ALI AARDAPPEL

1424 Chestnut Lane, Vista CA 92084

aliaardappel@yahoo.com 760-917-60188

EXPERIENCE
AUGUST 2007 – PRESENT
ESCONDIDO HIGH SCHOOL, ENGLISH TEACHER
 PLC Lead: 2016 – present
 Provided guidance and training in leading the team from traditional grading practices
to standards-based learning.
 Guided common assessment data reflection sessions to determine best practices and
create team level equity.
 Member of the district curriculum team and piloted, evaluated, and helped adopt
new Springboard ELA curriculum.
 Planned and led English Department Meetings.
 Planned and delivered professional development to the whole staff.
 District Leadership Team member: 2018-present
 Assisted in creating a collective purpose as a district.
 Helped to cultivate a collaborative culture.
 Assisting in helping teams deepen learning to accelerate improvement.
 Freshman Academy House Lead: 2017-present
 Helped create the position and develop objectives and best practices for the role.
 Tracked data on at-risk students and coordinated interventions between students,
teachers, parents, counselors, social workers, and assistant principals.
 Led empathy interviews with at-risk students to gather data and track student and
program success.
 Created agendas and led weekly meetings between teachers, assistant principals, and
counselors.
 Planned and led celebration ceremonies for 9th grade students.
 Coordinated and helped create a partnership with United Way.
 Guiding Coalition: 2018-present
 Helped write a mission and vision statement for the school.
 Examined data to determine areas in need of improvement.
 Worked collaboratively with teachers across disciplines to find ways to create a
collaborative school culture.
 Instructional Task Force member: 2019-present
 Equity Team member: 2019-present
EDUCATION
AUGUST 2019
PRELIMINARY ADMINISTRATIVE CREDENTIAL & MASTERS IN EDUCATIONAL
ADMINISTRATION, CAL STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS

MAY 2007
SINGLE SUBJECT TEACHING CREDENTIAL, CAL STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS

MAY 2006
BACHELOR OF ARTS, ENGLISH, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 MTSS Professional Learning Institute, Long Beach, 2019
 Innovation School Summit, School Culture and Climate, Las Vegas, 2019
 California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE), Long Beach, 2019
 Response to Intervention Workshop, San Diego, 2019
 Introduction to Restorative Justice Workshop, San Diego, 2018
 Teaching Tolerance, Los Angeles, 2018
 Grading from the Inside Out, Seattle, 2017
 MTSS 101, Introduction to Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, San Diego 2017

AWARDS
 2019 Teacher of the Year, Escondido High School
 2018 District Lighthouse Award
 2018 Teacher of the Month, September