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    • Principals of Color Leadership Program Expands to Los Angeles
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    • Simulation Technology Helps Aspiring Educational Leaders Prepare for Real-Life Scenarios
    • Federal TRIO Programs Grant Nearly $3 Million to SOE to Expand Support for Low-Income and First-To-Go Students
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    • Principals of Color Leadership Program Expands to Los Angeles
    • SOE In the Media
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    • Simulation Technology Helps Aspiring Educational Leaders Prepare for Real-Life Scenarios
    • Federal TRIO Programs Grant Nearly $3 Million to SOE to Expand Support for Low-Income and First-To-Go Students
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    • Principals of Color Leadership Program Expands to Los Angeles
    • SOE In the Media
    Stories of Impact
    • Simulation Technology Helps Aspiring Educational Leaders Prepare for Real-Life Scenarios
    • Federal TRIO Programs Grant Nearly $3 Million to SOE to Expand Support for Low-Income and First-To-Go Students
    • Vanessa Garza, M.A. ’10, Founding Principal of Girls’ Middle School, Uses P.E. as a Learning Tool
    • Magaly Lavadenz, Ph.D., New Leavey Chair, Shares Hopes for English Learner Education as CEEL Turns 15
    • Alumni on LAUSD Board Spearhead Greener Schools Initiative to Combat Climate Change
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School of Education > About > Our Impact > 2022 Impact Report > Stories of Impact > In Role With Pro Sports Team, Kara Allen, Ed.D. ’14, Stresses Importance of Community Input

In Role With Pro Sports Team, Kara Allen, Ed.D. ’14, Stresses Importance of Community Input

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  • Why Leadership Matters
  • Simulation Technology Helps Aspiring Educational Leaders Prepare for Challenging Real-Life Scenarios
  • Federal TRIO Programs Grant Nearly $3 Million to SOE to Expand Support for First-To-Go Students
  • Vanessa Garza, M.A. ’10, Founding Principal of Girls’ Middle School, Uses P.E. as a Learning Tool
  • Magaly Lavadenz, Ph.D., Shares Hopes for English Learner Education as CEEL Turns 15
  • Alumni on LAUSD Board Spearhead Greener Schools Initiative to Combat Climate Change
  • In Role With Pro Sports Team, Kara Allen, Ed.D. ’14, Stresses Importance of Community Input
  • Erin Whalen, M.A. ’20 Leads High School that Reimagines Education for Highest-Risk Students

image of woman sitting in the middle of a basketball court

As the first chief impact officer of Spurs Sports and Entertainment in San Antonio, Kara Allen, Ed.D. ’14, serves as the San Antonio Spurs’ face in the local community. In a conversation with LMU Magazine in March 2022, she discussed how adding local voices at the Spurs’ table helps the team with decision-making.

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