Barry R. Groves, Ed.D. 

Dr. Barry R. Groves is an Educator with a focus on accreditation, executive searches, administrative coaching, equity, social justice, career technical education, school board development, international education, organizational development, program and staff evaluation, and grant writing..

Dr. Barry R. Groves, Curriculum Vitae

147 Vista del Monte, Los Gatos, CA 95030
+1 (650) 862-5243 brgroves@gmail.com

Education

Stanford University Ed.D., M.A.

UCSB B.A,. M.A.

Current Position
Western Association of Schools and Colleges, ACS
Burlingame,CA  President of WASC
April 2018 to Present
Accrediting over 5,200 schools throughout California, Hawaii, Asia, and around the World.

Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Sacramento, CA  Senior Director of Educational Services July 2016 - July 2017
Work with 17,000 members providing 8,000 individuals with training and professional development annually

Education Consulting Experience

WestEd, San Francisco – Consultant
Jobs for the Future, Oakland – Consultant
Worked with California school districts to improve organizational effectiveness and Career Technical Education

Hazard, Young, Attea, Associate
Executive Searches and Consulting.
Mentored superintendents and site administrators with board development, negotiations, organizational effectiveness, program development, communications

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) – Vice Chair, Commissioner, Chair

American Educators International – Vice President
Internationally worked with local and provincial governments, and private schools, to support schools throughout Asia to better prepare students for American education systems (China, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Malaysia)

Experience of 23 Years as California Superintendent

Superintendent Mountain View Los Altos School District, CA (2006 – 2015)
  • Comprehensive high schools ranked in the top one percent nationally by Newsweek and US News and World Report
  • The 25 percent Latino students closed the academic achievement gap annually
  • Student achievement increased every year (2006 – 2015)
  • Passed Measure A general obligation bond with 78 percent approval
  • Shepherded innovative Freestyle Academy of Communication Arts and Technology
  • Worked with the MVLA Education Foundation to raise a record $1,500,000 in 2015
  • Awarded California Gold Ribbon Awards
  • All schools achieved the maximum six-year clear WASC accreditation
  • Schools offered 43 honors/Advanced Placement courses, 24 sports and over 80 student clubs
  • Added Career Technology Education classes and increased college counseling efforts
  • Managed fiscal resources to maximize property utilization, long-term deferred maintenance and facility plans, quality management service orientation and site-based budget process
  • Implemented a sustainability program honored as the Greenest Bay Area School District
  • Received over $2 million in support and donations from local corporations including Google, Apple, Adobe, NVidia and Microsoft

Superintendent Cambrian School District, San Jose, CA (1992 – 2006)
  • Named Leadership District for the Bay Area School Reform Collaborative receiving grants of over $1,000,000 for continuous improvement efforts
  • Started and maintained four charter schools (one of the first in the county)
  • Increased student achievement an average of twenty national percentile points in fourteen years across all grades and subjects with excellent API improvements by all schools
  • Passed our parcel tax and general obligation bond measures
  • Selected as a model technology district
  • Honored all district schools as California Distinguished Schools
Assistant Superintendent, Personnel (1989–1992)
Lucia Mar Unified School Dist. Arroyo Grande, CA

Principal/Assistant Principal (1984 –1989)
Sunnyvale/Mountain View, CA

Research Assistant, Instructional Assistant and Consultant (1982 –1984)
Stanford University School of Education

English/Social Science Teacher, Coach, Newspaper Advisor (1977 -1982)
Ukiah Unified School District, Ukiah, CA

Instructor/Lecturer/Researcher, Educational Administration
Stanford University, National University, Santa Clara University, California Polytechnic University - San Luis Obispo, ACSA Superintendent’s Academy
Taught graduate classes and lecture in administration including Program Improvement, Personnel Administration, Negotiations, Leadership and Curriculum Development


Current Board Membership

MVLA Community Scholars Boardmember
Krause Center for Innovation Boardmember
Mentor Tutor Connection Boardmember
Los Altos Chamber of Commerce Past-President

President and Vice-President of the Santa Clara Superintendent’s Association, Five-year President of the Santa Clara County SELPA, President of the West Valley JPA, member of the MVLA Community Scholars Advisory Board, Partners for New Generations Board Member, Mentor Tutor Connection Board, RAFT (Resources Area for Teachers) Boardmember, member of the MVLA Education Foundation Board, Member of Los Altos Rotary, El Camino YMCA Board of Directors, Mountain View Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Mountain View PAL Board of Directors, California State ACSA Superintendent’s Association Delegate,

Awards and Honors
  • Presentations at ACSA, NSBA, CSBA, Superintendent’s Academy, LWV, AASA, Oregon School Board Association, Silicon Valley Education Forum, KQED, California Interest Based Bargaining Annual Conference, Industry Council for Technology and Learning, Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce, CSBA Curriculum Institute
  • Silicon Valley Urban Debate League, Founding Boardmember
  • Named Mountain View Businessman of the Year 2013
  • Named 2008 Superintendent of the Year by the California Latino Parent Consortium
  • Named the Challenge Team Champion for Youth 2015

Publications and Presentations


Co-authored “Connecting the Dots to Accreditation: Leadership, Coherence, and Continuous Improvement,” Rowan and Littlefield, Washington DC, 2022.

Presented to the California Charter School Development Center Leadership Conference, "Accrediting School in the Time of COVID-19". Virtual, October 2020

Co-authored "5 Misconceptions of HIgh School Accreditation," in School Administrator, August 2020.

Presented at the ACSA Superintendent's Symposium, "An Update on WASC Accreditation." Palm Desert CA. January 2020.

Wrote "Dealing with the Loftiest of Parental Expectations," in School Administrator, December 2019.

Presented to the California Charter School Development Center Leadership Conference, "Improving Charter Schools Through School Accreditation," Anaheim, CA, December 2019.

Co-wrote "The California Career Pathway Trust- Sustaining Cross-Sector Partnerships," with Milbrey McLaughlin. Published November 2018 by Jobs for the Future.

Presented at the ACSA Superintendent's Symposium, "Advantages of District Accreditation." Monterey, CA. January 2018

Presented at Policy Analysis for California Education, " The California Career Pathways Trust: Lessons from Regional Cross-Sector Collaborations." Sacramento, CA. May 2017.

Co-wrote "TWO YEARS INTO CCPT: Many Challenges & Great Promise," California Career Pathways Trust Implementation Research Report with Milbrey McLaughlin, and Valerie Lundy-Wagner. Published March 2017 by Jobs for the Future..

Presented to the Superintendent's Symposium of the Association of California School Administrators, "Using the WASC Process to Improve Learning Results for All." Indian Wells, CA. February 2017.

Wrote in Leadership magazine, "Rigorous Tenure Model Working in Mountain View Los Altos." February 2017.

Wrote in the San Jose Mercury News. "Asian School Angst Crosses the Pacific Ocean" April 13, 2016.

Presented to the Palo Alto Sons in Retirement, "California Public Education: Concerns and Hopes 2016", February 2016.

Presented at the Leadership Summit Annual Association for California School Administrators, “Improving Outcomes for Students with Effective Evaluations,” November 4, 2015.

Wrote in the San Jose Mercury News, “Schools Have the Resources Now.” October 30, 2015.

Presented at the Association of California School Administrators Annual Personnel Institute
“Using Employee Assessment to Improve Student Learning.” September 8, 2015.

Wrote in the Los Altos Town Crier, “Departing MVLA Schools Chief Offers Thanks: Other Voices.” June 9, 2015.

Wrote in the San Jose Mercury News, “Lengthen the Probationary Period for California Teachers.” May 16, 2015.

Wrote in the San Jose Mercury News, “Involving Families is Key to Math Placement.”
May 13, 2015.

Presented to the Project PACE Leadership Conference, “Implementing the CCSS.” October 2014.

Presented to the Silicon Valley Education Forum, “Closing the Achievement Gap.” Sept. 2014.

Wrote in the San Jose Mercury News, “Common Core: This Reform Could Actually Work.” August 15, 2014.

Wrote in the San Jose Mercury News, “Mountain View Journalist’s Story Shows Why We Need the Dream Act.” June 23, 2011.

Presented at the California School Boards Association Annual Conference, “Using Technology for Promoting Innovation and Learning.” December 2010.

Participated in an hour long KQED program entitled, “Does School District Size Matter?” October 2009.

Wrote in the Los Altos Town Crier, “The Passing of Nelson Mandela: A Personal Perspective.” April 13, 2013.

Wrote in the Los Altos Town Crier, “Matters of High School and College.” June 5, 2007.

Presented to the ACSA Superintendent’s Academy, “Collective Bargaining” and “Successful Personnel Practices.” 2004, 2005.

Received the MAGNA award for outstanding school board program entitled “The Cycle of Inquiry.” The National School Boards Association, April 2002.

Wrote with Edwin Bridges, “The Macro and Micro Politics of Teacher Evaluation: A Framework,” Journal of Educational Personnel Evaluation. June 1999.

Presented to the Association of California School Administrator’s State Conference, “School Reform: A School and District Perspective.” November 1998.

Presented to the California School Board’s Annual Conference, “Technology in Cambrian Leads to Student Improvement.” December 1996.

Presented to the California Interest-Based Bargaining Annual Conference, "Empowered Employees Make Good Decisions: A Labor Relations Success Story." October 1995.

Wrote "A New Paradigm for Empowering Employees,” Thrust for Educational Leadership, June 1995.

Presented to the Industry Council for Technology and Learning, "When Technology Results in Higher Student Learning." January 1995.

Presented to the Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce, “Principal for a Day in Santa Clara County.” January 1994.

Wrote with Edwin Bridges, Managing the Incompetent Teacher- Second Edition. ERIC Clearinghouse. Eugene, OR. 1990. (50,000 copies sold)

Participated in hour long radio talk show, "The Challenges of Education- 1991." San Luis Obispo, CA. September 1991.

Wrote "Protocols for New Principals: A Strategy for Success." NASSP Bulletin. Vol. 74, No. 525. April 1990.

Presented to the National School Boards Association Annual Conference, “Leading School District with Effective Performance Appraisals.” March 1988

Presented to the National Association of School Administrators, “Using Teacher Evaluation with Difficult Employees.” February, 1987.

Presented to the California School Boards Association Curriculum Institute, “Instructional Leadership: The Site Administrator." July 1986.

Wrote in Thrust for Educational Leadership. “Teacher Incompetence: Deal with it.” April 1986.

Presented to the Oregon School Boards Association, “Using Teacher Evaluation to Improve Student Learning.” November 1985.

Wrote An Organizational Approach to Managing the Incompetent Teachers. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation. June 1985.

Wrote with Edwin Bridges, Managing the Incompetent Teacher. ERIC Clearinghouse. Eugene, OR. 1984. (25,000 copies sold)

Wrote with Edwin Bridges, The Identification, Remediation and Dismissal of Incompetent Teachers. Association of California School Administrators, 1984.

Wrote in the journal Continuation Education, “Remediating Communication Deficiencies in Continuation Schools.” Fall 1981, Volume 6,
​Number 1.