Karla Gandiaga

Head of School
ARISE High School

Karla is the Head of School of ARISE High School in East Oakland, a social justice school focused on Empowering Warrior Intellectuals. During her time at ARISE Karla has transformed the school and created the Academic Mentor program where over 20 ARISE alumni work alongside educators in classrooms and receive training to grow a community educator pipeline. Karla also started the Community Based Learning Team and modified the school’s schedule so that the entire student body is involved in either enrichment, internships, certifications, and/or dual enrollment college courses all day Wednesday.

Sessions

• Using Multiple Measures to Demonstrate Growth