Mary Grinstead is an accomplished education leader specializing in student outcomes, data analytics, and program evaluation. As the Senior Managing Director of Student Outcomes at Teach For America, she leads the organization's strategy for measuring student impact through data-driven insights. With a career spanning K-12 education, policy, and research, she has built systems that improve educational decision-making and drive continuous improvement.
Prior to her role at TFA, Dr. Grinstead served as Director of Assessment, Data, and Evaluation at Des Moines Public Schools, where she implemented innovative data solutions to enhance student achievement and organizational accountability. Her expertise extends to policy analysis and state-level accountability, having worked at the Iowa Department of Education. Passionate about student academic impact, she is dedicated to using data as a tool to drive meaningful change in education.
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