Shaun McAlmont
President of Career Readiness Education
K12
San Diego, CA USA
“If you can envision where you want to be, work backwards from that goal and focus on all of the little things you need to do to get there.”
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By Roadtrip NationShaun McAlmont
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
Raised in Toronto, Canada, by parents who emigrated from the Caribbean looking for a better life.
I knew from a very young age that I didn’t want to be a teacher, but I wanted to be involved in education in some way.
I was a star track and field athlete throughout high school.
Attended Brigham Young University (BYU) on an athletic scholarship and received my bachelor’s degree in psychology.
Earned my master’s degree in education from the University of San Francisco—began working in student affairs and as an academic advisor at Stanford University and at my alma mater, BYU.
Received my doctorate in education from the University of Pennsylvania.
I then began taking more leadership roles within education, acting as president and CEO of Lincoln Tech, then later as president and CEO of Neumont College of Computer Science.
I'm now the president of career readiness education at K12, where I'm leading the direction of the company’s Destinations Career Academies and programs on a national level.
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Education
High School
Career
President of Career Readiness Education
I lead innovation in career education by delivering learning platforms and technology to students.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Education
Business
Accomplishing Goals
Day to Day
At K12, I lead the direction of the company’s growing Destinations Career Academies and programs. These programs combine traditional high school academics with courses in health care, IT, business administration, manufacturing and more, preparing students to be college and workforce-ready. Right now, we are planning to peg different industry course offerings to specific parts of the country to better serve student needs. This involves a lot of partnership building.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for everyone
Make sure you surround yourself with a supportive group of people. Finding people that have the same goals or are on your same level can help motivate you instead of holding you back. Your network can often make or break your success.
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Society in General:
"You're an athlete so you must not do very well in school."
Challenges I Overcame
First-Generation Immigrant
