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David Low is the vice president for High Schools & School Reform of the New Haven Federation of Teachers. In this capacity, he has negotiated four teacher contracts and played an integral role in New Haven's extensive school reform initiative since its inception, including: crafting the current teachers' contract; coordinating the creation and implementation of the district's teacher evaluation process; sitting on the city-wide reform committee; and serving as chair of the teachers' Working Group on School Reform. He has been an invited guest speaker at numerous forums/symposia on school reform and progressive education. He founded, and is the Executive Director of, the Educators for Progress, Innovation and Collaboration (EPIC) Forum, which connects teachers to each other for professional learning and provides funding for innovative classroom practice. A classroom teacher with 26 years' experience in the areas of Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics, Mr. Low still carries a full teaching load. He is a graduate of Pomona College (BA - Mathematics) and Southern CT State University (MS - Mathematics/ Secondary Teaching Certification). He is a Fellow of the first class of the Aspen Teacher Leaders Fellowship and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
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