Boston Day and Evening Academy

Spenser Blasdale

 

Spencer is Chief Executive Officer of SchoolWorks. He provides leadership and decision-making for the company, including the development and execution of the company’s strategic plan. Before joining SchoolWorks, he was Executive Director of the Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School in Boston, Massachusetts. Over a 10-year period, he led the growth of the school from 100 sixth and seventh grade students to more than 475 fifth through twelfth grade students. The school has been recognized as one of the top-performing charter schools in Massachusetts and has 90% of its alumni enrolled in four-year colleges and universities. Spencer also served as Board Chair of the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association from 2004-2008. He has spent the past 25 years in the field of education, beginning with a teaching internship at The Park School in Brookline, Massachusetts and working as a teacher, administrator and service partner to district schools in Chicago and Boston.

 

Spencer has led school, district, and CMO reviews and he has served as a leadership coach and Board consultant for schools in Massachusetts and other states. He also works with Foundations, as well as state departments of education as a strategy consultant. His work intentionally spans the charter, district, parochial, and independent school environments and Spencer looks to bring effective practices across educational sectors. Spencer currently serves as Board Chair of the Charlie Sposato Graduate School of Education – a new graduate school with the goal of creating unusually effective rookie teachers for low-income students.