Bright Star Schools
Kimberly Arteaga is an experienced education professional currently serving as the Alumni Support and College Success Coordinator at Bright Star Schools. In this role, responsibilities include providing up to 6 years of academic and socio-emotional support to high school students, overseeing retention efforts for over 360 alumni, and collaborating with various stakeholders to facilitate college readiness and success. Previously, Kimberly held positions such as Outreach Coordinator for Project CAMINOS at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona and Site Manager at ScholarMatch, demonstrating a commitment to supporting first-generation and low-income students throughout their educational journeys. Kimberly is pursuing a Master of Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education, following a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development from UC San Diego.
Bright Star Schools
At Bright Star Schools, we prepare our students to become leaders who act with integrity and champion equity to enrich our communities and the world. In nine, tuition-free public schools in three communities in Los Angeles -- South Los Angeles, Koreatown, and the San Fernando Valley -- our 3,500+ students experience rigorous academics, inclusive education, social-emotional support, and rich life opportunities beyond the classroom. We are people-first as an organization, and we are students-first across all of our school sites. Our educators join a family that is passionate and committed to developing all students to become well-rounded citizens. We make it a high priority to create a safe and inclusive environment for our students and staff and to cultivate leaders from within who are invested in Bright Star Schools’ mission. We offer small class sizes, comprehensive teacher support, and numerous collaboration opportunities across the organization and within school sites. We strongly believe in teacher voice, and we work to increase teaching practice and effectiveness through our data-driven and feedback-derived professional development.