With over a decade of school leadership experience, primarily leading school turnaround as a New York City Principal, Liz Rawlins is a social justice advocate with a deep commitment to student and teacher success. Liz’s background as a K-5 teacher has profoundly influenced her approach to school transformation, often prioritizing the integration of literacy instruction across all content areas as a means to boosting the overall reading capacity, confidence and voice of the student body, as well as the school’s academic achievement results. Passionate about working side-by-side with teachers and leaders, Liz employs a blend of innovative curriculum design, targeted coaching, and comprehensive professional development to ensure the best outcomes for all stakeholders. She firmly believes that a high-quality learning experience should serve to both affirm and transform students, and she endeavors to cultivate this experience for every student and teacher she engages with.