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Aegis Education Solutions
Inventive Strategies for Modern School Leaders
Our mission is to maximize growth and achievement for our partners by providing innovative and creative solutions.
Our vision is to empower principals to be the ultimate authority of their schools, to give them full command of their budget and data, and to guide them to make decisions that push both student growth and achievement.
Jim Trainer is a teacher, school leader, and consultant. He is adept at data analysis, visualization, leadership coaching, and strategic planning.
Jim started his education career as a graduate student in Coos Bay, Oregon, where he taught science lessons to elementary school students as part of an NSF teaching fellowship. The allure of teaching drove him to apply for Teach For America, where he taught middle school science on the island of Oahu in Hawai'i. He was a founding teacher leader at DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School in Denver, Colorado and taught high school biology at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College. He has been a school leader at DMLK Early College for eight years. With master's degrees in biology and education, as well as school leadership certificates from University of Denver and Relay Graduate School of Education, Jim is a lifelong learner who loves getting lost in spreadsheets and helping school leaders use data to plan their leadership strategies.
Jim lives in Denver, CO with his wife and two daughters, and is usually reading a book or cooking.
Sara Jean Banks is a teacher, leadership coach, and education consultant that has deep experience in talent systems, new teacher training & development, strategic change management, and project based learning.
Also known as SJ, she started her education career as a science teacher and has worked with students of every age - although her sweet spot is high school - and with a diversity of needs and backgrounds for over 15 years. Outside of the classroom, she has been working with school leaders, district leaders, institutions of higher education and state education departments to not only find, develop and support new talent that reflects the diversity of the students they serve, but to also support school systems with the implementation of project based learning.
After earning her degree in Environmental Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder, SJ earned a Master of Arts in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Denver. She is on an intentional lifelong journey to understand her identity and how she shows up in this world. She believes in taking back her power in order to give power back to others and is chasing a life of freedom, dignity and humanity. She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, son, and two German Shepherds.
Nettie Welk is a teacher, school leader, district leader and consultant with a breadth of experience in instruction, school operations, policy and change management.
Nettie began her career in education after joining Teach for America where she taught middle school science at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College in Denver, Colorado. She moved into school leadership at DMLK Early College for 9 years and has spent 2 years in district leadership. Nettie holds her master's degree in education from the University of Colorado, Denver as well as a leadership certificate from Relay Graduate School of Education. Nettie is a pragmatic problem solver with the ability to think through the impact of decision and implementation logistics. She loves approaching challenges as puzzles and figuring out how all of the pieces can work together to benefit students. She is passionate about creating educational spaces where truly every student can thrive.
Nettie lives in Boulder with her husband and three small children.