Abbey Kerins has been a public education leader in the Bay Area since 2004. She has been a teacher-leader, a District-level literacy coach and coordinator, an administrator at San Leandro High School, and most recently serves as the Director of State and Federal Compliance for Newark Unified School District.
As a long time champion of public education, Abbey has the depth and breadth of experience to shape policies that will have a lasting and far reaching impact for our families. She has inspired innovations within our public schools with a focus on equity and inclusion for English Learners and is committed to leading with a sense of urgency and inclusion.
Abbey brings a set of technical and relational skills to advance the district's bold vision for students. She has a deep knowledge of the field of education: The current research, statues and policies, and practical knowledge about how to apply them on the ground in San Leandro. She brings joy and optimism about what can be accomplished when we work together.
Abbey's core mission in doing this work is to transform the experience of students and families by disrupting patterns of inequity. She is tireless in her pursuit of our common vision that all students deserve the very best from their public schools.
