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Through this letter, my hope is to convey the core values that have served as guideposts throughout my leadership in service of children, and the set of skills gained along the way that apply to this important role for the state. My journey in public education has both traditional and nontraditional aspects, the sum of which, I believe, uniquely qualifies me to be the capable, innovative and aspirational leader that will best serve Massachusetts schools and districts in the years ahead.  \nFrom this letter I hope you hear the following: I am a systems thinker who cares deeply about children’s success and have a demonstrated track record of caring for educators and the pipelines that help them enter this noble profession. And that, as the state’s leader of schools, the next commissioner ought to be clear about the expected student outcomes, align resources and ecosystem partners in service of them, and foster innovations at all levels to close gaps in achievement and ensure all children can thrive.  \nCore Values  \nEducators move mountains. My career in education began long before stepping into the old shop room at I.S. 184 in the South Bronx to teach social studies to 150 middle schoolers in 2005. As a first-generation college graduate, my life trajectory – and now my children’s – was utterly transformed by an assistant principal in who saw some potential in oneof Mrs. Smith’s second graders. I was far too young to be a participant in the conversations about what would happen next, but that administrator’s actions – his urging that my parents identify a school that could more fully support what I needed – have resonated throughout my life, even to this moment. At just 7 years old, the power of a great educator, one who acts with students’ interests first, took deep root.  \nSchools can transform lives. There is, therefore, a clear connection between my K-12 school experience and the decision to become a lifelong educator. When that school administrator intervened, a chain of events ensued that landed me in a fantastic elementary school, full of opportunity, and one where everyone was expected to matriculate to post-secondary education and ultimately professional careers. Culture-shocked and in need of academic support, the exposure to a great school was transformative, and implanted the deep belief that such an experience should be universal for all children in our country. Every child deserves a school where each educator, each community member, each peer pushes one another to achieve and nurtures developing minds and hearts. Some days were challenging, and there were days I felt as though I didn’t belong. But in each grade, there was a teacher, or a fellow student, or an administrator who looked out for me. Great educators create undeniably powerful school cultures, ones who can uplift students academically and spiritually, even on the hardest days.  \nHumility creates understanding. Despite a powerful K-12 and post-secondary experience, the most significant lessons I learned were as a first-year middle school teacher in the Bronx. Far away from my blue-collar Michigan home, I was forced to more deeply understand how my identity – a white, male, non-New Yorker, among other traits – would be received and impact my mostly African America and Latino students of many different backgrounds, many with immigrant roots if not immigrants themselves, and all with diverse learning needs. 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