Natalie Smith

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ABOUT NATALIE SMITH

What if D.C. students, of ALL backgrounds, could learn to fluently communicate in at least two of the three most widely spoken languages in the world: Mandarin, Spanish, and English? This is the vision of Global Citizens School, an elementary school that will begin to immerse children in Mandarin and Spanish as early as age three. Deeply committed to educational justice and well-versed in bringing together diverse communities of students, families, and teachers, Natalie\'s design and goals will also prioritize creating an equitable environment, free of racial and class-based discrimination. Natalie is endorsed as a New Leaders Principal and is a National Board Certified Educator. Natalie also collaborated with teachers and school leaders in Washington, DC, to design the DC Model School Leader standards, the DC Model Teacher standards, and the Principal Hiring tools for the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE). Natalie is currently serving on the Superintendent’s Principal Advisory Council (PAC) with a diverse group of DCPS and DC public charter school leaders - to collaborate and share their insights, suggestions, and feedback with OSSE to help refine current policies and inform the development of new policies and resources at the state level. In this inaugural year of the PAC, the Council will focus on special education and literacy.