Rachael Goodwin Spriggs

About Rachael Goodwin Spriggs

Rachael Spriggs has more than 15 years of professional experience in youth advocacy, community outreach, and educational consultancy. She is a proud member of NAACP and Leadership for Educational Equity. She is a certified Policy and Advocacy Equity Leader who currently works with Memphis Shelby County Schools in the Department of Research Performance Management and the Department of Equity and Access. She is skilled in solving complex problems using data-driven resources and collaborating with a diverse group of stakeholders to develop strategies to improve schools\' performance and equitable outputs. Her previous experience includes working as a Project Specialist in collaboration with the Workforce Investment Network and Memphis City Schools Adult Education Program. Rachael had a 95% success rate of matching students with post-secondary education or career opportunities. Shortly afterwards, she transitioned to the Department of Student Engagement, a department that reduced truancy by 65% through gang intervention and exclusionary discipline practices. Noticing the deficits in students’ academics, Rachael joined Teach for America where she became a nontraditional corps member and licensed teacher who taught for years after her commitment. Promoted due to her leadership and expertise around curriculum implementation and the state standards, she supported the design and facilitation of district and school wide professional development. She served as an Instructional Support Advisor in Shelby County Schools to more than 50 schools and developed more than 100 teachers around proven instructional practices and district’s initiatives.

Experience

1. Equity and Continuous Improvement Consultant

   Memphis-Shelby County Schools

   Jun 2022 — Present · US

   Employing equitable and continuous improvement practices to improve on track success indicators for Black, Latinx, and Economically Disadvantaged students in Memphis-Shelby County schools that have one or more student groups in the bottom 5% of performance statewide in the following categories: achievement growth, absenteeism, graduation rate, college readiness criteria, and English Learner progress.

Education

• Christian Brothers University

  Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

• University of Maryland Eastern Shore

  Master of Education - MEd, Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

• University of Maryland Eastern Shore

  Bachelor of Science - BS (Summa Cum Laude), Criminal Justice and Corrections