Vicki Phillips

Chief Executive OfficerChief Executive Officer

• • Leading NCEE’s work to help states, districts, and schools discover, design and lead high performing education systems.Leading NCEE’s work to help states, districts, and schools discover, design and lead high performing education systems.

Education Executive & StrategistEducation Executive & Strategist

• • Providing concentrated executive leadership, strategic guidance, program design, org and talent development, communications and execution advice to organizations and ed-tech companies devoted to advancing the quality of teaching, learning and leadership and improving equity and access. Specifically focused on institutions and innovations that accelerate the engagement, networking and professional learning of teachers and leaders, the personalization of learning for students, the design of conditions that enable teaching and learning to thrive and the achievement of students who struggle or who have specific learning needs (e.g, English Language). Includes companies and organizations nationally and internationally. Currently serving as CEO in Residence, Educurious; Teacher-in-Chief, TeachingPartners; Strategic Advisor, The Holdsworth Center. Serving on the boards of School by Design and Enlearn.
    Providing concentrated executive leadership, strategic guidance, program design, org and talent development, communications and execution advice to organizations and ed-tech companies devoted to advancing the quality of teaching, learning and leadership and improving equity and access. Specifically focused on institutions and innovations that accelerate the engagement, networking and professional learning of teachers and leaders, the personalization of learning for students, the design of conditions that enable teaching and learning to thrive and the achievement of students who struggle or who have specific learning needs (e.g, English Language). Includes companies and organizations nationally and internationally. Currently serving as CEO in Residence, Educurious; Teacher-in-Chief, TeachingPartners; Strategic Advisor, The Holdsworth Center. Serving on the boards of School by Design and Enlearn.

Executive Vice President and Chief Education OfficerExecutive Vice President and Chief Education Officer

• • Led the Society’s global education strategy focused on transforming the learning experience for millions of students and educators and empowering young people seek solutions to the pressing problems of their communities and our planet.Led the Society’s global education strategy focused on transforming the learning experience for millions of students and educators and empowering young people seek solutions to the pressing problems of their communities and our planet.

Director of Education - College ReadyDirector of Education - College Ready

• • Senior Executive and member of Foundation Leadership Team in the world’s largest philanthropy. In collaboration with Bill and Melinda Gates, developed evidence-based strategy and executed largest investment in improving public education -- over $2.8B in K-12 education in the United States with a focus on: college and career expectations for students, new tools and supports for teachers, meaningful teacher feedback and evaluation focused on improvement and new school designs and technology that provides students the opportunity to learn in a way that is tailored to their needs, skills, and interests. Recruited top flight team of 100 experts to lead and manage the College Ready work. Senior Executive and member of Foundation Leadership Team in the world’s largest philanthropy. In collaboration with Bill and Melinda Gates, developed evidence-based strategy and executed largest investment in improving public education -- over $2.8B in K-12 education in the United States with a focus on: college and career expectations for students, new tools and supports for teachers, meaningful teacher feedback and evaluation focused on improvement and new school designs and technology that provides students the opportunity to learn in a way that is tailored to their needs, skills, and interests. Recruited top flight team of 100 experts to lead and manage the College Ready work.

Superintendent of SchoolsSuperintendent of Schools

• • Designed and lead an ambitious set of reforms dedicated to achieving better results for the district's nearly 50,000 students. Tackled budget deficits and student achievement gaps by closing and redesigning schools and making more creative use of facilities, providing staff with curriculum and instructional tools and training, improving education for young students and refocusing the administration and budget on outcomes for students. Designed and lead an ambitious set of reforms dedicated to achieving better results for the district's nearly 50,000 students. Tackled budget deficits and student achievement gaps by closing and redesigning schools and making more creative use of facilities, providing staff with curriculum and instructional tools and training, improving education for young students and refocusing the administration and budget on outcomes for students.

Secretary of Education/Chief State School OfficerSecretary of Education/Chief State School Officer

• • Served as a member of Governor Ed Rendell’s cabinet as leader of Pennsylvania’s public education system – early learning, K-12 (1.8 M students), community colleges and state universities – and the state’s library system. Developed an aggressive, innovative agenda that among resulted in: enacting enabling legislation and investing substantial new dollars in Accountability Block Grants to Pennsylvania’s 501 school districts to implement practices proven to boost student achievement, making school funding more equitable and dual school/college enrollment and credit more accessible; increasing the number and quality of early learning programs across the state; making the states’ standardized tests results more understandable and useful to teachers and parents; designing a framework for assisting struggling schools and districts and evolving the PA Department of Education to a more service-oriented organization. The number of schools meeting annual targets set by the state rose from 62%-81%. Served as a member of Governor Ed Rendell’s cabinet as leader of Pennsylvania’s public education system – early learning, K-12 (1.8 M students), community colleges and state universities – and the state’s library system. Developed an aggressive, innovative agenda that among resulted in: enacting enabling legislation and investing substantial new dollars in Accountability Block Grants to Pennsylvania’s 501 school districts to implement practices proven to boost student achievement, making school funding more equitable and dual school/college enrollment and credit more accessible; increasing the number and quality of early learning programs across the state; making the states’ standardized tests results more understandable and useful to teachers and parents; designing a framework for assisting struggling schools and districts and evolving the PA Department of Education to a more service-oriented organization. The number of schools meeting annual targets set by the state rose from 62%-81%.

Superintendent of SchoolsSuperintendent of Schools