Caroline Deck

Independent and Team Researcher at Teach Plus (2025-01 – Present)

Performing case studies on students, education policy, and districts to discover moral and decision-making patterns and discrepancies in public education.

• Performing case studies on students, education policy, and districts to discover moral and decision-making patterns and discrepancies in public education
• Utilizing research outcomes to frame educational issues in the context of moral and social philosophy to create actionable tools to combat the literacy crisis
• Research establishes new language and criteria for identifying and analyzing a previously shrouded pattern in public education

Corps Member at Teach For America (2023-01 – Present)

Selected from approximately 45,000 applicants nationwide to join the national teacher corps of recent college graduates and professionals who commit two years to teach in under-resourced public schools.

• Selected from approximately 45,000 applicants nationwide to join the national teacher corps of recent college graduates and professionals who commit two years to teach in under-resourced public schools
• Participate in an intensive summer training program to develop the skills and knowledge needed to achieve significant gains in student achievement
• Placed in a Title I school, trained to combat the achievement gap and systemic education inequities

Special Education RSP Teacher at Dorsa Elementary School / Campbell School of Innovation (2023-01 – Present)

Case Managing for up to 40 students with IEP meetings, progress reports, and formal data collection.

• Case Managing for up to 40 students: Writes and facilitates IEP meetings, progress reports, and formal data collection
• Collaboration with lawyers while filing, writing, and managing legal documents and legal procedures with precision, accuracy, and timeliness
• Coordinates differing student goals, schedules, and services to facilitate success for every unique student
• Fosters meaningful relationships with students and their families to work toward "whole student" progress

Research Assistant at Cornell University (2022-01 – 2023-12)

Worked full-time on an interdisciplinary team as a researcher on the Hudson Estuary Conservation program.

• Worked full-time on an interdisciplinary team as a researcher on the Hudson Estuary Conservation program
• Collaborated with professionals to understand and contribute to the project at many levels, spearheading complex roadblocks in data collection
• Led the collection and analysis of 10,000 data points and contributed significantly to interdisciplinary research on environmental racism
• Synthesized collected data with socio-economic data, environmental theory, and critical race theory to draw conclusions about disparities in living conditions

Mild/Moderate Special Education Credential, Multiple Subjects General Education Credential in Special Education, General Education – Loyola Marymount University (2023-01 – 2025-12)

B.A. in Philosophy, Science and Technology Studies – Cornell University (2020-01 – 2022-12)

B.A. in Philosophy, Environmental Studies – Ithaca College (2019-01 – 2020-12)