Tyler Bolden is a highly experienced educator with a track record of success as a teacher and school leader. He currently serves as an instructional coach at STRIVE Preparatory Schools, where his students have consistently outperformed district averages on standardized tests. Bolden has also held leadership roles such as English department chair and member of the school's instructional leadership team. He brings strong communication, interpersonal, and management skills along with a commitment to continuous school improvement.

1. Tyler
Bolden
High performing educator and school leader with a consistenttrack record of success whilealso
possessingexceptional and transferablecommunication,interpersonal,and management skills.
412-480-6920 Tboldt2001@gmail.com Denver, CO
Randolph-Macon College
B.A., English Lit., 2007
Duquesne University
M.A., English Lit., 2010
STRIVE Preparatory
Schools
Teacher, ELA, 8th
Grade
2012 - Present
Denver, CO
Teach for America
2010-2012
7th Grade Science
Teacher
EXPERIENCE
- Currently servingas Instructional Coach responsiblefor managingand improvingperformance of
teaching staff.
- During2015/16 school year produced proficiency thatoutpaced both state and districtaverages by
upward o 5%.
- Have served as English Department Chair for pasttwo years with the expectation of continuingto
lead our students in surpassingexpectations and outgainingtheir districtpeers.
- From 2014/2015 to 2015/2016 school years,havebeen campus’s most highly evaluated teacher.
- From 2010 to 2012 worked in high needs school in Teach for America corps,and achieved
outstandinglevels of proficiency
- Created and led Tutoring and Basketball programfor malestudents with academic and behavioral
needs.
LEADERSHIP
- Instructional Coach managingand buildingcapacity in teachingstaff.
- During15/16 school year, served as English Department Chair by leadingweekly meetings,
performing coaching observations,as well as draftingand conductingprofessional development.
- During15/16 school year, served as member of school’s five-member Instructional Leadership Team
by meeting weekly with principal to draftactionablesteps for continuous school improvement.
- Duringthe 14/15 school year, served as school’s WritingAcross Contents Team Lead by coaching
teachers on incorporatingwritingin theclassroom,deliveringPD,and creating instructional
resources.
- Duringthe 14/15 school year, served as network Curriculum Curator by creating 8th ELA curriculum
includinglesson plans,unitplans, assessments,and texts for our network of seven schools.
- Duringthe 13/14 school year,served as interim8th grade principal with responsibilities rangingfrom
student behavior,grade-level data, instructional coaching, family contacts, and staff leadership
whilemaintainingfull-timeteachingresponsibilities.
Awards, Recognition, and Community
Teacher of the Year
Honored as Teacher of the Year in 2015/16 school year.
Outstanding Achievement in first year of Colorado PARCC Testing
In Colorado’s firsttwo years of PARCC testing, led a school population thathas historically been told it cannotachieve at the rate of
their peers to proficiency levels thatactually outpaced districtaverages. This successcan beattributed to skillsin researchingbest
practices,trackingand implementation of data, excellingin high stress environments, peer collaboration,and timemanagement.
Recognized as Master Teacher, 2014-Present
Among 10% of STRIVE Prep Network’s nine schools to be recognized as a Master Teacher accordingto the Network’s Teacher
Evaluation Rubric.
STRIVE Prep Sunnyside Basketball Coach, 2012-present
Coached STRIVE SunnysideBoys’ Basketball Team as partof DCAL (Denver Charter Athletics League).
Co-director of Northridge Middle School Science Fair, 2010-2012
Worked alongsidethree other teachers to plan and then facilitateyearly sciencefair thati ncluded approximately two hundred
student participantsas well as family/community events designed to “open” the school to families and foster stronger student-
family-teacher-school relationships.