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JoJo Reyes

Jose “JoJo” Reyes, EdD, is a dynamic award-winning leader and presenter for the students and staff he serves. Dr. Reyes is currently the associate director of program data for the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy, where he builds staff capacity districtwide through professional learning communities.

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JoJo Reyes

Jose “JoJo” Reyes, EdD, is a dynamic award-winning leader and presenter for the students and staff he serves. Dr. Reyes is currently the associate director of program data for the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy. In addition, Dr. Reyes serves as faculty for CSU Fresno, is a presenter/advisory board member for the Center for Leadership, Equity, and Research (CLEAR), and a facilitator for the California Leadership Network Equity Leadership and Guided Pathways projects.

Previously, Dr. Reyes was chief administrative officer at Parlier Unified School District, where he built staff capacity districtwide through professional learning communities (PLC). With more than 25 years of educational experience, he was instrumental in developing systems to reshape Yosemite Middle School at Fresno Unified, which was a Turnaround Model school at the time. He has continued the PLC process at Central USD, Mendota USD, and Parlier USD.

Dr. Reyes is an equity warrior who strives to provide districtwide vision and leadership to support all students and staff. His passions include curriculum and instruction, schoolwide structures, collaboration, student access, increasing staff professional growth opportunities, culturally proficient educational practices, and supporting districts as they strive for collective teacher efficacy. He was certified as a Cultural Proficiency in Educational Practices trainer through the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles and completed an 18-month program for Cohort II of the California Academic Partnership Program Leadership Network Focused on Leading Equity and Excellence. He is a recipient of the Caroline S. Cassida Outstanding Leadership Award from the Council on Adult Education.

Dr. Reyes earned a bachelor’s degree in speech communication, a master’s degree in special education, and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis on autism from California State University, Fresno.


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Presentations by JoJo Reyes

  • Professional Learning Communities
  • Valuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace
  • Law and Ethics in Educational Leadership
  • Promising Practices to Increase Equity and Inclusion Opportunities for Students with Disabilities: A Rural District’s Journey
  • Early Literacy Innovation Practices
  • Effective Evidence-Based Instructional Strategies for Special Student Populations
  • Best Practices to Increase Equity and Inclusion Opportunities for Students with Disabilities
  • Developing a Robust Special Education Program through PLC and Common Formative Assessments
  • Building Leaders to Grow Beyond Themselves: Creating a Positive Culture and Climate
  • MTSS and RTI: Valuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace
  • Building School Leaders with PLCs: Maximizing School Staff
  • Special Education Goals and Objectives: Creating and Assessing Standards for Student Growth