Dr. Kathleen Oropallo
Ph.D., M.S. Contact Dr. Kathleen OropalloKathy Oropallo
Kathy is an education expert with experience across the public, private and nonprofit sectors that she brings to her work helping organizations and school systems improve performance and student outcomes.
About Kathleen
Kathy is an education leader and coach for organizations across the public, private and nonprofit education sectors. She collaborates with school and system leadership to align priorities and foster high-performing cultures that generate lasting results.
Kathy has delivered more than 7,000 hours of professional development to leaders and educators nationwide. With a deep passion for designing unique adult and student learning experiences, her expertise as a curriculum designer has equipped her to lead school improvement initiatives in some of the most challenging demographics in the country, including large urban and small, rural districts.
Kathy has published professional development materials for thousands of educators across the country. Her work includes pioneering a national youth educational outreach program for highly-recognized organizations like the National Football League that reached more than 1 million youth across its 12-year run. She has also managed university, school and teacher leadership partnership programs for the National Writing Project.
Prior to joining Studer Education, Kathy held administrative leadership roles within the Florida Department of Education, managing federal grants and delivering professional services to the state’s 67 counties.
Areas of Expertise
- Organizational Design and Alignment
- Cultural Change
- Engagement
Industries
- Education & Research
Education & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of North Florida
- M.S., State University of New York at Oswego
- B.S., State University of New York at Oswego
- Sententia Gamification Certification
Available to Purchase
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The Young Author Festival Handbook
Young Author Festivals have been a staple of school and district life for several years. These authors have learned, through experience, some of the best approaches to staging these very special events. This handbook is a compilation of their insights.
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Teaching Improvement Science in Educational Leadership: A Pedagogical Guide
Teaching Improvement Science in Educational Leadership: A Pedagogical Guide provides a holistic picture for how one might develop stakeholder competency and capacity with improvement science as a signature problem-solving methodology for educational leaders. Dr. Oropallo co-authored the chapter Aligning Values, Goals, and Action and Processes to Achieve Results.
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Improvement SCIENCE as a Tool for School Enhancement: Solutions for better Educational Outcomes
Improvement Science as a Tool for School Enhancement: Solutions for Better Educational Outcomes is a collection of equity-focused improvement science-in-action, school-based case studies led by practitioners. Dr. Oropallo co-authored the chapter Pandemic and a Wildfire Evacuation: Serving Historically Underserved Students During Disasters with the Oregon Superintendent Ryan Carpenter.
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