This is a special bonus episode of Shift Impact Build where we sit down with Dr. Dia Bryant, Deputy Director and Chief of Partnerships at The Education Trust in New York City and talk about her role with the Academic Response Team and leading change in a changing system! In the interview we talk about being a visionary while needing to execute plans, processing and acknowledging change as loss, creating a sense of urgency so that status quo is more dangerous than unknown, and skydiving as a metaphor for educational leadership!

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• Today's hosts are Kris DeFilippis, Adelia Gibson, and Kaitlyn Reilley

Guest Information:

• Dr. Dia Bryant was a math teacher and instructional coach before becoming the founding principal of Vista Academy. Dia recently completed her doctoral program at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education. Dia conducted her  doctoral residency as the special assistant to the First Deputy Chancellor for the NYC DOE.  Dia currently serves as the Deputy Director and Chief of Partnerships at the Education Trust in New York.


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Resources: 

• The Education Trust New York