Jessica Spallino

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Jessica holds deep origins from a Southern California working class family of seven upbringing. Her experience includes experience working for small and large charter schools, in K-12 curriculum sales, and as a founder of Method, a successful network of charter schools, and SmartFox, a fully-integrated SIS, LMS, and online K-12 curriculum platform. With more than 20 years of experience in the non-traditional K-12 space, Jessica has encountered change, and resistance to change, for her entire career. She's made breaking down barriers to change a primary focus in her career, and is currently writing her second management book. Jessica holds a BA degree from Cal State Northridge, a Masters Degree in Educational Administration from Cal State San Marcos, and a PhD in Curriculum from New Mexico State University.

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K-12 Public Education Needs Reform – Especially in California

May 9, 2021

Just because the school districts have been here longer and have grasped on to a consistent model for…

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How Do Varying Change Adopters Hijack Attempted Change?

January 18, 2021

As a result of our personal origins, we each have certain tendencies that may reflect on our relationship with change and how we respond to it.

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K-12 Education: Is the Forced Change During the Pandemic Sustainable?

December 18, 2020

As we have become increasingly aware, the challenges currently facing educators to effectively serve students during the COVID-19 pandemic are numerous.