Alpha Public Schools
Prudence Nicole Wais has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and companies. Their most recent position was as the Chief Strategy Officer at Alpha Public Schools, where they began in July 2021. Prior to that, they served as the Managing Director of Talent from July 2020 to June 2021, and as the Director of Talent from July 2018 to June 2020. Prudence also worked at The Broad Center as a Broad Resident from July 2018 to June 2020. Before that, they held positions at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as a Project Leader from September 2016 to July 2018 and as a Consultant from September 2014 to August 2016. Prudence gained internship experience at NewSchools Venture Fund, served as a Summer Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group, and worked as a Venture Philanthropy Fellow at Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2). Prudence Nicole also held the position of Assessment Associate at DC Prep from July 2009 to July 2012 and served as a First Grade Teacher at Fulton County Schools from August 2007 to June 2009. Prudence began their career in education as a Campus Campaign Manager at Teach For America from June 2006 to June 2007.
Prudence Nicole Wais completed their Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in History at Yale University from 2003 to 2007. Prudence Nicole then pursued further education at Stanford University, where they obtained a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Education from the Graduate School of Education, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Graduate School of Business, both from 2012 to 2014.
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Alpha Public Schools
Alpha Public Schools is a network of public charter TK-12 schools that aims to put scholars on the path to college success – and keep them there. All Alpha students will develop not only the knowledge, but also the skills and character traits they will need to succeed in college and career. Founded in 2010 by a dedicated, experienced team that has achieved extraordinary academic results with students in other under-resourced communities, Alpha was created in response to overwhelming community and parent demand in the San Francisco Bay Area. In fall 2012, we opened our first school, Alpha: Blanca Alvarado School in east San Jose, California. The school serves grades 5-8. In fall 2014, we opened our second school, Alpha: Jose Hernandez School, and in 2015 we opened our first high school, Alpha: Cindy Avitia High School. In 2016, we joined forces with the highly acclaimed Cornerstone Academy that serves grades K-8. At the beginning of 2019, we started building out the elementary grades at both Alpha: Blanca Alvarado and Alpha: Jose Hernandez, with the goal of them growing into TK-8 schools in the future. Alpha is driven by our mission, vision and core beliefs- that all students can learn, that our scholars belong in college, and that student growth is a reflection of the teacher’s practice. Alpha is fiercely entrepreneurial and we are focused on supporting our scholars as they grow into self-reliant leaders who will achieve success in their school, college, and career. We're committed to finding educators who value and amplify the diverse experiences of our staff and scholars and their families, and who care deeply about addressing the inequities that exist in education.