1. Amika Maria Maran Guillaume
iamika@aol.com
(415) 244-6661
EDUCATION
2004 Harvard Graduate School of Education
Masters of Education – School Leadership and Principal Certification
2004 California State University, San José
California Multiple Subjects CLAD Teaching Credential
1997 University of California, Los Angeles
Dual Bachelor of Arts: History and French
WORK HISTORY
2010 - Present
Principal: Cesar Chavez & Green Oaks Academy, East Palo Alto, California
• Achieved significant gains in student academic achievement as measured by state standardized testing and district
assessments (51 API points gain year one as principal of CCA, 50 API points gain year one as principal of GOA)
• Recognized as a SAMAN model school of excellence for inclusion and PBIS implementation at the exemplary level
• Increased community collaboration, partnerships & donations by over 100%
• Responsible for the student academic achievement of 540 students through the professional work of 80 educational
professionals, staff and families (over 900 students as principal of the combined campus in 2011-2012)
• Collaborated with district and county personnel in on-going professional development and implementation
• Developed Los Robles Dual Immersion Magnet Academy as founding principal
• Piloted the Health & Wellness Mindfulness program for two years with Stanford Professor Victor Carrion, featured on
NPR, leading to the full funding for district-wide implementation
• Spearheaded the first ever, 8th grade transition to high school strategic plan
2006 - 2010
Administrative Manager: Cesar Chavez Academy, East Palo Alto, California
• Supported teachers in implementing effective classroom practice through informal observations, coaching, and the
design and implementation of teacher workshops, and professional development meetings
• Developed student leadership teams such as Peer Mentors, Peace Makers, Renaissance Team and Student Council
• Implemented Positive Behavior Supports, Student Success Team, and all systems necessary to create a safe and
welcoming school environment where students have the supports necessary to excel academically, including annual
community-wide events and quarterly academic challenges , and recognition, resulting in significant decrease in
office referrals and out of school suspensions
• Worked closely with coaches from the Santa Cruz New Teacher Center to support teachers in the use of research
proven best practices for student success
• Managed a team of auxiliary staff through regular meetings and coaching
• Collaborated with district staff and managed English Language Development testing, and on-going support,
specifically CELDT, RFEP and IPT
2007 - 2008
Adjunct Professor: Alliant International University, San Francisco, California
• Responsible for instruction geared towards dramatic gains in student achievement for teachers working in high need
Title One schools
• Designed and implemented credential coursework and on-going support for middle school teachers from throughout
the San Francisco Bay Area
• Collaborated regularly with Schools of Education instructors throughout San Francisco Bay Area

2. 2004 - 2006
Teacher: Cesar Chavez Academy, East Palo Alto, California
• Teacher of 7th grade Language Arts & Social Studies using McDougal Littell, History Alive by TCI, ExCell, CELL,
Shared Reading, Literature Circles and other research-based best practices
• Achieved significant gains in student achievement on both the CST and summative assessments for reading and
language arts
• Created the community service-based Renaissance Team, built on the resiliency model that continues to be
recognized as a model of student leadership
2003 - 2004
Principal Intern: The Mason Pilot School, Roxbury, Massachusetts
• Directed full re-organization of office systems and public relations specifically for NABSE Model School recognition
and Boston Public School Pilot School status
• Co-facilitated school-wide data collection and evaluation of formative assessments and standardized tests
• Produced The Mason School to share best practices of an inclusion school, featured at the Roxbury Film Festival
2003 - Summer
School Director: Camino Nuevo Charter Academy, Los Angeles, California
• Summer School Principal and training director responsible for rigorous instruction of 400 students, 57 K-8 teachers
and 16 staff
• Implemented training program and curriculum focused on significant gains in student achievement, through
observations, coaching and daily instruction of the “Teaching as Leadership” curriculum
1999 - 2003
Senior Program Director: Teach For America • Bay Area, San Francisco, California
• Director for the hiring, training, and support of over 500 first and second year teachers and corps members in six
districts throughout the Northern California Bay Area
• Developed first ever partnerships for certification and support with San Jose State University, San Francisco State
University and Alliant International University
• Designed comprehensive Program Support model for regional and national program team that included design and
implementation of regional conferences and teacher training curriculum based on data driven best practices
• Directly responsible for expanding the Teach For America corps to San Francisco Unified, Alum Rock Union
Elementary District, and Richmond Unified
• Collaborated with Directors nationally and school districts locally to implement programs aimed at closing the
achievement gap between students in low-income areas and students in wealthier areas
SKILLS AND LANGUAGES
Fluent in Spanish, French and Czech
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel & Powerpoint; Illuminate, Infinite Campus, SEIS, EduSoft, SWIS and SASI software
Highly proficient in various education-based software such as Dreambox, Imagine Learning and CAIS
HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
President & Co-Founder of the Deanna Maran Foundation for Non Violence
M.V.P. – Playworks National: Recognized as the “Most Valuable Playworks Principal” in the U.S.A. 2014
Local Hero Winner, Midpeninsula Community Media Center 2014
Founder MAC Junior Rowing, Marina Del Rey, California
ACSA and ASCD Active Member
Contributing Writer of The Bruin, UCLA Daily Paper
UCLA Varsity Rower
- Most Valuable Player 1995
- Most Inspirational 1994
- Selected for National Pre Elite Olympic Selection Camp