Sally Adnan

• Facilitate faculty and student coaching on Professional Dispositions and Ethics to promote retention, academic success, and program completion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate student experiences, promote equity in learning environments, and recommend improvements to instructional practices.
• Analyze student support data to assess training effectiveness, identify trends, and inform continuous improvement initiatives.
• Apply research and behavioral data into actionable insights that enhance academic programs and faculty development strategies.
• Equity Research Project: Co-led a qualitative research initiative with the Design Equity Lead using instructor listening sessions to explore equity in teaching practices and inform FY25 institutional strategies.

● Oversee curriculum and assessment design to ensure alignment with instructional goals and student learning outcomes across all age groups.
● Lead continuous improvement efforts by collaborating with educators, families, and community stakeholders to evaluate and enhance academic programs.
● Serve as project manager for national and international school accreditation, overseeing data collection, process documentation, and stakeholder engagement.
● Implemented data-driven strategies that increased student enrollment by 25% and improved parent satisfaction scores by 40%, based on targeted survey analysis.

● Led a cross-functional UX team of researchers and designers to evaluate user needs and improve digital engagement through structured research and design workflows.
● Conducted mixed-methods research—including user interviews, usability testing, and podcast data analysis—to identify key user pain points, accessibility barriers, and improvement opportunities.
● Synthesized reseach findings, redefined personas, and developed competitor benchmarks into clear reports and visual narratives to guide design decisions and product strategy in collaboration with stakeholders.

• ● Improved state math assessment scores (EOGs) by 28% for two eighth-grade classes through data-driven instructional strategies and interventions.
  ● Designed and implemented mixed-method research combining a quantitative comparative model and qualitative ethnographic methods—surveys, interviews, and classroom observations—to understand student learning patterns and instructional effectiveness.
  ● Triangulated data to identify key factors impacting student achievement and tailored instruction to address diverse learner needs.
  ● Presented research findings and instructional proposals to district leadership, influencing broader academic support strategies.

● Analyzed student performance data to identify gaps and target learning strategies for underperforming students.
● Led curriculum development focused on student-centered learning and continuous program improvement.
● Collaborated with department heads to design interdisciplinary thematic units ensuring cross-departmental content alignment.

● Conducted learner needs assessments and performance gap analyses to design placement tests and curriculum.
● Managed start-up and implementation of a Summer Languages Camp, selecting and integrating the Cambridge curriculum through comparative research, resulting in 43% enrollment growth beyond projections.
● Recruited, interviewed, and trained teaching staff.