Kaitlin Rodriguez
Director of Grades 5-8 at Westside Neighborhood School
Los Angeles, California
Summary
Experienced K–8 educator and long-time WNS staff member who progressed from classroom teacher to division director over more than a decade at the school. finalsite+1
Leads the Grades 5–8 division with responsibility for middle-school programming, including student transition activities, orientation, retreats, and the departmentalized curriculum described on the WNS middle-school pages. wns-la+1
Advocate for project-based, interdisciplinary capstone learning in middle school — the WNS capstone sequence (DIVE, SPLASH, SWIM) is a central element of the division she directs. wns-la+1
Engages in and communicates about faculty professional development and school leadership topics (authored a piece on professional development in the WNS Jetway publication). issuu