Learn more about Think Together at .įor over 25 years Think Together has partnered with schools and communities to pursue educational equity and excellence for all kids. With this sustained growth, Think Together continues to recruit purpose-driven talent and has since scaled its workforce to more than 4,000 full- and part-time staff members serving in school site and administrative roles.
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Think Together aims to reverse this trend and recently acquired Orenda Education, a top school improvement consultancy firm, to provide both direct-to-student support as well as data-driven professional development services for school district leaders and educators. Two decades of growth in reading and math were sent into a downward spiral, with declines much steeper for students at lower performance levels, widening already-huge learning disparities between the country's high- and low-achievers. Department of Education reported a dramatic decline in scores from the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) underscoring the need for academic support for youth. "Think Together's newest leaders will help seize the opportunity before us to truly help students succeed in the face of insurmountable challenges." "Synergy between academic, corporate and community leaders is needed now more than ever as we work to prepare youth for college and career," added Barth. Think Together partners with over 60 school districts and charter management organizations to provide more than 900 academic and enrichment programs outside of the school day. "The role allows me to put both my curriculum and operational expertise to work as we serve more students across the state than ever."Īfter two years of pandemic-related school disruptions, students today are experiencing a great need for rich afterschool and expanded learning programs like the ones Think Together operates at more than 450 school sites across California.
"I'm thrilled to be part of Think Together's mission to change the odds for kids and look forward to building scalable solutions for students during this time of incredible growth for the organization," said Chaves. She has also held the roles of chief of staff, special education teacher, math department lead, director of college access, principal, and managing director of high schools.Ĭhaves received her bachelors degree from California State University, San Luis Obispo and her masters degree in Education from Chestnut Hill College which she acquired during her service as a Teach For America corps member. "There is so much need in our communiies and I look forward to bringing more excellent programming to schools through partnership with our board and supporters."Ĭhaves comes to Think Together from The Autism Community in Action, where she led a national autism organization to transform and modernize program strategy and delivery mechanisms. "I'm excited to engage with community and business leaders who have a passion for providing children with expanded opportunities for a brighter future," said Roth. Roth holds a secondary math teaching credential from California State University, Dominguez Hills and her bachelors degrees in marketing and finance as well as a minor in psychology from Washington University in St. Starting as a middle school math teacher for Teach for America in Watts, Roth continued her career in education as a curriculum advisor, manager of instruction, director of programs, and most recently, executive director at PowerMyLearning.
Roth joins the Think Together team after 15 years of on-the-ground and executive leadership experience with education nonprofits in Los Angeles. "Both will build the bridges needed between philanthropic, academic and community leaders pool resources for truly innovative solutions for students." "Our newest leaders to Think Together bring extensive experience across the nonprofit and K-12 education space and we're proud to have them join the ranks of Think Together's talented leadership team," said Think Together Founder and CEO Randy Barth.
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