{"id":2004,"date":"2021-03-05T20:00:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T20:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/?page_id=2004"},"modified":"2022-04-12T11:36:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T11:36:19","slug":"alison-yoshimoto-towery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/alison-yoshimoto-towery\/","title":{"rendered":"Alison Yoshimoto-Towery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  inner-heading-area  container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #222222;background-image: linear-gradient(to right,#222222,#00aeef); '  ><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2004'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ketvxyew-fd2803b4eb1c14056cc10c0b4eaa89a1\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketvxyew-fd2803b4eb1c14056cc10c0b4eaa89a1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketvxyew-fd2803b4eb1c14056cc10c0b4eaa89a1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketvxyew-fd2803b4eb1c14056cc10c0b4eaa89a1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ketvxyew-fd2803b4eb1c14056cc10c0b4eaa89a1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock inner-landing-text av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Alison Yoshimoto-Towery<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2004'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-ketwkoae-25b2e61ef44ee9f30c609e0499c82c65 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ketwkoae-25b2e61ef44ee9f30c609e0499c82c65\">\n.flex_column.av-ketwkoae-25b2e61ef44ee9f30c609e0499c82c65{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ketwkoae-25b2e61ef44ee9f30c609e0499c82c65 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ketwijng-0a4d487a88da2aba98c3d645cd824347 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock inner-text-heading'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Alison Yoshimoto-Towery<\/strong> is Chief Academic Officer of Los Angeles Unified, leading instructional strategies for almost 500,000 students in one of the nation\u2019s largest and most diverse school districts. She oversees preschool to adult education, including specialized programs for English learners, Standard English learners, Gifted learners, Academic counseling, guiding post-secondary success, advanced placement programs, linked learning and career technical education are a few of the programs within the Division of Instruction. Most important to Alison is leading from an equity lens and rethinking how \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d is done to meet the needs of those students and communities traditionally underserved by public education.<\/p>\n<p>Alison has served Los Angeles Unified for more than 25 years as a teacher, principal, director and top administrator. She is a fierce advocate of high expectations for all students and believes it is up to educators to find a way to reach every child. As principal, her school won a California Distinguished School Award and the highly competitive Target Heart of America Library Grant in collaboration with local government. She currently is overseeing the effort to provide all students with access to high-quality instruction and a robust online curriculum as Los Angeles Unified shifts to a system of remote learning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-33nw1w-559721a890d137baff78237ab70abc93\">\n.flex_column.av-33nw1w-559721a890d137baff78237ab70abc93{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-33nw1w-559721a890d137baff78237ab70abc93 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kw3rif63-0c356bd8e4fe4e64be0bc71357124075\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kw3rif63-0c356bd8e4fe4e64be0bc71357124075{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kw3rif63-0c356bd8e4fe4e64be0bc71357124075 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-klwq02v1-962726f4b4a505fe12076fa5546cf73a\">\n.avia-image-container.av-klwq02v1-962726f4b4a505fe12076fa5546cf73a img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-klwq02v1-962726f4b4a505fe12076fa5546cf73a .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-klwq02v1-962726f4b4a505fe12076fa5546cf73a av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-2480 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2480 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/Alison_New-2.jpeg\" alt='' title='Alison_New 2'  height=\"404\" width=\"606\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/Alison_New-2.jpeg 606w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/Alison_New-2-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/Alison_New-2-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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