Sarah Almy

Sarah Almy has extensive experience in the field of education. Sarah currently serves as the Chief of External Affairs at the National Council on Teacher Quality since 2022. In their previous role as the Executive Director, Teacher & Leader Learning at Denver Public Schools from 2014 to 2022, they were responsible for designing and implementing talent development and adult learning systems. Sarah also led efforts to build distributive teacher leadership structures and transition to virtual professional learning platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before that, they served as the Executive Director, Talent Management at Denver Public Schools from 2014 to 2019, where they managed a departmental budget of $30 million and focused on strategic retention of top talent in high-need schools. Prior to their work at Denver Public Schools, they held positions as the Director of Teacher Quality at The Education Trust from 2010 to 2013, a Partner at The New Teacher Project from 2007 to 2010, and the Executive Director at Reading Partners from 2003 to 2006. Sarah started their career in education as a Special Assistant to the Executive Director at Teach For America from 2001 to 2002. Sarah also served as a Teach For America Corps Member and Special Education Teacher & Department Chair at Barrick Elementary School from 1999 to 2001.

Sarah Almy earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Boston College in 1999. Sarah then pursued a Master of Arts degree in Education Policy Analysis & Evaluation at Stanford University from 2002 to 2003.