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Carla Braun
Carla Braun, EdD, currently serves as the director of continuous school improvement and professional learning in Westmont, Illinois, a K–12 school district. She is an experienced principal, professional development provider, interventionist, and elementary teacher.
Carla Braun
Carla Braun, EdD, currently serves as the director of continuous school improvement and professional learning in Westmont, Illinois, a K–12 school district. She is an experienced principal, professional development provider, interventionist, and elementary teacher. Dr. Braun is passionate about providing all students with the opportunity to learn at high levels. As an elementary principal, Dr. Braun led her school in becoming a Model PLC at Work®.
The elementary school Dr. Braun taught at achieved notable recognition, being designated as a National Blue Ribbon School and receiving the Bilingual Education Award. Additionally, it consistently attained "Exemplary" status each year from the Illinois State Board of Education, boasting some of the highest overall ratings in the state of Illinois. Dr. Braun has also served as a professional development leader through the Metro Cook Math Initiative (MCMI) and provided teachers and administrators with professional development on best practices in the mathematics classroom.
She earned her doctorate in curriculum and instruction from Northern Illinois University, where she researched parents’/guardians’ experiences with the special education process using a strengths-based perspective. She also holds a master’s degree in educational leadership and a bachelor’s degree in elementary education.
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