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Educator

Devin Vodicka is rapidly becoming known as a forward-thinking
leader in educational circles. As one of the younger school
administrators and an adjunct faculty member for two graduate
schools, he utilizes interpersonal and intellectual skills to
transform learning communities. After opening both Calavera Hills
Elementary and Middle Schools and running the two sites
concurrently, he currently serves as Director of Curriculum &
Instruction for the Carlsbad Unified School District. Calavera Hills
Middle is eligible for the California Distinguished School Award in
2006-2007 as a result of meeting all student achievement goals
and Calavera Hills Elementary received the California
Distinguished School Award in 2006. He previously served as the
Special Projects Director, including site supervision at Jefferson
Elementary--under his leadership the school exceeded API growth
targets by no less than 400% in two consecutive years. Jefferson
was subsequently identified as a "High Minority/High Poverty/High
Achieving" school and was honored as a State High Achieving Title
I School. As an elementary school teacher with Los Angeles
Unified School District, he was a key catalyst at the "Most Improved
School" in the North Poly Complex.

Personal

Devin takes pride in his enduring and meaningful personal
relationships. He and wife, Nicole, a former high-school
sweetheart, enjoy spending time with their daughter Alexandria.
Nicole currently works as a recreation supervisor and previously
worked with Devin in Los Angeles as a special education teacher.
Many other family members, including both parents and his sister,
also serve as educators.

Learning

Devin has balanced professional and personal roles with his
continued dedication to learning. By attending school at night and
on weekends, he has earned teaching and administrative
credentials in addition to his M.S. in Educational Leadership. He
is currently working on his Ed. D. in Organizational Leadership at
Pepperdine University--his dissertation uses social network
analysis to examine the role of trust for the principal and the
development of a collaborative school culture. His accolades
include selection as the graduation speaker at UC Santa Cruz,
College Honors, Honors in the Major, Phi Beta Kappa, and the
College Service Award. His exit portfolio that helped him earn a
bilingual multiple subject teaching credential was rated as
"exemplary." He was student body president in high school and
received the California Arts Scholar Award for his talents as an
actor. In his spare time, Devin enjoys reading about chaos theory
and playing the bass guitar.