Biography
Biography
吉尔·贝克，埃德. D.
学校监督
十大菠菜导航网址
Dr. Jill Baker was unanimously selected by the 教育委员会 as superintendent of the 十大菠菜导航网址 effective August 1, 2020. The school district is California’s fourth largest, with about 65,500 students.
拥有30年的菠菜网lol正规平台工作经验. 其中28年，贝克是一名成功的教师, principal and central office administrator before her appointment as superintendent. 她的领导有助于提高学生的成绩, the development of multiple districtwide initiatives and systems, 以及一种持续改进的文化.
Dr. Baker’s appointment as superintendent occurred during the difficult first months of the global COVID-19 pandemic, but 菠菜网lol正规平台 would go on to become the first large school district in California to reopen campuses for in-person learning. 作为菠菜网lol正规平台流行病恢复工作的一部分，Dr. Baker led the development of the District’s first Learning Acceleration and Support Plan, blending together various resources – including significant pandemic recovery funding from the state and federal governments – to provide the best possible learning opportunities. 支持这项工作, 菠菜网lol正规平台’s 教育委员会 adopted an Excellence and Equity Policy, the District implemented a Black Student Achievement Initiative, and Dr. Baker guided the restructuring of 教育委员会 meetings to allow a greater focus on student outcomes. She also created the 负责人’s Student Advisory Committee, resulting in student voice being elevated into many settings traditionally occupied by adults.
Dr. Baker has been recognized by several community-based organizations for her encouraging leadership and her advocacy for high expectations and support for students in need. She has worked closely with community groups such as Californians for Justice and the California Conference for Equality and Justice to include student voices in the development of programs and policies that focus on excellence, 公平与包容.
Dr. Baker served as deputy superintendent of schools for six years prior to becoming superintendent. 在那段时间里, 她发挥了领导作用, 监督和支持菠菜网lol正规平台的多个部门, ensuring that students graduate ready for college and careers. 她的部门监管包括早期教育, 领导力发展, 课程与教学, 以及学校的监督和支持. She led the implementation of the principal supervisor learning community, a multi-year effort that focused on educational excellence and equity by improving coaching and support for principals. Her work with new and aspiring administrators was recognized nationally and was credited with building a high-quality leadership pipeline that would benefit local schools for many years to come. 她帮助撰写了几篇全国出版的文章, 菠菜网lol正规平台菠菜网lol正规平台工作的学术文章, 尤其是菠菜网lol正规平台领导力发展的话题.
Dr. Baker also helped to develop evaluation systems for classified and certificated personnel. She co-chaired the English Language Learner/Social-Emotional Education Task Force on closing achievement gaps, and she served on the bargaining team for union negotiations. 内心是一名教师. 贝克大部分时间都在当地的学校里度过, maintaining an “in-the-field” perspective and interacting with teachers and administrators.
在担任副警司之前，李博士. Baker held various assistant superintendent positions and was chief academic officer while 菠菜网lol正规平台 saw several critical milestones: an increase in the school district’s elementary promotion standards; the implementation of a collaborative K-12 walk-through process for school visitations; refinement of standards-based report cards; launching 过渡幼儿园; co-leadership of the principal evaluation system development team and other efforts to cultivate a leadership pipeline.
Dr. 贝克与当地组织有多种联系, 基金会和大学, all of which continue to support efforts in the school district. She also serves on the Board of the Long Beach Schools Financial Credit Union, a financial institution that was started by 菠菜网lol正规平台 teachers in 1935, and she is a member of the Los Angeles County 负责人s Advisory Committee.
Starting as an exemplary teacher at Burnett Elementary School (now Smith Elementary) in 1992, Dr. Baker then worked as a successful principal at Garfield Elementary School from 1998 to 2005 before serving as a central office administrator in 菠菜网lol正规平台 for 14 years.
In 2005, Dr. Baker completed her tenure as a fellow in the Broad Urban 负责人s Academy. She earned her doctorate in educational leadership at the University of Southern California in 2004, master’s degree in school administration at California State University, 1998年长滩, and her bachelor’s degree in sociology at University of California, 1991年在尔湾.
Dr. 贝克出生在加州马里斯维尔的比尔空军基地. Her parents had earlier met in Japan while both working on a U.S. 那里的空军基地. 她的母亲在国防部教书, 她父亲是一名空军军官. 她的父母定居在加利福尼亚州的圣克鲁斯.贝克在那里长大，直到她离开那里上大学.
She is the proud mother of an 菠菜网lol正规平台 graduate, and she married an 菠菜网lol正规平台 graduate, Trevor Baker.
Dr. 贝克赢得了无数的奖项和荣誉, including the Education Champion Award from the Mayor’s Fund and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, and the Secondary Education Award from the Long Beach Branch NAACP, 她还获得了杰出女性奖. The Teachers Association of Long Beach presented her with a Golden Apple Award for Administrators, and Soroptimists International named her a Woman of Distinction.
更新于2022年10月24日