Bright Star Schools
Michael Hoover is an experienced educational leader with a focus on school culture and leadership development in urban schools. Currently serving as Vice President of School Culture at Bright Star Schools since July 2017, Michael has held progressively senior roles, including Senior Director of Culture in Schools and Director of School Culture. Prior to this, Michael was the Assistant Principal and Founding Dean of Students at Valor Academy High School from June 2013 to June 2017. Michael also served as a LENS Leader with Building Excellent Schools, which emphasizes leadership training based on successful practices in urban education. Michael's background includes teaching mathematics at Valor Academy Middle School and Green Dot Public Schools, along with experience as a Corps Member with Teach For America. Academic qualifications include a Master of Arts in Urban Education and Leadership from Loyola Marymount University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from the University of Washington, supplemented by studies at Universidad de Granada.
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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.