About me
Kirk serves as the Vice President and Chief Facilitator of the Colorado Rural Education Collaborative (CREC) and brings a wealth of experience to GSN through his extensive background in rural education. Over 20 years in rural education, Kirk served as a certified superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal, teacher and coach. He is a trained auditor in the Phi Delta Kappa Curriculum program, which ensures curricular alignment at all levels of schools, and has led two “National Title I School of Distinction” recipient schools. In addition, Kirk has ensured the high success rate of schools around him by planning and facilitating a 14-district inclusive Professional Learning Community focused on modernizing curriculum and assessment. As Chief Facilitator of the Colorado Rural Education Collaborative (CREC), Kirk serves as voice and architect of the state-wide multi-district effort that is innovating to solve rural Colorado’s most pressing rural education challenges with the goal of bringing prosperity and opportunity to rural students, teachers and leaders.
