JoJo Reyes

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 a faculty and lecturer for California State University, Fresno; Vice President of Equity at the Center for Leadership, Equity, and Research; and facilitator for the Equity Access Studies in Education Project at UCLA.

With nearly three decades of educational experience, he was instrumental in developing systems to reshape educational systems through professional learning communities, leadership development, and alternative student discipline approaches. Previously, Dr. Reyes was an Associate Director with the University of California, Los Angeles, and was a Data Coordinator for the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy. In the k-12 setting, Dr. Reyes' prior roles include chief administration officer, director of adult and special education, principal, vice principal, counselor, mentor, teacher, and head varsity football coach.

Dr. Reyes is an equity warrior who strives to provide a districtwide vision and leadership to support all students and staff. His passions include inclusive practices for special populations, curriculum and instruction, schoolwide structures, collaboration, student access, staff professional growth, culturally proficient and equitable practices, and supporting districts as they strive for collective teacher efficacy. He was certified as a cultural proficiency in educational practices trainer by the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. He 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