Rosaline Tio

Program Evaluation Analyst
Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement

Metro Atlanta '11

Career Path
Career PathUniversity of Michigan, University of Southern California Career SectorPolicy & Government

  • University of Michigan

    Though initially a business major, Rosaline applied to the School of Education and began her career arc as a teacher in training. However, she applied to the corps to be part of a larger network.

  • Teach For America: Metro Atlanta Corps

    Rosaline taught high school math; one class involved sheltered EL math support where she gave students the foundational skills they needed to catch up to their peers in terms of math credits.

  • University of Southern California

    Rosaline earned a master’s degree in urban planning where she explored issues affecting the education system on a bigger scale.

  • Math Director, USC ReadersPLUS

    While in graduate school, she trained undergraduate students to be effective math tutors while also mentoring students about policies affecting public education.

  • Georgia Governor’s Office of Student Achievement

    Rosaline earned a LEE fellowship and obtained her current role as a Program Evaluation Analyst, where she evaluates professional learning programs for teachers and analyzes statewide education data.

Q & A

What led you to apply to Teach For America?

I was already studying to become a teacher. For me, it was a choice between applying to schools back home in Atlanta, or applying to Teach For America. However, I really appreciated TFA’s mission and I wanted to be a part of a larger movement. I felt TFA would allow me to be a part of a larger network of like-minded people in addition to being the teacher I always wanted to be.

What were some of the major lessons you learned during the corps? When you think about yourself before and after the corps, what changed?

One of the major lessons I learned during the corps was how to be flexible. I quickly saw that things don’t often go as planned, and that I need to be able to think on my feet. I also learned how to maximize my time. I became really efficient with my planning time in order to feel more caught up. I also learned to value work-life balance and realized that I needed to set boundaries for myself.

What route did you choose after the corps?

I decided to pursue a master’s degree in urban planning to become more aware of larger systemic issues creating inequalities and study possible solutions. The corps really changed the trajectory of my career. I thought I always wanted to be a teacher, and while I am still a teacher at heart, my corps experience made me want to do more to solve our issues in education on a wider scale.

What do you do today as a Program Evaluation Analyst with the Georgia Governor’s Office of Student Achievement?

It’s an opportunity to potentially have an impact on Georgia’s education policies while building my research and data analysis skills. I evaluate two K-3 literacy grant programs and take on various research and evaluation projects, such as producing an annual teacher and leader workforce report for Georgia, identifying low-performing schools, and evaluating new math initiatives in the state.

How have you been able to utilize the TFA network after the corps?

I utilized the TFA network to obtain my LEE fellowship that helped me find my current job, so that was invaluable. The network also played a factor in helping me obtain a full-ride scholarship to USC for my graduate program.

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