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Years at Studio 4 | 4 |
Hometown | Rochester, MN |
Favorite Artist | Michel Camillo |
Favorite Vacation Spot | France |
Hobbies | Rock Climbing, Hiking, Latin Music and Salsa. |
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Dr. Bryan Rossi is the new Program Director of High School for Recording Arts.
Bryan has been a long time coach, evaluator, project director, troubleshooter
and friend to HSRA. In his new position, he will carry forth the Executive
Director's mission and vision in directing the day to day affairs of HSRA. Bryan
takes the place of former Program Director, Tony Simmons, who will become
Director of Development for HSRA.
Dr. Rossi works with innovations in education theory and practice.
For the past six years he has been involved in the charter school movement
helping people create new initiatives including The St. Paul Conservatory
for the Performing Arts, an education initiative from the mayor of St. Paul,
Watershed Waldorf Charter School, Chiron Middle School,
Minnesota Internship Center, Dugsi Academy, and several others.
Bryan holds Minnesota licensure as a French teacher, Secondary School Principal
and School Superintendent and has a M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from St.
Thomas and a Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Administration from the University
of Minnesota. Bryan has been a classroom teacher for 15 years at both the high
school and middle school levels. His administrative experience includes
transitioning from a junior high to a middle school model, strategic planning
in both district wide technology and school wide curriculum initiatives and
championing student centered policies and practices. He has had experience
as a public school principal and executive director of a non-profit alternative
high school serving learners at-risk and director of a charter elementary
school.
Bryan has been working with Studio 4 in the areas of continuous school
improvement and accreditation on behalf of High School for Recording Arts
for the past five years. A professional musician since the age of 15, Bryan
performs with several groups including the Latin Sounds Orchestra and is the
founding member of the Latin Jazz Workshop. He is proudly joining the Studio
4 team as its newest member.
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