Dr. Mara Simmons

Director of Instruction
Vista Charter Public Schools

Mara has 25+ years of experience teaching and learning. Her career has been centered in schools in underprivileged communities and served as a teacher/ founder/ leader and director of several secondary schools in Los Angeles.She spent 5 years revitalizing a teacher training program in Oxford, UK. Afterwards worked to transform a k12 school in Nigeria and grow it globally. Now she is loving serving Vista Charter PS working across the system to elevate student outcomes. She has a keen interest in school structure and design and studied the levers to improve student achievement within a school setting.

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Sessions

• Aligned Outcomes Boost Morale and Retention