Christian Sawyer
Director Of Schools at McGraw Hill
Denver, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChristian Sawyer is a nationally recognized education leader with a decade of experience transforming urban K-12 schools and district strategy, currently serving as Director of Schools in Denver Public Schools. He partners with principals to center equity, build teacher leadership pipelines, and implement data-driven instructional systems that have closed achievement gaps and improved state accountability ratings. Previously a principal and executive principal, he launched nationally lauded teacher-leadership models, integrated technology-infused blended learning, and turned struggling schools into high-performing, STEM-recognized programs. His district-level roles include designing strategic planning and accountability processes, advising curriculum publishers on equity, and serving as a peer reviewer for educator preparation programs. A former Teacher in Residence at Vanderbilt and award-winning classroom teacher, he blends classroom credibility with systems-level change expertise and a doctoral background in educational leadership. Less obvious: he has repeatedly translated grant-funded innovations into sustainable district practices, scaling local pilots into durable improvements in leadership capacity and student outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
Certificate Public Education Leadership, Certificate Public Education Leadership at Harvard Business SchoolCertificate Education, Certificate Education at Harvard UniversitySaint Xavier High School; Louisville, KYDoctor of Education - EdD Educational Leadership Policy and Organization, Doctor of Education - EdD Educational Leadership Policy and Organization at Vanderbilt UniversityBA Political Science Economics and Journalism, BA Political Science Economics and Journalism at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
German
Github Skills (7)
currency-converter3
plaid2
robotics2
python2
robot2
financial2
webots1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
stoberc/aoc2022
Dec 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:45 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
stoberc/aoc2024
Dec 2024 - Feb 2025
Contributions:31 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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