff Development
• Public Speaking
• Lesson Planning
• Instructional Design
• Curriculum Design
• Curriculum Development
• K-12
• Esl
• Classroom