Bright Star Schools
Raymond Estrada is an experienced educator currently serving as a 6th grade science teacher at Bright Star Schools since July 2017. Prior to this role, Raymond worked as an Assistant Manager at Curbside Hospitality, managing a team of approximately 15 employees across multiple locations and handling various operational tasks. Additionally, Raymond served as an Assistant Research Analyst at Universal Music Group, where responsibilities included constructing demographic reports and ensuring survey accuracy. Earlier career experience includes working as a Program Leader for After School All Stars in Los Angeles, providing academic tutoring and organizing special events. Raymond holds a Master of Education from National University, a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology from UC Santa Barbara, and an Associate's degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Los Angeles Mission College.
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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.