Senior Program Associate
Senior Program Associate Nick Hardy helps New England departments of education develop statewide systems of support for low-performing schools.
Hardy provides technical assistance and professional development in data analysis and dialogue, accountability and assessment, and facilitation to state departments of education, districts, and schools in the Northeast. A member of Learning Innovations (LI) at WestEd, Hardy works closely with LI's partner, the New England Comprehensive Center (NECC). In 2007, with Hardy's assistance, NECC sponsored the first regional symposium on support for low-performing schools, attended by state leaders throughout New England. NECC will hold a similar event in 2008.
Hardy also has worked with NECC to help schools in Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire increase their student test scores. In 2007, he helped NECC design and host a four-day literacy and leadership institute that engaged more than 20 school district teams in New Hampshire.
He currently is working with one Massachusetts middle school to define its own set of essential standards, develop a common understanding of the critical components of those standards, and then develop frequent formative assessments for classroom teachers to use as they adjust their instruction.
Prior to joining WestEd in 2002, Hardy served more than 25 years as an elementary school principal and a teacher of middle school language arts. He also served as the Executive Director of the New Hampshire affiliate of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). Under his direction, ASCD dramatically increased its membership and influence in the state of New Hampshire. As a result of his ASCD accomplishments, Hardy was presented with a New Hampshire Excellence in Education Award in 2004.
He received a BA in English literature from Boston University, an MA in teaching from the University of New Hampshire, and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in educational administration from Northeastern University.
Tel: 781.481.1114
781.481.1120
Email: nhardy@wested.org
Mailing Address:Learning Innovations at WestEd
200 Unicorn Park Drive, 4th floor
Woburn, Massachusetts 01801-3324
Project Work:
Linking Together Improving Outcomes for Infants, Toddlers, Children, and Youth With Disabilities (QUILT)
Local Accountability Professional Development Series
Massachusetts Leadership Academy for Experienced Special Education Administrators, 2007 and 2008
New England Comprehensive Center
Pawtucket Comprehensive School Reform Project
