April is a Director of School Support for the Achievement Network, working in partnership with two large school districts in western Massachusetts. In this role, she coaches school leaders in instructional leadership with a focus on data-driven decision-making and equity. Previous to this role, April was a teacher and then principal of Berkshire Arts and Technology (BART) Charter Public School in Adams, MA, where she first learned the Data Wise Improvement Process in a hands-on fashion while participating in a strategic school turn-around. BART’s rapid academic advancement led the school to receive both state and national recognition.
April holds a C.A.G.S. from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts; a M.A.T. from Bennington College; a M.A. in Comparative Studies from the Ohio State University; and a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies from Bennington College.