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    Dr. Natasha Baker has over 20 years of experience in education administration. She is currently the Deputy Superintendent of the Hazelwood School District, where she has facilitated strategic planning, negotiated union contracts, revised evaluation systems, and developed a technology plan while training over 100 leaders. Previously, she was the State School Reform Officer at the Michigan Department of Education, where she developed accountability systems, presented to the state legislature, and drafted the state's ESSA plan. She also served as the Chief Innovation Officer for Detroit Public Schools and held leadership roles at two charter schools.

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    Dr. Natasha Baker has over 20 years of experience in education administration. She is currently the Deputy Superintendent of the Hazelwood School District, where she has facilitated strategic planning, negotiated union contracts, revised evaluation systems, and developed a technology plan while training over 100 leaders. Previously, she was the State School Reform Officer at the Michigan Department of Education, where she developed accountability systems, presented to the state legislature, and drafted the state's ESSA plan. She also served as the Chief Innovation Officer for Detroit Public Schools and held leadership roles at two charter schools.

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    Dr. Natasha Baker has over 20 years of experience in education administration. She is currently the Deputy Superintendent of the Hazelwood School District, where she has facilitated strategic planning, negotiated union contracts, revised evaluation systems, and developed a technology plan while training over 100 leaders. Previously, she was the State School Reform Officer at the Michigan Department of Education, where she developed accountability systems, presented to the state legislature, and drafted the state's ESSA plan. She also served as the Chief Innovation Officer for Detroit Public Schools and held leadership roles at two charter schools.

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    DR.

    NATASHA BAKER

    ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
    HAZELWOOD SCHOOLS 18,000 STUDENTS 2017 – Present
    Deputy Superintendent
    ▪ Facilitated and implemented the school board’s strategic plan
    ▪ Supported negotiation of union contracts with 98% affirmative vote from employee groups
    ▪ Revised a performance-based evaluation system for senior leaders
    ▪ Organized outreach to 50,000 stakeholders; garnered 3,000 respondents
    ▪ Drafted the districtwide technology plan
    ▪ Developed modules and trained over 100 district-wide leaders

    MICHIGAN DEPT OF ED 100,000 STUDENTS 2013 – 2017


    State School Reform/Redesign Officer
    ▪ Developed accountability system for 72 school districts and 186 schools
    Presented to the state legislature to support $615 million allocation for Detroit Schools
    OBJECTIVE ▪

    ▪ Drafted policy language in state’s ESSA plan leading to 100% federal compliance

    I have 20 years of experience in DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS 3,500 STUDENTS 2012 – 2013
    education as a teacher leader, a Chief Innovation Officer
    Designed academic data dashboards for campus leaders to drive instruction resulting in
    principal, and state school reform ▪

    eligible schools meeting or exceeding the 75% goal of graduating high school seniors
    officer. I currently serve as the deputy accepted to college
    superintendent for a large urban school ▪ Advocated successfully for $970,000 in grants for teacher training and development
    district. I desire to lead a dynamic
    school district and to collaborate with a DOCTORAL STUDENT/ADVOCACY 2010 – 2017
    team, school board, and community to ▪ Completed research and dissertation on superintendents’ leadership
    ▪ Successfully wrote and was awarded a planning grant for $110,000
    go from good to great academically and
    operationally. CHARTER SCHOOLS 2,500 STUDENTS 2007 – 2010
    Firstline Schools–Chief Academic Officer
    NOLA College Prep–Principal
    Developed, facilitated trainings to senior- and middle-level leaders with 88% agreeing that
    EDUCATION ▪

    training quality and professional growth opportunities were their key takeaways
    ▪ Increased parent participation in annual orientation activities from nearly 100 to over 370
    Johns Hopkins University ▪ English proficiency increased by 20%; mathematics proficiency increased by 20% for 6 th
    graders and 24% for 7th graders
    M.S. Finance (2021)

    University of Michigan – Dearborn


    Ed.D. Educational Leadership (2017)
    TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND
    Howard University
    M.A. English (2004)
    CERTIFICATIONS
    Cal State University, Long Beach Certifications Superintendent (exp. 2021), 7-12 Teaching (2022 and Lifetime)
    B.A. English Education (2000) High School Teaching Experience (2000-2002; 2004-2007)

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    DR. NATASHA BAKER

    DISTINCTIONS AND AWARDS


    AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS
    • Minerva Education and Development Foundation Scholarship for Educational Leadership (2013)
    • Marcus B. Christian Scholarship Recipient (2010)
    • Dean’s List California State University, Long Beach (1999, 2000)

    SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
    • Presented strategic plan, quarterly reports, and annual report to school district board (2018-2020)
    • Presented on education reform to Michigan Senate and House of Representatives’ Committees (2015-2017)
    • Presented on academic data to appropriations subcommittee in Michigan Senate (2016)
    • Presented at New Leaders for New Schools symposium on leadership development (2010)

    ACCOMPLISHMENTS
    • Wrote nationally recognized award-winning leadership application for the school district (2019)
    • Led EPIC award winning charter school awarded TIF award – USDOE’s Teacher Incentive Fund (2008)
    • Grew personal professional learning through participation in executive education programs in financial
    leadership at Dartmouth College (2015) and not-for-profit management at Columbia University (2006)

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