Husband | Experienced Education Leader | Deputy Superintendent | Students First Leadership | Opinions Are My Own
Joined June 2016
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29 Oct 2018
I got this email over the weekend. Most of the time, educators don’t get to know the impact they have on their students, especially administrators. I’m so happy I could make a small difference in this young man’s life, and am incredibly proud of him.
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Jun 1
Two years ago today, I joined @UsdBellflower as Deputy Superintendent.
Grateful to the Board of Education for their trust and grateful for the opportunity to work alongside such dedicated educators, staff, students, families, and community partners.
It's been an incredible two years. Thank you, Bellflower!
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May 17
This week, we proudly celebrate Classified School Employee Week!
“Students Thrive Where Classified Work” perfectly reflects the impact our classified employees make every day in @UsdBellflower.
Thank you to our incredible classified team and our CSEA partners! #CSEW
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May 16
1/4: Proud of the work our AI Design Team has started in @UsdBellflower.
Teachers, staff, administrators, and reps from our labor partners came together to shape how AI can support learning, improve service, and better meet the needs of students in safe and responsible ways.
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May 16
3/4: The team has also started experimenting with infographics and companion videos using Google AI tools and Gemini to help communicate the CREATE framework in engaging and accessible ways.
Here are a couple early examples from that exploratory work. 👇
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May 16
4/4: Here’s one of the early companion videos our team produced to help introduce the CREATE framework.
Thank you to our AI Design Team for the thoughtful collaboration, creativity, and leadership. Excited to continue learning and building together!👇
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May 2
Honored to have my article published in @AASAHQ’s School Administrator magazine.
Lessons from district HR leadership a sidebar on AI’s role in the work.
Grateful for the @UsdBellflower team I continue to learn from every day.
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Apr 28
The slide is the prompt.
The photo is the work.
Defining the future of learning—what it looks, sounds, and feels like for students.
Grateful for the efforts the @UsdBellflower Guiding Coalition and @LearnerCentered are taking to build an even brighter future for students.
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Apr 25
Hiring season is here for school districts.
Internal candidates—don’t fall into this trap:
“Everyone already knows what I do.”
Being known ≠ being clearly understood. You still have to make your case.
🎥 15-sec insight:
youtube.com/shorts/SfCjN6td3…
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Apr 19
.@UsdBellflower is hiring bus drivers! A great opportunity to join a great team!
Apply today:
schooljobs.com/careers/busd/…
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Apr 15
A quick look at our AI Design Team in action.
It’s an honor to lead this work alongside @AlmarazDanelle. We’re taking a thoughtful, collaborative approach to how AI supports teaching, learning, and our work on behalf of students.
#AIinEducation #EducationLeadership #K12Schools
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Apr 13
3/4: The research points in the same direction.
AI can improve performance while students have access—but effects are mixed when they work independently.
That’s a very different signal than durable learning.
scale.stanford.edu/sites/def…
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Apr 13
4/4: In my article on the “three lanes” of AI in schools, I explain why this comes down to teaching & learning—how AI is embedded into instruction.
That’s the work in front of us.
ryandsmithedd.com/post/leadi…
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Apr 13
1/4: AI isn’t changing learning in meaningful ways yet.
More impact in productivity. Less in student outcomes.
That’s not a tech problem. It’s a teaching & learning problem.
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Apr 13
2/4: A recent reflection from Khan Academy helps explain why:
Students aren’t consistently using AI in ways that improve learning. It’s not yet part of how they actually learn.
chalkbeat.org/2026/04/09/sal…
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Apr 9
One of my favorite traditions in @UsdBellflower, something I’m proud to have helped build.
The STAR Awards is about more than recognition. It’s about belonging.
Excited to celebrate our Teachers of the Year and Classified Employees of the Year on April 20.
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I wrote more about why traditions like this matter—and how they help build belonging in schools:
ryandsmithedd.com/post/build…
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