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Natalie

Natalie Gordon

Chief Schools Officer

About Natalie

Natalie Gordon is a Chief Schools Officer at Attuned Education Partners, where she coaches district leaders and builds their capacity to lead instructional and strategic planning initiatives for their teams. She also facilitates professional learning cohorts for principal supervisors and district office leaders regarding research-based leadership best practices. Natalie has driven extensive success with the leaders with whom she has partnered and has supported several in their moves to become superintendents of their own districts. Additionally,  Natalie has found particular success in launching re-design cohorts that lead to significant improvement in the student learning experience.

Career Summary

Prior to joining Attuned, Natalie served as an Instructional Superintendent in DC Public Schools supervising 12 middle schools. During Natalie’s tenure as Instructional Superintendent, schools in her network achieved double-digit increases in proficiency on state assessments in ELA and math. The schools also achieved significant success in school climate and family engagement metrics. Her school leadership crosses both the charter and traditional public school sector. She has been a founding school leader in two schools, and also acted as a mentor principal during her tenure. Prior to becoming a school leader, Natalie worked for Teach for America as a corps member advisor, summer institute faculty director, and regional recruiter.

Education, Awards & Fellowships

Natalie holds an Executive MBA from Georgetown University, an M.S.A. in Educational Administration from Trinity College, and a B.A. in History from Washington University in St. Louis. She also is a graduate of the New Leaders for New Schools Principal program and the Teach For America School Systems Leaders Fellowship.

My Why

Natalie truly loved school as a child, and was fortunate to benefit from excellent teachers and an exemplary public school education. Her desire is for all Black and brown children to experience that same love for school, and that drives everything she does at Attuned.

What Brings Me Joy

Natalie has a furbaby that she adores named Toby and is also an avid traveler. She can often be found at a national (or international) Caribbean carnival and/or taking a historical tour in a new city. She also enjoys fitness, spending time with family and friends, and she sits on the boards of two schools and a university scholarship organization.