Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
Icela Santiago is a seasoned professional in operations and strategy with extensive experience in educational and community organizations. Since April 2017, Icela has held multiple leadership positions at the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, currently serving as Senior Director of Operations & Strategy. Prior roles include Director and Manager of Operations & Strategy and Talent and School Operations Associate. Icela participated in the Coro Lead LA Fellowship from September 2019 to September 2020, aimed at developing leadership skills among executives in Southern California. Previous experience includes serving as a Residential Counselor at Maryvale and leading a team at City Year, where Icela fostered the academic and social-emotional growth of sixth-grade students. Icela began a career in educational support through positions as an AmeriCorps Member and a Research Assistant, and technological support work at UCLA. Academic credentials include a Master’s in Public Education Management from Yale School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics for Teaching from UCLA.
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Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
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Founded in 2007, the Partnership is driven by our mission to transform schools to revolutionize school systems, empowering all students with a high-quality education. We seek to dramatically accelerate student achievement by managing and building capacity in 20 of the highest-need schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District. Our network of schools, grades K-12 public schools, is concentrated in the communities of Watts, South LA and Boyle Heights. The Partnership school transformation model integrates three components: Great Leaders offers our 20 school principals and all assistant principals professional development, leadership guidance and coaching that equips them to establish a shared school vision with robust systems; Highly-Effective Teaching provides our teacher leaders with integrated professional learning and coaching that promotes strong classroom instruction and peer support; and Engaged & Empowered Communities leverages our partnerships with more than 100 community organizations, and empowers families annually to become the best advocates for their children through our Parent College program. To learn more about the Partnership, please visit our website at www.PartnershipLA.org.