Yanela Cruz
Principal at Libertas Academy Charter School
- Role
- Head of School at Libertas Academy Charter School
- Location
- Springfield, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Yanela Cruz
I am a strategic thinker and leader committed to dismantling education inequity. Confident that this issue is a catalyst by which other social injustices thrive - I promote and practice the use of innovative, interdisciplinary solutions to disrupt long standing oppressive systems. Working as an advocate, I aim to bring equal access and opportunity to all students - particularly those from low income communities - by working directly in a school setting. Through this role, I aim to combat and disrupt unjust practices from within, but most importantly empower staff to pave the way for our future generation and students to do this for themselves.
Experience
Head of School
Libertas Academy Charter School
Feb 2020 — Present
As Head of school for the Middle School- Moved school from 16th percentile to 67th percentile - 20••••24 -#1 Charter for ELA SGP;#2 Charter for MATH SGP; outperformed the state in 4 of 7 tested areas; outperformed the district in all tested areas- 20••••23 -#1 Charter for ELA SGP;#3 Charter for MATH SGP; outperformed the state in 2 of 7 tested areas; outperformed the district in all tested areas- 85% of ELL students meeting ACCESS targets with 60%+ reclassifying year over year- 85%+ favorability on all org health surveys - 87%+ favorability on all 360 leader coaching surveys
Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Master’s Degree, Mind, Brain, and Education
2015 — 2016
Relay Graduate School of Education
Leverage Leadership Institute
2024 — 2025
Lehigh University
Bachelor’s Degree, Neuroscience
2009 — 2013
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